Look Who’s Talking
Look Who’s Talking
Look Who’s Talking – Nicole Posten-Thompson, RA, owner/architect, On Point Architecture
What do you get when you give a young girl a tub of Legos and a blank drawing pad? A future architect. It’s not every...
Look Who’s Talking – Terry Campbell, CEO, Copper Storage Solutions
It’s no secret that 2021 was a difficult year for employers. Besides ever-increasing wage expectations, ongoing COVID-19 safety protocols, and shifting work environments, more...
Look Who’s Talking – Rachel Parham, President of Noah’s Ark Development
Heading into the fourth quarter, it’s safe to say that 2021 has been a fairly profitable year for the self-storage industry. Rental rates at...
Look Who’s Talking – Tron Jordheim, founder of the Self Storage Hawaii unConference
There’s an old proverb that “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” Nevertheless, according to the U.S. Travel Association, that all-to-familiar...
Look Who’s Talking – Bruce Jordan, AIA, president, Jordan Architects Inc.
Do you remember when self-storage facilities were basic? In the industry’s infancy, they consisted of rows of single-story metal “sheds” with roll-up doors surrounded...
Look Who’s Talking – Tron Jordheim, Managing Partner of Self Storage Strategies and the Host fo the Self Storage Hawai’i unConference
Thirteen years ago, during the tail-end of the Great Recession, the self-storage industry was doing its best to weather the economic storm that distressed...
Look Who’s Talking – Ramey Jackson, CEO, Janus International Group
There’s no denying that technology is here to stay. It has become a permanent part of our daily lives, and every day there are...
Look Who’s Talking – Caesar Wright, president, Mako Steel
By Erica Shatzer When COVID-19 first became a concern in the United States, many Americans canceled or postponed their vacations due to government enforced stay-at-home...
Look Who’s Talking – Ann Parham, CEO and President of Joshua Management
By Erica Shatzer In March, no one could have predicted that COVID-19 would be an ongoing issue and topic of discussion in November. Even though...
Look Who’s Talking – Keith Johnson, vice president of business development, CT Darnell Construction
By Erica Shatzer At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, self-storage construction came to an abrupt halt in numerous states across the nation. In other...
Look Who’s Talking – Michael Baillargeon, senior vice president of operations at Store Space
By Erica Shatzer September is here. Autumn is upon us, but unlike the leaves on the trees, concerns about COVID-19 have not yet withered. Masks...
Look Who’s Talking – Marc M. Smith, president, Personal Mini Storage
By Erica Shatzer We are more than halfway through this unpredictable year, and plenty of reports indicate that the self-storage industry has managed to outshine...
Look Who’s Talking – Lonnie Bickford, owner/operator of Appletree Storage and founder and president of StorageAuctions.com
By Erica Shatzer Throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic, the self-storage facilities across the country that were deemed an essential business by their states made necessary...
May LWT – Anne Mari DeCoster, COO, Storelocal
By Erica Shatzer Though spring is the season for growth and rebirth in nature, as well as a time when people tend to tackle renovations...
April LWT – Rodney Bolls, Founder of Boxwell
By Erica Shatzer While there are indicators that the current development cycle is finally losing momentum, the effects of new supply can be far reaching...
Look Who’s Talking – Kathleen Ruddy, CEO, St. Baldrick’s Foundation
By Erica Shatzer Within the time it took you to reach this page in this magazine, at least one child in this world received a...
Look Who’s Talking – M. Anne Ballard, president of training, marketing, and developmental services, Universal Storage Group
By Erica Shatzer The year is 2020, and self-storage facilities built during the development cycle before the Great Recession are either two decades old or...
Look Who’s Talking – Wayne Woolsey, president, Kiwi II Construction, Inc.
By Erica Shatzer The new year has arrived, but many self-storage professionals are waiting with bated breath to see if this drawn-out development cycle will...
The Last Word Heath Mulkey, Owner, Storage Structures
Thankful My “last word” should most definitely be thankful. I have so very much for which to be thankful. I started in the storage industry...
Look Who’s Talking: Steve Hajewski, Marketing Manager, Trachte Building Systems
Despite several years of substantial ground-up development, demand for self-storage remains strong in many markets across the United States thanks to shifts in lifestyles...
Look Who’s Talking: Rod Bolls, Founder of Boxwell
While there are indicators that the current development cycle is finally losing momentum, the effects of new supply can be far reaching and potentially...
Look Who’s Talking – Bill Alter, managing director – Self-Storage Group, Rein & Grossoehme Commercial Real Estate
With this issue of the Mini-Storage Messenger featuring our annual Top Operators List, there’s no better time to discuss how ownership within the self-storage...
Look Who’s Talking – Jeffrey S. Dallenbach, AIA, founder and managing partner, ARCHCON architecture and DALLENBACH-COLE ARCHITECTURE
Although there is still plenty of capital and investors for new self-storage development, as well as demand for additional supply across the country, cities...
Look Who’s Talking – Jen Pettigrew, Senior VP, Meetings & Vendor Relations, Self Storage Association
With a new, larger location, the MGM Grand, this year’s Self Storage Association (SSA) Fall Conference and Trade Show is expected to be bigger...
Look Who’s Talking – Peter Allen, CTO, Lockerfox
Over the past several years, state self-storage associations across the country, along with the national Self Storage Association, have been tirelessly lobbying for the...
Look Who’s Talking – Steven Ciemcioch, President of Warehouse Anywhere, a Life Storage company
Technology and the internet have nearly made waiting a thing of the past. Instead of using “snail mail” for correspondence, one can simply and...
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AZSA 23rd Annual Conference & Trade Show and Golf Tournament
Register for Hotel Here Member Rate - Regular admission is $230 until 2/11/23
February 15-16, 2023
23rd Annual Arizona Self-Storage Conference &...
4 Lessons the Self-Storage Industry Can Learn From Big Brands
Remember when you thought the best instant photos were Polaroids and Sears was the only place to buy appliances?...
The Truth about Self-Storage Lead Aggregators
Over the last decade, the self-storage industry has witnessed the rise and fall of several specialized lead aggregation websites....
Owning Your Stress For Success
It’s no secret that today’s work environment is stressful. With our current economy, labor force, and global supply chain,...
