the no BS podcast

This week we chat with our environmentally conscious friend and entrepreneurial badass Matt Kallstrom, founder and CEO of The Global Improvement Group . The conversation is fun, educational, and enlightening with one of the craziest turning point stories we've ever heard on the show. Making a difference has never been easier and we're challenging each and every one of you to sign up and do your pa...

In this episode of the no BS podcast, we chat with our friend and entrepreneur Brooke Pfautz, founder of Vintory and Comparant.com. The discussion includes how the launch of Comparant.com aims to revolutionize the industry by offering a platform for vacation homeowners and property managers to connect. The website has over 5,000 professional rental managers already listed, providing homeowners a s...

We have the privilege of sharing this episode with our good friends Neely Khan and Chris Maughan of I-PRAC. Both Neely and Chris have been on our show (separately) in the past, but this time it's different because Neely has officially joined the I-PRAC team as Managing Director. John and Mateo are proponents of TRUST as a necessary tool in hospitality for both managers and guests and they dive dee...

Emir Dukic, Founder & CEO at Rabbu, Inc . sat with us talking about his journey with arbitrage short-term rentals in Charlotte NC, scaling his company from 8 to 400, and very recently transitioning back to what he loves best which is helping others with focus on tech. Emir, a technologist at heart jumped head-first into software development to aid Rabbu's growth. "The decision to build our own...

This week we're joined by Amanda Jensen, Co-Founder of Sanctuary Treehouse Resort  in Sevierville Tennessee for the first episode of our Alternative Accommodation Series. Amanda shares their journey into hospitality, starting with a family-built treehouse that inspired the idea. Before we dive into the Sanctuary vision of modern vacation rental amenities in family-friendly treehouses, we touc...

This week Tim Rosolio, Expedia Group 's VP of Vacation Rental Partner Success, joins the podcast. We discuss his journey from business consulting into the travel industry and how Tim's passion for vacation rentals extends throughout his life where he is involved as a traveler, shareholder, employee, and owner.   There's so much growth potential within Expedia Group and Vrbo, it seems like the...

This episode is a long time in the making. We welcome a fan of our show and Vacasa CEO, Rob Greyber to our podcast! Rob brings decades of work in the technology and travel industry, to a high-profile must-win situation at Vacasa's helm. Additionally, what makes this episode extraordinary is that Rob agreed to answer questions submitted by our listeners "live" on the pod on top of all our questions...

We're excited to sit and chat with Jonathan, TopKey Co-Founder, and CEO, about his journey from growing up in a vacation rental town to building a tech-enabled financial operating platform for lodging and short-term rental operators. Episode Highlights We discuss the growth and development of vacation rental destinations over the past decade, particularly the Gulf Coast of Florida. Jonathan explai...

We sit down with our friend Adrian Johnson, Owner of SeaBreeze Vacation Rentals on Anna Maria Island on Florida's Gulf Coast. We discuss Adrian's journey from the security industry to vacation rental property management, where he shares insightful experiences and challenges he faced along the way, what it takes to be successful, and dive deep into current and future technology in the short-term re...

We almost named this episode "Love Him or Hate Him, Just Don't Ignore Him". It was a 50/50 toss-up and we chose what we chose. We LOVE this episode and are excited to share our conversation with Bill Faeth, Founder of Build Short Term Rental Wealth and Co-Founder of the STR Wealth Conference. Bill is a super smart dude that has a solid grasp on business and numbers and how they all work together i...

This is a recording from our Rent Responsibly webinar we did in April on how culture and sustainable thinking affects a business’s long-term success. We were lucky to be joined by some amazing special guests! Margot Lee Schmorak - Hostfully Wes Smithe - Direct Dawn Yeskulsky, SME - Inhabit® Rob Greyber - Vacasa David Krauss - Rent Responsibly Vanessa de Souza Lage - Sustonica Resha Shroff - Lynx A...

In this week's episode, we have the incredible Brittany Blackman, the Owner of Breathe Easy Rentals, joining us as our guest. Brittany captivates us with her inspiring journey. When we last spoke with her, she had 12 units and had no intentions of expanding. Fast forward to today, and she has reached an impressive 25 units, comfortably establishing her presence. We can't help but anticipate that B...

