VRMA Arrival Podcast
1) Salty Dog Vacations: Building a Business Around Community Impact
In this episode of the VRMA Arrival podcast, we sit down with Salty Dog Vacations co-owners Kymberlee Nguyen and Krista Goodrich, recent recipients of VRMA’s Community Impact Award. Based in the Dayto...Show More
2) Cautious Optimism: Key Data’s Read on the 2026 Vacation Rental Market
Melanie Brown, vice president of data insights at Key Data, joins the podcast to unpack Key Data’s Vacation Rental Industry Outlook 2026—a survey of nearly 250 US property managers that reveals what o...Show More
3) Jessica Gillingham Talks AI, Hybrid Hospitality, and What Comes Next
Jessica Gillingham—CEO of Abode Worldwide and author of “Tech-Enabled Hospitality”—joins us to map the real state of hospitality tech across short-term rentals, hotels, and multifamily. Drawing on int...Show More
4) The Power of Membership: Education, Advocacy, and Connection with VRMA
In this episode, VRMA Board Chair Jodi Refosco and Executive Director Anne Gardner explore how VRMA supports its members every day—not just during conferences. They share exciting updates about modula...Show More
5) Bridging Both Worlds: Lessons from a Vendor Who Became a Host
In this episode, VRMA Arrival podcast host Alexa Schlosser sits down with Molly Reardon, head of short-term rental growth at PointCentral and a short-term rental owner herself. Reardon offers a unique...Show More
6) How AI Is Actually Helping Property Managers Right Now
In this episode of the VRMA Arrival podcast, David Stephens, lead data scientist at TravelNet Solutions, cuts through the AI hype to share what short-term rental operators really need to know. From gu...Show More
7) Inside VRMA's New Government Affairs Council
In this episode of the VRMA Arrival podcast, VRMA Board Chair Jodi Refosco sits down with Tiffany Edwards of Weatherby Consulting to discuss the formation of VRMA’s new Government Affairs Council and ...Show More
8) The 911 Lifeline Every Vacation Rental Needs
In this episode of the VRMA Arrival podcast, Onita Mihaly, senior director of brand marketing at Ooma, discusses the company's role in improving short-term rental (STR) safety with its VoIP-based land...Show More
9) Targeted Training, Tailored Tracks: A Preview of VRMA Foundations
In this episode of the VRMA Arrival podcast, host Jodi Refosco, VRMA Board chair, is joined by Tim Cafferty (Sandbridge Blue & Outer Banks Blue) and Tyann Marcink Hammond (Branson Family Retreats) to ...Show More
10) Marcus Rader on Hostaway’s $365M Investment and Industry Leadership
In this VRMA Arrival podcast episode, Marcus Rader, CEO of Hostaway, shared the company’s impressive growth since 2022, which is the last time we had Rader on the podcast, including securing a $365 mi...Show More