• March 01, 2025

NEW MSM PLAY FINAL-2

Current Episodes

AJ Osborne Podcast 
Building A Billion-Dollar Business


Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Topics: Entrepreneurs, Business Growth, Concept Proof, Adaptability, Institutionalizing, Wealth Building

Gabfocus 
Beyond The 4 D's

 

Host: John & Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)
Guest: Jamie Boros (StorSuite)
Topics: Commercial Tenants, Business Tenants, Gig Workers, Side Hustles, Entrepreneurs

Gabfocus Sessions
2025 State of the Industry


Host: Tommy Nguyen (StoragePug), Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)
Guest: John Chang (Marcus & Millichap)
Topics: Inflation, Interest Rates, Occupancy, Economy, Pricing Strategies, Rate Wars, Competition, Saturation, Construction, Trends, Length of Stay, Millennials, Technology, AI, Operations, Marketing, Investing, Buying, Selling

Replay | Storage Authority
Self-Storage Construction Costs


Host: Garrett Byrd (Storage Authority)
Guests: Marc Goodin, Kevin Harless, Josh Parker (Storage Authority)
Topics: Construction, Contrators, Regulations, Labor, Materials, Pricing, Expenses, Feasibility Studies

Self Storage Income 
Self-Storage Insurance–Protect For Less


Hosts: Conner Skeen (Bitterroot Holdings), AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Wealth)
Guest: Terry Campbell (Johnson Insurance)
Topics: Insurance, Fire, Tornado, Hurricane, Storms, Property Casualty, Premiums, Carriers

Self Storage Lab 
Gabriel At Trojan Storage

Host: Mason Levy (Swivl)
Guests: Gabriel Luna (KobreCo, Trojan Storage, QuikStor)
Website: Swivl Self Storage Lab Online
Topics: AI, Marketing, Technology, Automation, Optimization, Operations

Self Storage Legal Chat
Episode 4


Host: Carlos Kaslow, Scott Zucker
Website: Self Storage Legal Chat
Topics: Triple Net Lease, Tax Fees, Personal Information, Tenant Records, Unit Transfer Lease, Unsigned Lease Laws

The Self Storage Show
Transitioning Management Software 

Host: Jim Ross (3 Mile Storage Management)
Topics: Data Cleaning, Transitioning Software, Tenant Communication, PMS, Management

Storage & Beyond
Cost Of Replacing A Roll-Up Door


Host: Ashley Harper (SteelBlue)
Guests: Vaughn Bacon (MetalMax), Bray Allen, Craig Eisenbrandt (SteelBlue)
Topics: Metal Roofing, Siding, Doors, Hallways, Construction, Manufacturing

Storage Investor Show
Data Wars


Host: Kris Bennett

Website: Storage Investor Show
Topics: Data Providers, Radius, Yardi, Proprize, StorTrack, site selection, acquisitions

Storage Stories 
Social Responsibility


Hosts: Jason Koonin, Denee Burns (Sunbird Storage)
Guest: Marc Hull-Jacquin (Shelter Movers), Mario Macaluso (Charity Storage)
Topics: Charity, Non-Profit, Community Service, Giving Back, Donations, Auctions

RadioWilder #27
Self-Storage Rock

Host: Harry Sleighel (Michaels Wilder)

"Adding some music to the self-storage business 'casts"
  - Harry

Past Episodes

AJ Osborne Podcast 2
The Biggest Opportunity

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Topics: Buying, Investing, Building, Finance

AJ Osborne Podcast 10
Smart Money/Hoarding Cash

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Guest: M.C. Laubscher (Cashflow Ninja)

Topics: Investing, Economy, Stock Market

AJ Osborne Podcast 11
Trump's Top Economist Talks

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Guest: Andrew Busch (Economist, CIMO, US Government)

Topics: Interest Rates, Economy, Power Crisis, Trump

AJ Osborne Podcast 12
The 3 Wealth Stages

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Topics: Interest Rates, Market, Economy, Year In Review

AJ Osborne Podcast 13
Small Business Blueprint

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Guest: Brian Hamilton (Inmates to Entrepreneurs)

Topics: Innovation, Venture Capitalism, Entrepreneurs

AJ Osborne Podcast 
#14: The Next Great Depression


Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)
Guest: Lauren Saidel-Baker (ITR Economics)
Topics: Interest Rates, Economy, Recession, Depression, Trump

