The Vacation Rental Manager's Podcast with Sarah and T

By Sarah Bradford/Tim Cafferty

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Subscribers: 28
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Episodes: 173

sandi
 Mar 20, 2023
Sarah and T are always insightful, always educational and always fun. Thanks for helping to build our professional vacation rental managers community!

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This is The Vacation Rental Manager's Podcast with Sarah and T.. The first podcast dedicated to the professional vacation rental manager. Join Sarah Bradford and Tim Cafferty on their journey through day to day issues affecting the professional vacation rental manager. From the Coast to the Mountains, Sarah and T have been covering all things vacation rental for over 7 years and counting. 


Episode Date
Episode 174 - Sarah and T Answer Our Listeners' Toughest Questions
Apr 29, 2024
Episode 173 - The Magic of AI in Vacation Rentals w/ Meaghan Moylan
Apr 15, 2024
Episode 172: Tim Rosolio (The Boss at VRBO) Checks in with 2024 Trends
Apr 01, 2024
Episode 171 - John DiJulius, The Employee Experience Revolution
Mar 18, 2024
Episode 170 - Melanie Brown of Key Data Dishes Out 2024 Vacation Rental Trends
Mar 04, 2024
Episode 169: The OG of VR returns! Carl Shepherd of Homeaway, Reprised.
Feb 19, 2024
Episode 168 - Budgeting for Vacation Rental Managers
Feb 05, 2024
Episode 167 - "Be Amazing or Go Home!" w/ Shep Hyken
Jan 22, 2024
Episode 166 - Optimize Your Logistics with Max Farley
Jan 08, 2024
Episode 165 - Takeaways From 2023's VR Women's Summit and DARM
Dec 25, 2023
Episode 164 - What is a "Zoomer" and how do you deal with them? A conversation with Cal DiJulius.
Dec 11, 2023
Episode 163 - EOS, (Not TS's Tour). A deep dive with Matt Durrette
Nov 27, 2023
Episode 162 - 14 Ways to Blast Your Email Marketing Into a Booking Machine
Nov 13, 2023
Episode 161 - 33 VRMA Conference Attendees Share Their Key Takeaways
Oct 30, 2023
Episode 160 - David Angotti, The Vacation Rental Content Marketing Dumbledore
Oct 16, 2023
Episode 159 - BED BUGS! It's Not A Question of If, But When. Be Ready.
Oct 02, 2023
Episode 158 - Three Ways to Connect With Your Homeowners
Sep 18, 2023
Episode 157 - Vacation Rental Fraud and the Quasi Hostage Taking Crisis
Sep 04, 2023
Episode 156 - Direct Vacation Rental Bookings Are the Best: Here's How
Aug 21, 2023
Episode 155 - I've Had It! (Vacation Rental Managers' Rants)
Aug 07, 2023
Episode 154 - Vacation Rental Decor with an Expert Flair
Jul 24, 2023
Episode 153 - Your VRBO Listing Blows!
Jul 10, 2023
Episode 152 - Vacation Rental Employees vs Contractors: What You Need to Know
Jun 26, 2023
151 - Insurance Needed for Vacation Rental Managers: Are You Covered?
Jun 12, 2023
150 - How to Make Your Vacation Rentals Stand Out From the Rest
May 29, 2023
Episode 149 - Who's Your Morris?
May 15, 2023
Episode 148 - How Many Guests Are Too Many? Our Rent Responsibly Summit Session
May 01, 2023
Episode 147 - John DiJulius [Part 2], The Passion for Service
Apr 17, 2023
Episode 146 - John DiJulius [Part 1], Creating a Customer Service Revolution thru Relationships
Apr 03, 2023
Episode 145 - VR Vendors You Can't Live Without - Part 2
Mar 20, 2023
Episode 144 - VR Vendors You Can't Live Without - Part 1
Mar 06, 2023
Episode 143 - Get Involved to Get Better!
Feb 20, 2023
Episode 142 - Dirty Little Secrets of the Vacation Rental Industry
Feb 06, 2023
Episode 141 - Do what your competitors are NOT
Jan 23, 2023
Episode 140 - Pullover Moments from 2022’s Top 10 Most Listened to Shows
Jan 09, 2023
Episode 139 - 2023 Predictions from Industry Leaders
Dec 26, 2022
Episode 138 - CEO Ryan Bailey on One Stop Shop VR Software Strategy
Dec 12, 2022
Episode 137 - Tim Rosolio of VRBO Answers Your Questions
Nov 28, 2022
Episode 136 Sarah and T Tackle Roundtable Questions
Nov 14, 2022
Episode 135 - VRMA International Conference Takeaways
Oct 31, 2022
Episode 134 Sell Your VRMA Session To Us!
