Mike Montoya

As a senior vice president with Colliers, James Meng specializes in the exclusive representation of buyers and sellers of hospitality investment properties throughout the Western United States. in partnership with Jon Grantham, senior vice president; Mike Montoya, senior associate; and Ryan Wall, senior associate.

The team provides extensive advisory services and representation to clients in the disposition, management and acquisition of hospitality-related assets. They also advise companies and owners pursuing the monetization of real estate holdings through hospitality asset financing.

With comprehensive experience in hotel operations and a successful track record of investment sales, James understands the unique challenges and opportunities of hotel real estate/ He is adept at guiding owners and investors in developing short- and long-term acquisition and disposition strategies and in preparing for financing or portfolio restructuring.

Known for an in-depth understanding of the hospitality market and innate knowledge of hotel operations, the team leverages its operational and ownership experience to create significant value and upside for clients. Colliers provides one of the most prolific international platforms within the industry for foreign capital investment sales, enabling the team to maximize exposure for clients and provide a proven conduit to foreign capital.

James works closely with Colliers International’s Hotels Group, which provides significant local, regional, national and international market knowledge and expertise needed to produce world-class marketing campaigns.

With more than 30 years of experience in the real estate industry, James brings a thorough knowledge of trends and conditions that impact the hotel and hospitality investment market. Prior to joining Colliers, he was a hotel industry specialist and member of the national Hospitality Group with Marcus & Millichap. Previously, James was a managing partner at M&M Associates, LLC, specializing in hotel real estate investment and management services.

His extensive operational background includes general manager positions at Best Western, Clarion Hotel by Choice Hotels, Comfort Inn by Choice Hotels, Ramada Hotels by Wyndham, Red Lions Hotel by Hilton, Holiday Inn Suites by IHG, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, and select high-end boutique hotels in the Scottsdale and Phoenix area. As general manager, James oversaw and was responsible for all areas of the hotel operations.

As a senior vice president with Colliers, Jon Grantham specializes in the exclusive representation of buyers and sellers of hospitality investment properties, in partnership with James Meng, senior vice president; Mike Montoya, senior associate; and Ryan Wall, senior associate. Jon focuses on private capital transactions for branded and boutique assets, primarily in the Western United States.

The team provides extensive advisory services and representation to clients in the disposition, management and acquisition of hospitality-related assets. They also advise companies and owners pursuing the monetization of real estate holdings through hospitality asset financing.

Jon's inherent analytic mentality and ability to react to and learn from a rapidly changing marketplace allows him to develop strategies that meet clients’ short- and long-term real estate investment goals. He clearly communicates his value proposition and presents solutions to clients that align with their business plans.

Known for an in-depth understanding of the hospitality market and innate knowledge of hotel operations, the team leverages its operational and ownership experience to create significant value and upside for clients. Taking a fresh, exciting, impactful and targeted approach, their marketing is designed to generate the greatest exposure and interest in the marketplace.

Colliers provides one of the most prolific international platforms within the industry for foreign capital investment sales, enabling the team to maximize exposure for clients and provide a proven conduit to foreign capital. Jon works closely with Colliers International’s Hotels Group, which provides significant local, regional, national and international market knowledge and expertise needed to produce world-class marketing campaigns.

Prior to joining Colliers, Jon was a hospitality and multifamily investment specialist and member of the national Hospitality Group with Marcus & Millichap. His career started in market research for Pierce-Eislen, where he created indices used by public and private national REITs, private capital investors and industry leaders to forecast real estate cycles in 50 major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).

As a senior associate with Colliers, Ryan Wall specializes in hospitality investment properties. Leveraging his diverse real estate and hospitality experience, along with Colliers’ industry-leading resources, he helps stakeholders meet their investment goals for the sale, purchase or financing of hospitality assets.

Ryan is a skilled negotiator and highly effective seller of hospitality assets and franchises, and a widely respected former appraiser. As an astute and resourceful valuation expert, he is known for accurately appraising the most unusual and challenging assets.

