ME Business & Lifestyle
10 years ago Robert Ross sold everything he owned packed up a suitcase, 6 surfboards and his dog and moved to a small surf town called Montañita, Ecuador where he built and operates a large Hotel and Real Estate business @montanitaestates, ME Hotel & Villas - Montañita Estates. Do you want to follow your passion and walk away from your 9-5 corporate job but curious how other people afford to their lives traveling and living in exotic locations? Before, leaving the United States, Robert lived in Los Angeles, worked in financial services and used every vacation for 12 years traveling to exotic surf destinations in Central, South America and Asia scouting the world for the ideal place to live on a beauitful beach and leave his corporate life behind. Today, he focuses his energy on spending every minute of the day on exactly what he wants to do, time with his family, Surfing, Kiting and growing the ME Hotel. A long the way Robert has spent countless hours meeting and talking to others who have traded in their corporate lifestyle to take control of their future enjoying the life of the nomadic traveler and business abroad. Robert seeks to share his experiences and that of others that are doing business while traveling and living abroad on this podcast.
ME Business & Lifestyle
$30,000 to start your beach bar in Paradise?
How much does it really cost to start that tiki bar you've been dreaming about in an exotic beach location? 6 years ago I first met Ariel Pellegrino when he was a young traveler who just moved to Montañita, Ecuador and was riding through town on his new dirt bike. In this episode, I got to catch up with Ariel, and we talk through what it really costs to launch a successful Bar/Restaurant and Night Club in an exotic beach destination like Montañita. Ariel started with virtually nothing, and used a $15,000 investment, a bit of experience and a lot of grit to grow Poco Loco into a club that today hosts 1500 people on any given night. The goal of this podcast is to give our listeners an example and real numbers of the true costs to start their bar or club in paradise. This excerpt from the full length interview includes:
- How much of an initial investment should you plan for a bar or club in paradise?
- How much is rent, hourly labor a chef for a bar in paradise?
- Should you worry about business permits, liquor licenses in your developing world destination? How do you get them and how much do they cost?
- Strategies for owning, buying, partnering to start your beach bar or club?
- A typical day and challenges when starting a bar or club in your exotic beach paradise.
Robert Ross http://www.montanitaestates.com/, robert@montanitaestates.com, Instagram: @montanitaestates @robertxross1
Ariel Pellegrino, Poco Loco Montañita, Instagram @pocolocomontanita