Oct 17, 2022
Episode 133 - Sarah and T's "Don't Miss" Session Recommendations at VRMA International Conference
Oct 03, 2022
Episode 132 - Our Loyal Listeners' Live Questions for Sarah and T
Sep 19, 2022
Episode 131 - GOSsiP: 4 Measures of Your VR Company's Health
Sep 05, 2022
Episode 130 - How to Lose Property Owners
Aug 22, 2022
Episode 129 - The King of Data Jason Sprenkle Delivers the Numbers
Aug 08, 2022
Episode 128 - Raising Kids in the VR Business: A Healthy Approach
Jul 25, 2022
Episode 127 - An Orthogonal Outsider: Greg Lindsay
Jul 11, 2022
Episode 126 - Learn, Earn, & Return: John Suzuki "Retires"
Jun 27, 2022
Episode 125 Expedia Makes a Big Move
Jun 13, 2022
Episode 124 - We have news - Sarah Sold!
May 30, 2022
Episode 123 - 12 (or maybe more) Tips on Selecting (and Selling to) Homeowners
May 16, 2022
Episode 122 - Meet Sibylle Kim, The One House Giant in Vacation Rentals
May 02, 2022
Episode 121 - It is As If You Were There - Spring conference takeaways with Sarah and T
Apr 18, 2022
Episode 120 - Website Pet Peeves Revisited
Apr 04, 2022
Episode 119 - An Untapped Niche: VRs for Disabilities with Lorraine Woodward
Mar 21, 2022
Episode 118 - Kumbaya: How To Make Your Company Retreat Rock!
Mar 07, 2022
Episode 117 - "Time Tested Tactics" to Keep Your Employees
Feb 21, 2022
Episode 116 - How to lose your staff without even trying!
Feb 07, 2022
Episode 115 - Expedia Chief Jeff Hurst returns to Sarah and T!
Jan 24, 2022
Episode 114 How to Roll Out New Ideas in 2022
Jan 10, 2022
Episode 113 - Year End Wrap up and Predictions for 2022
Dec 27, 2021
Episode 112 - The Velvet Machete, Amber Hurdle, the Bombshell Business Woman
Dec 13, 2021
Episode 111 - How to Create, Deliver & Integrate A Mission That Sticks
Nov 29, 2021
Episode 110 - The Hottest Amenities to Have in Your Properties
Nov 15, 2021
Episode 109 - Advocacy in Vacation Rentals with Tiffany Edwards
Nov 01, 2021
Episode 108 - With a Little Help From Our Friends. VRMA 2021 Conference Takeaways
Oct 18, 2021
Episode 107 - So How Was YOUR Season? And YOUR Best Idea?
Oct 04, 2021
Episode 106 - Not In My Backyard. What to do when Governmental Regulation Comes to Your Town
Sep 20, 2021
Episode 105 - Shaun Stewart DARM Keynote Speaker Talks the Future of Vacation Rentals
Sep 06, 2021
Episode 104 - The DARM Conference Wrap Up Show
Aug 23, 2021
Episode 103 - The Big Switch. Matt Landau takes over Sarah and T
Aug 10, 2021
Episode 102 - A Preview of the DARM conference in Charleston, SC
Jul 26, 2021
Episode 101 - 7 Things You Need To Do When You Are Crazy Busy
Jul 12, 2021
Episode 100 - A Celebration for Sarah and T
Jun 28, 2021
Episode 99 - Top of the Bed. A Recommended Approach.
Jun 14, 2021
Episode 98 - Kevin Locraft, Partner Success Chief at VRBO and Expedia
May 31, 2021
Episode 97 - Photography can make you or break you.
May 17, 2021
Episode 96 - Jeff Hurst, President of VRBO, Talks All Things Vacation Rentals
May 03, 2021
Episode 95 - Sarah and T "Should on you." What you should be doing on your website
Apr 19, 2021
Episode 94 - Sarah and T's VR Website Pet Peeves
Apr 05, 2021
Episode 93 - The Elevate Conference Wrap Up - Live Recording
Mar 22, 2021
Episode 92 - You Never Get a 2nd Chance To Make a 1st Impression
Mar 08, 2021
Episode 91 - VRM Intel Myth Busters plus!
