What do you get when you combine a heart for hospitality with the true spirit of entrepreneurship? You get Mark McDaniel, owner of StaySimpli – a short-term rental company offering luxury cabin rentals in the Smoky Mountains.

Those are the starting ingredients for Mark at least. Along the way, he's acquired a good few more skills (and businesses!) as he's looked to solve one business challenge after the next.

He now also owns five car wash companies, and he's using the model of owner financing some of his properties to get cash off the table and create opportunity in this economic downturn.

There's a lot that Mark and Steve have in common as they prioritize great service and a unique customer experience to stay afloat in the blue ocean rather than fight it out in the red.

Please enjoy a ton of great entrepreneurial insights from a businessman who has learned to stay relevant by re-inventing his offering and not being afraid to try something new.

No matter your business, there are some awesome life lessons to be gleaned from Mark's generous approach to life that fans of Steve Class will surely appreciate!

"I just had this God-given idea of risk inside of me that I always knew I would be okay." ~ Mark McDaniel

In This Episode:

- Unpacking Mark's ideas around servant leadership

- What is the secret sauce for making a property great?

- Being the 'tip of the spear' to stay relevant

- What do Mark's behind-the-scenes operations look like?

- How to manage your time (with multiple businesses)

Resources:

- Delivering Happiness - Delivering Happiness: Hsieh, Tony: 9780446576222: Amazon.com: Books

- Good to Great - Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't: 9780066620992: Jim Collins: Books

- Blue Ocean Strategy - What is Blue Ocean Strategy

Connect with Mark McDaniel:

- Website - https://staysimpli.com/

- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mmcdaniel629/

- Podcast - The Good Endeavor Short Term Rental Show on Apple Podcasts

Connect with Steve Class:

- Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/steveyclass/

- Property Management - https://www.newenglandpropertymanagementllc.com/

- Realty Service - https://www.newenglandrs.com/

- Website - http://succeedwithclass.com/