Voices of Indianapolis is a podcast created by a classroom. Our mission is to educate students, as well as spread awareness to all of the wonderful voices that build and help curate our city.
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To arrive at the edge of the world's knowledge, seek out the most complex and sophisticated minds, put them in a room together, and have them ask each other the questions they are asking themselves.
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Heather Bayer, author of Renting Your Recreational Property for Profit, former CEO of a highly successful cottage rental agency, and a popular blogger, hosts the Vacation Rental Success podcast. With many years experience of owning and managing multiple vacation rental properties, Heather brings her knowledge and views on every aspect of the business, together with interviews with vacation homeowners and industry experts. Heather has appeared as a guest on CTV Canada, CBC Radio, Rogers TV, a ...
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VRS556 - Voices from the Yukon: Ben Pereira’s Pioneering Approach at Neighbourly North
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This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today Getting involved in advocacy means more than just making a token appearance at a council meeting when they are discussing short term rental issues. …
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VRS555 - Sustainable Stays: Rachel Parsons and the New Forest Escapes Revolution
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This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today Today’s guest is on a mission to solve industry- wide problems that few others are prepared to trial. She says it’s for good reason – because they a…
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Episode 11: The Many Voices of Indianapolis at Purdue Polytechnic High School's Community Fair
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Join us for a special on-site episode of Voices of Indianapolis, recorded at the inaugural Purdue Polytechnic Lab's Community Fair. In this dynamic episode, we immerse ourselves in the bustling atmosphere as businesses from across Indianapolis engage with students, offering invaluable opportunities for internships, shadow days, and future careers. …
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VRS554 - From Tape Charts to Technology: A 30-Year Journey with Valerie Hawkins of Perdido Realty Vacations
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This episode is sponsored by Lodgify, an all-in-one solution that will help you start, manage, and grow your short-term rental business. > Click here to visit Lodgify.com to start your free trial today In a thirty-year period, every industry will show massive change and it takes resilience, toughness, and a lot of flexibility to navigate through it…
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VRS553 - Team Training to Help Your Vacation Rental Company THRIVE
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In this special episode of the podcast, we’re diving into a topic that’s not only close to our hearts, but poised to transform the vacation rental property management industry: the THRIVE Training System. Designed to elevate business performance by aligning team culture with the core values of Trust, Hospitality, Responsibility, and a Vibrant Envir…
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VRS552 - Beyond SNL - How Professional Vacation Rental Design Brings A Competitive Edge
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A recent SNL skit highlighted the phenomenon termed ‘airspace’ in a 2020 Financial Times article. The generic blend of white walls, grey upholstery, IKEA furniture and HomeGoods artwork, commonly found in Airbnbs across the world, is getting some bad (and funny) press. Interior designer Jessica Duce is the face of the other side of the ‘Airbnb Desi…
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VRS551 - How to Maintain Your Property Rights
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During our SSTIR Crazy Month Rolf Blizzard from Atlantic Realty in the Outer Banks said… “If you don’t have regulations in place, or are not currently dealing with regulation issues, know that it is coming to your location”. For many property managers and owners in British Columbia, the announcement of new rules limiting short-term rentals to prima…
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Episode 10: Fighting Hunger with Second Helpings' Emily Martin
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"Hunger doesn't take a day off." Join us in this episode of Voices of Indianapolis as we delve into the heartwarming story of Second Helpings, a beacon of hope in Central Indiana's fight against hunger and poverty. Our guest, Emily Martin, from Second Helpings, takes us on a journey through their remarkable 25-year legacy. Each day, their dedicated…
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VRS550 - The Foundation of Trust: How Beach Getaways Thrives on Core Values with Deb Furlong
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Successful companies in the vacation rental business have defined their core values and strive to shape their culture and guide their decision-making processes by them. In this episode, first in a series of interviews with property managers of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Deb Furlong of Beach Getaways, talks about the crucial role of their core va…
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VRS549 - SSTIR Crazy Month: Safety, Sustainability, Trust, Insurance, and Regulations
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We’ve just wrapped up SSTIR Crazy Month after 5-weeks of focusing on the core elements of our business that tend to be sidelined in conferences and summits. For the month of February, we talked about Safety, Sustainability, Trust, Insurance and Regulations, with podcast episodes, expert panels, blog posts and social media content. In this episode, …
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VRS548 - Beyond the Stay: Crafting Sustainable Vacation Experiences with Marc Ribail
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Do people really think about their impact on the environment when they go on vacation? Do they actively seek out locations and properties that clearly state their sustainability features? Reports and statistics are telling us that Gen Z is the most enlightened generation when it comes to responsible tourism, and we should be hooking into that and m…
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VRS547 - From Grass Roots to the Corridors of Power - Getting Active in Short-Term Rental Advocacy with Rolf Blizzard
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If you don’t already have local or state legislation in place to regulate your short-term rental business, it’s either in progress or it’s coming, because it’s not a matter of if your area gets regulated for short-term rentals. It’s when. This is the message Rolf Blizzard wants everyone to heed and why you need to be laser focused on your current r…
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VRS546 - Insuring Success: Proactive Risk Management for Property Managers
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Insurance often takes a back seat in conversations about building a successful short-term rental property management business, but it has such critical importance, we have to pay more attention to it. When we do discuss it, it’s often to complain about the rising cost of premiums, but if it takes a lawsuit, or catastrophic damage to bring it front …
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VRS545 - From Trust Signals to 5-Star Reviews: Strategies to Elevate Your Vacation Rental Business
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Trust is at the core of everything we do in this business, and there’s no-one better to talk about this than Chris Maughan of I-PRAC. He has been studying trust for more than 25 years and in this episode shines a spotlight on its paramount importance in building relationships with guests, reducing uncertainty, and shaping confidence. Airbnb says th…
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Episode 9: Helping Girls Go Further with Annayelli Pacheco of Girls Inc.
