Student Housing Insight

In this episode, Wes sits down with industry leader and COO of CORE Spaces, Christine Richards .  Chris's journey in student housing has been incredibly impactful and she's helped form so much of what the industry has become over the past 20 years.  Many of the firms in the industry are being led by people she hired or mentored at some time in her career.  She talks about her Iowa roots, the cute...

Enrollment declines, artificial intelligence, political migration, leadership, and consolidation are likely the biggest factors impacting the student housing industry's future.  Yet, no one is really talking about it outside of their own company.  While attending the Interface Student Housing Conference in Austin TX a couple of weeks ago, SHI's CEO, Wesley Deese, took the opportunity to sit down w...

April 19th & 20th will mark the first event of the SHURE Initiative hosted by CAPRE and Brian Klebash .  Short for Student Housing and University Real Estate, the SHURE Initiative has a mission to "improve student lives and enhance the built environment in university neighborhoods."  This first event will be focused on universities in Canada and will be held on the campus of the University of Brit...

In this episode, Wes sits down with Yugo's CEO, Rui Barros , to discuss his journey from the hospitality industry to student housing.  Rui lays out how Yugo has been very intentional in modeling their operations strategy as a global provider of purpose-built student accommodations.     Related Links: Schedule time with Wes at Interface: www.calendly.com/wesdeese/interface   SHI's Website: www. Stu...

April 3rd through 5th of this year will mark the 15th annual Interface Student Housing Conference in Austin, TX.  In this episode, Wes sits down Rich Kelley of Student Housing Business magazine to talk about what's in store for those who are attending. For more information and to register, click here . To register for our monthly webinar and view past webinars, visit www. StudentHousingInsight.com...

In this episode, Wes sits down with the COO of The Preiss Co ., Adam Byrley , to discuss his career journey in student housing.  Adam is one of us that have been in this industry since college and has gone from site level to C-suite.  But what is more amazing, all of that growth has been with 1 company over the past 2 decades.  Adam gives some great advice for others who are thinking about making...

In this episode, Wes interviews the Board of Directors of Student Housing of America, Inc., a 501(c)3 focused on providing affordable and safe student housing at HBCU's.  Terence Jackson of Campus Life & Style joins the episode as a special Guest Co-Host to provide his experience of serving an HBCU as an off-campus housing provider. Referenced Links: ShopTalk Feb '23 ShopTalk Replay Student Housin...

In this episode, Wes sits down with co-host Adam Yarber to discuss the challenges and solutions for Learning and Development within student housing.  This is a "must-listen" for small and mid-size firms that don't have the budget for a full-time training department.   Have questions about Student Housing Insight?  Go to www. StudentHousingInsight.com or email us at Contact@StudentHousingInsight.co...

In this episode, Wes & Gretta discuss a recent ShopTalk panel on recruiting & retaining student housing talent in today's environment.  Guest panelists include Nick Morrison Nancy Giles Stephanie Nolan For more information on Student Housing Insight, visit us at www. StudentHousingInsight.com To register for ShopTalk, go to www. ShopTalk.info.

In this episode, Wes catches up with co-host Willie Butler from Empower PMC about a new centralized leasing service they are launching, and they discuss some of the challenging questions about centralized leasing that were discussed in a recent ShopTalk focussed on the topic.  That ShopTalk panel included Jacob Kosior of Cardinal Group Management, Kailey Poore   at Vie Management, and Kenneth Fox...

In this episode, Wes sits down with the founder and CEO of Pierce Education Services , Fred Pierce , to talk about his journey in student housing.  For Fred, that journey began at his alma mater, San Diego State University, when he helped the university figure out a way to acquire and redevelop tracts of land surrounding the campus.  His career is a testimony to how building relationships and prov...

In this episode, Wes is joined by co-host Adam Yarber live at LeaseCon + TurnCon for a collaboration with the hosts from 2 other student housing podcasts, Brittany Oliver of the Student Housing Matters Podcast and Lincoln Ogata of The Prop Ops Podcast .  The group talks about everything from podcasting to turn boards. For questions or comments about Student Housing Insight , email us at contact@St...

