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In this special Regulatory 911 episode, we sit with 5 amazing guests representing Unincorporated Clatsup Couty Oregon, Atlanta Georga, Marco Island Florida, and Steamboat Springs Colorado to discuss the ongoing problems they are facing regarding short-term rentals in their municipalities. Vacation Rental operators Brian Olsen, Marie Gwydir-Moore, Rich Munroe, Mark Morze, and recently exited operat...

In this special Regulatory 911 episode, we sit with 5 amazing guests representing Unincorporated Clatsup Couty Oregon, Atlanta Georga, Marco Island Florida, and Steamboat Springs Colorado to discuss the ongoing problems they are facing regarding short-term rentals in their municipalities. Vacation Rental operators Brian Olsen, Marie Gwydir-Moore, Rich Munroe, Mark Morze, and recently exited operat...

Today we sit with Koryn Okey, VP of Client Experience at Breezeway. Koryn talks about her unique entrance into the industry where her friend passed over a job opportunity, told Koryn she should look into it, and she became the 8th employee hired at FlipKey. After six plus years and a brief hiatus from vacation rentals, a serendipitous trip to Wild Horse Pass marks her first official day as the fir...

Starting our 3rd season out strong with John Banczak, Chief Strategy Officer at Vacasa with what we think is the first podcast anyone has done since their IPO! Airlines, Distribution, Bed & Breakfasts, HomeAway Software, Hotels, Investment, and Property Management... what do all of these have in common? The answer is JB. In April 2021 Vacasa acquired John's company TurnKey Vacation Rentals, wh...

On today's episode, John and Mateo sit down with Antonio Bortolotti, the founder of Vacation Rental Secrets and host of the Vacation Rental World Summit. Antonio's start in the industry is unlike any other we have spoken to. A commercial airline pilot for almost 4 years up until the tragic event of 9/11 where he then developed a fear of flying. Looking for an exit and where to go next he began pur...

Today we sit down with Dru Brown, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Island Time. Like many of us in the space, Dru's way into the vacation rental industry was unique. Listen to get the full story, but he chose beach bum over law school and worked his way up with the help of great mentorship on Hilton Head Island. Since starting Island Time he and his team have grown their business from just 6 pro...

John and Mateo finally get to connect with Julie Brinkman, CEO at Beyond. Before diving into Julie's story we chat up recent news around the two big public players, their troubles as of late, and how they can right their ships. Julie's story is fascinating and her career journey leading up to her becoming the CEO at Beyond is worth a listen. She joined an already stellar team that raised a ton of...

John and Mateo sit down with Brittany Mosely and Derrick Barker, Co-Founders of Nectar. There are companies in the vacation rental tech space trying to break ground and provide help for short-term rental real estate entrepreneurs, and then there's Nectar taking it a step further! Nectar is offering a different, outside the box, solution by being the first platform to offer cashflow based financing...

We are LIVE from the VRMA Executive Summit where we sit down with Brady Stump and Dawn Yeskulsky Senior Leadership with Inhabit IQ! Everyone in the industry a few years ago remembers the uproar when GSV touched down and they probably have their own theory on why Greater Sum Ventures aggressively marched into "our" space and started acquiring companies and ultimately creating what is now known as I...

On this week's episode, Mateo and John go through the list of winners of the 3rd Annual ‘Shortyz’ Short Term Rental Awards and chat up their achievements from this past year. Also discussed, are the recently completed and upcoming short-term rental and vacation rental conferences and the importance of being in attendance at them if you can. The connections made and networking at these events can l...

In this week's episode, we sit down with Anurag Verma, Co-Founder at PriceLabs. Anurag talks about how PriceLabs came to fruition in a Chicago market he and his co-founders knew well and eventually expanding worldwide. Pricing is a struggle for most and Anurag breaks down key points PriceLabs focused on winning so property managers have tools for success in this super-competitive market. Their rev...

Today we sit down with Avery Carl, CEO and Founder of The Short Term Shop. Her journey from stumbling into short-term rental investment a little over 5 years ago to now just under 200 properties in 11 different markets in 7 states is impressive, to say the least. We talk about the importance of understanding markets and knowing where the best place and time to buy. Avery emphasizes why she believe...

