Lauren Madewell
Lauren Madewell is the Chief Operating Officer of her family’s 28 year old business, Auntie Belham's Cabin Rentals, located in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Known for their true Southern Hospitality, Auntie Belham’s has learned that operating with a certain mantra in mind… “What Would Dolly Do?”… will never steer them wrong in their mission to be the Friendliest Folks In The Smokies
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Feb. 1, 2023
1st of the Month Bonus Episode: We Are Not Airbnb… So What ARE We?
On today’s episode, we’re featuring our recent panel at DESTICON, a virtual conference that brought together tourism and hospitality professionals from the DMO (Destination marketing organization) space. In our session, we discussed how professional managers can work with their DMOs and CVBs to promote responsible tourism. (DMO = designated marketing organization and CVB = convention visitor’s bureau. These organizations are typically funded by local and state tourism dollars, and exist to promo...
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Nov. 23, 2022
Behind the Success of Every Small Business is a Family, with Lauren Madewell
Lauren Madewell joins us today to share the story of her family's business, Auntie Belham's Cabin Rentals. The company is ran by Lauren and her sister Mallory, along with their Dad, John Madewell, who fell into vacation rentals when a relative passed away and left the business to John in 2008. The family rose to the occasion, and has grown the company into one of the most respected outfits in the Smoky Mountains with a loyal following of guests that return year after year. Topics we cover: The i...
Guest: Lauren Madewell