Hosted by Patryk Swietek · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 113 episodes
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The STR Growth Show is a podcast for short-term rental operators who want to scale their business.Hosted by Patryk Swietek, founder of The Cohost Company, which manages 150+ properties in the Joshua Tree market and has been featured on Netflix, Dwell, The New York Times, Condé Nast, and Architectural Digest.Patryk interviews industry experts in our space with the focus of sharing real actionable insights on growth, operations, branding, and scaling in the evolving short-term rental industry.
Patryk Swietek hosts The STR Growth Show, a business show with 113 episodes published.
AI search is changing how guests find places to stay and most STR operators aren't ready for it. We sit down with Jason Cincotta, CEO of Kismet, to break down how tools like ChatGPT and Google's AI Overviews are reshapin
In this episode, we sit down with Mariam of Lume Stays and Natalie Bykov of The Orange Cabins, two powerhouse co-hosts and full-time moms who built thriving short-term rental businesses from the ground up. They share wha
Chris Petzy, co-owner and CEO of Seacoast 2 Summit Vacation Rentals, discusses scaling from a self-managed two-family property to 120+ short-term rentals through inbound leads, referrals, and operational discipline. In t
In this episode, we sit down with Mishan Andre of Cabo Platinum to break down how luxury short-term rentals can actually compete with hotels. Managing an 85-villa portfolio in Cabo, he shares the systems, service standar
JJ King, founder of Beachside Vacation Rentals, joins the show to share how he scaled to 300 units in three years and how he’s using AI in real STR operations. We break down where AI actually works (guest messaging, SOPs
Lynell Gordon joins the STR Growth Show to share her journey through vacation rentals and proptech, from founding and exiting a SaaS company to going deep on property management software and operations. We get into why t
Tyler Coon, CEO of Savvy STR Agents, scaled from roughly $50M in annual STR sales to a national team operating in 30+ markets across the U.S.You’ll learn how Tyler entered the STR space in 2020, built a national team, an
You think you want 500 units, but do you actually? In this episode, you challenge the assumption that bigger is always better in short-term rental management. You’ll dive into the real operational breakpoints between 10
We sit down with Janel Gallucci to break down what it actually takes to build a top-performing short-term rental. Janel shares how she went from her first STR purchase in 2019 to owning one of the most wishlisted Airbnbs
We sit down with Scott Sage, founder of Home Base, who scaled a 170-unit property management company by mastering one of the most overlooked growth levers in the STR industry: acquisitions. Scott breaks down his unconven
In this episode, Vinci Sevilla is back, and he reveals how he exploded his STR business to 150+ units using a “one-to-many” strategy almost nobody in the industry is talking about. Vinci breaks down how he went from a si
In this episode, we sit down with Travis Wilburn, Founder of TheOneHundredCollection.com and Co-Founder of The Stay Charlottesville Management Group. Travis leads a curated network of 80+ destinations featuring premium v
We sit down with Matt Durrette, CEO and founder of Cozy Vacation Rentals, to unpack how he scaled from 5 to over 350 properties across Texas Hill Country. Matt shares his journey from financial analyst to STR operator, d
In this episode, we sit down with Rafa Loza to explore his journey through the short-term rental world. With over eight years of experience, Rafa shares powerful insights on scaling STR businesses, the realities of renta
We sit down with Andrew Llewellyn, CEO & Founder of Super Stays STR, to talk about his journey from running ice cream shops and a bakery to building a portfolio of boutique, hotel-style Airbnbs in Louisville, Kentucky.An
I sat down with Rachel Vigil from UpClose Marketing to talk about how short-term rental hosts like us can access premium products for free to wow our guests and boost reviews. Rachel shared how UpClose connects STR owner
Justin Ford, Director of Short-Term Rental Safety at Breezeway, breaks down why safety is one of the most overlooked yet essential aspects of running a successful Airbnb or vacation rental business. From slips, trips, an
We sit down with Jonathan Sukhia, CEO and Co-Founder of Topkey, a financial platform for short-term rental managers. Jonathan shares his journey from finance to hospitality and how it led to building one of the most inno
We sit down with systems expert Marisa Grover. Marisa specializes in helping solopreneurs transition to business owners by optimizing operations in the Airbnb short-term rental industry. We discussed the importance of im
I sit down with Rachel Alday from Abode Luxury Rentals a top-tier property management company. Rachel shares how she and her husband started the business 18 years ago and the journey they’ve been on to build it into what
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