What does true hospitality actually look like in the short-term rental industry, and why are so many operators getting it wrong? Matt and Austin sit down with Jodie Odlin, Australian-born, UK-based STR host, five-time bestselling author, founder of the Hospitable Hosts book series, winner of the International Shortyz Rentpreneur Award, and founder of The Global Hospitality Collective, for one of the most refreshing and globally-minded conversations the show has ever had.

Jodie's journey started with a 450-year-old stone cottage in the Cotswolds, managing properties in one of the most picturesque and sought-after destinations in the UK. With a background in hotel management and a career in five-star hotels around the world, she brought a level of hospitality thinking to short-term rentals that most operators simply never develop. During lockdown, she discovered a community of hosts just like her through the Clubhouse app and had a lightbulb moment: what if she brought their stories together in a book? That book became a number one bestseller, and she has not stopped since.

The Hospitable Hosts series now spans five volumes, with contributors from all around the world, including a couples edition celebrating the unique dynamics of running an STR business together, and the STR Sisterhood edition launched on International Women's Day to celebrate the women who make up the majority of Airbnb hosts globally.

Here is what you will learn:

Why you do not need a luxury property with all the bells and whistles to earn five star reviews and what actually matters more than amenities, how setting guest expectations properly from the start is one of the most underrated skills in the industry, why Jodie believes the STR industry desperately needs a formal hospitality accreditation standard and what she is doing about it, how she manages properties in the Cotswolds remotely from Australia using AI tools to maintain a personal and genuine guest experience, why partnering with local businesses is one of the most effective and overlooked ways to elevate the guest experience, and how the Hospitable Hosts movement has evolved from a single book into a global community of educators, hosts, and property managers committed to raising the bar.

Jodie also shares her vision for The Global Hospitality Collective, the STR Hospitality Summit, and how you can submit your own story or diary entry to be featured in an upcoming book.

Find everything Jodie is doing at theglobalhospitalitycollective.com and connect with her on Instagram and Facebook as Jodie Odlin.

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What does it look like to go from defense engineer to 140 doors under management in just two years? Cameron Masters is living proof that the right mindset, the right mastermind, and a willingness to bet on yourself can compress an entire decade of growth into a fraction of the time. Matt and Austin sit down with Cameron for one of the most tactical and inspiring episodes the show has produced on the topic of scaling fast through acquisitions.

Cameron started in real estate in 2020, bought his first STR in 2021, left his W2 engineering job in July of 2023 with a single management client, and by the time this episode was recorded had grown to over 140 doors across two companies: Remote Retreats, focused on the Yosemite, Oak Creek, and Bass Lake area, and Lake Tahoe Accommodations, a 46-year-old legacy company he and his business partner Jeremy acquired all around Lake Tahoe.

Here is what you will learn:

How Cameron went from zero to 140 doors in under two years and what actually drove that growth, why the VRMA conference completely changed his vision for what this business could become, how he found, evaluated, and structured the acquisition of Lake Tahoe Accommodations including the exact deal structure with a deferred payment instead of a holdback, why he chose to take on owner retention risk himself rather than negotiate a holdback and how he priced that risk into the deal, what the first 90 days of an acquisition actually look like and how to keep owners from walking out the door, how to think about raising capital from investors for an STR company acquisition when traditional financing is not an option, and why joining an acquisitions mastermind early is one of the highest leverage moves a growth-minded STR operator can make.

Cameron also gets into the operational realities of integrating a legacy company with 46 years of history and how to modernize systems without losing what made the original business great.

Find Cameron on Facebook at Cameron Masters and on Instagram at @cameron.masters_ and feel free to DM him directly.

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Some people find their way into the short-term rental industry. Jodi Cleer built her entire career inside it and has seen every angle of the business from the vendor side, the property management side, and now private equity and M&A. Matt and Austin sit down with Jodi Cleer, equity partner of Deal Sourcing at AwayDay and former CMO of I Love Vacations, for one of the most wide-ranging and candid conversations the show has produced.

Jodi started in hotels in 2010, transitioned to the vacation rental space as a vendor at RealVoice in 2014, and eventually made the rare leap from vendor to property manager by joining the team at Park City Rental Properties. She helped grow that operation from 235 properties to over 800 across Park City, Sedona, Scottsdale, Whitefish, Montana, and right here in the Texas Hill Country before the company was acquired by AwayDay in 2024. She also personally owns 18 vacation rentals across several of those markets and serves on the board of the VRMA, where she is currently running for election to the board of directors.

Here is what you will learn:

Why the leap from vendor to property manager almost never happens and how Jodi pulled it off, the genius strategy of buying a home in every new market you expand into and why it creates instant credibility with homeowners and communities, how social media went from pretty pictures to a serious demand generation engine and what viral content actually means for your bottom line, what the M&A process looks like from the inside when you are on the buy side at a private equity backed company, why being an owner but not an operator with 18 properties is actually a smart positioning move even for someone with Jodi's experience, what it takes to get a vacation rental company acquisition-ready and what buyers like AwayDay are actually looking for, and why the VRMA conference is a must attend for any serious STR operator or property manager.

Jodi also shares her unfiltered take on the "coopetition" culture in the STR industry and why she counts her competitors as some of her closest allies.

Find Jodi on LinkedIn by searching Jodi Cleer, the only one in the world, and reach out directly. She responds to every message.

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