Team

CEOMike McCann

Mike McCann is the vision and energy behind Simple Life. Recognizing the significant gap in affordable home options for discerning buyers, Mike commissioned comprehensive market studies to identify key areas of demand and created the Simple Life offering.
Under his leadership, Simple Life has emerged as a leader in the downsized housing movement, driven by Mike’s proven track record for putting together a full-service offering, assembling a team to build and promote that offering, securing financing and building relationships to support the mission.
Through his own investment company, McCann Management, Mike began investing in land in 2000. Employing the very best urban land planners and engineers, Mike specializes in entitling, efficient land planning and in-house development in the Southeast.

COOAndrew Ward

Andrew was raised in the UK and enjoyed an international career in Hotels and Resorts.
During his career he managed the construction of more than 400 homes, luxury amenities including clubhouses and sports campuses, and miles of infrastructure.
Andrew attended Cornell University's Hotel School’s General Manager program. He has been awarded many accolades for projects he has spearheaded, including Businessperson of the Year for Putnam County, GA (Lake Oconee) and the GA Governor's Award for Tourism Marketing.
Andrew brings decades of experience with Homeowners Associations. He exudes tenacious enthusiasm and has a passion for real estate development, coaching teams, and driving success in business.

CFOWolfe Jackson

Wolfe Jackson has an MBA from Michigan State University, and spent the first years of his career with a “Big Four” public accounting firm. He then spent 15 years in residential construction in both privately held and publicly traded companies in roles of CFO, Division Controller, Division Chief Operating Officer and Division President.
His expertise has helped Simple Life successfully manage cash flow, organize and integrate a continually shifting supply chain, cultivate valuable investor relations, and procure stable debt. Wolfe’s extensive background in home building helped develop the Simple Life model, which has many similarities to traditional real estate.

Director of Home Design and ConstructionGabriel Wahila

Gabriel brings over 10 years of development, management and design experience to Simple Life’s land acquisition and planning processes. Formally trained in architecture, Gabe has successfully implemented dozens of development projects from conceptual design through land use entitlement and construction completion. He enjoys finding creative solutions to intricate development challenges and liaising between planning commissions, design review boards, project stakeholders, and investors to maximize productivity, profitability, and the overall efficiency of projects.

Director of Sales and MarketingJennifer Belisario

Jennifer brings over 20 years of sales and marketing experience. She worked in hospitality industries including the PGA TOUR. She was awarded sales and marketing director of the year, multiples years, and was the first female to achieve this award. She’s opened two new hotels and increased occupancy to 80% as well as wait-listed memberships and weddings at several country clubs. She held a director position at the chamber of commerce and is an active member of the rotary.
She obtained her bachelor’s degree in business administration and has continued her education through various sales training programs and marketing classes.

ControllerAdam Phelps

Adam has more than 15 years of accounting and finance experience. He brings a range of experience from a variety of industries having implemented an ERP system for a homebuilding company, setup a finance team for a startup facility maintenance company, implemented a financial sustainability plan for an educational institution as well as worked with international companies.

Senior Consultant Land DevelopmentSteve Jarrett

Steve Jarrett started in the Real Estate business immediately after graduating from Flagler College in 1977.  His career path started as a land salesman for a St. Augustine Development Company and he eventually evolved into a State Certified Building Contractor, land developer, and investor. The bandwidth of his experience is broad as he’s been involved in a variety of asset classes and mixed-use projects including Single Family, Multi-Family, Retail, Industrial, Office, Waterfront, and Marina.

Steve’s extensive hands-on field experience brings a unique ability to manage the development process internally while making sure that the work product of the professional vendors integrates seamlessly.    He considers these insights a valuable skillset that reduces change orders and makes development operations more efficient.  He is a team player that’s willing to communicate openly, help other team members and personally do whatever it takes to make the development process as efficient and productive as possible.