This hotel startup cannot be done alone… and I am TOTALLY ok with that!
Aside from my severe lack of experience required to bring this project to life, I can’t imagine not sharing this experience with the amazing people listed below. And to that point, growing this list with even more fantastic people whom I have yet to meet is one of my favorite aspects of it all.
Listed anonymously (because I haven’t asked them if they’re cool with this yet…) is a list of friends, family, colleagues, professionals and other human blessings I am fortunate to know and rely on to help manifest this dream. As we trek towards Opening Day, this list will revise with actual names, contact info and personal anecdotes, all with genuine intention to help anyone who wishes to embark on a similar quest to have the assistance of these inspiring, honest, loyal and humble experts for themselves.
- The P.I.C. – Partner In Crime – AKA Revenue Manager
- The most devilish of all devil’s advocates (and master electrician, handyman & jokester)
- The Lawyer – The first pleasant surprise on this journey
- The CPA (who I think will also furnish the HR pro…)
- The HR Pro – See above
- The Commercial Real Estate Agent
- The Architect – Not only a personal friend, but his talent is off the charts. We’ll be on Architectural Digest’s cover, just wait!
- The Landscape Architect
- The Social Media Mogul
- The Website and graphic design guru – Might utilize two studs here… debate is on…
- The PR Muscle – Very excited to get this pro up and running!
- The Interior Designer – Also a consummate professional with an abundance of talent!
- The General Contractor and the Subs (I reallllllly hope this part goes well…)
- The Health Inspector – Seriously… I know…
- The Chef – JUST WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE WHAT HE CAN DO! The food is too pretty to eat!
- The Banker – Haven’t met this one yet, but basically you’ll be my new best friend
- The MC – This one will be a good chapter!
- The Insurance Agent – All those years of my boring car policies and renter’s insurance will pay off!
- The College Intern who helped turn all of this into something, for free 😉
- The Vendors – I sure hope this isn’t a long list of names
- The Mentors – Two prominent All-Stars in their own right, I call these guys much more than I should
- The Competition – Yep, we’re going there
- The Inspirers – Introducing you (and in some cases myself) to them might make this my favorite category of all
And lastly…ALLLLL the wonderful investors (whose names on the cafe’s menu items will surely prove to be the most worthwhile aspect of their investment 😛 )