AJ Osborne Podcast 
#14: Institutions: Why We've Had Enough


Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Topics: Economy, Finance, Taxes, Regulation, Housing, Debt

AJ Osborne Podcast 2
Regret Not Killing Me

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Guest:  Nick Lavery (Green Beret, Army Special Forces)

Topics: Motivation, Advice, Strength

AJ Osborne Podcast 3
US Dollar Competition

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Guest:  Emmanuel Daniel (The Asian Banker, “The Great Transition”)

Topics: Economy, Currency Alternatives

AJ Osborne Podcast 4
Lessons From An FBI Negotiator

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Guest: Chris Voss, FBI Negotiator

Topics: Business Negotiation

AJ Osborne Podcast 5
Twitter War Against Investors

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Topics: Investing, Ownership, Real Estate, Economy, Markets

AJ Osborne Podcast 6
Entrepreneurship & Tech

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Guest: Sharad Mehta (REsimpli)

Topics: Technology, Real Estate, CRM

AJ Osborne Podcast 8
How Politics Impacts Wealth

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Topics: Politics, Investing, Economy, Election, Stock Market

AJ Osborne Podcast 9
Election Aftermath

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Capital)

Topics: Investing, Economy, Election, Stock Market

Gabfocus 119
Lessons Learned in 2024

Host: John & Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)

Guests: Jane Sauls, MAtthew Roberts, Alexis Ducharme

Topics: Supply, Demand, Challenges, Opportunities

Gabfocus 120
Legal Chat

Host: John & Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)

Guests: Carlos Kaslow & Scott Zucker

Topics: Legal, Laws, Leases, Data Protection

Gabfocus 121
TikTok, AI, Billboards

Host: John & Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)

Topics: Marketing, Advertising, Social Media

Gabfocus 122
Optimizing Your Ops Manual

Host: John & Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)

Topics: Operations, Manual, Training, Employees, Management

Gabfocus 123
SEO 101: Renting Units Online

Host: John & Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)

Topics: SEO, Google Ads, Renting Units Online

Gabfocus 123
Self Storage SEO II

Host: John & Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)

Topics: SEO, Google Ads, Renting Units Online

Gabfocus 
#125: Telling Your Self-Storage Story

Host: John & Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)
Topics: Storytelling, Marketing, Branding, Competition

Gabfocus 
#127: 2025 State of the Industry


Host: John & Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)
Guest: John Chang (Marcus & Millichap)
Topics: Inflation, Interest Rates, Occupancy, Economy, Pricing Strategies, Rate Wars, Competition, Saturation, Construction, Trends, Length of Stay, Millennials, Technology, AI, Operations, Marketing, Investing, Buying, Selling

Gabfocus Sessions
#64: Customer Service Tips


Host: Tommy Nguyen (StoragePug), Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)
Guests: Lee Creech (Northshore Pellissippi Storage, TNSSA)
Topics: Management, Customer Service, CX, Experience

Gabfocus Sessions
#65: Self-Storage Legal Update


Host: Tommy Nguyen (StoragePug), Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)
Guests: Scott Zucker (Weissmann Zucker Euster + Katz)
Topics: Legal, Law, Leases, Security, Disaster, Legislation, Rent Control, Mistakes, Selling Units, Military, Bankrupt Tenant, Inspections

Gabfocus Sessions
#66: Underutilized Marketing Tactic


Host: Tommy Nguyen (StoragePug), Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)
Guests: Melissa Stiles (Storage Asset Management / SAM)
Topics: Marketing

Gabfocus Sessions #67
Lessons Learned in 2024


Host: Tommy Nguyen (StoragePug), Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)
Guests: Jane Sauls (Sauls Storage Grou), Matthew Roberts (Southern Storage), Alexis Ducharme (Stop-N-Go)
Topics: Technology, Trends, Customer Experience, Opportunities, Challenges

Gabfocus Sessions
#68: SEO 101


Host: Tommy Nguyen (StoragePug), Melissa Huff (Lighthouse Storage Solutions)
Guests: David Austin (StoragePug)
Topics: SEO, Renting Units Online, Organic Search, Google Search

Intersection Podcast
Analytics Buzz

 

Host: Dr. Beverly Wright (Georgia Tech)

Guests: Dr. Ahmet Kuyumcu (Prorize)

Topics: Pricing, Analytics, Data, Pricing Models, AI

Q&A With Jim & Jim
1/17/25

Hosts: Jim Ross, Jim Mooney Jr.

