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High tech In The Woods work In Your Own Tennessee Mountain Paradise
ive and Work in the optics directly to the home.
Mountains of Tennessee That's like plugging directly
into the Internet trunk line with
If you have ever wanted to get not only SUPER-high band width,
away from office politics, live but also high-definition TV and
in the serenity of nature, and video-on-demand delivered over
still hold down a high-paying bullet-proof fiber optics, not
job, the time has come. A cable. This is state-of-the-art
revolutionary residential stuff in the middle of the woods.
development concept is coming Finally, we’re starting to
together in the Mountains, high realize the benefits of
on the Cumberland Plateau near technology to make our lives more
the resort town of Monteagle. So livable.
says Grant Miller, developer of
the Village on Sewanee Creek, a Grant Miller, Developer of the
Spa Lifestyle community anchored Village on Sewanee Creek
by a luxury medical spa and a
community amphitheater with a In his earlier corporate life as
30-foot-wide screen that is wired an international division
for the future. president, Grant Miller oversaw
employees and franchisees in over
The Village has high-speed DSL 50 countries for big name
that would enable a minimally retailers like Blockbuster,
tech-familiar executive to easily 7-Eleven, Dunkin’ Donuts,
set up a home office and begin Baskin-Robbins, and Papa John’s.
telecommuting from his Tennessee For over fifteen years he used
mountain paradise. Miller is the Internet for real-time video
working with the local telephone conferencing, desktop sharing,
co-op to be the first development and Voice over Internet Protocol
on the mountain to bring fiber (VoIP) in a virtual home office
environment, so he not only breathtaking natural beauty. I
understands the technology that wanted to develop a community
is now commonplace, but more that would attract not only
importantly, how to make it work retirees, but also young, active,
in the corporate world. Miller working families. I knew we would
says, “The Internet is an already have high-speed DSL, but
incredible productivity tool that equally important to the Village
helped me reduce costs, local is proximity to Nashville,
commute time, and international Chattanooga, and Huntsville.
flights while I worked, sometimes Their airports are all about an
strange hours, from the comfort hour away. When I lived in
of my home office. It played a Atlanta and Los Angeles my
valuable role in keeping my airport commute time was at least
communications fresh and current that long across town. The
across long distances and combination of high-speed
changing time zones. The Internet and sizeable airports
productivity boost was essential; makes it possible for most
the flexibility it gave me to be executives to work from
with my family, to do what I paradise--if you know how. Close
wanted, and to be where I wanted proximity to the University of
made life worth living.” Now, the South brings the cultural
with fiber optics reaching remote element that an upwardly mobile
locations, one can really live. executive craves. This is the
Sweet Spot."
Proximity to Nashville,
Chattanooga, and Huntsville For anyone ready to make the
leap, Miller is offering a
Miller says, “I chose the 15-minute, live, online
location of the Village for a lot demonstration of both the
of reasons beyond its technology and the Village. For
those who become neighbors in the coach.”
Village, Miller is a resident and
says he’s happy to be both WOW, pack your bags!
productivity and lifestyle
About the Author:
Jayne Miller is a freelance writer and marketing consultant who writes for travel and living magazines. She is currently on assignment with the Village on Sewanee Creek. Visit the Village’s website at http://www.sewaneecreek.com.
Read more articles by: Jayne Miller
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