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Look Who’s Talking: Ann Parham, CEO and President of Joshua Management

In March, no one could have predicted that COVID-19 would be an ongoing issue and topic of discussion in November. Even though...

January 6, 2021 0

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Lonnie Bickford, owner/operator of Appletree Storage and founder and president

Throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic, the self-storage facilities across the country that were deemed an essential business by their states...

June 1, 2020 0

Insurance & Risk Management

Ella Tayrien

Ella Tayrien, Vice President of Claims, MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC December is here, bringing with it the possibility of...

December 1, 2019 0

Facility Maintenance

Donald Jones, owner/president, Donald Jones Consulting & Service, LLC

Within the self-storage industry, the notion that you only have one chance to make a first impression gets a substantial amount of...

March 1, 2019 0

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Douglas Kotelly, Chief Investment Officer of Prime Group Holdings, LLC

It’s already the second month of the new year, but hopefully your New Year’s resolutions—both professional and personal—have not fallen to the...

February 1, 2019 0

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Chuck Gordon, CEO of SpareFoot, SiteLink, and storEDGE

Despite being at the tail end of a development cycle, the self-storage industry experienced a significant uptick of new supply in 2018. Similar to...

January 1, 2019 0

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Charles Plunkett, CEO, Capco Steel, Inc. & Capco General Contracting

After the holiday spirit takes hold at our Thanksgiving dinner tables, December is brimming with energy. There are facilities...

December 1, 2018 0

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Dean Keller, Broker, Bancap Self Storage Group, Inc.

In its infancy, the self-storage industry’s need for leadership and education was paramount to its success. For that reason, some...

November 1, 2018 0

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Pete Panos, President, Third-Party Management and Strategic Partnerships, Public Storage

Within the self-storage industry, there are more than 20 companies of various capacities that offer third-party management services. While some...

October 1, 2018 0

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Marcus Trufant, Self-Storage Owner/Investor and Retired NFL Cornerback for Seattle Seahawks

Similar to winning a football match, making a successful self-storage investment requires knowledge of the game, a well-thought-out strategy,...

September 1, 2018 0

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Franklin Young, CEO, PTI Security Systems

From conception to completion, self-storage owners spend several million dollars and years developing state-of-the-art facilities before they can turn a...

August 1, 2018 0

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Troy Bix, President of R3 Division, Janus International Group, LLC

Depending upon who you ask, the self-storage industry is approximately 50 years old. Whether the business concept began in the 1960s...

June 1, 2018 0

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Dave King – Vice President Self-Storage, Wentworth Property Company

Thanks to pent-up demand and more readily available construction financing, the self-storage industry experienced a significant uptick in ground-up development projects...

May 1, 2018 0

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Don Sedlacek, Vice President of Claims, MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC

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April 1, 2018 0

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Joel Deis, vice president and regional manager, Marcus & Millichap – Seattle Office, and national director of Marcus & Millichap’s National Self Storage Group

Best known for its hip coffee shops, lively music scene, thriving tech industry, and abundance of apples, Washington may soon be...

March 1, 2018 0

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Kate Spencer, MAI, Managing Director/Practice Group Leader, Self-Storage Valuation & Advisory at Cushman & Wakefield

Over the past 20 years, self-storage facilities have been slowly evolving. The iconic, first-generation storage properties made up of rows of...

February 1, 2018 0

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Paul Schween, Author/Speaker/Trainer/Sales Professional

With the start of the new year, many self-storage owners and operators are implementing new or enhanced technologies at their facilities...

January 1, 2018 0

Insurance & Risk Management

James Appleton, MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, Director of Sales, Special Risk

When it comes to customers’ stored belongings, industry professionals jest that tenants store junk but lose heirlooms. In other words, the items they place...

December 1, 2017 0

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Erica Shatzer, editor of Mini-Storage Messenger, Self-Storage Now!, and Self-Storage Canada

Ten years ago, knowing next to nothing about the self-storage industry, I joined MiniCo Publishing as a circulation coordinator. With a bachelor’s...

November 1, 2017 0

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Cory Sylvester, principal of Union Realtime, LLC

Since the last recession, the self-storage industry has experienced exceptional growth. Years of limited development, swelling populations, and continued job growth within...

October 1, 2017 0

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Troy Downing, CEO, AC Self Storage Solutions, Big Sky, Mont.

Through humble beginnings, there is a propensity for greatness. That’s the path Troy Downing, CEO of AC Self Storage Solutions, with national...

September 1, 2017 0

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Terry Campbell, General Manager – Self-Storage, Live Oak Bank

Although more than half the year has passed and plenty of new self-storage developments have come on line in 2017, there are...

August 1, 2017 0

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Carlos Vizcarra, president of AMERCO Real Estate Company (U-Haul International), Phoenix, AZ

There’s no denying that self-storage is a customer-centric business. Storage owners and operators go to great lengths to hire and...

June 1, 2017 0

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Jim Ross, founder of 3 Mile Domination

Although the telephone is one of the original self-storage management tools, it’s far from obsolete. As a matter of fact, according to...

May 1, 2017 0

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Lance Watkins, CEO of storelocal

Over the past several years, consolidation has become somewhat of a buzzword among self-storage owners and operators. Speculations abound about how many established storage...

March 1, 2017 0

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