Sleep On it

Bill did.

On his way home to Utah John Willard or Bill to his friends was travelling through Washington DC in the middle of summer. It was hot. It was muggy and all Bill wanted was a nice cold drink. But surprisingly he just couldn’t find one for the life of him.

Fast forward several years and Bill had earned a business degree in Utah and now was trying to figure out what to do next. Remembering his visit to Washington, Bill decided to move there and open a nine-stool root beer stand aimed at tourists. Well, the place was an immediate hit .. so much so that Bill ended up opening a whole bunch of restaurants in the Washington area. He even started making food for airlines for thier commercial flights. Well business was good. And this exactly when Bill had his great idea.

He noticed that he was providing more and more food to the airlines since air travel was becoming more and more popular, so he figured all those passengers might need a place to stay … and, despite having no experience in the hospitality industry at all, Bill built a motor hotel right near airport …. It was another huge hit and so he built another one and then another.

Today, the company Bill started now has over 6,000 hotel properties in over 120 countries around the world and over 1.2 million rooms they rent every night … and it all started with an idea for root beer stand. and the company is still named after him … John Willard Marriott

Mariott is a great idea because even if you are successful … making room for new lines business can be very rewarding.