How do you maintain a life-work balance when working remotely? Is your leadership style enhancing or hurting your operation? What does it take to be a leader of an iconic property management platform? Remote work became a reality during the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of us learned that you really can do business from just about anywhere, but how do you keep yourself and your team motivated and enthusiastic about work? To help answer these important questions we are joined by Yoav Tourel. Yoav boasts 20+ years experience in advertising, media, sales & tech. Formerly Head of Sales (APAC), at the global ad tech giant Outbrain, where he co-founded the company’s ANZ operation. He is also Vice Chair of the board of The Australian Short-term Rental Accommodation Association, (ASTRA) based in Sydney. Currently, Yoav is helping to make the right cocktail of technologies at Guesty, a property management software company, where he is the Managing Director, APAC. He oversees operations, personnel, partnerships, and sales as they grow their presence in the APAC region. I’m going to say it… I love talking to Yoav. He has great charisma, charm and joie de vie. It was a privilege to get to interrupt his busy schedule and spend an hour talking. Oh, in case you didn’t know. Yoav’s ‘side hustle’ is working as a comedian for young kids. Thank you Yoav for sharing so many great gems with everyone. Notes 0:00 - Setting up your business for SUCCESS during Covid-19 - with Yoav Tourel 01:30 Intro to Yoav and his background 05:45 How Yoav launched Guesty’s ANZ operation 07:43 Applying “Empathy Mode” to help everyone cope during the pandemic 14:13 What you can do ensure your team members are happy as well as productive. 20:11 Taking advantage of the pandemic to review your whole business strategy 22:25 Other than making sure your employees and clientele are happy, how do you stay happy as the team leader/business owner? 32:25 How has Covid positively changed the accommodation industry? 36:12 Finding the things you can control in uncertain times 37:00 Thank you - and please subscribe Contact Info Website: https://www.guesty.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoav-tour.... Twitter: https://twitter.com/yoavtourel?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guestycom/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guestyinc/?... #ibookedonline #bookdirect #theaccommodationshow ---- Want to get the best accommodation marketing tips before everyone else? Hit that subscribe button! This also keeps us going and creating more useful content for free! Things that will help you; The Accommodation show: https://www.theaccommodationshow.com The Accommodation Owners and Managers Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/2NM3dTl Join the mailing list with all the accommodation secrets: https://bit.ly/3aKBf3X Need more direct bookings - reach out to us here: https://www.ibooked.online Disclaimer: Please refer to relevant websites for latest, up to date, information with all facts, figures and terms and conditions. Information as accurate as we could get it at time of publishing. #ibookedonline #bookdirect #airbnb#

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