Speakers

Jesse Baker is Founder & CEO of Jet City Capital Management (JCCM) & subsidiary, JET Hospitality.  Launched in 2015, JCCM quickly grew from a boutique real estate development startup into a premier alternative investment platform, specializing in RE development and founding niche brands to meet emerging demand markets.

JET Hospitality is the Leader in Lifestyle Lodging and a Top-5 player in the Outdoor Travel Market, specializing in delivering unique accommodations (Hotel, Lodging, Tiny Homes, Glamping, Cabins, RV) and custom experiences in superb locations across the Western US. JET Hospitality takes a 360 degree approach to asset repositioning and rebranding independent Lodging/RV parks into Alternative Lodging Resort Destinations.

From 2020-2025, JET Hospitality grew from 1 to 10 Locations across WA, ID, MT, UT, WY while launching multiple brands and becoming the PacNW & Rocky Mountain market leader. JET has been hot in 2025 as well, kicking off a capital round with two new investors, launching JET Growth Fund, adding key leadership roles, rolling out new products, and looking to acquire two more Wyoming properties in Q3. JET Hospitality plans to add 10+ locations over the next 18 months, using equity and debt funding to fuel this rise, while investing in existing JET locations and planting new JET Flags across the Western US!

Prior to founding JET Hospitality, Jesse was a VP of Valuation (Hotels) for Kidder Mathews 2015 to 2020, and a General Contractor running point on multiple residential and commercial developments in Seattle. Having appraised 100+ properties, flipped 10+ homes, built new construction spec and townhomes, and raised $10mm+ capital during this 5-year span, Jesse proved he is a seasoned deal maker and real estate professional.

Prior to 2015, Jesse earned multiple promotions in leadership roles with Cintas Corporation. He graduated from the Management Trainee Program in 2010 and earned promotions to Service Manager (2011) and Operations Manager (2013). In his final role with Cintas, Jesse ran the company's third largest document shredding facility in the USA, G38 Fremont, overseeing plant & service operations, while managing a $10mm+ P&L and leading a campaign to defeat the invading Teamster’s Union - Final Vote: 76/24, Good Guys!

Jesse graduated from The Hotel School at Cornell University in 2009 with B.S. in Hospitality Management and a Real Estate Minor. He was a four-year member of the Cornell Varsity Football Team, earning three Varsity Letters as a WR, an ESPN TOP-10 Nomination for Game Winner against Lehigh, and setting the School Record for most catches (14) in a single game at Columbia, on his way to All-Ivy Honors in 2008.