Meet Simple Life's Team

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, and 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 multiple times, 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.

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, set up a finance team for a startup facility maintenance company, and implemented a financial sustainability plan for an educational institution as well as worked with international companies.

Steve Jarrett entered the Real Estate business focusing on land sales for a Land Development Company in St. Augustine after graduating from Flagler College in 1977. He then moved to the Jacksonville Beaches area working with a Brokerage, Construction and Land Development Company and by the mid-80’s, he became a State Certified Building Contractor and started doing land development projects of his own. Steve has worked on a variety of mixed-use projects comprising a broad range of asset classes including single-family, multi-family, office, retail, flex, industrial, waterfront and marina. He is a team player who communicates candidly while fully empowering co-workers to push the limits and master their domains. Steve stays solution oriented, to create a productive business environment and encourages other team members to do the same, which eliminates the workplace drama. Steve formerly served as a director on the local Board of Realtors as well as Chairman of the Legislative Committee. He’s additionally served as Chairman of the Economic Development Committee for the local Chamber of Commerce. In his personal life, Steve has been married to Robin (the girl next door) since 1981 and they have 1 son, 1 daughter and 4 grandchildren. Growing up, he played football, basketball and swimming and still enjoys music, playing guitar, bass and piano.