STR Global Unlocked with Simon Lehmann

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Simon Lehmann talks to the people running short-term rental at scale.Operators, platform CEOs and investors, on the decisions that separatebusinesses that scale...

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030: No Phone, No OTAs, No VC Time Horizons: Can Unplugged's Digital Detox Cabins Actually Scale? | Hector Hughes 47 min · Simon Lehmann · contributed by Lukas · Apr 28
029: What Marriott Really Thinks About Short-Term Rentals: Chris Stephenson on Loyalty, Quality Standards, and the Future of Alternative Accommodations 43 min · Simon Lehmann · contributed by Lukas · Apr 21
028: $200M Raised, 50x Growth: Johannes Siebers of Holidu on Local Trust, Agentic Workflows and the Supply Nobody Else Was Counting 49 min · Simon Lehmann · contributed by Lukas · Apr 14
027: What Institutional Capital Really Thinks About STR Right Now | Chris Hemmeter, Thayer Ventures 46 min · Simon Lehmann · contributed by Lukas · Apr 7
026: What AI-Native Actually Means: Arbio's Bet on the AI Operating System for Short-Term Rentals 51 min · Simon Lehmann · contributed by Lukas · Mar 31
025: Guests Aren't Googling Anymore: AI, OTAs & the Future of STR Distribution | Shaun Stewart 50 min · Simon Lehmann · contributed by Lukas · Mar 24
024: Curation Over Volume: How Landfolk Is Redefining Growth in Short-Term Rentals with Christian Schwarz Lausten 52 min · Simon Lehmann · contributed by Lukas · Mar 17
023: Dependability vs Consistency: How Airbnb Redefined Hospitality Standards with Chip Conley contributed by Lukas · Mar 10
022: Why STR Leaders Crack Under Pressure | CEO Coach Gary Cohen contributed by Lukas · Mar 3
021: Is Luxury Short-Term Rental Really Resilient? - Luxury STR Roundtable with Emerald Stay, Le Collectionist, The Luxe Nomad and Nocturne Luxury Villas contributed by Lukas · Feb 24
020: Trust, Reviews, and AI: How Experience Intelligence Is Shaping Hospitality and STR with Ben Jost of TrustYou contributed by Lukas · Feb 17
019: Travel Marketplaces That Endure: Lessons from HomeAway to RVshare with Jon Gray contributed by Lukas · Feb 10
018: Where Real Estate Models Are Converging: Lavanda CEO Fred Lerche-Lerchenborg on Flexible Living, STR, and Multifamily contributed by Lukas · Feb 3
017: Decisions, Not Forecasts: How Professional STR Operators Win in 2026 with Simon Lehmann contributed by Lukas · Jan 27
016: Flexible Living Is Reshaping STR: An Institutional Capital Perspective with Jaja Jackson of ICONIQ Capital contributed by Lukas · Jan 20
015: Is Raising Capital Like Ecommerce the Answer to Real Estate’s Funding Problem? Insights From DealMaker Co-Founder and CEO Rebecca Kacaba contributed by Lukas · Jan 13
014: From Road to Air: How Drone Delivery Is Reshaping Last-Mile Economics and Guest Experience contributed by Lukas · Jan 6
013: 2025 Holiday Special - A Year That Changed the STR Conversation contributed by Lukas · Dec 30, 2025
012: Europe's STR Growth Challenge: Fragmentation, Regulation, and Execution - Panel with GuestReady, COCOONR, and Happy.Rentals contributed by Lukas · Dec 23, 2025
011: What VCs Really Look For in STR Tech: Insights from TCV’s Woody Marshall contributed by Lukas · Dec 16, 2025
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Simon Lehmann talks to the people running short-term rental at scale.Operators, platform CEOs and investors, on the decisions that separatebusinesses that scale from ones that plateau.No panel-discussion politeness and no vendor pitches. Guests have includedthe co-founder of Vacasa, the president and CEO of Booking Holdings, and thefounder of Holidu. The conversations go where the operating proble...

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