SPEAKERS

Blake Dailey

Blake Dailey started his real estate investing career renovating hurricane-damaged homes in Panama City, FL. He has also served as an Acquisitions and Contracting officer in the US Air Force where he has managed contracts as large as $40M. Blake has now bought, renovated, and managed a $17M portfolio of 6 Boutique Hotels in Lake Tahoe, Panama City Beach, and the Smoky Mountains and oversaw the construction management of upwards of $5M in renovations on the projects. Blake also owns his newest 130 unit Hotel and resort where "Boutique Hotel Con" will be hosted. Blake will be speaking on the art of finding deals, as well as hotel operations and management.

Tony & Sara Robinson

Tony & Sara Robinson are a husband-and-wife duo turned business partners that have built a presence on social media as STR experts. They went from climbing the corporate ladder to now managing a multi-million dollar STR portfolio.

Their businesses include single family owned STRs, co-hosting, arbitrage, cleaning company and most recently transitioning into Boutique Hotels. Tony and Sara will be leading the discussion on lending and deal structuring.

Jack "Buck" Buczkowski

Beginning his Boutique Hotel investing career in 2021, he got into the industry by developing his own projects from the ground up. He got his big break when he pitched his first hotel concept to one of his early clients and they seed-funded the project with $250k and soon after he moved to Arizona to start the development. Buck is a master capital raiser and raises entirely from LP investors. With 4 hotel projects of his own under his belt, he’s continuing to scale with more properties and will continue leading the space in his expertise of raising capital. 

Mike Sjogren

Michael is a husband, father, investor, entrepreneur, CPA, mentor, podcast host and short term rental expert. Michael is also the founder of Short Term Rental Secrets, a mentorship program to help new and seasoned real estate investors launch, automate & scale their short term rental and boutique hotel portfolio to fast track their financial freedom. He currently has a portfolio of 82 short-term rentals across three states including 2 boutique hotels on Boston’s north shore. Michael is also the co-founder of the industry’s largest host-driven conference - STR Wealth Con. 

Josh McCallen

Josh McCallen is a nationally recognized hospitality developer & operator, conference speaker, innovator, builder & investor with a track record for development of exceptional resort properties and growing world-class operational teams. In the past 25 years, Mr. McCallen has led over $170,000,000 in luxury residential and hospitality construction, served as president of a 500+ person hotel development and management company, and built numerous businesses & brands. Josh will be presenting on the aspects of branding and marketing for your Boutique Hotel.

Sarah Weaver

Sarah Weaver is a real estate investor, author, speaker, coach and business owner. Sarah runs three businesses that serve both real estate investors and real estate agents. Sarah owns 19 units in four states. This includes nine furnished rentals, all of which she self-manages from afar. She has traveled to 50 countries on six continents and has been fully nomadic since September 2015 and has mastered the art of building a business remotely. Sarah will be speaking on how to build your team and how to build your business around your lifestyle, not the other way around.

Bri West

Bri West is an owner of Somerled Designs. She has expertise in identifying the right target audience and design tactics that will truly make an STR property shine. Her exceptional ability to analyze market trends and target specific audiences allows her to come up with innovative solutions that consistently deliver exceptional results. Bri brings her expertise to the STR world, treating each design project as an opportunity to drive a higher return on investment for STR investors. Bri will be speaking on the design and renovations for your deals

Dave Pere

Dave Pere is a Marine Corps veteran of 13 years and an avid real estate investor. After buying his first investment property in 2015 he went from a negative net worth to a millionaire with 100+ rental units in a 5-year period. Now, Dave continues to invest while building his community of “Military Millionaires” and preaches the importance of financial freedom. He continues to spend his time helping service members, veterans, and their families learn how to build wealth through real estate investing, entrepreneurship, and personal finance. Dave is the MC of Boutique Hotel Con!