"Liko" Smith |
Something tells your girl Miss Fortune that this dude's going to be way more fun to write about than David Lee Hunter!
This press release is puffier than poori bread!
My favorite boast? Why, it's his claim to have given a speech at the Palma de Mallorca Tourism Conference--although little Liko called it "Palma Mallorga".
Gee, wonder what else might not be true? Stay tuned, friends.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., Sept. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Extreme Entrepreneur Eneliko Sean Smith (aka Liko Smith), creator of THE BLOCK, The World's First Snowboarder Hotels, has purchased the Sugar Loaf Resort in Michigan. The resort, located at 4500 Sugar Loaf Mountain Road, in Traverse City, Michigan has been shuttered for over a decade.
Mr.
Smith and partners have purchased the property for an undisclosed
price. The purchase includes all assets of Sugar Loaf to include
property, buildings, ski lifts, and all existing inventory. Combined
with adjoining land, the resort totals over 560 acres. The property
boasts a private aircraft landing strip. Sugar Loaf is adjacent to golf
courses, townhomes and residences that make up the community.
Liko Smith plans to transform the resort into a 560-acre Snowboarder's Mecca
titled The RoK at Sugar Loaf. Smith has partnered with internationally
experienced snow resort operators interested in long term development
projects in the United States. The partners plan to open the resort by November 27, 2014.
"This
is the single biggest challenge of my life, I'm fortunate I was able to
find partners that not only understand the risks involved at Sugar Loaf
but also the complexity of reopening a resort that has been shuttered
for over 10 years," says Smith. "The key is getting down to bedrock on
what's required and then taking massive action...I will not let this
resort waste away on my watch," he says. "The residents and children in
the region deserve a resort that will compete with others worldwide
and The Rok is going to do just that."
Smith,
who pled no contest regarding unpaid room taxes in the City Of South
Lake Tahoe in 2009, promises that tax payments will never be an issue
again. "I suffered very deeply and I truly learned from that mistake,"
he says.
Liko Smith,
a star on THE BLOCK reality show, plans to create a new reality series
beginning with an employee Boot Camp July of 2014. Interested
snowboarders can apply at websites www.theworldsmostextremeceo.com or www.theRoKatsugarloaf.com
Smith, a noted speaker, outlines The RoK strategy in a speech title he had used during The Global Conference on Tourism in Palma Mallorga, Spain. "Brands Create Regional Tourism Opportunities." "Sugar Loaf has the assets of an amazing brand," says Smith. "It's time."
Miss Fortune - I knew you'd be all over this story. Man-oh-man, I learned to ski at Sugar Loaf and fondly remember the big hill being called "Awful-awful" - and I hope this guy can get things done (but I'm thinking that your investigating may show us otherwise).
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