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What Its Like To Build A Brand-New Solution In The Vacation Rental Industry (With Sasha Lawler)
In this episode, we're joined by Sasha Lawler - CEO of Roam - talking all about her solution for the vacation rental industry. ⭐️ Links & Show NotesAdam NorkoScott Fas...
The Truth Of How Funding Works In The Vacation Rental SaaS Industry (With Pierre-Camille Hamana)
In this episode, we're joined by Pierre-Camille Hamana of Hospitable to talk all things funding, growth, rounds, PE vs VC and a lot more!⭐️ Links & Show NotesAdam Nork...
Diving Into The Rapidly Changing Landscape Of Short Term Rentals And Vacation Rentals (With Richard Vaughton)
In this episode, we're joined by Richard Vaughton of YES Consulting on his long career in short-term rentals (vacation rentals) and the changes on the horizon in 2025....
A Display Of What Top-Notch Hospitality Looks Like (With Rose Tipka)
In this episode, we're joined by Rose Tipka from Your Family's Place on guest, finding a unique market, building, "secret boxes" and more...Enjoy!⭐️ Links & Show Notes...
Finding The Functional Layer Of AI Tooling For Vacation Rental Growth (With Braeden Flaherty)
In this episode, we're joined by Braeden Flaherty of Aidaptive (again!) to talk all things AI, tooling, what's functional today, growth with tools, conversion rates, "...
Looking For Growth In Unique Places (With Landon Schlabach)
In this episode, we're joined by Landon Schlabach of BNB Breeze to chat growth, acquiring investors and inventory, taking care of guests, ops and a LOT more... Enjoy!⭐...
What Can We Learn From An "Ignored" Industry In Lodging? (With Nathan St Cyr)
In this episode, we're joined by Nathan St Cyr of Howzit Hostels to chat all things hostels, travel, the cost of travel, hospitality and a LOT more...Enjoy!⭐️ Links & ...
How Does Marketing Build Success In The Top Vacation Rental Companies? (With Amber Carpenter)
In this episode, we're joined by Amber Carpenter of VTrips to talk all things marketing, CXO, revenue, conversions, merchandising properties and a LOT more. Enjoy!⭐️ L...
Is It Possible To Build The Proper Loyalty Program For Unique Stay Hospitality Brands? (With Zach Busekrus)
In this episode, we're joined by Zach Busekrus of Journey to discuss his recent joining of company & sale of StayWatch, loyalty, hospitality, unique stays, credit card...
Where Do We Go With Vacation Rental Industry Conferences? (With Madison Rifkin, Amy Hinote and Matt Landau)
In this episode, we're joined by an all-star cast - Madison Rifkin, Amy Hinote and Matt Landau - to discuss the future of vacation rental industry events, DARM, lookin...
Why Stories About Our Destinations Matter & How They Can Build A Brand (With Tom Goodwin)
In this episode, we're joined (again) by Tom Goodwin to share the launch of his podcast and upcoming media - For the Love of Gatlinburg Podcast! Tom shares a LOT more ...
Enhancing The Guest Experience By Listening In And Showing Up (With Annie Sloan)
In this episode, we're joined by Annie Sloan of The Host Co. on all things guest experience, upsells, NRR (non rental-revenue), expansion, going from a host to a pro h...
Strong Vacation Rental Leadership: Big Vision, Great People, Get Out of the Way (With Clark Twiddy)
In this episode, we're joined by Clark Twiddy from Twiddy & Company to share his thoughts on growth, leadership, balancing guest vs homeowner, being the 'best' in a ma...
How Much Progress Are We Making On Vacation Rental Safety? (With Justin Ford)
In this episode, we're joined (again) by Justin Ford who is the Director of Short-Term Rental Safety & Certification Programs at Breezeway. Justin gives us an update o...
How THIS Mindset Makes This Property Management Software Unlike Any Other... (With Paul Waldschmidt)
In this episode, we're joined by Paul Waldschmidt, CEO of Ownerrez. We talk all about the origin of Ownerrez, an engineering mindset, updates, growth, funding in our s...
Diving As Deep As We Can Into Vacation Rental Data (With Kenny Bedwell)
In this episode, we're joined by Kenny Bedwell of STR Insights to talk all things data, marketing, ops, finding the right properties and a TON more. Enjoy!⭐️ Links & S...
What Does It Mean To Be A 'Professional' Vacation Rental Manager?
In this episode, the trio takes on trying to better define what it means to be a truly "professional" property manager or vacation rental manager.Enjoy!⭐️ Links & Show...
What Should Your Vacation Rental Business Do To Prevent Harmful Regulation? (With Scott Leggat)
In this episode, we chat with Scott Leggat who is the Director Government Affairs & Advocacy at Inhabit IQ. We dive into regulations, how to build the right local rela...
How To Build The RIGHT Fundamentals In Your Vacation Rental Business
In this episode, the trio takes on the fundamentals of vacation rental business building and how it applies to building a winning organization. Enjoy!⭐️ Links & Show N...
Diving Into The Data To Build The Ideal Approach To Getting More Bookings (With Jeff Brown)
In this episode, we chat with Jeff Brown of IntelliHost on data, getting more traffic on Airbnb with testing, thumbnails, how to run tests and even more... Enjoy!⭐️ L...
Building A Large Vacation Rental Business The Smart Way (With Dustin Abney)
In this episode, we chat with Dustin Abney of Portoro on his stunningly quick growth building his vacation rental mangement company to hundreds of units in just a few ...
Welcoming All Travelers With Heart And Hospitality To Grow Your Vacation Rental Business (With Becky Large)
In this episode, we chat with Becky Large of Autism Travel Club on her movement to accept all travelers, why focusing on families with Autism can be not just be more '...
Breaking Into The PMS Space With A Novel Approach (With Wes Smithe)
In this episode, we interview Wes Smithe of Direct Software on what it's really like to build a PMS, his unique takes on where we're heading, how change is creating op...
Dealing With The Changing Landscape Of OTAs With Vrbo (With Tim Rosolio)
In this episode, we interview Tim Rosolio of Vrbo / Expedia Group on all things Vrbo, technology, tech debt, building towards the future, merchadising vacation rentals...
Covering Everything That You Need To In Your Vacation Rental Property With The "Proper" Insurance (With Darren Pettyjohn)
In this episode, we interview Darren Pettyjohn from Proper Insurance on why they're the world-class insurance product for vacation rental homeowners, guests and proper...
The Tools You Need To Build More Direct Bookings + Improve Hospitality (With Chris Walker)
In this episode, we interview Chris Walker from Direct Booking Tools about his current approach to building tech that works and delivers the outcome that all PMs and V...
Is The Tech Spaghetti Monster Going To Harm Your Vacation Rental Biz? (With Marcus Räder)
In this episode, we interview Marcus Räder from Hostaway about tech, funding, building a winning PMS platform, what scaling means for the STR/Vacation rental industry,...
Designing The Winning Experience From Property Design To Check-In (With Bryndee Barton)
In this episode, we interview Bryndee Barton from Loma Homes on her background in building long-term rentals, then working with her business partners into a brand-new ...
Building The Ideal? Approach To Hospitality (With Tyann Marcink Hammond)
In this episode, we interview (for the second time) Tyann Marcink Hammond of many projects (linked below) but most known as the Queen Of Guest Experience for Touch Sta...
Understanding The Tools & Tech In Your Vacation Rental Business (With Deborah Labi)
In this episode, we interview Deborah Labi of Have You Got / The Techsplained Series on growth, building understanding in the vacation rental space of tech + tools, he...