Blake Dailey

Blake Dailey is CEO and Founder of Stayvest, a vertically integrated boutique hotel company based in Knoxville, TN. Stayvest acquires, renovates, and operates boutique hotels and resorts, handling capital raising, marketing, staffing, and event operations in-house. Dailey began in real estate as an Air Force officer and has completed eight hotel deals over nearly six years. The company has approximately 25 employees and projects roughly $5 million in revenue and a portfolio value of $25 to $30 million by year-end. Stayvest focuses on acquisitions in the $2 to $5 million range, targeting value-add assets it can reposition into experiential boutique resorts.