No guests this week as we quickly recap the Shortyz (Vacation Rental Oscars) 2023 categories, short listers, and winners. The 20 award categories were judged by an independent panel consisting of investors, consultants and experts, before a short voting period was held. All of the winners were decided by a 50:50 split between judge scores and the public vote, with more than 65,000 votes cast from...

You're going to be hard to find someone with more passion and love for the short-term rental space than Eric Thibodeaux CEO of Safer VR's, Current Tides Vacation Rentals, and HereStays... among other ventures. Eric wants the vacation rental industry to be admired and respected for exceptional levels of safety. He helps property managers and owners craft and improve their safety and loss prevention...

We did it! We made it to 100 episodes! A huge thank you is in order to Matt Landau Founder at VRMB.com for joining us on our celebratory episode! We're fans of Matt and appreciate all that he has done and continues to do for the short-term rental space. When he got started back in 2006 things looked a lot different than how they are today. So much of who Matt is today was initially forged living i...

We met Yeves Perez Chairman and CEO at Workbnb a few months back and just knew we had to get him on. A call from his mama got Yeves back home to Reno to help her out with her bustling Airbnb business. His marketing background was instrumental in turning a corner with market research. What was noticed was that the majority of travelers staying at her properties were those traveling for work... more...

Francois Gouelo is the real deal and we're lucky to have the CEO and Co-Founder of Enso Connect join our podcast. His road to Enso started out as a class project/competion at University with a 10k prize going to the winner. A ski trip where he didn't necessarily master "pizza and fries" solidified the project focus and as they say... the rest is history. Francois is on a mission to redefine guest...

Today we sit with John An, Founder & CEO of TechTape, and dive into all things STR Wealth Conference! This was year two for the hard-hitting conference that takes place in Nashville. Kudos to all involved for getting over 1000 people to attend while other shows in our industry are struggling with attendee-to-vendor ratios and attendees in general. This show was WAY different than any others th...

How does one go from a ship broker with a degree in maritime law to CEO and Founder of Fülhaus Inc? That's one of the many questions we dive into with the fantastic Andria Santos in this episode. Fülhaus, pronounced like the 80s and 90s sitcom with Danny Tanner, Uncle Joey, and Uncle Jessee, started out like most in this industry...kind of by accident. A declined job offer that turned into a desig...

We finally got Arthur Colker CEO and Founder of StayFi on our show! A great conversation touching on his entrance into #hospitality and more importantly the evolution to bring actionable value to #propertymanagement companies. What started as a consulting/marketing gig for Heirloom turned into a product a vision to capture the email addresses of all individuals who tap into the wifi in specific #s...

This week we chat up and deliver a great interview with Dustin Abney CEO of Portoro! Dustin's resume is littered with companies like dotloop, Zillow, D. Alexander, and Avantstay before launching his 2nd startup Portoro. We talk about what gave him the "Airbnb" bug, how to differentiate oneself, the days of sleeping on couches, and the lessons learned working at early startups through acquisitions...

A quick listen this week where we dive into our new roles. John Stokinger is the new Director of Sales at Direct, an award-winning property management software and Mateo Bradford is the Head of Fund Development for Guestor a platform designed that allows anyone to easily invest in vacation rentals. In this episode, we talk about the reasons behind our moves, their impact on the vacation rental ind...

We had a great time catching up with the one and only Robertin Nunez, Co-Founder at CoHost Expert and LivingQuarters.net. If you get the opportunity to grab some time with Robertin at a show or during his travels, you really should prioritize it. There are short-term rentals, vacation rentals, corporate housing, and business travel, and most people we know lean one way or another. Robertin proudly...

Today we talk with our good friend Matt Durrette the CEO of Cozi Real Estate Group. Like most, Matt stumbled into vacation rentals in a unique way too. It's a great story that starts with a trip with friends. They decided to rent a camping spot from Airbnb for South by Southwest. This trip made him realize how much the property owner was bringing in on the platform by making his property available...

Today we are joined on the podcast by visionary and dreamer Annie Munro Sloan, Co-Founder & CEO of The Host Co. Annnie's trip to hospitality and short-term rentals came via many interesting career stops which she says are all actually tied with roots in hospitality. Companies that she has her fingerprints on include, Discovery Inc for HGTV, Twitter, Facebook (Meta), and Lucasfilm to name a few...