Ryan identifies, evaluates and closes profitable investments that increase revenue and market share for his clients. Leveraging his relationship management and influencing skills, he overcomes and resolves any issues or adversity to achieve successful transactions that meet his clients’ goals.

He partners with James Meng, senior vice president; Jon Grantham, senior vice president; and Mike Montoya, senior associate. Known for an in-depth understanding of the hospitality market and knowledge of hotel operations, the team’s operational and ownership expertise creates significant value and upside for clients.

The team provides extensive advisory services and representation to clients in the disposition, management and acquisition of hospitality-related assets. They also advise companies and owners pursuing the monetization of real estate holdings through hospitality asset financing.

Ryan works closely with Colliers International’s Hotels Group, which provides significant local, regional, national and international market knowledge and expertise needed to produce world-class marketing campaigns. Colliers provides one of the most prolific international platforms within the industry for foreign capital investment sales, enabling the team to maximize exposure for clients and provide a proven conduit to foreign capital.

Prior to joining Colliers, Ryan was vice president of Franchise Sales & Development, Southwest Region, for Radisson Hotel Group (RHG). Ryan drove RHG’s penetration of high-barrier markets, such as the Las Vegas Strip and Moab, Utah, by initiating new marketing strategies and stakeholder communications. He achieved RevPAR 25% higher than brand average on deals signed.

At RHG, Ryan rescued a massive upscale Salt Lake City hotel project, winning the contract for a 234-room, 18-story mixed-use facility. He also won the competition for a Moab, Utah, franchise agreement, persuading the client that RHG’s strong brand reputation would attract the European and Chinese traveler segment.

Previously Ryan served as director of Consulting & Valuation for HVS Consulting, a leading appraisal and consulting firm. He expanded the company’s presence in the Southwest by establishing the Phoenix office, producing $300,000 in project sales revenue over three years. He overcame the firm’s lack of name recognition by building an extensive relationship network, forging strategic partnerships, and authoring articles and research papers for industry and local publications. Ryan handled large-scale and complex, outside-the-box projects for Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank, Western Alliance, CW Capital and LNR Partners, among others.

As a senior client services coordinator with Colliers in Arizona, Cory Gernant manages marketing and client services for the Meng-Grantham Hospitality Team, specialists in hospitality investment properties. The team includes James Meng, senior vice president; Jon Grantham, senior vice president; Mike Montoya, senior associate; and Ryan Wall, senior associate.

With more than 16 years of experience in marketing, including six years in commercial real estate, Cory provides a broad bandwidth of marketing expertise unrivaled in the commercial real estate industry. HIs team and its clients benefit from his careful attention to detail, organizational skills and pragmatic approach to marketing,

Combining cutting-edge creativity with highly effective marketing strategies, Cory ensures there is a competitive advantage in the team's service offering to the marketplace. He develops compelling visual stories that help win business and successfully market properties.

Cory creates impactful designs for high-level marketing collateral, including offering memorandums, broker opinions of value, lead-generating digital marketing and custom property websites that stand out from the competition. Integrating his understanding  of the clients' needs with the team’s strategies, he develops creative concepts that achieve results.

As a collaborative team member, Cory provides both strategic and tactical support to meet the team's objectives. Colleagues describe him as innovative, highly creative, inquisitive, hard-working, fun and caring.

Internal and external clients are well-served by Cory's advanced skills in the entire Adobe Creative Cloud and Microsoft Office Suites, content management systems, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Constant Contact, CoStar and LoopNet. He is also Google AdWords certified.

Cory brings more than 16 years of design, creative and marketing experience in print and digital marketing, websites, social media, photography, and advertising. Previously, he served as creative director of OB Sports Golf Management, where he created an in-house marketing agency from the ground up. He built a team that serviced the marketing needs of more than 60 golf courses and private clubs with web, print, social media, photography, and radio and television advertising.

His experience includes more than five years in marketing for Grubb & Ellis | BRE, where he helped grow the in-house marketing group from two to 10 staff, helped create national branding guidelines, and managed all marketing services, including web, print and photography, for more than 100 brokers and their teams.