Student Housing Insight

SHI 3002-Amazing SEO, Untangling the Web

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is in a constant state of evolution.  Because of that, there is a lot of confusion in the housing world (both student and conventional) on how to approach it.  One of the groups that is staying on top of it is AgencyFifty3 based in Denver, CO.  Gretta Dare recently got to sit down with their SEO expert, Sam Winn, to discuss how apartment owners and managers should approach the SEO and the web development process.

This episode is sponsored by Carter-Young Inc.  Check them out at www.carter-young.com

Check out AgencyFifty3 at www.agcencyFifty3.com; 

Are you in need of a consultant in the student housing industry?  Check us out at www.ProvidentialStudentHousing.com

You can reach the host, Wesley Deese, at Wes@ProvidentialStudentHousing.com

 

SHI Behind The Biz - Helping Students Build Their Credit Score!

Many students graduate college and are immediately faced with needing a good credit score.  College students have learned from their parents that taking on consumer debt is not a good practice.  So how can a college student or recent grad begin building a positive credit file.  RentTrack offers a great solution and I think it is something that student housiing operators should be offering.  In this episode, I sit down with Brad Batesole, Chief Marketing Officer for Rent Track, and we discuss the company and their mission to help renters get the credit they deserve!

For more on info on Rent Track: www.RentTrack.com/SHI

In search of a student housing consultant? Contact Wes at Wes@ProvidentialStudentHousing.com

SHI 3001-From Site Level to the C-Suite!

The majority of our listeners hold site (or property) level positions.  I'm often asked by those listeners, "Wes, how do I move up in this industry and into a corporate level position?"  Well, I felt it was best to take that question to a panel of student housing executives who have made that journey from being a site level employee and ask them what they did and more importantly, what they are looking for when considering a site level employee for a regional or corporate level position.  In this episode, I sit down with:

• Mitch Smith, COO of Scion Group
• Casey Peterson, COO of Peak Campus
• Madison Meier, VP of Biz Dev w/ Campus Advantage
• Holly Golebioski, VP of Operations w/ Homestead U
• Eddie Moreno, VP of Operations w/ Cardinal Group Management

If you are currently in a site level position and you desire or you are curious about advancing, this is a must listen!

Our sponsor for this episode is RentTrack.  Learn how you can help your residents improve their credit score and a properties collection cycle by using RentTrack to report on-time rent payments to the 3 credit bureaus.  Go to www.RentTrack.com/SHI

If you are an operator, investor, or developer and need consulting or business development needs within the student housing industry, contact Wesley Deese at wes@ProvidentialStudentHousing.com.

SHI 2012: Mental Health & College Students

In this episode, April and I sit down with Dr. Doug Hallenbeck and Dr. Kimberly Poole from Clemson University to talk about the current status of mental health on US college campuses and discuss ways that off-campus housing providers can help identify potential concerns that may be going on with their student residents.

SHI 2011: Rich Kelley, Interface Conference, & something we are doing with Snapchat

In this episode I sit down with Richard Kelley of Student Housing Business magazine to chat about the his background, the evolution of the industry, and the upcoming Interface Student Housing Conference coming up in April.  Also, Gretta and I announce a new... let's call it a service... that we will be offering through Snapchat.

This episode is sponsored by Rent Track.  To find out how you can offer your residents a service to build their credit score by making on-time payments, check out www.renttrack.com/SHI

Contact Rich at rkelley@francemediainc.com

Host: Wesley Deese wes@ProvidentialStudentHousing.com

CoHost: Gretta Dare gretta@theStatusAgency.com

 

 

SHI 2010: An Interview with Dan Oltersdorf

While attending the 2018 Campus Connex conference put on by the NAA in Orlando last week, I got to spend some time with Dan Oltersdorf. Dan is the Chief Learning Officer for Campus Advantage and a true student housing veteran of both on campus and off-campus housing. We got to sit down and chat about his new role, the conference, and a bit on leadership, culture, and learning.

SHI 2009: Thoughts on the Campus Connex Conference

A day removed from NAA's Campus Connex conference in Orlando, I  wanted give some of my initial thoughts and feedback. Also I share an interview I had with Clark Ebbert, NAA's Director of Conference Education Programs.

SHI 2008: Taylor Gunn from Axiometrics

In this episode I interview Taylor Gunn from Axiometrics about the 600 university markets and 1900 student properties they track across the US.  This is a must listen for developers, owners, and especially site level staff that want to understand how Axio's reporting can help you approach some critical decisions both in the development and acquisition of assets as well the operations and setting rents for your communities.

This episode is sponsored by Carter-Young.com

Contact info:

Taylor Gunn

taylor.gunn@realpage.com

(972) 810-5577

 

Wesley Deese

wes@ProvidentialStudentHousing.com

(803) 470-6483

SHI 2007: Behind The Biz - Carter Young, Inc.

This is a special “behind the biz” episode where we go 1-on-1 with the businesses that sponsor this podcast and service the student housing industry.

 In this episode I interview Steve Carter with Carter-Young Inc.  I don’t care how low your delinquency is, everyone ends up having a resident that leaves your community owing for damages or un-paid rent that ends up becoming bad debt.  Steve and his company have built a platform on recovering bad debt for student housing providers.  They’ve taken the time to understand the student customer and the guarantor relationship and developed a tactical strategy for collecting those balances.

SHI 2006: University Affiliations and Partnerships - Dr. Anne Stark

In this episode, April and Wes interview Dr. Anne Stark and Arian Bryant from the University of Central Florida about the university's unique approach through affiliations and partnership programs with off-campus communities to meet the university's housing needs.  If you are a private off-campus provider wanting to understand how these programs can benefit you or if you are a university administrator needing to figure out creative ways to meet your students housing needs, this is a "must listen" episode.

This episode is sponsored by Carter-Young, Inc.  Find out more about how this collection agency caters to the off-campus student housing industry.  Visit www.carter-young.com

Host - Wesley Deese; wes@ProvidentialStudentHousing.com

Cohost - Dr. April Hicks-Konvalinka; hickskonvalinka@outlook.com

Guest - Dr. Anne Startk; Anne.Stark@ucf.edu

Guest - Arian Bryant; Arian.Bryant@ucf.edu