Ron Rivett
Ron Rivett is an American entrepreneur. He is best known for being founder of Super 8 Motels and My Place hotels. By 1993, Super 8 had 1,000 locations worldwide. Super 8 grew to be the largest budget hotel chain in the world. In 1993, Rivett sold Super 8 Motels to Hospitality Franchise Systems for $125 million. In 2012, he founded My Place Hotels of America, which is known for its brands My Place Hotels and Trend Hotels & Suites. Rivett currently serves as the chairman for My Place Hotels of America. Education. Rivett graduated from Northern State University  with a degree in business in 1963 and received an honorary “Doctorate of Humane Letters” from NSU in 1990. My Place Hotels of America. My Place Hotels of America is a hospitality company in the United States headquartered in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The company announced My Place Hotels alongside its franchising system in 2014. The brand was founded by Rivett and grandson Ryan (Rivett) in 2012. The hospitality company had 56 My Place Hotels open across 27 states as of June 2020. The company announced a new brand, Trend Hotels & Suites, in June 2020.