In this episode, Wes & Gretta give a quick recap of the 5 most impactful happenings in off-campus student housing in 2022.  And then Wes & Gretta share an interview with W.Collective founders, Erica White and Whitney Kidd , to discuss the policies they have helped to shape this year and what is planned in 2023. This episode is sponsored by Opiniion.  Residents not only want to be heard, they want...

In this episode, Wes sits down with the Vice President of Operations at Cardinal Group, Sly Brandon.  Sly has probably one of the most interesting journeys within student housing that took him from Missouri to Europe and the Middle East before finally settling down in Denver, CO.  But what is most interesting about Brandon is his passion for mentoring other student housing professionals and his le...

In this special "Behind The Biz" episode Wes sits down with Justin Bingham, the CEO of Opiniion, to talk about their simple yet amazing reputation management platform and how they are helping apartment managers measure their residents' satisfaction level.  Wes also talks about our mobile app, SHI Connect, and the upcoming LeaseCon/TurnCon conference. Interested in hearing more about Opiniion and s...

In this episode Wesley Deese sits down with Heather Sizemore, SVP of Operations at RPM Student Living , to discuss her student housing journey and advice she has for others looking to grow in the industry.  They also discuss the evolution of student housing prop tech and the importance of stepping out of your comfort zone.  Wes also gives a shout out to some other student housing podcasts and remi...

As colleges are reporting record enrollment for this fall and off-campus housing is experiencing high occupancy, many student housing companies got an earlier than normal start on pre-leasing for next fall.  In this episode we listen to a segment from October's ShopTalk webinar that discusses what management firms are experiencing and how it is impacting their leasing strategy.  You'll hear from L...

This is a "Breaking News" special episode announcing "Vector Guarantees" from Vector Travel.  Many student housing owners and operators have found ancillary revenue by utilizing Vector Travel and their short term rental platform through a share revenue structure.  Now, Vector is offering an optional structure that provides a rental guarantee.  It's basically like a corporate lease and removes the...

In this episode Wes sits down with Brian Ball , CEO of Qira, to talk about how Qira is helping student housing owners and operators remove the headaches around financial transactions during the lease cycle.  Everything from security deposits to... flexible rent payments... to collections.  Qira covers it all and provides a lot of value along the way. To find out more about how Qira can help you ap...

There are THREE Student Housing Conferences in the month of September!  After all, September is the time when the student housing clocks get reset which makes it a great time to network, reflect, discuss, and make some changes. In this episode, Wes dissects the 3 conferences and interviews 2 of the organizers to review what's on the agendas and what attendees can expect at each one. Interviews inc...

In this special "Behind the Biz" episode, we take a look Vector Travel and how they are helping student housing managers turn vacant units into revenue generating short term rentals. Get more info, go to www. VectorStays.com/SHI To Contact Mickey Kropf directly: mickey@vectorstays.com   More info on SHI? Check us out at www. StudentHousingInsight.com Download the SHI Connect App: Apple App Store:...

In this episode Wes sits down with co-hosts (and long time work friends), Adam Yarber and Billie-Page Peterson to talk about Pride month and how student housing managers can help support their residents who identify as LGBTQIA.  We also replay a recent segment from ShopTalk concerning Gender Inclusion and the Roommate Matching Process.  That segment discusses the tools, 3rd party partners, and int...

In this episode, Wes sits down with 3 of the top student housing CEO's at the 2022 Interface conference in Austin, TX to get their perspectives on where the student housing industry is headed.  This year's "From the Top" episode includes Bob Clark from PeakMade Real Estate, Brent Gutwein from Granite Student Living, and Jim Sholders from Campus Life & Style. Student housing leaders, Jenn Cassidy a...

This episode includes our 4th installment for our Profiles in Student Housing series.  In this episode, Wes interviews Mike Mouron of Capstone Real Estate Investments.  Mike was the founder and CEO of Capstone Development Corp which was an industry pioneer and leader of the student housing niche until 2012 when the company was split into 4 separate companies, each with a unique focus on both on an...

The Interface Student Housing Conference is in its 14th year in 2022 and promises to be as big as ever.  In this episode, we sit down with Rich Kelley to get a preview of what attendees can expect.  We are also announcing our new mobile app, SHI Connect. This episode is sponsored by Vector Travel.  Contact them today to find out how they can turn your vacant units into short term rental income.  G...