Simplicity International
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Despite existing in the destination club sector for just a few short months, Simplicity International's history is a fairly long and convoluted one.

"Simplicity International's concept can be traced back over two decades ago when luxury homebuilder Jeffrey Tallman and his wife would bring their children to camp in New Hampshire. The drive to and fro often evoked the relaxing natural beauty of the area and ultimately motivated them to begin their second home search."

"After evaluating their options the Tallmans found that their lifestyle would more likely be restricted with a single vacation home because of their fondness for several locations. Furthermore, they realized the limited time they had to use the home would not justify the costs and hassles associated with ownership. With practicality on their side they opted out of buying - hoping there was a better solution."

"A solution never emerged and as their children grew up their vacations started to get complicated. The costs seemed unreasonable for tight or fragmented hotel accommodations and mediocre rentals involving a tiresome amount of research. They wanted the privacy and spacious comfort of a single family residence that met their high standards of quality and service – and they wanted it to be simple."

"Two decades later Mr. Tallman still held his dream and wanted to create it for others. In late 2003 he assembled an initial concept team and founded Simplicity International. That concept evolved into a leisure-industry company offering unique and private membership programs for high-end vacation homes, destination residences and luxury travel. Simplicity's purpose: 'to provide a life of leisure made unexpectedly simple.' The company launched its Private Portfolio Club™ in January 2005, after appointing industry veteran John Schopfer as President and COO in late 2004."

After selling out of their first tier of founding memberships early in 2005, Simplicity International would be acquired by by a large resort development group. For reasons unknown, the development company would abandon the project, and John Schopfer would excitedly reacquire the club.

Despite the initial success the club saw, Schopfer would steer the company away from the destination club industry, making Simplicity a resort real estate development firm.

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