Resort-Owned Establishments
Gas Station
Clinic
Machine Shop
Restaurants
It will be advantageous for The Resort at Forest Haven to own or have vested ownership interest in multiple public establishments in nearby communities. Two such establishments will be fine dining establishments. The resort will also own a medical emergency clinic and accompanying pharmacy, a full-size gas station, a fully-stocked gun shop, a hardware store, a farmers market and swap meet, an auto repair and machine shop, a veterinarian clinic, a lumber mill, a tree maintenance service company, multiple coops for fruit, nuts, and grains, cotton fiber production facilities, and a variety of storage facilities.
Pharmacy
Lumber Mill
Auto Repair
Hardware
Diversified interests must exist in every community, and that system which is best calculated to promote the general interest is the one which should be adopted and adhered to with fidelity.
— Sam Houston
The only real way to success over time is a diversified economy.
— Jim Gray
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts his sails.
— William Arthur Ward
A survival tale peels away the niceties and comforts of civilization. Suddenly, all the technology and education in the world means nothing. I think all of us wonder while reading a survival tale, ‘What would I have done in this situation? Would I have made it?’
— Nathaniel Philbrick
Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.
— Gen. George S. Patton
Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.
— Japanese Proverb
The beauty of diversification is it’s about as close as you can get to a free lunch.
— Barry Ritholtz
The starting point for energy security today as it has always been is diversification of supplies and sources.
— Daniel Yergin
The only thing harder than planning for an emergency is explaining why you didn’t.
— Unknown
Remember: when disaster strikes, the time to prepare has passed.
— Steven Cyros
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
— Benjamin Franklin
A retreat is a place you go to live, not to die. Setting up a retreat is, for the most part, practicing the art of the possible. It’s a matter of wisely and shrewdly identifying what you have and turning it into something usable… Fight if you must, but try your utmost to orchestrate events so that confrontation is absolutely the remedy of last resort.
— Ragnar Benson
Other Resort Preparedness
Theron is uniquely qualified to lead the development of The Resort at Forest Haven as he brings a wealth of knowledge from his business career as well as from his personal interests to the venture. From a young age, Theron has been fascinated with both people and structures. This fascination and study has made him pursue activities that involve people and beauty and excellence. Theron studied business and economics extensively while working on his undergraduate degree in sociology. Years later, after a decade in the real estate and mortgage industry, Theron completed his MBA at Westminster College.
Around the time he entered the real estate industry, he recognized that so many structures had become extremely cookie-cutter and bland in nature. Theron resolved to create a resort that would provide a mecca of sorts to those who wanted to delve into the extraordinary with regards to what was possible for a resort home. Coupled with that, Theron envisioned a resort community that would provide stability in an unstable world — especially if the societal bonds that held society together happened to break down or unravel. The result is of course The Resort at Forest Haven.
Ken brings decades of construction and development experience to The Resort at Forest Haven. Academically trained as an architect, Ken began his career with an eye focused more on the initial design aspect of construction. Over the years, his career has evolved into a combination of what is possible and achieving results in the actual development of construction projects world.
Ken partners with his wonderful, loving wife in their endeavor to raise 6 exceptional children. Ken also possesses an irrepressible love of living life with fun. Ken brings this passion to his work and also to his down time. Ken received his undergraduate degree in architectural studies from ABC University and completed scores of masters-level courses at XYZ University.
Bernard brings a unique blend of experience in both real estate and interpersonal relations to The Resort at Forest Haven. Indeed, the first half of his business career was spent in the real estate and mortgage industry and the second half has been working with adults and children on an interpersonal level. Bernard is the epitome of a people person in that individuals from all socio-economic levels, races, cultural backgrounds, or whatever are drawn to his affable, intelligent, and quick-witted personality. Bernard’s formal educational background began with an undergraduate degree in history and culminated with a master’s degree in psychology from the University of XYZ.
Bernard began his career in the mortgage and real estate industry and excelled in helping people obtain the home of their dreams. Then, more than a decade into this career, Bernard switched gears to take a more intensive role in helping adults and children obtain success both in academia and in their lives in general. Bernard excels in finding ways to help people achieve happiness in whatever aspect of their lives they have need. Bernard’s ability to create harmony in peoples’ lives who come from a wide range of backgrounds will be instrumental in enabling him to orchestrate the day-to-day operations of multiple teams and hundreds of individuals working together to ensure the resort community functions harmoniously. And when a situation or issue arises, Bernard’s intellect and problem-solving skills will enable him to get things back on track rapidly and efficiently. In order for The Resort to function properly, it will need someone like Bernard at the helm.
John’s extensive and varied background makes him uniquely qualified to lead the agricultural development of The Resort at Forest Haven. John brings a long and successful history in the real estate side of business, but actually got his start in the nursery business. In addition, John has run a small farm raising a multitude of different animals and growing a wide variety of fruit trees and vegetable crops.
He is passionate about making the greenery and forests and bonds and lakes and orchards and every living animal at The Resort at Forest Haven the most magnificent, vibrant and a happy that it can be. He will not rest until the personal grounds of your resort estate are as fantastic as you envisioned them. Moreover, he will work to make the grounds and greenery of The Resort itself be a place where you will want to come to relax and enjoy the sheer beauty of nature.
Rob is an exceptional human being. Rob is the most left-brained, analytical and logically-thinking right-brained person you may ever meet. Rob excels in the business world in large part due to his ability to utilize both sides of his brain to an exceptional degree. This ability gives Rob an incredible eye for detail… Not only with regard to what is structurally and mathematically correct, but also what is aesthetically pleasing. Rob was trained in art at Ricks College, and throughout the years has created many works of his own. On the business side, Rob has excelled in running his own profitable construction company and has brought multiple business ventures from the start-up stage all the way to profitability.
bird dogs to bass fishing to camping, boating and beyond, Rob’s outdoor interests are wide-ranging and a lot of fun. Rob excels at athletic activities and is passionate about many different sports. He has an amazing family with five adorable children who are well on their way to being fantastic members of society. Rob’s wife is as loving and caring sweetheart of an individual as you will ever know!
