Episodes

Thursday May 19, 2022
From The Top 2022 - Perspectives from 3 of the top student housing CEO’s - SHI621
Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
In this episode, Wes sits down with 3 of the top student housing CEO's at the 2022 Interface conference in Austin, TX to get their perspectives on where the student housing industry is headed. This year's "From the Top" episode includes Bob Clark from PeakMade Real Estate, Brent Gutwein from Granite Student Living, and Jim Sholders from Campus Life & Style.
Student housing leaders, Jenn Cassidy and Erica White join as special guest co-hosts to make announcements of a new mental health initiative and a new women's group called the W. Collective.
This podcast episode is sponsored by Vector Travel. For more information about how Vector Travel can turn your vacant units into income producing short-term rentals, contact them at www.vectorstays.com/shi
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Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Mike Mouron - Profiles in Student Housing - SHI620
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
This episode includes our 4th installment for our Profiles in Student Housing series. In this episode, Wes interviews Mike Mouron of Capstone Real Estate Investments. Mike was the founder and CEO of Capstone Development Corp which was an industry pioneer and leader of the student housing niche until 2012 when the company was split into 4 separate companies, each with a unique focus on both on and off-campus student housing. Mike orchestrated one of the first P3 projects that utilized a 501c3 housing foundation, tax exempt bond financing, and a university land lease which drastically changed the landscape of student housing. This year, Mike is being awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from Student Housing Business magazine at the 14th annual Interface Student Housing Conference.
This episode is sponsored by Vector Travel. To learn more about how Vector can turn your vacant apartments into revenue producing short term rentals by utilizing channels like AirBnB, go to www.vectorstays.com/shi .
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Monday Apr 18, 2022
Interface ’22 Conference Preview w/ Rich Kelley - SHI619
Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
The Interface Student Housing Conference is in its 14th year in 2022 and promises to be as big as ever. In this episode, we sit down with Rich Kelley to get a preview of what attendees can expect. We are also announcing our new mobile app, SHI Connect.
This episode is sponsored by Vector Travel. Contact them today to find out how they can turn your vacant units into short term rental income. Go to www.vectorstays.com/shi
For more information on the Interface Conference, go to www.InterfaceStudentHousing.com

Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
In this episode, Wes sits down with a panel of experts to discuss the impacts of supply chain, inflation and geo-political tensions and what impact it will make on Turn and budgets for summer 2022.
This episode is sponsored by Vector Travel. Check them out at ww.vectorstays.com/shi for a special offer.

Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Brandon Smith - Profiles in Student Housing - SHI617
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
This episode includes our 3rd installment of our Profiles in Student Housing series. In this episode Wes sits down with Brandon Smith, the VP of Operations and Development at The Tailwind Group based in Mankato, MN. Tailwind Group is a newer owner and operator within the PBSH space but has very organic and entrepreneurial roots dating back to the aftermath of 9/11. 2021 led to some significant growth with their foot print which allowed them to enter the coveted Top 25. Brandon shares his journey from switching gears as a financial advisor to taking on his first leasing position as a contractor to now leading a national student housing firm.
Willie Butler with Empower PMC joins as co-host for this episode and shares some of his insights on workforce shortages in the leasing office and getting serious about hiring and training your leasing team.
This episode is sponsored by Vector Travel. Contact them today about turning your vacant units Into short term rentals without all of the headache!
Links for items discussed in this episode:
- SHI Connect (our new mobile app) - https://www.connectshi.com/
- New website design: www.StudentHousingInsight.com
- Register for the monthly student housing operations call, Shop Talk: www.shoptalk.info (available March 25, 2022).
- Questions, comments? Email us at Contact@StudentHousingInsight.com

Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Miles Orth - Profiles in Student Housing - SHI616
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
This episode includes our 2nd installment of the "Profiles in Student Housing" series. In this episode Wes sits down with Miles Orth, COO of Campus Apartments based in Philadelphia, PA. They cover a lot of history about the evolution of purpose-built student housing industry in the US and where things may be headed. Miles shares his career journey which has intersected with the 2 oldest companies in student housing along with another company that went public during his tenure.
This episode is sponsored by Vector Travel. Click on the following link to get more information about turning your vacant units into short term rentals. www.VectorStays.com/SHI
To contact Miles Orth, email his at morth@campusapts.com
For more information about Student Housing Insight, visit us at www.StudentHousingInsight.com

Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Reviewing Student Housing Conferences - SHI615
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
There are 2 Student Housing conferences this month and a total of 6 planned for 2022. Which is causing a lot of industry professionals asking "which of these conferences should I attend?"
In this episode, Wes breaks down the industry conferences and what you can expect from each one. Additionally, Wes interviews Greg Jasper from Stafford Barrett about the upcoming Texas Student Housing Conference.
This episode is sponsored by Vector Travel. Get your vacant units listed on their short-term rental platform today and start turning vacancy into ancillary revenue. Find out more at www.VectorStays.com/SHI

Monday Jan 24, 2022
Navigating the NCAA’s New NIL Legislation - SHI614
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
On July 1, 2020 the NCAA passed legislation to allow student athletes to receive monetary compensation for the use of their Name, Image, and Likeness or more commonly referred to as NIL. This has open up a world of opportunities for student athletes and it's also giving student housing providers a unique opportunity to hire student athletes to promote their community. But is it as easy as it sounds?
In this episode we share a recent webinar where we discussed NIL with those that are closest to It. Our panelists included Darren Heitner with Heitner Legal, Jason Bergman with MarketPryce, and Mike Blewitt with CSMG.
Wes and Gretta also sit down with former NFL player Chase Minnifield of EZ Turn to talk about his perspective as a former student athlete and what student housing operators should think about when making an NIL offer to a student athlete.
This episode is sponsored by Vector Travel. Check them out today and discover how you can turn your vacant units into revenue by placing the units on Vector Travel's short term rental platform.

Monday Jan 10, 2022
Julie Bonnin - Profiles in Student Housing Series - SHI613
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
It's the first episode of 2022 and it's SHI's 100 podcast episode! To celebrate, we are launching the Profiles in Student Housing Series, where we interview student housing veterans and executives to get insights about their career journey and a little insight about their companies and their impact on the student housing industry.
For our first Profiles interview, Wes sits down with Julie Bonnin. She's COO and Principal at Asset Living, which is the largest 3rd party student housing company in the US. Julie's career with Asset has spanned 2 decades and she's been an integral part of the company growing from a small Houston based company to the 5th largest property management company in the nation!
Wes & Gretta also give a recap on LeaseCon/TurnCon and talk about a few other items coming in 2022.
This episode is sponsored by Vector Travel! To learn more about turning your vacant units into revenue through their turn-key short term rental platform, go to www.vectorstays.com/shi and receive the first month with no fees.
If you have questions or comments about the SHI podcast, feel free to email us at contact@StudentHousingInsight.com.
If you work in or service the student housing industry and want to network with other industry professionals, make sure you join the SHI Community by going to the www.StudentHousingInsight.com and click on the "log-in" logo in the upper right hand corner to set up your profile.

Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Winter Is Coming! Marketing & Leasing Through the Break. - SHI611
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
In this episode, Wes sits down with Leslie Cole from The Pivotal Companies to talk about 5 quick tips to keep your marketing on point and your leasing ahead of the curve through the winter break.
This episode is sponsored by Vector Travel! Click here to find out how you can turn your vacancies in to income by using their turn-key short term rental platform: https://www.vectorstays.com/shi
Questions about our podcast? Email us at contact@StudentHousingInsight.com