A New Decade in Vacation Rental Management – Gatlinburg, TN
Session Description:
Vacation rental management companies are witnessing a shifting landscape with an influx of new faces, business models, and customer behavior. Industry leaders will be on stage to discuss regional changes, the competitive environment, new franchise models, preserving our destinations, and the future of vacation rental management in this new decade.
Presented by:
Steve Milo, Vtrips
Jim Olin, C2G Advisors
John Madewell, Vtrips
C.J. Stam III, Southern Comfort Cabin Rentals
Downloadable Handouts:
Amy Hinote is the founder and editor-in-chief of VRM Intel Magazine, which provides news, information and resources for the professionally managed vacation rental industry.
With a background in finance and over 14 years in the vacation rental industry, Hinote has worked with property management companies, technology companies, intermediaries and investors, and provides insider information about the growing vacation rental industry. She also founded the data company, now known as Key Data Dashboard, which provides aggregated market intelligence and reporting for vacation rental managers. Hinote resides between Alabama’s Gulf Coast and Evanston, Illinois.
Co Authors :
John Madewell is the Owner/President of Auntie Belham’s Cabin Rentals, Inc. a Pigeon Forge based property management company that has been managing properties in the Smoky Mountain Region since 1994.
Prior to taking ownership of Auntie Belhams in 2009, John worked for a global manufacturing company holding several roles from Director of Manufacturing and lastly Director of Sales and Marketing for their North American Operations. While there, John facilitated the start-up of manufacturing plants in Dimona, Israel as well as 2 sites in the U.S. as well as structured a technical Sales and Marketing Team to help position the company for the changing global marketplace.
Since joining Auntie Belhams in 2009, John has helped the company navigate and grow through the economic downturn and the ever-changing landscape of the Vacation Rental Management business that the Smoky Mountain Region is currently experiencing.
CJ has more than years of hospitality experience with a wold-class hotel and resort management group. Having achieved many accolades and the distinction of being Employee of the Year at a leading executive business class hotel in in north Atlanta, CJ understands the value of service. He has more than 15 years of rental property management experience after taking over managing his family’s real estate holdings form his father. CJ is an avid outdoor adventurer and first experienced Blue Ridge and the North Georgia mountains as a teenager fishing, rafting, hiking, and mountain biking.
Steve Milo is the Founder and CEO of VTrips, a growing and innovative property management and rental reservation platform that leverages a proprietary technology system to maximize occupancy, revenue growth, and profitability. VTrips manages 2,000 exclusive vacation rental properties in traditional resort destinations ranging from Florida to Hawaii. Steve is a recognized thought leader regarding the evolution of the highly fragmented vacation rental industry, and he is a regular keynote speaker at leading conferences in North America and Europe.
Jim is CEO of C2G Advisors, LLC, a strategic consulting firm specializing in all facets of the hospitality industry, with special emphasis on short-term rentals and resort activities, he has been a leader in the hospitality, resort real estate, and development industries since the 1980s. The company also has a robust M&A operation, and has been responsible for more M&A deals within the vacation rental industry than anyone else in history. Jim provides litigation consulting in the areas of hospitality and business economic loss.
Previously, Jim was Managing Partner of The Sterling Companies, LLC, the President and CEO of ResortQuest International, and the President and CEO of Abbott Resorts and Abbott Realty.
Prior to joining Abbott Resorts, he served in various capacities within the tourism and economic development fields in Florida, beginning with the Florida Department of Commerce. Jim is a licensed real estate broker in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee, and has been appointed to numerous State level committees and task forces by previous Florida Governors and Secretaries of Commerce. Jim is a member of both the prestigious Counselors of Real Estate (CRE), and the Council of Real Estate Broker Managers (CRB) – he is one of only 8 persons currently invited to membership in both organizations simultaneously. Jim also has certifications from the National Association of Realtors as a Resort and Second Home Property Specialist (RSPS), and a Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES). He is also a Certified Negotiations Expert (CNE), and a Fellow with the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Jim currently sits on the Board of Directors of Key Data Dashboard, and Board of Advisors for Host Compliance. Olin is a former Research and Statistics Instructor at the University of Phoenix, and holds a Masters Degree from Florida State University. He is also a founding Board Member of the Onsite Property Managers Association (OPMA) and is a frequent speaker at the Vacation Rental Managers Association (VRMA) National Conference.