WorldCity Business Magazine

Sky Warrior

by Jim Hartenstein

Like many top multinational executives who make South Florida their home, Jim Hartenstein runs the Latin American operations for his company, Wendy’s International. And like many executives based here, Jim spends a lot of time on the road, or, rather, in the skies. In 2004, he tallied 31 business trips, spent 106 days away from home and logged an estimated 100,000 miles.

So we asked this “sky warrior”, Wendy’s Regional Vice President for Latin America, to share with us some thoughts about the challenges of keeping in touch, keeping in shape and keeping sane while constantly traveling. Here is what we learned.

*What are your 3 most frequent destinations? *

Columbus, Ohio (our corporate office), Puerto Rico and Mexico

What’s your favorite hotel?

Marriott/JW Marriott

*Any special reason? *

Consistent quality of rooms/service/lounge and they are located in most destinations.

Do you have a favorite restaurant when traveling?

Wendy’s everywhere, of course,—and La Valentina in Mexico City; Ajili Mojili and The Palm in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Barrigas in Juarez, Mexico; Hereford Grill in Caracas, Venezuela; Casa del Marisco in Panama City*{=mso-special-character: line-break}

What do you do to relax when you are away on business?*