Dozens of RV and boat storage developers and investors gathered early Friday morning in Fort Myers, Fla., to attend the Toy Storage Nation (TSN) Executive RV and Boat Storage Workshop. With pens in hand, they scribbled notes as fast as they could while listening to every word of advice shared by storage industry experts throughout the day – a day designed by Toy Storage Nation to map out vehicle-storage development from start to success.
The sold-out event attracted developers and investors from across the country, many of whom are relatively new to the industry and desperately seeking the best and fastest routes to turn their RV and boat storage dreams into thriving businesses. They learn from the pioneers in the industry who, combined, have more than 100 years of self-storage and vehicle storage experience between them.
It’s a long day of learning, but energy levels never dip. In fact, TSN attendees are buzzing
like kids in a candy store, savoring every piece of information they receive during presentations, but wanting more, more, more. The presenters are equally enthusiastic to share all the steps they’ve taken, or guided others to take, on the path to great wins in this booming industry.
Workshop organizers share appreciation with all presenters and vendors who collaborated with Toy Storage Nation to make this event so gratifying for everyone in attendance. Special thanks to our storage “celebrities,” the speakers who presented a rainbow of topics:
- Matt Maurer of BETCO, Enclosed Construction
- Devin Beasley of Cushman & Wakefield, Investing
- JoBeth White of Development Services Inc., Feasibility
- Tyson Huebner of Yardi Matrix, RV and Boat Market Update
- Bob Hayworth of Baja Carports, Facility Tour and Canopy Construction
- Terry Anderson of Tenant Property Protection, Ancillary Revenue
- Greg Ellsworth, Self-Storage Consulting Group, Development and Operations
- Monet Ragsdale and Barry Sherman of S3 Partners, Entitlement: Planning and Zoning
- Steve Lucas of The Storage Group, Marketing
- Brett Copper of Copper Storage Management, Third-Party Management
- Bishesh Shrestha of Live Oak Bank, Financing
- Leann Kass of Noke/Janus International, Security and Technology
- Jeff Greenberger of Greenberger & Brewer, Legal Update
TSN Workshop attendees leave the event, which includes a couple of hot meals and a sumptuous happy hour, with a headful of knowledge and degree of confidence they would acquire anywhere else, because these are the only workshops dedicated specifically to RV and boat storage available anywhere in the country.
Toy Storage Nation will host its next RV and Boat Storage Workshop in Las Vegas in early April. Stay tuned for more details to come by checking our website as well as social media (Facebook and LinkedIn).
