Building Small Town Hotels with Mark Pomerenke

Phoenix Prosperity Podcast · Jan 1, 2026 · 36m

In this inspiring conversation, Tim Fergestad sits down with hotel developer and entrepreneur Mark Pomerenke to explore how a childhood spent folding sheets and running the front desk at his parents’ motel eventually led him to build over 80 hotels across rural America. Mark shares how he found his niche by developing small-town hotels—often in places overlooked by major chains—and how he scaled from one idea into a vertically integrated, nine-figure company.

You’ll hear about the financial tools Mark used (like Tax Increment Financing), how he leveraged aviation and small-town partnerships…