Joel Carver
President and CEO @ CARVER | Author, Entrepreneur and Public Speaker
- Role
- President and CEO at Carver Hotel Group
- Location
- Atlanta, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joel Carver
Staffing emergencies? Solved. 90%+ fill rates when others can’t deliver Talent in days — because weeks are too late Nationwide reach: from boutique hotspots to big-name brands If staffing is your headache, I’m the aspirin. Let’s go.
Experience
President and CEO
Jul 2013 — Present · Atlanta, GA
Joel’s entrepreneurial and professional accomplishments have been widely recognized. Among his many honors: Named one of the “Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales and Marketing” Served on the HSMAI Americas Board of Directors (2012–2015) Honored as a Twin Cities Business Journal Diversity in Business Award Recipient 2013 – Founded Carver Hotel Group 2015 – Recognized as one of the Top Startups in Georgia 2016 – Acquired Olson Hospitality Services 2016 – Expanded Carver Brands with the creation of Carver World Temps 2017 - Established the Harold P. and Bertha S. Endowment at Pearl River Community College 2018 – Earned the Atlanta Pacesetter Award for Fastest-Growing Privately Held Companies Named to the INC list of Fastest-Growing Privately Held Corporations in America 2022 – Selected as one of the TITAN 100 Top CEOs in Georgia 2023 – Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from Pearl River Community College 2024 – Honored as Backpack Buddies Top Supporter 2024 – Awarded the Shepherd’s Cross by the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta 2025 – Received the Joseph R. Biden Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 - Launched CarverGIGS.com
Education
The University of Southern Mississippi
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Hotel and Restaurant Administration
1980 — 1984
Skills
- Rooms Division
- Marketing Strategy
- Social Media
- Direct Sales
- Hospitality
- Sales Management
- Yield Management
- Budgets
- Food & Beverage
- Contract Negotiation
- Customer Service
- Property Management Systems
- Event Management
- Meeting Planning
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Trade Shows
- Business Development
- Strategy
- E-Commerce
- Pre-Opening
- Lodging
- Tourism
- Strategic Planning
- Sales
- Social Media Marketing
- Time Management
- Hospitality Management
- Event Planning
- Marketing
- Revenue Analysis
- Banquets
- Training
- Customer Satisfaction
- New Business Development
- Email Marketing
- Hospitality Industry
- Front Office
- Hotel Management
- Management
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