Our Team of Experts
We bring different areas of expertise to the table, united by a shared commitment to helping the glamping industry grow through collaboration, innovation, and real-world experience.
Will Spurzem
Designer/architect with a broad range of experience across traditional architecture firms, YC backed startups, hospitality developers, and now running my own small firm.
I focus on leveraging the best possible outcome for the client, with placemaking and sustainability at the core of every project.
Paul Bosley
Providing financing for RV Parks, Franchises of all Kinds and Fitness Centers & Personal Training Studios
Specialties: Packaging USDA Loans, Equipment leases, SBA Express & 7(a) Loans & alternate financing nationally
Shari Heilala
For over 15 years, Ms. Heilala has analyzed dozens of existing and proposed RV resorts throughout the North America.
She has developed expertise in the glamping industry, providing valuable insight to clients entering this growing area. Ms. Heilala is supported by a strong team of research, appraisal and consulting professionals.
Whitney Scott
Throughout my career as a C-level leader, I have amassed a valuable blend of strategic, operational, and creative skills. I can create horizon line business strategy, spearhead teams, develop brands, and make mission-critical decisions as a former COO, SVP of Strategy, and CMO within Kampgrounds of America (KOA).
Matt Small
Vice President on the RV Park and Campsite Lending Team at Live Oak Bank.
Focused on financing in the independently owned park space with an emphasis on acquisition of existing parks, ground up construction, and development. Work to own deals from the first conversation through closing and funding to ensure every customer feels like the only customer at the bank.
Nick Parker
In 2012, we left on our honeymoon and never came home. Instead, we’ve dedicated the last 13 years to exploring the world and sharing the best of our travel advice with adventurers like you!
We love surfacing off-the-track destinations, unique accommodations, big adventures, sustainability successes, and the human stories that make each place so special.
Kathleen Walsh
An experienced and proven leader in the Outdoor Hospitality Industry. Expertise ranges from Resort Campground Planning, Revenue Maximization, and Park Management. Kathleen is sought out Key-note speaker for Outdoor Hospitality conventions all across the US. Her team at Advanced Outdoor Solutions were the first to bring technology to the outdoor hospitality world before technology was cool.
Mike & Anne Howard
I help communities and developers define their strategy, then design the experience and environment that delivers it.
With 20+ years as a planner and landscape architect, I bridge strategic positioning and technical execution. I don't just deliver vision, but also the roadmap and design packages required to get projects built, financed, and performing.
Ann-Tyler Konradi
Industry expertise includes:
Hospitality, Vacation Rentals, Social Media, Marketing, and Blockchain, Cyrptocurrency.
Specialties:
Marketing, Strategy, Customer Service, Social Media, and Business Development.
Irene Wood
Irene Wood is the founder of The Fields, a luxury glamping resort located in her hometown of South Haven, Michigan. The Fields, recognized in Conde Nast, Travel and Leisure, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, National Geographic has quickly become one of glamping's premier locations and its effect, or Field Magic as guests affectionately refer to it as, has helped to identify Irene as one of the industry's leading hospitality experts.
Tyler Watts
Owner & Operator of Broad River Campground in North Carolina.
Blake Smith
Owner & CEO of Walden Retreats.