Visionary Life | Marketing & Business Podcast

Visionary Life | Marketing & Business Podcast


285 Sky McLean's INCREDIBLE Real Estate Success Story - Launching Boutique Mountain Hotels

May 30, 2023

Sky McLean is a Canadian entrepreneur in the hospitality space that has built a successful empire with her company Basecamp Resorts, a business that provides modern boutique hotels in locations across Alberta and British Columbia. After receiving her MBA in real estate from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, Sky moved to Calgary, Alberta to work with a local developer. While there, Sky became interested in the Airbnb business model and managed to secure a bank loan to open her first mountain hotel property. Since then, Sky and her team have managed to turn Basecamp Resorts into Western Canada’s fastest growing hospitality brand. Currently, Basecamp Resorts runs seven modern mountain boutique hotel properties and Sky plans to open six more locations over the next three years. 


In this episode we chat about:


  • What do you find most exciting about the profession of real estate?
  • Do you have any advice for someone who is looking to follow a similar career path to you?
  • What were some of the first things you took action to, to begin bringing this project to life - did you ever write a formal business plan?
  • What was the most challenging part of bringing your vision to life?
  • Did you ever face doubts either in yourself, or from others?
  • How did you gather the money necessary to bring Basecamp to life?
  • Who were some of the key partners, teammates or contractors that you had to bring around to help you?
  • In addition to being a CEO, you’re also a mom and a wife. What does a typical workday look like for you? Any habits that keep you performing at your best? What keeps you motivated?
  • What’s a character trait that you possess that you feel makes you a great entrepreneur?
  • What was one of the most recent investments you made in yourself as the founder or in the business that was well worth the money?
  • What’s your vision for the future of Basecamp?
  • If you look into the future and Basecamp has 100x the size of the company, what’s your best guess as to why?



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