Franchise Friday – Episode 201 with Lukas Krause and Kyle Gjersee of Sky Run Vacation Rentals
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Franchise Friday podcast episode 201, host Melissa Pang speaks with Lukas Krause and Kyle Gjersee of Sky Run Vacation Rentals.
Franchise Friday, where you can watch or listen as we explore franchising, entrepreneurship, and small business ownership speaking with the franchise industry thought leaders and subject matter experts that shape the Future Of Franchising. #FranchiseFriday – For more about our podcast visit our website: https://futureoffranchising.com/ Produced by Franchise Source Brands International and The Entrepreneur’s Source.
About SkyRun:
In 2004, Barry Cox and Steve Falk created SkyRun Vacation Rentals, a single-location property management company in Keystone, Colorado. Barry had a tech and business consulting background, whereas Steve’s background was in legal and market development. They both shared a vision and values while offering complementary skills to one another. As they would later discover, this was a recipe for success.
Before they knew it, it was 2007, the company was growing, and the industry was booming. This was an era Barry likes to refer to as the ‘powder days.’ In the mountains, powder days are the days when you get a foot plus of light, fluffy new snow when the fun and ease of being on the mountain is magnified one-hundred times, and everyone calls in sick to work.
Throughout that era, Barry and Steve acquired knowledge from three years of professional property management and networking with their peers at conferences and decided that SkyRun’s future belonged to multi-location property managers. So, Barry and Steve decided to license their brand, process, and systems and enable local entrepreneurs to serve vacation guests and property owners the way the industry has for decades. Locally. As Robert Frost would say, Barry and Steve’s decision “has made all the difference.”
Currently, SkyRun is a rapidly growing multi-location organization with over 900 properties in over 25 locations. We have created the sweet spot in vacation rental management by combining the advantages of local ownership and management with the efficiencies, power, and support of a national brand. We also never forget that guests don’t just want to stay like a local; they want to play like a local, and SkyRun ensures that happens.
More About our Host, Melissa Pang
Always customer service-focused, Melissa is a proud member of the TES SourceLink team and works with TES franchisor members on a daily basis, providing a collaborative environment that fosters win-win relationships. She feels most in her element when collaborating with franchisor members – working together, Melissa helps them find solutions and build strong, long-lasting relationships with TES coaches and clients in order to achieve the franchise growth results they desire
About Franchise Friday
Our mission is to help individuals explore self-sufficiency as an alternative career.
We help them define their Income, Lifestyle, Wealth, and Equity goals and provide education on the best ways to achieve them. We don’t sell franchises – we help people achieve their dreams of self-sufficiency through business ownership. The approach is different, the experience is different. And it works.
Franchise Friday, where you can watch or listen as we explore franchising, entrepreneurship, and small business ownership, speaking with the franchise industry thought leaders and subject matter experts that shape the Future Of Franchising. #FranchiseFriday – For more about our podcast, visit our website: futureoffranchising.com Produced by Franchise Source Brands International and The Entrepreneur’s Source.
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