STR Global Unlocked with Simon Lehmann: Unfiltered knowledge for the short term rental industry

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5 days ago

Carl Shepherd is the Co-Founder of HomeAway, the marketplace that helped define the modern short-term rental industry. Before Airbnb became a household name, Carl and his co-founder Brian Sharples built HomeAway into a global platform that changed how people rent and manage vacation homes. The company went public in 2011 and was later acquired by Expedia for $3.9 billion. If you want to understand how today’s OTA landscape was built, and where it’s breaking, this episode is essential listenin...

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STR Global Unlocked with Simon Lehmann: Unfiltered knowledge for the short term rental industry

004: Inside the OTA Playbook: Carl Shepherd on HomeAway, Airbnb Fees & Booking’s Rise to Power

1 week ago

1 hour 1 minute

STR Global Unlocked with Simon Lehmann: Unfiltered knowledge for the short term rental industry

003: Why Has Nobody Built a Truly Global STR Operator? Inside the Real Challenges of Scale with Forge Group, Casago, and MadeComfy

Every major player in short-term rentals has chased the idea of building a truly global operator. None have cracked it. In this panel, Simon Lehmann brings together three leaders shaping the next phase of professionalization: Graham Donoghue (Forge Group, UK), Steve Schwab (Casago, US), and Quirin Schwaighofer (MadeComfy, Australia). Together they break down what it really takes to scale across borders and why local expertise still defines success. This episode goes beyond theory. You’ll hear...

2 weeks ago

56 minutes

STR Global Unlocked with Simon Lehmann: Unfiltered knowledge for the short term rental industry

002: How Brian Egan Built Evolve Into a Profitable Short-Term Rental Business & What’s Next for Vacation Rentals

Brian Egan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Evolve, a Denver-based hospitality company with a mission to become the most trusted brand in vacation rental. Since launching Evolve in 2011 alongside Adam Sherry, Brian has grown the company to support over 35,000 properties and more than $5 billion in rental revenue. If you're navigating the complexities of short-term rentals, this episode offers insights you won't find in a press release. Brian shares what it takes to build trust at scale, how...

3 weeks ago

57 minutes

STR Global Unlocked with Simon Lehmann: Unfiltered knowledge for the short term rental industry

001: 6 Hot Takes on the Future and Growing Pains of Short-Term Rentals with Simon Lehmann

“Short-term rental is mainstream hospitality. It makes up 14% of global hospitality. And mainstream industries must operate by a different set of rules.” — Simon Lehmann The short-term rental industry is at a turning point. Regulation is tightening, OTAs are shifting power, and owners are demanding more transparency. Technology and AI promise efficiency but raise new risks. Safety sits at the center of it all. This is the roadmap industry leaders will be referencing all year. Simo...

4 weeks ago

16 minutes

STR Global Unlocked with Simon Lehmann: Unfiltered knowledge for the short term rental industry

STR Global Unlocked with Simon Lehmann | Official Podcast Trailer

STR Global Unlocked is the podcast built to say what others won’t. Hosted by Simon Lehmann, one of the most trusted voices in the global STR space, every episode takes on the hard questions shaping property management, STR tech, investment, and hospitality such as: Is regulation now existential for STR? Are OTAs making operators fragile? Will short-term rentals become just another hotel product? The short-term rental industry is evolving fast, and this is where the unfiltered conversations be...

1 month ago

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