Feb 22, 2021
Episode 90 - Sarah and T Talk to Property Owners in their Program
Feb 08, 2021
Episode 89 - A Baker's Dozen of Questions a Potential Owner Should Ask You
Jan 25, 2021
Episode 88 - Data to Drive Your Company to New Heights in 2021
Jan 11, 2021
Episode 87 - The Year That Was 2020. Sarah and T Tie it Up in a Bow
Dec 28, 2020
Episode 86 - The Mini Seminar Series: Brian Moffatt and Passing the Eye Test
Dec 14, 2020
Episode 85 - The Mini Seminar Series: Matt Tesdall Working Hard and Playing Harder
Nov 30, 2020
Episode 84 - The Mini Seminar Series: Aaron Linfoot - Solutions and Opportunities in the Vacation Rental Business
Nov 16, 2020
Episode 83 - The Mini Seminar Series. Beverly Serral and the Flockers
Nov 02, 2020
Episode 82: The Mini Seminar Series - Danielle Johnson: Cheese, Ice Cream and Family (Episode 82)
Oct 19, 2020
Episode 81: The Mini Seminar Series - Audrey Miller's Maine Thing (Episode 81)
Oct 05, 2020
Episode 80 - Sarah & T Talk about What's Hot
Sep 21, 2020
Episode 79 - Planning for a Disaster (Where's Your Football?!)
Aug 24, 2020
Episode 78 - Dear Property Owner
Aug 10, 2020
Episode 77 - Ali Cammelletti talks Leadership, Organization and Self-care
Jul 27, 2020
Episode 76 - Sue Jones the V.R. H.R. Expert talks Covid-19
Jul 13, 2020
Episode 75 - Top 10 Pressing issues on VR Forums
Jun 29, 2020
Episode 74 - Biggest Fails in Vacation Rental Management Part 2
Jun 15, 2020
Episode 73 - John Ruhlin, The Doctor of Gift Giving
Jun 01, 2020
Episode 72 - So, How is Business? 16 VRMs from around the country report on their business
May 18, 2020
Episode 71 - Michelle Williams talks VRHP's new Covid-19 cleaning standards
May 04, 2020
Episode 70 - Finding Silver Linings with Sharon Keefe and Matt Landau
Apr 20, 2020
Episode 69 - Sarah and T talk Covid-19 response
Apr 06, 2020
Episode 68 - Amy Hinote of VRM Intel talks Covid-19 (Call with Feedback! 336-612-1612)
Mar 23, 2020
Episode 67 - Andrew McConnell tackles Google, Book Direct and "Covid-19"
Mar 09, 2020
Episode 66 - Our Biggest, Most Outrageous, Crazy Fails!
Feb 24, 2020
Episode 65 - Justin Ford and the Safety Dance
Feb 10, 2020
Episode 64 - Clara Liang, Airbnb's Head of Professional Hosting
Jan 27, 2020
Episode 63 - 4 Ways to Fend Off Owner Drama
Jan 06, 2020
Episode 62 - Jeff Hurst, The Head Coach at VRBO
Dec 30, 2019
Episode 61: The Best of 2019 - Our Top 10 Episodes + Predictions reviewed and made
Dec 16, 2019
Episode 60 - Celebrate 2019 and Get Ready for a Fantastic 2020! The planning episode
Dec 02, 2019
Episode 59 - Carl Shepherd - The Father of OTA's
Nov 18, 2019
Episode 58 - Ben Edwards, Are you Making a Meaningful Profit on your Company?!
Nov 04, 2019
Episode 57 - 2019 VRMA International Conference Takeaways with Sarah and T
Oct 21, 2019
Episode 56 - Angie Leone defines the concept of Giving Back!
Oct 07, 2019
Episode 55 - Travis Wilburn The Charlottesville Entrepreneur
Sep 23, 2019
Episode 54 - C.J. Stamm, The Blue Ridge BBQ Master
Sep 09, 2019
Episode 53 - Technology Tools, Tidbits, and Tips. The Skinny on Tech from Sarah and T
Aug 26, 2019
Episode 52 - The Data and Revenue Management Conference Report
Aug 13, 2019
Episode 51 - Vince Perez - From 100% dependence on OTA's to Zero percent.
Jul 29, 2019
Episode 50 - Front Line Employees explain how you can be better!
Jul 15, 2019
Episode 49 - 10...No, make that 11 Reasons why Owners Will Leave you.