Topics: Trends, Practices, Strategies

Q&A With Jim & Jim
1/3/25

 

Hosts: Jim Ross, Jim Mooney Jr.

Attendees: Warren Lieberman (Veritec), Denee Burns (Sunbird Storage)

Topics: Pricing, ECRIs, Rates, Value Pricing

 

Q&A With Jim & Jim
1/31/25

 

Hosts: Jim Ross, Jim Mooney Jr.
Topics: Technology, AI, Sales, Customer Service

 

Q&A With Jim & Jim
10/25/24

Hosts: Jim Ross, Jim Mooney Jr.

Topics: Trends, Practices, Strategies

Q&A With Jim & Jim
11/22/24

Hosts: Jim Ross, Jim Mooney Jr.

Topics: Trends, Practices, Strategies

Q&A With Jim & Jim
12/20/24

Hosts: Jim Ross, Jim Mooney Jr.

Topics: Trends, Practices, Strategies

Q&A With Jim & Jim
2/14/25

 

Hosts: Jim Ross, Jim Mooney Jr.
Topics: Self-Storage Discussion

 

RadioWilder
Amy Amideo


Host: Harry Sleighel (Michaels Wilder)

Guest: Amy Amideo (Arizona Self Storage Association)

RadioWilder
Carl Touhey


Host: Harry Sleighel (Michaels Wilder)
Guest: Carl Touhey (Performance Self Storage Group)

RadioWilder
Poppy Behrens


Host: Harry Sleighel (Michaels Wilder)
Guest: Poppy Behrens (Modern Storage Media / MSM)

Replay | Storage Authority
Self-Storage Development


Host: Garrett Byrd (Storage Authority)
Guests: Marc Goodin, Kevin Harless (Storage Authority)
Topics: Land Selection, Zoning, Approval Process, Construction, Financing

Replay | Storage Authority
Kick Starting Your Land & Facility Search


Host: Garrett Byrd (Storage Authority)
Guests: Marc Goodin, Kevin Harless, Josh Parker (Storage Authority)
Topics: Land Selection, Competitive Offers, Development, Acquisitions, Risk Tolerance

Replay | Storage Authority
Self-Storage Failures

 

Host: Garrett Byrd (Storage Authority)
Guests: Marc Goodin, Kevin Harless, Josh Parker (Storage Authority)
Topics: Challenges, Pitfalls, Mistakes, Due Diligence

Self Storage Income 
#278: Self Storage Loans 101

 

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Wealth)

Guests: Anna Taylor & Bishesh Shrestha (Live Oak Bank)

Topics: SBA, Conventional, Seller Financing, & More

Self Storage Income 
#281: Self Storage Investing

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Wealth)

Guests: Conner Skeen

Topics: Investing, Case Studies, Seller Financing, SBA Loans

Self Storage Income 
#281: Self-Storage Success Stories

 

Hosts: Conner Skeen (Bitterroot Holdings), AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Wealth)
Topics: SBA Loans, Interest Rates, Raising Capital, Partnerships, Financing, Entrepreneurs

Self Storage Income 
Self-Storage Must Adapt


Hosts: Conner Skeen (Bitterroot Holdings), AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Wealth)
Guest: Steve Mirabito (StoragePro, Storelocal)
Topics: SWOT, hotel industry, consolidation, valet storage, co-op, financing, development

Self Storage Income 
#282: Self Storage Operations


Hosts: Conner Skeen (Bitterroot Holdings), AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Wealth)
Topics: ROI, Revenue, Seasonality, Marketing, Growth, Employees

Self Storage Income 274
An Important Message

Host: AJ Osborne (Cedar Creek Wealth)

Topics: Scalability, Entrepreneurship, Growth

Self Storage Lab
2024 Rewind

 

Host: Mason Levy (Swivl)

Guests: Cooper & Athena (AI Co-Pilots)

Website: Swivl Self Storage Lab Online

Topics: Data, AI, ROI, Marketing, Technology, Customer Experience

Self Storage Lab 25
The Modern FMS

 

