Being ICONIC!

Slick Talk: The Hospitality Podcast

06/23/21

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51m

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Calvin is the Chief Experience Officer and Iconicity Enthusiast for ICONIC Presentations, LLC. Calvin specializes in delivering high-energy, customized keynote presentations for organizations that desire to reach or maintain ICONIC status. Calvin focuses on delivering the perfect blend of business concepts, story-telling and music themes to bring home an impactful message that touches both the heads and hearts of his audiences.

Calvin designed a practical and systematic technique called The ICONIC FrameworkTM to help organizations achieve and maintain iconic status in the eyes of their customers. Calvin is also host of The ICONIC Mindset podcast where he and his co-host John Avola share the secrets behind what it takes to make your business, idea or movement iconic.

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Our show partners at Operto are the leading solution for operators to enhance their operations by integrating with your property management software and making sure all smart devices create a contactless guest experience while streamlining operations. Check them out on their website, send me a message or just let them know Wil sent you and you’ll be in great hands!

In this episode, we explore:

03:22 - Background of the guest

05:29 - Homewood Suites Creation

09:03 - Lodging Options

13:32 - Becoming an entrepreneur and creating iconic presentations

18:51 - Importance of being authentic

25:04 - Knowledge vs Passion

28:23 - Pragmatic Optimism

34:25 - Being consistent

46:37 - What is inimitability?

Connecting with the Guest:

www.iconicpresentations.net

https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvinstovall/

https://twitter.com/ICONICSPEAKER
Slick Talk Website & Socials: https://bit.ly/3uCsm6H

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Previous Episode

Hospitality Is Freedom

June 16, 2021

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52m

With 15 years of experience in fast growing tech-startups, Marcus has successfully built up a leading PMS and Channel Manager for vacation rentals from scratch. During this journey, he has gained substantial knowledge about two-sided marketplaces, VC funding, growing companies and more importantly getting more bookings!

Join us and know how to successfully build a leading PMS and Channel Manager for vacation rentals from scratch.

Risk is something we can’t avoid and you know this! But... you can sure minimize your risk when it comes to putting things in place like NoiseAware & Safely.com! Safely have you, your guests, and your homeowner covered if anything goes wrong or gets damaged and guess what!? By having a NoiseAware device in your homes, you’ll have everything you need in order to have peace of mind!

In this episode, we explore:

03:46 - Background of the guest

06:23 - Creation of Hostaway

08:47 - Creating Game 53

11:47 - What is Game 53 look like

14:32 - Is creating a PMS beneficial?

17:54 - Big changes prior to Covid-19

24:18 - Consolidation of Tech

32:09 - Gap between hotels and vacation rentals

35:35 - Importance of guest’s experience

40:07 - Development side of Hostaway

44:17 - Travel Destinations

Connecting with the Guest:

Website: www.hostaway.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marketingmarcus

Email: marcus@hostaway.comSlick Talk Website & Socials: https://bit.ly/3uCsm6H

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Next Episode

Growing A Franchise Vacation Rental Company

June 30, 2021

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42m

Michael Friedman: Director of Sales and Expansion SkyRun Vacation Rentals

Michael has over 30 years of hospitality, vacation rental, real estate, and travel and tourism experience. He has created, led, and implemented successful sales, sales training and development programs that increase revenue, market growth, and expansion. His programs have grown businesses by 40% to 1000%. He is a growth-oriented sales professional with leadership skills at both the franchise and sales level.

As a thought leader, Michael provides industry expertise in vacation rental outbound sales, network growth, sales funnels, and marketing plan development and execution. He is also the Co-Founder of Vacation Rental University (VRU), an online academy that educates, trains and supports the VR industry. VRU was founded to fill the massive void in education and training in a fragmented industry. Michael has a passion for developing others and has consulted with individuals as an executive coach and mentor.

Michael resides in Charleston, SC, where he enjoys playing golf, walking on the beach, and dining at many world class restaurants. He’s an avid college and professional football fan, and devoted father of two grown sons who reside in Madison, Wisconsin (his home state).

This episode is sponsored by Hostfully & Operto! Running a great property management company means you need a great property management platform and the ability to give automated access to your guests so you don’t waste your time doing things manually all the time! Upgrade your techstack and get this dynamic duo to power your business!

In this episode, we explore:

02:39 - Michaels Background

06:46 - Running the backend operations

10:54 - Understanding the market and its needs

13:54 - Skyrun common theme

19:34 - Learning management platform - VRU

22:47 - Capturing Guest Information

26:53 - Remarketing your past guest

29:20 - Tools used in communicating guest

32:37 - Leveraging your business

36:51 - Dynamic Pricing and Revenue Management

Connecting with the Guest: