Alex & Annie Vacation Rental Podcast
Oct. 2, 2024

Closing Out Strong: Revenue Management and Market Insights for Q4 2024 with Rebecca Ballart of Rev & Research

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Aug. 1, 2024

1st of the Month Bonus Episode: The Costs and Benefits of Multi-Channel Distribution in Vacation Rentals with Simon Lehmann

Exclusive offer for Alex & Annie listeners: Get $400 off your onboarding fee when you partner with Hostaway using this link: http://get.hostaway.com/alexandannie Welcome to our August 1st of the month bonus episode! Today, w…
Guest: Simon Lehmann
March 13, 2024

The Battleground Baddies: CJ Stam, Travis Wilburn & Julie Byrd Weigh in on New Innovations in VR Technology

Get the inside scoop on the latest vacation rental technology trends! Alex & Annie are joined by DARM Battleground Baddies: Travis Wilburn, CJ Stam, and Julie Byrd to break down the groundbreaking innovations from this year'…
Jan. 3, 2024

Spotlight on Exceptional Property Managers: LIVE with 30A Beach Girls

In the latest episode of "Alex and Annie, the Real Women of Vacation Rentals," we’re in for a treat to an insightful conversation with the dynamic duo of 30A Beach Girls, Hollie and Lisa. Nestled in a stunning vacation home …
Dec. 20, 2023

Holiday Bonus - Our Top Episode of 2023: How to Explain Changes in Revenue and Bookings to Your Homeowners

Join us for an exclusive throwback to our most viewed episode of the year with Ben Coleman - Founder of Rev & Research, Vanessa Humes - Director of Sales & Marketing at InterCoastal Net Designs and Lance Stitcher - Broker/Ow…
Nov. 24, 2023

Revving up for DARM with Rebecca Ballart & Ben Coleman

In this engaging episode of Alex and Annie: The Real Women of Vacation Rentals we are joined once again by Ben Coleman, the visionary founder of Rev and Research, alongside the Chief Operating Officer, Rebecca Ballart. Rev …
Nov. 1, 2023

1st of the Month Bonus Episode: And the Major Award Goes to... Lance & Elaine Stitcher!

For this November 1st of the Month Bonus Episode, Alex & Annie welcome Lance and Elaine Stitcher - Owners of Seaside Vacations & Sales - a full-service, boutique Vacation Rental company that operates in Chincoteague Island, …
Sept. 13, 2023

Conquer Social Media and Turn Posts Into Revenue with the CEO of Revpar Media, Calvin Tilokee

Today joining Alex & Annie is Calvin Tilokee, CEO & Creative Director of Revpar Media - a social media management company that works with hotels and takes a strategic approach to growing your audience and turning them into c…
Sept. 1, 2023

1st of the Month Bonus Episode: Sarah Franzen Announces Her New Journey

On the September 1st of the Month Bonus Episode, Alex & Annie are joined by Sarah Franzen - the ex-Director of Revenue Management & Analytics at Natural Retreats - a luxury vacation rental management company operating in som…
Guest: Sarah Franzen
July 5, 2023

How to Explain Changes in Revenue and Bookings to Your Homeowners

In this episode, Alex & Annie are joined by a panel of experts to help guide you on a pressing topic - How to Explain Changes in Revenue and Bookings to Your Homeowners. 2023 is not turning out to be as profitable as expecte…
April 19, 2023

2023 Update: Markets, Revenue, Bookings & More with Melanie Brown of Key Data

For today’s episode, we talk to Melanie Brown. Melanie is the Director of Data and Analytics at Key Data, the leading analytics and benchmarking company for the vacation rental industry. Melanie has a strong background in da…
Guest: Melanie Brown
April 14, 2023

Breaking News: Key Data Dashboard and Rev & Research Form New Partnership

In today’s episode, Alex and Annie feature two special guests, Jason Sprenkle, CEO of Key Data Dashboard, and Ben Coleman, President of Rev & Research. They unveil a new partnership between their two organizations to better …
March 15, 2023

Increasing Last Minute Bookings through Flexible Availability, with Whimstay CEO David Weiss

In today’s episode, Alex and Annie chat with David Weiss, the CEO of Whimstay. He shares his background in vacation rentals and the global payments space and his journey to becoming Whimstay's CEO. David discusses how last-m…
Guest: David Weiss
March 1, 2023

1st of the Month Bonus Episode, with Steve Milo and Miriam Ramsey of Vtrips

In today’s episode, Alex and Annie welcome Steve Milo and Miriam Ramsey, the Founder/CEO and Regional Business Development Director of Vtrips respectively. They discuss the latest trends observed from the IMN Conference, the…
Feb. 15, 2023

Revenue Management Tips & Trends for Vacation Rentals in 2023, with Rev & Research

In today’s episode, Alex and Annie welcome Ben Coleman and Rebecca Ballart , Revenue Management Consultants for Rev & Research . They share the trends they observe in today's market, with the most notable being shrinking lea…