CEO & Founder of Wheelhouse, Andrew Kitchel sits down with us on today’s episode. Andrew takes us from the early days working in the tech metropolis that is San Francisco to today where his team successfully raised $16 Million for Wheelhouse which they successfully spun out of Lyric via careful restructuring. We talk about how entrepreneurship is a career path where you’ll struggle and fail bu...

The one and only, David Angotti Co-Founder of StaySense, joins the pod this week! From Private Jet Pilot (yes you read that correctly) to Vacation Rental Property Management, David and his team turned on the afterburners in the super-competitive Smoky Mountains market and were able to organically grow to 130 properties in a 24 month span. This man has worn every hat there is to wear in the profess...

This week we sit down with Salar Tanzif, the COO of Guest Ranger. Technology has become such a driving force in our industry today and a much-needed tool for Property Managers looking to differentiate themselves from the pack. Salar breaks down how Guest Ranger helps managers protect their assets and prevent fraud through the use of automation and AI. We talk about how important automation is with...

We are "live" from the VRMA Spring Forum conference in Chicago where we sit down in person with Brandreth Canaley, the COO of Sextant Stays, and recently on Forbes 30 under 30. Starting from her beginnings we discuss stumbling into the short-term rental industry as well as digging into how they scaled from 60 units before COVID to 500+ now. Brandy breaks down Sextant's model to aggressively scale...

We sit down this week with Glenn Haussman, the host and creator of the No Vacancy Podcast. From his beginnings to now we discuss his journey into podcasting and how he was able to be invited into people's lives through his podcast during a rough time in all of our lives. We all know the short-term rental space is booming and on a surge and we discuss how hotels are staying behind on the tech front...

In this episode, we sit down with Luca Zambello, the mastermind behind Jurny. Always looking 3-10 years ahead has taken Luca from an L.A. club promoter to running a property management company almost by accident and onto today. We dive into what sparked Luca's idea to create the technology behind Jurny and the importance that automation brings when running a business. His obsession with getting be...

In this episode, we sit down with the amazing Jennifer Mucha, Founder of Arrived. We chat up Jennifer's story, the importance of tracking data, and how companies that are succeeding in this industry prioritize maintaining connections with their owners and employees. John met Jennifer at his first-ever Vacation Rentals conference and there is an interesting story behind how they met. Shoutout to St...

In this episode, we sit down with our friend Mark Simpson, Boostly founder and the best-selling author of "The Book Direct Playbook." We chat about how content creation, the importance of building a community, how Boostly came to be, and unlike most of us, how Mark was actually born into the short-term rental space. Vacation rental and holiday lets are at an all-time high in popularity for vacatio...

To quote Shakespeare himself, ‘wait with bated breath’ as this week’s podcast episode inspires two things we’ve never seen (nor heard!) before. In fact, diving into the unknown is something that our guest Neely Khan has always been drawn to. Be it quitting her last full time job as a single mother (with no money in the bank), to super-niching into an area in the short-term rental industry that’s p...

In this episode, we're joined by Paul Stevens, Editor for ShortTermRentalz and Co-Host of the Shortyz Awards. Paul's journey into news, specifically hospitality and short-term rental reporting, is like most of us in this industry... a happy accident. At one time there was a choice between sports and accommodations and we're sure glad he chose the latter. We talk about the impact of everything that...

If you're a listener of this podcast, there's a high chance that you love the short-term rental industry as much as we do. With many short-term rental regulations and legal changes happening in countless cities, it's important to advocate for this industry that we all care about. In this episode, we are joined by Scott Leggat, former CEO of Local Social, Inc and the current Director of Government...

What - or who - comes to mind when you think back to the beginning of the short-term vacation rental industry? Among a handful of legends that pioneered short-term rentals, is Carl Shepherd. Carl has been involved with many of the pivotal turning points in the industry as the co-founder of HomeAway Inc, Senior Non-Executive Director of HostelWorld Group, and contributing Board Member to multiple m...

Just a couple of weeks ago, Hopper shook up the OTA space by announcing their new vertical - Hopper Homes. It's no secret that vacation rentals and short-term rental accommodations are here in a big way and Hopper Homes is on a mission to bring price transparency and flexibility to the space. In today's podcast, we're so excited to be joined by the Head of Hopper Homes, Susan Ho. Listen in to lear...