Behind the Stays

253 Episodes

1. How They Transformed a 100-Year-Old Beach House into a Chic Airbnb (And Booked it Fully in Just 11 Days)

   Published: 1/2/2024
2. Reflections and Ideas on Leadership, Branding, and Innovating from Best Western’s Former CEO

   Published: 12/19/2023
3. How to Merge Luxury, Sustainability, and MICHELIN-Star Experiences — The Story of the Kabn Company

   Published: 12/15/2023
4. He Worked in Luxury Hotels for 20 Years — Now He’s Building the Future of Experiential Travel

   Published: 12/12/2023
5. They Sold Their Auto Body Shop — Then Built the Country’s Most Wish-Listed Summer Escape on Airbnb

   Published: 12/8/2023
6. Winter Housekeeping: Sponstayneous and Behind the Stays in 2024

   Published: 12/5/2023
7. From Hops to Hospitality: Crafting a Curation of the World’s Top Glamping Sites

   Published: 12/1/2023
8. From Apple Intern to Hospitality Tech Entrepreneur: How Margot Schmorak Built Hostfully

   Published: 11/28/2023
9. How to Build the Next Generation of Great Vacation Rental Businesses

   Published: 11/22/2023
10. How a Former Airbnb Employee is Reimagining How to Buy a Vacation Home — This is the Story of Summer

    Published: 11/17/2023
11. How to Design The Right Marketing Strategy for YOUR Vacation Rental Business

    Published: 11/16/2023
12. How He Won Airbnb’s ”OMG!” Contest and Used the Cash to Build Bubble Retreats

    Published: 11/15/2023
13. How to Build a Supernatural Hospitality Company — The Story of Arcana

    Published: 11/10/2023
14. Mastering Vacation Rental Marketing: A Special 3-Part Podcast Series with BuildUp Bookings

    Published: 11/8/2023
15. The Business of Bill Faeth: A Look at His Content Business, STR Portfolio, and Events Company

    Published: 11/7/2023
16. He’s Built Businesses in Energy, Tech, and Media — Now He’s Building a Next-Generation Resort in Broken Bow

    Published: 11/3/2023
17. Vacation Rental Secrets: Lessons Learned from 50 STR Experts (with Brooke Pfautz)

    Published: 10/31/2023
18. How They Built a Dome Micro-Resort on Top of a Waterfall

    Published: 10/27/2023
19. The Future of Vacation Rental Management Companies — Stories and Ideas from a Former VRMA President

    Published: 10/24/2023
20. He Built the World’s #1 Hotel Marketing Website — Now He’s Building the Hottest Community in Hospitality.

    Published: 10/20/2023