Day: April 14, 2026

Published Marcellous “Selly” Butler didn’t discover the marina industry from the outside — he grew up beside it, bought into it, and spent decades watching the same untapped opportunity sit idle. His perspective on where the industry is headed is the most grounded take you’ll find, because it comes from someone who lived every layer … Read more

Published Jerry South built Towne Park into a 13,000-person national hospitality platform before its private equity exit. Now he sees the same fragmentation and untapped potential in the marina industry that he saw in parking thirty years ago. Introduction For decades, marinas have largely followed the same operational model. They store boats. They sell fuel. … Read more