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What is ‘Hay Runner’? video by Trent Bell
From a young age, I had tendencies as both an artist and a problem-solver. I remember my first creations: drawing a rainbow with every crayon in my box, a yellow triangle for the sun, and little black "v" birds in the sky. In time my channel for creativity became building and improving spaces, because they require both artistry and strategic problem-solving.
When I learned about Cornelius Vanderbilt in high school, his story resonated deeply. Before he became a shipping and railroad tycoon and one of the wealthiest Americans of the 19th century, Vanderbilt was a visionary hustler. He quit school at 11, started running hay on a small sailboat, and dreamed of being on the ocean. Vanderbilt understood vertical integration and aimed to simplify complex business systems by uniting different industries. This is the same core principle of Hay Runner.
Today, the home ownership system is disjointed and messy because people don't view it as a complete lifecycle. At Hay Runner, we integrate and coordinate the lifecycle of buying, fixing, designing, building, maintaining, and selling homes. We support people every step of the way.
We love the functionality and beauty of space and aim to share this excitement with others. Spaces have power to inspire, not confine. Be big in life, take up all the space you want, and make it yours.
More about our name…
There once was a boy, born on an island farm. During the war, he began running hay to the mainland to help feed the cavalry. And the horses, they say, won that war. His first boat was a periauger, and he bought it with a loan from his mother, whom he paid back with interest.
He was dependable and capable - he had deep roots and a community. He was aware of the elements, the lifecycle and interdependence of all things. He was noticed by men that mattered. These men had the means to hire him - and they brought to him an awareness of the newest technologies in transportation and shipping. He understood the need of the community and with this, he understood how to simplify and deliver a streamlined business the community desperately needed and wanted - and was ready for. He understood the need so well, not many years later, he owned one dollar in every twenty in the United States of America.
His name was Cornelius Vanderbilt, and, in his lifetime, he achieved great things for himself, his family and the community. He connected and integrated businesses that depended on one another, like a farm. He simplified systems and created efficiencies that the people needed and wanted. HayRunner was named for him - and the idea that we can improve systems and integrate seemingly disparate, but dependent, services.
HayRunner was created to simplify and support the lifecycle of real estate ownership, from acquisition through design, construction, maintenance, furnishing and, eventually, selling. We support all phases of real estate ownership by providing an integrated approach, and expertise for each interdependent layer. Our experience, technology and resources provide clients with a completely individualized, transparent, concierge approach to solving their real estate ownership needs.
