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Margot Schmorak: Vacation rentals’ DEI champion
Image: From right to left, Margot Schmorak, her husband, Ari, and her daughter, Eden, at Disneyland. Born both Chinese and Jewish, Margot Schmorak has often felt caught in a perpetual identity crisis. Growing up in Minnesota, “I felt like an outsider wherever I went,”...
Diane Daniel: Turning vacation rental waste into community treasures
From her career as a travel writer to her dual citizenship in the Netherlands and the United States, Diane Daniel’s path has been one of exploration, both of the world and of her values. Her passion for hospitality and commitment to environmental sustainability shines...
Stacey St. John: Empowering the Short-Term Rental Sisterhood
Juggling a demanding job at a global consulting firm across multiple time zones, Stacey St. John found herself at a breaking point. She felt overworked, depleted, and disconnected from her own goals. “I felt I was working my tail off to actually help my employer...
Advocate for Finger Lakes tourism: Lindsay Bolton and the FLXVRA
Nestled amid the picturesque Finger Lakes region, Lindsay Bolton found her calling not just in the breathtaking landscapes but in advocating for its vibrant tourism industry. Born and raised in this idyllic corner of Upstate New York, Lindsay’s passion for the area...
Heidy Seoenz: Pioneering the future of short-term rentals in El Paso
In the border town of El Paso, Texas, Heidy Seoenz’s journey from entrepreneur to short-term rental advocate has the hallmarks of a heroine in a Western flick, including the bold nicknames. Unlike the Western outlaws who earned their epithets from federal agents,...
Vacation rental conferences see improvement in male-to-female speaker ratios five years after #tieonstage
Standing on stage at the Vacation Rental World Summit in Lake Como, Italy, in October 2019, Vanessa de Souza Lage, then chief marketing officer at Rentals United, wore a black tie loosely fastened around her neck and addressed the audience. “Usually a tie is a status...
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