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Telling The Story Of Real Estate Investments That Make Business Sense (With Zach Arko)
In this episode, we're chatting with Zach Arko from Breezy Vacays to talk investing, areas to consider, buying islands, New Mexico and a LOT more.Enjoy!⭐️ Links & Show...
Talking Operations To The Next Level As You Scale (With Michael Vialpando)
In this episode, we're chatting with Michael Vialpando of Renjoy to talk all things operations, scaling, growing and headed to the next level in their vacation rental ...
Marketing Approach With The Four Boxes Framework, Airbnb Changes, Guest Trends In 2025 & More (With Conrad O'Connell & Adam Norko)
In this episode, we're solo dolo again to chat all things marketing, Airbnb changes (taking more of your $$), the four box framework for marketing and a LOT more...Enj...
What Does The Next OTA Success Story Look Like? (With Paul Buonopane & Jeffrey Manheimer)
In this episode, we're back with two awesome guests from "Stay" (https://staywithstay.com/): Paul Buonopane & Jeffrey Manheimer to talk all things marketplaces, OTA, d...
Learning Through Growth, Exit, And Building Something Brand-New + VRMA 2025 Preview (With Jodi Refosco)
In this episode, we're joined by newly minted "Pioneer" Jodi Refosco of Deep Creek Lake to talk across a wide variety of topics including growing to 500+ units, sellin...
Summer 2025 Grab Bag (With Adam Norko & Conrad O'Connell)
In this episode, we're solo dolo to chat on a grab bag of topics: AI, building apps, tech stack, marketing, how Summer 2025 went in the industry and a lot more! Don't ...
Hands On With Top Performing Properties Is Hard Work (With Erin Lenhardt)
In this episode, we're joined by Erin Lenhardt of The Brighthouse to talk building, market focus, design of winning STRs, guest experience, investing and a LOT more......
This Expert Says Almost Every Vacation Rental Manager Is Doing Design All WRONG (With Mark Lumpkin)
In this episode, we're joined by Mark Lumpkin of STR Cribs to talk all things, design, returns, performance of commodity listings vs designed listings, where most prop...
What Are Vacation Rental Managers Getting Wrong On Digital Ads? (With Amber Knight)
In this episode, we're joined by Amber Knight from BookingsCloud to talk advertising, marketing teams, budget, AI/ML, targeting and a LOT more!Enjoy!⭐️ Links & Show No...
Lessons Learned From Scaling Content Creation Marketing To 80%+ Direct Bookings (With Sarah Stahl)
In this episode, we're joined by Sarah Stahl to talk all about her experience growing a unique stays brand in Alabama, using content creators, generating brand awarene...
Building Teams And Systems: Is This The Way To Actually Scale And Grow? (With Marisa Grover)
In this episode, we're joined by Marisa Grover to talk all things "markets", systems, Airbnb vs direct, working in your own backyard, and a LOT more.Enjoy!⭐️ Links & S...
Are You Setup For Success With Your Marketing Efforts?
In this episode, we're solo to talk all things marketing, direct booking fees, investment, margin and even more. Enjoy!⭐️ Links & Show NotesAdam NorkoConrad O'Connell
Marketing vs Operations: What Do The Best Vacation Rental Managers Do To Grow? (With Chad Blankenship & Alex Husner)
In this episode, we're joined by Alex Husner AND Chad Blankenship to talk all things growth, marketing vs ops, revenue, pricing, brand building, consulting services fo...
What Operations Software Can Do To Make Your Business Run Better (With Simon Seroussi)
In this episode, we're joined by Simon Seroussi from SuiteOp to talk all things operations, software, PMS vs bolt-on tools, running a PM company, tech, investor softwa...
Exploring Digital Advertising From A New Perspective (With Anthony Chiaravallo)
In this episode, we're joined by advertising expert Anthony Chiaravallo of Vallo Media to talk all things paid ads, industry experts, growth, focusing on the right cha...
Checking Back In On Growth, Working On The Right Projects & "Here Goes Nothin" (With Matt Landau)
In this episode, we're joined (again) to chat again with Matt Landau on his new ventures, Here Goes Nothin, growth, new horizons, focus, investments into people, leade...
The Top Real Estate Investors NEED Vacation Rental Managers? (With Shawn Moore)
In this episode, we chat with Shawn Moore of Vodessey on picking the right properties, spending on guest experience, and why the top investors love using property mana...
Scaling A Luxury Vacation Rental Management Business The Smart Way (With Caleb Hannon)
In this episode, we chat with North Carolina's very own Caleb Hannon on all things growth, scaling a business, partnerships, AI, local hospitality vs service and a LOT...
Revisiting Accessible Vacation Rentals & Vrbo's New Features (With Lorraine Woodward)
In this episode, we bring back Lorraine Woodward to give us an update on all things accessible travel, how the vacation rental industry is embracing accessible propert...
Breaking Down The Future Of The Franchise Vacation Rental Business Models (With Michelle Marquis & Jessica Singer)
In this episode, we're joined by industry legend Michelle Marquis and Jessica Singer to talk all things franchise, growth, brand awareness, the future of the industry ...