Host: Mason Levy (Swivl)

Guests: Matt Engfer (Cubby)

Website: Swivl Self Storage Lab Online

Topics: Revenue Management, Pricing, Customer Feedback

Self Storage Lab 
#26: Tech Adoption

 

Host: Mason Levy (Swivl)
Guests: Rick Beal and Magen Smith (Atomic Storage Group)
Website: Swivl Self Storage Lab Online
Topics: Technology, Operations, Trends, Hybrid Management

Self Storage Legal Chat 1

Host: Carlos Kaslow, Scott Zucker

Website: Self Storage Legal Chat

Topics: Liens, Auctions, Electronic Signatures, Contracts, Legislative Issues, Rent Control

Self Storage Legal Chat 2

Host: Carlos Kaslow, Scott Zucker

Website: Self Storage Legal Chat

Topics: Non-Monetary Default Legislation, Enforcing Your Lease Agreement, Junk Fee Laws, Auto-Enrollment for Tenant Insurance, Move-In Specials, Taking Over Troubled Facilities, Sale and Disposal Insurance, Storage of Lithium Ion Batteries

Self Storage Legal Chat 3

Host: Carlos Kaslow, Scott Zucker

Website: Self Storage Legal Chat

Topics: Disasters, Tenant Protection and Insurance Programs, Flood Coverage, Lien Law Updates, Tenants Who Won't Vacate, Using Units for Non-Storage Needs

The Self Storage Show
#143: Storage Talk 


Host:Jim Ross (3 Mile Storage)
Guest: Terry Campbell (Live Oak Bank)
Topics: SBA Loans, Financing, Prepayment Penalty

The Self Storage Show
Storage Talk 

 

Hosts: Jim Ross (3 Mile Storage)

Guest: Marc Goodin (Storage Authority)

Topics: Franchising, Advertising, Marketing, Branding, Startups, ROI

The Self Storage Show
ChatGPT & Customer Service


Hosts: Jim Ross (3 Mile Storage Management)
Topics: AI, ChatGPT, Customer Service, Sales Calls, Training Employees, Simulations

Storage & Beyond
Episode 03


Host: Ashley Harper (SteelBlue)
Guests: Steve Reeder & Nathan Davenport (PTI), Bray Allen & Craig Eisenbrandt (SteelBlue)
Topics: Smart Locks, Technology, ProEdge, Security, Innovation

Storage Investor Show
with White Label Storage

Host: Kris Bennett
Guests: Alex Hartman & Peter Smyth (White Label Storage)
Website: Storage Investor Show
Topics: Remote Management, Management, Call Center, Marketing

Storage Investor Show
Your First Deal


Host: Kris Bennett

Website: Storage Investor Show
Topics: Investing, Negotiation, Pitfalls, CRE, Almanac

Storage Investor Show
Tariffs & CRE


Host: Kris Bennett

Website: Storage Investor Show
Topics: Trump Tariffs, CRE, Investing, Construction Costs, Interest Rate

Storage Investor Show
1/21/25

Host: Kris Bennett
Guests: Beau Agnello (Go Store It Self Storage)
Website: Storage Investor Show
Topics: Customer Acquisition, Optimizing Websites, Storage Market

Storage Stories 1
Introductions

Hosts: Jason Koonin, Denee Burns (Sunbird Storage)

Guest: N/A

Topics: Sunbird Storage, Bluebird Self Storage, Loans

Storage Stories 2
Pricing

Hosts: Jason Koonin, Denee Burns (Sunbird Storage)

Guest: James McLean, Radius+

Topics: Pricing, Rates, ECRI, Occupancy

Storage Stories 3
Customer Experience

Hosts: Jason Koonin, Denee Burns (Sunbird Storage)

Guest: Brooke Rice, Sunbird Storage

Topics: Customer Service, Customer Experience, Management

Storage Stories 4
The Game

 

Hosts: Jason Koonin, Denee Burns (Sunbird Storage)
Guest: Travis Morrow (Storelocal, National Self Storage)
Topics: Pricing, ECRIs, Agressive Rate Hikes

RadioWilder #26
Self-Storage Rock

Host: Harry Sleighel (Michaels Wilder)

"Adding some music to the self-storage business 'casts"
  - Harry