Corporate to Comfort: One Hosts Journey to STR Innovation and Family Balance
Follow our guest In this podcast, Moneesha, founder of KVM Stays in Peterborough, UK, shares her journey from a demanding job to creating a flexible property business. She highlights KVM Stays’ focus on high-end accommodations for contractors and business travelers, named after her family members. Moneesha emphasizes proactive strategies for securing direct bookings, such as […]
Eco-Friendly Success: Crafting a Sustainable STR Business Model
Follow our guest In this podcast, Liam and Emma explore Mill Farm Eco Barns, a sustainable holiday home business in Norfolk. Emma recounts her transition from environmental scientist and charity director to starting this eco-friendly accommodation with her husband. The business offers luxurious stays while prioritizing sustainability, utilizing biomass boilers, heat pumps, and photovoltaic panels. […]
In the Mind of a Mentor: Conversations with Robin Waite the Fearless Business Coach
Follow our guest Link In this podcast, Robin and Mark discuss strategies for entrepreneurial success, emphasizing quick iteration and testing new ideas. Robin suggests launching a minimum viable product within 48 hours. Mark highlights Robin’s background as a business coach, ex-website designer, and author. Robin shares his journey from systems analyst to founding a web […]
Streamlining Stays: How Charge Automation Delivers a Slick Guest Experience
Follow our guest Link In this podcast, the Boostly podcast hosts Flo, Chief Revenue Officer from Charge Automation. Flo discusses common issues in the short-term rental and boutique hotel industry, focusing on challenges such as fraudulent bookings and chargebacks. Charge Automation addresses these issues with guest verification and payment automation, enhancing the guest experience while […]
Integrating Can Monkey for Seamless STR Maintenance
Follow our guest In this podcast episode of the Boostly podcast featuring the STR collab, Mark introduces guest Alex from Can Monkey, who discusses waste management solutions for short-term rental properties. Alex explains how Can Monkey automates trash management for property hosts by integrating properties into existing operational routes for automated trash disposal. The service […]
AutoPilot Profits: Harnessing Hands-Off Marketing for Customer Retention
Follow our guest Link In this Boostly podcast episode, Sam, CEO of GoSTR Marketing, and host Liam discuss effective marketing strategies for short-term rental operators. Sam emphasizes the necessity of unique strategies to differentiate and elevate a brand, advocating for direct engagement with past guests through innovative, automated marketing solutions. He introduces GoSTR Marketing, which […]
Service Management Solutions: Boosting Productivity and Profits
Follow our guest Link Instagram In this episode of the Boostly Podcast, Dale Smith, CEO of Host&Stay, shares insights into building his property management business. Starting with his first property investment, his company has grown to manage over 1,000 properties across the UK. Dale emphasizes the importance of proactive marketing from the start, setting Host&Stay […]
STR Collab: Latest Updates & Furnishing for Success with Minoan
Follow our guest In this episode of The Boostly Podcast, part of the STR Collab mini-series, hosts Mark and Madison explore the intersection of collaboration and innovation in the short-term rental (STR) industry with a guest from Minoan, a company specializing in enhancing STR revenue through strategic interior furnishings. They discuss Airbnb’s initiative to verify […]
AI Roundtable: How AI Assistants are Transforming Hospitality
Follow our guest In this podcast, Mark hosted a roundtable with AI leaders in hospitality, featuring Cole (Host AI), Clive (Hello Hosty), Naim (Guest Guru), Luca (Jurny), and Sam (Bestie AI). They explored AI’s transformative role in enhancing efficiency, maintaining a competitive edge, and automating repetitive tasks within the hospitality sector. The discussion also touched […]
Behind the Curtain: The Man Airbnb Wishes to Keep Hidden
Follow our guest Link In this podcast, Mark interviews Enrico Schaeffer of Traverse Legal PLC, a lawyer deeply involved in representing Airbnb hosts. Schaeffer discusses his entry into legal disputes against Airbnb, spurred by the company’s response to COVID-19 refunds, violating hosts’ cancellation policies. His firm has handled hundreds of cases, ranging from COVID-related refunds […]