Welcome to Season 20! Savannah Jackson (Hello Queenstown) reveals her "go deep, not wide" strategy, building her own cleaning and linen companies, and how she funded it all without using her own capital.

It’s a powerful lesson in vertical integration, hybrid growth (acquisition + organic), and the "Screw It, Let's Do It" mindset.

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📋 In this episode, we discuss:

[00:00] Introduction and Hello Queenstown

[01:01] From Stockbroking to Short-Term Rentals

[02:12] Retiring at 45 and Starting Again in Queenstown

[05:03] Building the Largest Cleaning and Linen Operation

[07:19] Mindset Shifts: Service Over Commission

[10:48] Lessons from Early Entrepreneurship

[14:04] Scaling from 10 to 150 Properties in Two Years

[17:56] Branding Power: The Office on Queenstown’s Roundabout

[19:59] Developer Partnerships and Long-Term Growth

[23:00] Building Without Capital: Creative Lending and Syndicates

[25:45] Service, Professionalism, and Confidence as Growth Drivers

[26:47] Community Ties in a Small Town

[29:21] Why Hello Queenstown Won’t Expand Beyond Queenstown

[31:01] Diversifying into Activities and Concierge Services

[32:03] Final Advice: “Screw It, Just Do It”

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