Jul 01, 2019
Episode 48 - 11 Must have amenities you should have in your properties
Jun 17, 2019
Episode 47 - Creating an Effective Partnership with REALTORS
Jun 03, 2019
Episode 46 - Sharon Walker - Texas Vacation Rental Manager!
May 20, 2019
Episode 45 - Matt Landau The star of Vacation Rentals
May 06, 2019
Episode 44 - Durk Johnson - Vacation Rental Housekeeping Part 2 - All About Laundry
Apr 22, 2019
Episode 43 - Mr. Clean - Durk Johnson challenges us on cleaning in Vacation Rentals
Apr 08, 2019
Episode 42 - Would You Do That To Your Mother?
Mar 25, 2019
Episode 41 Onboarding Owners Properly!
Mar 11, 2019
Episode 40 - A chat with Simon Lehmann, global travel industry consultant
Feb 25, 2019
Episode 39 - Netflix Famous. "Stay Here" co-host Peter Lorimer is interviewed by Sarah and T
Feb 11, 2019
Episode 38 Listener's Questions are Answered!
Jan 24, 2019
Episode 37 - Reviewing 2018 and Predictions for 2019
Jan 07, 2019
Episode 36 - Steve Milo - The Watchdog of the Vacation Rental Industry
Dec 17, 2018
Episode 35 - Amy Hinote of VRM Intel Shares Industy Strengths and Weaknesses
Nov 26, 2018
Episode 34 - VRMA/VRHP International Conference Takeaways
Nov 08, 2018
Episode 33 John DiJulius - Delivering World Class Customer Service
Oct 10, 2018
Episode 32 Talking Reservation Sales with Doug Kennedy
Sep 24, 2018
Episode 31 The Refund Wars - Dealing with Guest Compensation Issues
Sep 08, 2018
Episode 30 Why be 1 of 600 when you can be with Toby? Tech vs. Touch in Vacation Rentals
Aug 17, 2018
Episode 29 Oh Canada! Vacation Rental Challenges in Quebec
Jul 30, 2018
Episode 28 The Rapid Fire Episode
Jul 11, 2018
Episode 27 Why are We Doing That? Looking at your Business and Getting Proactive - Claire Reiswerg
Jun 21, 2018
Episode 26 To Sell or Not to Sell - An Interview with Miller Hawkins of Booe Realty
Jun 04, 2018
Episode 25 No More HomeAway - A talk with Michelle Hodges of Meyer Vacation Rentals
May 21, 2018
Episode 24 Delivering Quality in Vacation Rentals - A talk with Clark Twiddy
May 06, 2018
Episode 23 Talking Owner Acquisitions with Peter Reeburgh of Summit Cove Lodging
Apr 26, 2018
Episode 22 Sea To Desert? An Interview with the owners of Book My Vacay
Apr 16, 2018
Episode 21 The Fiscal Four - The Budgeting Episode
Apr 06, 2018
Episode 20 Squeezing 10% more Profit from your Company's Income
Mar 22, 2018
Episode 19 Squeezing 10% More Profit by Watching Expenses
Mar 12, 2018
Episode 18 Fueling the Engine that Runs Your Company - Reservations!
Feb 27, 2018
Episode 17 The Blogging Episode!
Feb 17, 2018
Episode 16 Hiring Winners - Not Whiners. The Hiring Episode!
Feb 06, 2018
Episode 15 The Decor Episode! (Part 2)
Jan 29, 2018
Episode 14 The Decor Episode! (Part 1)
Jan 25, 2018
Episode 13 The Mystery Shopper Episode - "She said whaaat?"
Jan 15, 2018
The Crystal Ball Episode -2018 Predictions!
Dec 31, 2017
What Gets Measured - Gets Treasured. Vacation Rental Metrics
Dec 21, 2017
Sold! How Not to be Left Out in the Cold. - Episode 10
Dec 10, 2017
How to Wow your guests - Episode 9
Nov 30, 2017
10 Keys to Housekeeping aka The Uber Episode - Episode 8
Nov 13, 2017
Takeaways from the VRMA Conference - Episode 7
Nov 06, 2017
Making Lemonade out of Lemons at VRMA - Episode 6
Oct 27, 2017
7 Ways to Ensure you Know What the Face of Your Company Looks Like
Oct 11, 2017
11 Ways to Keep your Owners Happy - Episode 4
Oct 01, 2017
4 Strategies to OTA Independence - Episode 3
Sep 19, 2017
Ten Reasons why Owners Really Need You - Episode 2
Sep 13, 2017