SOLUTIONS FOR THE TOP 5 STAFFING CHALLENGES FACING SHORT-TERM RENTAL BUSINESSES TODAY:
LABOR SHORTAGES, RISING COSTS, TALENT WAR, OUTSOURCING, AND BUSINESS UNCERTAINTY
FROM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT TO VACATION RENTAL TECH COMPANIES
The labor market is tighter than ever, costs are rising, the war for talent is heating up, and the looming threat of a recession has added fuel to the fire. Property managers and solutions providers alike are struggling to handle critical functions of their business.
Join us for this FREE 1-hour-long online conference for practical advice and insightful data on two main staffing challenges:
1. We will give you concrete, immediate steps to take to bridge the staffing gap - from cleaning, maintenance, marketing, tech development, customer support, to operations.
2. HR and personnel tend to be the biggest expense in vacation rentals. Learn how to optimize these costs in the mid-to-longer-term.
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Thursday, JULY 28, 2022 at 11:00 am EST / 8:00 am PST
(Recording available if you sign up)
Which questions can you expect to learn the answers to at the conference?
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What steps can vacation rental managers and tech solutions providers take QUICKLY to solve staffing issues?
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How can you optimize your human resource and personnel expensens in the longer term?
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What are the best approaches when hiring for different functions e.g. cleaning vs. marketing?
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How to use tools like retraining to lower attrition and improve profitability?
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How to think about offshoring vs. inshoring, and using different types of employee contracts to reduce churn and expenses?
MEET OUR PARTNERS
MEET OUR PANEL OF SPEAKERS
HOW ARE STAFFING CHALLENGES DIFFERENT FOR PROPERTY MANAGERS VS. TECH PROVIDERS AND HOW MAY EACH OVERCOME THEM?
KELLY ODOR
MARKETING DIRECTOR, BOOKSTER
Kelly Odor the Marketing Director of Bookster, a Property Management software based in Scotland. Kelly has 6 years of experience in the holiday rentals industry and 20 years in marketing. She has gathered experience working across a range of industries, from global FTSE100 financial services to small start-ups.
Kelly is passionate about combining her passions of marketing, business and product development to find solutions to the challenges faced by holiday rental property managers.
Working at Bookster with hundreds of property managers has given Kelly unique insight into their emerging concerns, such as staffing shortages, and the creative solutions they have used to overcome these challenges.
As Marketing Director of Bookster Kelly also understands firsthand how staffing works for a vacation rental tech solutions provider.
WHEN MUST YOUR OUTSOURCE STAFFING NEEDS AND CAN YOU MINIMIZE ASSOCIATED COSTS AND RISKS?
LUKE BUJARSKI,
CO-FOUNDER, EXTENTEAM
Luke has worked in staffing, travel, and hospitality for over a decade. As head of growth for Extenteam, Luke works directly with new and existing partners to optimize remote staffing strategies across guest relations, marketing, bookkeeping, and other front and back of house functions.
Prior to Extenteam, Luke was the Head of Real Estate at Stay Gia, a flexible rentals brand operating in various markets throughout the United States. Luke was also research director with Skift Research and research director, Europe for Phocuswright. Prior to working in vacation rentals Luke worked at Nearshore Americas, a publishing and advisory firm specialized in outsourcing in Latin American Markets. He has a master's degree in urban planning and now lives in the Chicago area.
Through his work at Extenteam, Luke has acquired enviable insight into data around labor shortages in the United States, and the factors contributing to it. During the conference, Luke will share steps property managers and tech solutions providers can take when outsourcing their staffing needs to make sure costs are low and operations seamless.
HOW CAN LARGE STR COMPANIES DIFFERENTIATE THEMSELVES TO ATTRACT THE BEST TALENT AT SCALE?
STEVE TROVER
CEO, BETTER TALENT
Steve Trover is a 25-year vacation rental industry veteran, having founded and led a four-location vacation rental management company, designed, developed, and/or built hundreds of vacation homes, emerged as a technology strategist within the industry, and more.
As the former president of the Vacation Rental Manager Association (VRMA) and vice-president over a five-year period, Steve’s volunteer life includes time on the board of several industry associations.
He serves multiple organizations across various aspects of the industry in an advisory capacity and has been involved in mergers and acquisitions of large-scale companies across the vacation rental landscape.
He is the founder and CEO of Better Talent. A subscription-based talent acquisition company focused on the rapidly growing vacation rental industry. He firmly believes in his mantra "The Best Teams Win" and is passionate about helping vacation rental companies grow and retain the very best talent.
During the conference, Steve will share what larger vacation rental businesses can shape internal culture and staffing processes to attract the best talent and keep attrition low.
HOW IS THE OUTLOOK FOR STAFFING IN VACATION RENTALS IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND WHAT ROLE MIGHT THE RECESSION PLAY?
THIBAULT MASSON,
FOUNDER & CEO, RENTAL SCALE-UP
Thibault is both a vacation rental property manager and a vacation rental technology marketer. He's the founder of Rental Scale-Up, a short-term rental news, analysis, and consulting business. He has launched and managed villas and apartments in Paris, Bali, and St. Barths.
He has also led several innovative projects to create new tools and news services for short-term rental operators, vacation rental managers, and individual hosts.
He has experience of working for international online travel agencies, such as ebookers and Booking.com.
Recently, he created a private network for short-term rental pros looking to achieve business goals, find peer support and feedback, and become recognised voices in the industry.
Using recent industry data around vacation rental trends and financial activity, Thibault will share how the staffing shortage might take shape in the near future, as well as new challenges and opportunities the imminent recession may present in relation to staffing.
Businesses are struggling to find the right talent due to labor shortages and rising costs, severely hampering daily operations and experiencing losses.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to find good employees, and businesses are feeling the pressure.
Our online conference dedicated to staffing solutions can help you overcome these challenges and find tactics to attract the best talent for your business, not only in the short-term, but also through changes that optimize your personnel costs in the long term.
Our panel of experts will share success stories and best practices for you to emulate, as well as creative solutions you can consider.
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WHY SHOULD I ATTEND THIS ONLINE CONFERENCE?
Curated Speakers & Actionable Content
We are bringing together speakers with years of experience finding talented employees for the short-term rental industry.
Attend from anywhere! On your computer, mobile, or tablet
Get the insights you need right where you are. Watch the recording when it fits your schedule!
World-Class Quality Content
This is not a webinar where people just chat away around a topic. We take pride in delivering you the absolute best content so that you can get results at a time of high uncertainty.
HOW TO GET IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO WORLD CLASS ACTIONABLE ADVICE THANKS TO THIS CONFERENCE?
This conference is part of a series of monthly conferences with key industry members hosted by Rental Scale-Up. The hosts and speakers of this conference are donating their time and advice to support our industry. In this conference, four experts will focus on the best forward to find and manage the right taff for your vacation rental business. You can get your FREE ticket to this exclusive conference right here. If you are unable to attend live, the ticket will enable you to watch a session recording at a later time.
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