Leadership Shows

Send us a message! In this episode, Alex & Annie sit down with Arlen Busenitz to talk about his unconventional path from a Kansas farm to pastoring a small-town church, volunteering as an EMT, working with NASA through a defe...

Send us a message! In this unfiltered conversation, Sarah Bradford joins us once again to break down the most common and costly mistakes she sees vacation rental operators still making today. Drawing from more than two decade...

Send us a message! In this episode, we are joined by Jim DeVos , industry veteran, former co-owner of Best Beach Getaways , for the first public reveal of VR Works — the backend system he spent years building to fix the opera...

Send us a message! In this episode, we sit down with Brandon Hall , Founder and CEO of Hallson Hospitality , to explore how a guest-first philosophy can become a true engine for growth in the vacation rental industry. Brandon...

Send us a message! When everything you’ve built disappears overnight, how do you begin again? In this episode, we sit down with Angela “Angie” Leone, founder of Coconut Condos in Maui, to share a story of loss, faith, and reb...

Send us a message! Big news to kick off the month! 🚀 In this first-of-the-month bonus episode, Alex & Annie sit down with the Boom founders, Moran, Shahar, and Alon Goldboim , to talk about Boom’s recent $12.7 million fundin...

Send us a message! In this episode, we’re joined by Kerri Gibson , CEO and Co-Founder of Chalets Hygge , a hospitality brand inspired by the Scandinavian idea of hygge — finding joy and contentment in life’s quieter moments. ...

Send us a message! As hospitality companies race to scale, many face a difficult trade-off: grow fast or stay personal. But Zzzing, a leading hospitality brand based in Malta, is proving you can do both. In this episode, we’r...

Send us a message! This year marks 40 years of the Vacation Rental Management Association (VRMA), a milestone that comes at a pivotal time for the industry. In this episode, Alex & Annie sit down with Anne Gardner, Executive ...

Send us a message! What does it take to scale luxury vacation rentals while protecting the legacy of the brands that built them? In this episode, Alex & Annie welcome back Scott Wiseman, CEO of Nocturne Luxury Villas, for an ...

Send us a message! In this special first-of-the-month bonus episode, Alex & Annie sit down with longtime friend and industry leader Tyann Marcink Hammond to talk about a timely and much-needed initiative to support host educa...

Send us a message! What if imposter syndrome wasn’t a weakness, but a sign you’re growing? In this episode, Alex and Annie are joined by Michelle Marquis, founder of The Marquis Effect and now author of The Bossy Girl’s Guide...

Send us a message! This week, Alex & Annie sit down with Valerie Gangas, Founder & CEO of Juniper Holiday + Homes, for a conversation that blends business, design, and deep personal transformation. Valerie shares how Juniper ...

Send us a message! What did it take to bring vacation rentals into the mainstream and what did we lose along the way? In this episode of Alex & Annie: The Real Women of Vacation Rentals, we’re joined by industry veteran and F...

Send us a message! In our first of the month bonus episode, we’re joined by two well-known names in the vacation rental industry: Lino Maldonado and Brady Stump, co-founders of the newly launched StakeholdersVR. You’ve probab...

Send us a message! Is your short-term rental business growing, or just getting harder to manage? In this episode, we sit down with Patrick Stewart, CEO of Grand Welcome, to explore how franchising offers property managers a s...

Send us a message! In our first-of-the-month bonus episode, we are joined by Orlie Benjamin, founder and CEO of Lasoh, a marketing technology platform designed to help vacation rental operators own their guest relationships a...

Send us a message! In this episode, we sit down with two industry powerhouses: Dennis Goedheid , CEO of Casiola, and Shahar Goldboim , CEO of Boom and founder of DesignedVR, to unpack the story behind their groundbreaking new...

Send us a message! In this empowering episode of Alex & Annie: The Real Women of Vacation Rentals, Shelley Brown joins us to talk about how breaking outdated expectations and embracing your weird can lead to more authentic le...

Send us a message! In this episode of Alex & Annie: The Real Women of Vacation Rentals, we’re joined by Ian Ackland, Managing Director of the Americas at Booking.com, for a candid look at how one of the world's largest travel...

Send us a message! In this week’s episode, Matt Landau returns to the show to share one of the most personal and transformational shifts of his career — a journey from building systems and scaling success to rediscovering the...

Send us a message! In this episode of Alex & Annie: The Real Women of Vacation Rentals, we sit down with Boogie Wittenburg, the new CEO of TravelNet Solutions, makers of Track PMS. With a background in mission-critical techno...

Send us a message! In this episode of Alex & Annie: The Real Women of Vacation Rentals, we sit down with Julie Brinkman, CEO of Beyond, to explore how the company is transforming the way property managers approach pricing and...

Send us a message! In this soul-stirring episode of Alex & Annie: The Real Women of Vacation Rentals , we sit down with Brittany Blackman, former vacation rental business owner turned leadership coach and founder of Discover ...