Point of Rental Podcasts

Let's meet Matt Ross, our new SVP of Global Finance (he's in our US HQ)!

One Stop Hire went from just an idea for an online-only hire store to become one of the UK's largest independent hire and sales companies in a few short years; MD Steve Hitchen discusses the company's recent acquisition of Lord Hire Centres and more.

Lukasz Dobbek is a Salesforce Administrator here at Point of Rental. He and his bird, Cookie, introduced themselves to us.

Strategic Business Development Manager Khaoula Midani started in the telecom industry and now she's here at Point of Rental to help you digitize your processes.

The American Rental Association's Event Segment VP stopped by the PORch...turns out journalism degrees can be useful! He's built businesses from the inside and now works with them as an industry advocate in the ARA. Stay tuned after the podcast seems to be over for a great take on French fries.

Anne Vokal is our UK office's new Senior Project Manager! She'll be putting all the pieces in place for successful processes.

Rental eSign, Point of Rental's electronic signature product, is adding some new, long-asked for functionality. Essentials' Director of Software Development Robert Flach tells us all about it.

Gustavo Castaneda, our Salesforce Platform Manager, tells us about his journey from engineering to software, the time he thought he was going to have his organs harvested, and gives us his top 5 board games. He also played along with English 101, our game where our non-English Pointers learn UK English words and phrases. This episode also features the first produced version of Evelyn's Kitchen, wh...

Frances McDonagh joins the team from Ohio after more than a decade in the event/party rental industry!

Elliott Neal, Point of Rental's new 1st Line Customer Support Technician, used to work for an optician and, far more relevantly, for Sage prior to joining us. He enjoys gaming with friends, particularly during lockdown.

Josh Nickell likes his steaks with a reverse sear and his metaphors to be orchestra-related. He's helped build a rental business, worked in rental software, and now he's able to use his knowledge and leadership abilities to benefit the entire industry at the ARA. His English and Scottish accents, though, need a lot of work.

Point of Rental's new UK Sales Development Representative Ricardo Medina spent about four minutes talking about his experience, what he's looking forward to at POR, and explaining that he likes to put himself in situations where he's going to get shot.

Badger Rental Services' Garrett Shurling was featured in a recent edition of Rental Pulse discussing a recent scam perpetrated in his area and how he was able to recover stolen equipment using his drone. Article: https://www.ararental.org/Rental-Pulse/Article/ArticleId/1943/Drone-recon-assists-in-stolen-equipment-recovery Badger Rental Services' site: https://badgerrentalservices.com/

Darrin Smith, our new VP of Global Customer Experience brings decades of experience with global brands delivering excellence in customer interactions.

Kareem, our new Windows Support Technician, spent four minutes telling us about his lengthy journey to get from being born in Florida to working in Texas and manages to upset a whole lot of Texans very quickly. Rough start.

Andrew Sherrington, our resident videographer/media manager, joins us on the porch to talk his path to videography, the time he almost killed his now-father-in-law, and the time basically the entire office convinced him he was going to prison.

In early June, Murray Pollok from KHL/IRN talked to several professionals about trends in rental software and digitalization in a webinar. We've edited it to include only our own Glenn Pearson's answers - if you'd like to check out the entire webinar, check it out on the KHL Group's website: https://www.internationalrentalnews.com/news/video-irn-webinar-on-rental-software-trends/8012884.article KH...

Let's meet Brad Bell, Point of Rental's new Senior Solutions Engineer, comin' to us from all the way in Wyoming!

Let's meet Victoria Barnes, Point of Rental's new Software Implementation Specialist!

The ARA's Young Professional Network is expanding! COO/CFO Marcy Johnson joins the Porch to talk about the YPN, the change in policy, and why the group is excited to welcome associate members. To apply to join the group, fill out the application form here: https://ararental.org/young-professional-network

Let's meet James Foulkes-Nock, Point of Rental's new Software Support Technician!

Let's meet James Walton, Point of Rental's new Account Manager, coming to you from Glasgow!

Senior Accountant Evelyn Perez talks about how she got into accounting, taught us a bit about her teammates, and her future political ambitions. We also learned how she developed a distaste for pork, which of her dogs is her favorite, and what she knows of her mom's enchiladas recipe.

Let's meet Duane Richards, Point of Rental's new Software Consultant!

Jody Kerr, a Key Account Manager at The Toro Companies, talks about growing up in Denver, being a remote-work expert, her time as a beer taste-tester, and a pretty cool project Toro and the ARA are working on together.