OTAs / Distribution Shows

Dec. 28, 2022

Holiday Bonus, Part 2: Our Favorite Episodes of 2022

Tune in for Part 2 of our Holiday Bonus - our two favorite episodes of this past year! Unlocking $4.9 BILLION Dollars in Military Travel to the Vacation Rental Industry, with Anthony Gantt Anthony Gantt, entrepreneur and rece...

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Dec. 14, 2022

How a Young Entrepreneur is Re-imagining Guest Experience Technology,…

Francois Goello who is the founder of Enso Connect joins us today for an interesting tale of how a terrible guest experience led to him founding one of the slickest guest apps on the market. Francois tells us how Enso Connect...

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Nov. 30, 2022

How Strategic Marketing and Technology Paved a Path to Success for Ca…

Dennis Goedheid has built a budding empire in Orlando, that has recently spawned into Miami and Aruba. His entrepreneurial journey began in Belgium, where he learned the fundamentals of marketing and branding which he has ap...

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Nov. 9, 2022

Growing through Acquisitions & Smart Business Principles, with Scott …

Scott Bunce, COO of Cabins for You joins us today for a look behind the curtain of their innovative enterprise that manages properties in the Smoky Mountains and Georgia mountains, with plans to expand into the Florida Panhan...

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Oct. 5, 2022

Building a Start-up in a Grown-up Organization, with Marriott Homes &…

It was beyond a pleasure to sit down with Jennifer Hsieh, VP of Marriott Homes & Villas , to learn about both the challenges and opportunities Marriott has uncovered by bringing one of the world's largest hospitality brands i...

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Aug. 31, 2022

Building the Perfect Tech Stack Starts with the PMS, with Terry Whyte

Terry Whyte joins us today for an insightful look at the past, present and future of the vacation rental industry, and he shares his candid predictions for who will win the long game in vacation rental technology. Named as pa...

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July 27, 2022

What Every Marketer and DMO Should be Thinking About, with Stuart But…

We often talk about the importance of not building your marketing house on someone else’s land (Airbnb, Vrbo, Google etc), but in this episode we discuss how creative marketers are building their brands on their own channels....

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July 20, 2022

We are NOT an Airbnb Business, with Sarah & Annette from Thanks for V…

Sarah Karakaian and Annette Grant from Thanks for Visiting are here today for a lively discussion about the differences between vacation rentals and short term rentals, and the opportunities that exist to work together to str...

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July 13, 2022

Steve Milo: We've Got Questions, He's Got Answers - Q&A with VTrips C…

Steve Milo joins us today for a candid Q&A you DON’T want to miss! As founder and CEO of Vtrips, Steve has grown the company from a handful of vacation rentals in 2006 to nearly 7,000, acquiring 10 companies just in the past ...

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July 6, 2022

Unlocking $4.9 BILLION Dollars in Military Travel to the Vacation Ren…

Anthony Gantt, entrepreneur and recently retired Officer for the United States Marine Corps after 22 years, joins us today to tell a tale of what it truly means to build a purpose-built startup. During his service, Anthony wa...

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June 1, 2022

It’s the 1st of the Month! Bonus Episode - June 2022

It's the 1st of the Month! Tune in for our short and SUITE bonus episode series where we discuss news, upcoming events. trends, and anything of interest in the world of vacation and short term rentals. We're at the VRMA Execu...

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May 25, 2022

How Planting Seeds Turns into ROL (Return on Luck), with Hostaway CEO…

In this insightful and candid interview with Hostaway CEO, Marcus Räder takes us on an eye-opening journey of what companies really learn as they attempt to grow with investment capital. Marcus joins us today as another membe...

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May 11, 2022

99 STR Problems, But Airbnb Ain’t One: The Direct Booking Playbook wi…

Tune in for today's episode with Boostly CEO Mark Simpson, joining us from across the pond to chat about the importance of building a book direct strategy. The Pandemic showed the short term rental industry how dangerous it c...

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May 4, 2022

Creating a Sustainable Competitive Edge, with Ed St. Onge, President …

Tune in for Part 2 of our episode with Ed St. Onge, President of Flip.to and Founder of the first ever channel management software for hotels, EZ Yield. On last week's episode, Ed took us through the early days of channel and...

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April 27, 2022

The Early Days of Travel Disruption with The OG of Channel Management…

This is Part 1 of a special 2 part series with Ed St. Onge, President of Flip.to (and the OG of Channel Management). Why are there 2 episodes? Because 1 just wasn't enough! Ed takes us on a journey that is nothing short of as...

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