Behind the Stays

A podcast by StayWatch

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253 Episodes

  1. From Shark Tank to Shoppable Airbnbs — Meet Julia Rossi

    Published: 8/1/2023
  2. From Vacation Rental Manager, to Wall Street Attorney, to Boutique Hotelier

    Published: 7/28/2023
  3. How to Build the Future of the Vacation Rental Industry

    Published: 7/25/2023
  4. How She Built a Private Club for Hosts Who’ve Mastered the Art of Hospitality

    Published: 7/21/2023
  5. How He Built the MIT of Vacation Rental Communities — Meet Matt Landau

    Published: 7/18/2023
  6. How He Built the Airbnb for Pools — Meet the Founder of Swimply

    Published: 7/14/2023
  7. A Masterclass on Experiential Hospitality with Isaac French (Creator of Live Oak Lake)

    Published: 7/11/2023
  8. His Hospitality Business Helps People Detox from Their Digital Lives — Meet the Co-Founder of Unplugged

    Published: 7/7/2023
  9. Google Flight Alerts but for Airbnbs, a Community of Professional Guests, and other Sponstayneous Updates

    Published: 6/30/2023
  10. The Past, Present, and Future of Vacation Rental Software — Insights from OwnerRez Co-Founder, Paul Waldschmidt

    Published: 6/27/2023
  11. How to Build a Portfolio of Unique (But Really Affordable) Airbnbs

    Published: 6/23/2023
  12. Meet the Guy Airbnb Doesn’t Want You to Know About

    Published: 6/20/2023
  13. Hot Takes on Hospitality, New Ideas for STR Entrepreneurs, and The Founding Story of Behind the Stays

    Published: 6/16/2023
  14. She Worked in PR for The Ritz, St. Regis, and Le Méridien — Now She’s Building Her Own Luxury STR Brand

    Published: 6/13/2023
  15. Housekeeping: Exciting Updates from Sponstayneous and Behind the Stays

    Published: 6/9/2023
  16. Why Airbnb Hosts Should Invest Way More in Design — Hot Takes with Hans Lorei

    Published: 6/6/2023
  17. The Story of The Vermont A-Frame: Thoughts on Unique Stays, the Covid Boom, and Properly Leveraging Influencers

    Published: 6/2/2023
  18. How to Make Your Airbnb Go Viral on Social Media

    Published: 5/30/2023
  19. How to Validate Your Idea Before Building an Experiential Hospitality Company

    Published: 5/26/2023
  20. How to Market Your Short-Term Rental Portfolio in 2023

    Published: 5/24/2023

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Welcome to Behind the Stays — a podcast that shares the stories behind your favorite Airbnbs, boutique hotels, and hospitality brands and the hosts, operators, and entrepreneurs who’ve brought them to life. Every Tuesday and Friday you’ll meet the military veterans, retired flight attendants, tech entrepreneurs, school teachers, single moms, and real estate investors who are all, in their unique ways, shaping the future of travel and hospitality. Discover how these visionaries — from all over the world — have built chic cabins in the mountains, designed bohemian bungalows on the beach, erected eclectic off-grid and nature-immersed escapes, and so much more. Behind the Stays is brought to you by StayWatch — the internet’s best destination for deals on incredible stays across Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and beyond. You can subscribe for free at staywatch.ai Behind the Stays is hosted by Zach Busekrus, Co-Founder and CEO of StayWatch.