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Show A-6 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, October 6-9, 2018 Marketplace Nightly Lodging Tally Occupancy Report for week of October 7-13, 2018 100% 90% Starting new business is an escapade 80% 70% 60% The team builds teardrop trailers from ground up 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% CAROLYN WEBBER ALDER Sun The Park Record The first time Chris Hudak caught a glimpse of a teardrop trailer, he told himself, “I’m going to make one of those.” To the surprise of Jen Hudak, his girlfriend at the time, he did. Then they took the trailer on the road, and they could not ignore the amount of stares and questions they received. At that time, the couple realized they had stumbled across a great business idea. The Hudaks launched Escapod in 2015. They manufacture insulated teardrop trailers, which are complete with a roof rack, awning, queen-sized bed, stove, countertop and plenty of storage. The couple met while doing what they both love to do — recreate outdoors. They were mountain biking in Moab when Jen ran into Chris on the trail. They started dating soon after. In 2014, Chris moved from San Francisco, where he was Mon Tues 2018 - As of 9/15/18 2017 - As of 9/15/17 2017 - Historic Actuals Wed Thurs Fri Sat Week High 2018 .......W/Th 55% Week High 2017 ...........Fri 36% Weekly Average 2018 ....... 40% Weekly Average 2017 ....... 30% NOTE: This is not a forecast of bookings. Data presented in this report represents occupancy on the books as of the report date. Source: DestiMetrics & Park City Chamber/Bureau © 2018 Continued from A-5 CAROLYN WEBBER ALDER/THE PARK RECORD From left: Jen Hudak, Chris Hudak and Chris Eckel are the small team creating Escapods, teardrop trailers designed for adventure. The business started in 2015. working in the restaurant industry, to Utah so he could be with Jen. She had been living in Utah for the previous 14 years as she pursued a career in professional skiing. While living in Utah and exploring the outdoors every chance they had, Chris started building the first trailer so they could make the most of their weekend adventures. He bought CAROLYN WEBBER ALDER/THE PARK RECORD The Escapod trailers are built in house in Wanship. They feature a queen-sized mattress, storage, a stove, countertops and a removable awning. the tools and got to work in a one-car garage. Six months later, he showed Jen and they took it for a ride. “At the end of it I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this thing is actually structurally sound,’” she said. She had learned throughout the process not only of Chris’s perseverance, but his skills in carpentry and welding. Chris, who is a self-proclaimed tinkerer, took skills he learned in his youth while building his own car and added onto them as needed. Once the trailer was completed, Chris and Jen towed it along on their mountain biking trips. Soon, fellow bikers started asking where they could purchase one for themselves. The Hudaks realized creating and selling trailers was a possible business. Tired of working to achieve someone else’s dream, they decided to launch a business of their own. They started to build the trailers from the ground up out of a two-car garage in Park City. Chris called an old friend from college, Chris Eckel, to create a logo and improve the design of the trailer. Jen leveraged her own skills in marketing to position the brand and tell the story of Escapod on social media. In 2016, Chris constructed a trailer to replace the original and serve as a model as they launched the brand. Their first customer could not wait to get their hands on one, so the Hudaks sold them theirs. From there, Jen said business has not slowed, and the couple has had a hard time keeping a trailer for themselves. After moving into a location in Wanship, they continued to crank out trailers as fast as they could while keeping it a side project to their primary jobs. When asked to build a rental fleet for a business in Moab, they worked 17 hours a day, seven days a week, to finish the project in time. That was when Chris started seriously considerPlease see Escapod, A-8 Escapod 30002 Old Lincoln Highway www.escapod.us/ CEO sues Board of Realtors dants Does I-V, provided false information against Nolan and conspired to terminate him. Nolan claims in the suit that the unnamed defendants defamed him and misrepresented facts to damage his reputation. According to the lawsuit, the Board of Realtors offered Nolan a separation agreement in which he would have been compensated in exchange for “waiving and releasing any claims he had against PCBR and others.” Nolan refused to sign the agreement, the lawsuit claims, instead demanding that he remain in his position and be paid his compensation and benefits through the end of his contract, which was set to expire at the end of 2018. Nolan in the suit accuses the organization of breach of contract and breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing. He is seeking damages of no less than $300,000, including for emotional distress and damage to his future earning capacity, according to court documents. In a response filed in court, the Board of Realtors denies several of Nolan’s allegations, claiming he was fired for reasons determined sufficient under his employment contract. The organization requests Nolan’s claims be dismissed with prejudice. An attorney for the Park City Board of Realtors and Todd Anderson, president of the organization, both declined to comment. Nolan’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment. The Board of Realtors recently announced Jamie Johnson Hoppe as the new CEO. PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Terry Nolan started as CEO of the Board of Realtors in 2016. 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