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Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis values diversity and inclusion in all of its forms and the rich dynamics that make all of us unique, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, culture, socioeconomic status, disability status, national origin, family structure, religion, age, educational background…
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VRS544 - How to Master Guest Screening For Your Short Term Rentals: The Key to Protecting Your Business
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Do we need to know our guests? They book, pay, arrive, stay a while, leave, and we hope that all will go well, the property will be respected and there won’t be a charge-back. That is not always the case though, and while we can expect most of our guests to be great, there will always be a few that cause issues…and unfortunately, they can be the co…
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VRS543 - Evolving Mom & Pop - A New Definition of the Vacation Rental Business with Matt Landau
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This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut Get access to the best education for your short-term rental business! Enroll in The Vacation Rental Formula Business School today and start seeing results tomorrow. Get 25% OFF …
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Episode 8: Fixing Indianapolis and Helping Homeowners in Need: Rebuilding Together with Kyle Hickman
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Rebuilding Stronger's mission is to bring volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of homeowners in need. Approximately 400 volunteers are needed to successfully complete repairs on 15+ homes each year. Kyle Hickman with Rebuilding Together was able to give insight into civics, his work restoring houses in Indianapolis, th…
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VRS542 - 12 Lessons for A Better Life In Vacation Rentals with Australian Powerhouse Rebecca Cribbin
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This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut Get access to the best education for your short-term rental business! Enroll in The Vacation Rental Formula Business School today and start seeing results tomorrow. Get 25% OFF …
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VRS541 - Inside Power Partnerships with Kerri Gibson - Secrets of Successful Collaborations
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This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut Get access to the best education for your short-term rental business! Enroll in The Vacation Rental Formula Business School today and start seeing results tomorrow. Get 25% OFF …
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VRS540 - We Could Write a Book About Short-Term Rental Management - With Craig White
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This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ At the close of every summer season in our 20-year tenure as custodians …
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VRS539 - Behind the Scenes of a Vacation Rental Powerhouse - The Casiola Story
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This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut Get access to the best education for your short-term rental business! Enroll in The Vacation Rental Formula Business School today and start seeing results tomorrow. Get 25% OFF …
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VRS538 - The Art of Standards: Redefining Vacation Rental Quality
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This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut Get access to the best education for your short-term rental business! Enroll in The Vacation Rental Formula Business School today and start seeing results tomorrow. Get 25% OFF …
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VRS537 - Crafting Stories, Creating Experiences: Social Media Mastery and Beyond with Derry Green & Alice Fry
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This episode is sponsored by Minut. You can discover more about Minut at our Virtual Vendor Showcase >> https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/virtual-vendor-showcases/minut Get access to the best education for your short-term rental business! Enroll in The Vacation Rental Formula Business School today and start seeing results tomorrow. Get 25% OFF …
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VRS535 - Designing to Stand Out: Expert Tips for Memorable Short-Term Rentals
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This episode is sponsored by The Vacation Rental Formula Business SchoolCan you hands on the year's biggest course sales Get all our courses in Buy One, Get One Bundles Don't Miss Out >> Get Your Course Offers Here Get on the waitlist for the next intake for VRF B-School Consultation: https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/consult Discover more abou…
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VRS536 - The Great Debate: STR, VRM... or something else?
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This episode is sponsored by The Vacation Rental Formula Business School. Discover more about the VRF B-School: https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/business-school/ Listening to this podcast on the move? Get to the show notes here: https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/VRS536
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VRS534 - Breaking Boundaries: Pioneering Paths for Women in Vacation Rentals
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This episode is sponsored by The Vacation Rental Formula Business SchoolCan you hands on the year's biggest course sales Get all our courses in Buy One, Get One Bundles Don't Miss Out >> Get Your Course Offers Here Get on the waitlist for the next intake for VRF B-School Consultation: https://www.vacationrentalformula.com/consult Discover more abou…
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