EVOLVE Business and Professional Magazine August 2018 | Page 12

COVER STORY
Diamonds in the Rough:
TURNING EYESORES INTO GEMS
How Summit Hospitality Management Group Goes Above and Beyond.
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by Susan Keaveney
t’s all about potential.” That’s what President & CEO Abbas success doesn’t come just from a keen investment strategy; it comes
Abdulhussein will tell you about Summit Hospitality from a relentless pursuit of excellence. It’s part of the company’s
Management Group (Summit) and its steady growth in the “Above and Beyond” mission to build enduring relationships with
hospitality industry, most of which is taking place right here in
Volusia County.
“Where some people see an eyesore, we see potential,” explains
guests, team members and the community.
Finding success in the tech industries in the early 1990s, Abbas
moved to Florida in 1997 to start a computer distribution company
Abbas. Having transformed six distressed properties into award- with his brother Mohamedtaki. In 2000, Abbas traveled back to
winning hotels and resorts, with two more in the works, Summit’s Australia to launch an internet-based communication and banking
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