CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Sunday, October 9, 2022

10:00     5:00        Exhibit Set Up

2:00        5:00       Managers Summit: 

• Auctions - with Pete Whittingslow and Donna Morgan-Esquibel, StorageAuctions.com
• Increasing Your Conversion Rate-  Jim Mooney, Freedom Storage Management
• It's your problem, even if it isn't - Dealing with problem tenants- Melissa Huff, Affordable Storage Guys

 2:00       5:00 PM   New-to-Storage Summit:  

• The 3 Must Haves to Get started in Storage - Jane Sauls, Sauls Storage Group
• Should your facility be manned, unmanned, or a mix of both? - Brian Petersen, American Storage Group 
•  Panel Q&A - Lessons Learned in Storage - Stephanie Winfree, Interstate Self Storage, Wilson Covington, Highline Storage Partners, Max Vallotton Jr. , Gate 5 Self Storage, Kevin Leebrick, My Storage Ops

5:00        5:30        Intro to Membership GASSA / SSASC
5:30        7:00        Welcome Reception with Exhibitors
7:00        8:30        FREE to Explore Summerville!

Monday, October 10, 2022                                                    

7:30        8:30        Breakfast Served
8:15        9:15       General Session with Tommy Nguyen
9:30        10:30     Now What? Scenarios for the 2022 and 2023 Economy with Economist Chris Kuehl - These have certainly been stressful times! How close are we to recession? Is inflation set to recede or get worse? What "black swans" are still affecting the outlook for 2023? There is a lot of contradictory data out there - negative GDP growth but low unemployment, slumping housing numbers but growth in manufacturing. Where are we right now?  

10:45     11:30     Breakout Presentations

• It's Not Unmanned, It's Remotely Managed -  The ins and outs of managing a facility without an onsite property manager - Melissa Huff, Affordable Storage Guys
• Overcoming Customer Objections - Stephanie Tharpe A+ Management
• Construction conversation about materials, timelines, and budgets, Nigel Kreft, Storage Structures Inc. 

 11:45     12:30         Breakout Presentations

• Branding 101: How to create a brand for unmanned facilities,  Jess Casto and Julie Flaherty 
• The Insurance Company Protects their interests, why wouldn't you? Scott Greenwald, Goodman-Gable-Gould/Adjusters International
• Enclosed Boat & RV/ Canopy Storage, Matt Maurer, Betco

12:45     1:15         General Session and Lunch with Guest Speaker,  South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette1:30        4:00        Exhibit hall open
4:15        5:00       Breakout Presentations

• Security and Unmanned Facilities, Jeff Wiebell, Access Control Technologies
• Income Tax Reduction Strategies for Self Storage Owners - Keith Mangum, Cost Segregation Services
• Hiring Services for Your Self-Storage Business: How to Vet and Choose Vendors and Negotiate Like a Pro - Jess Johnson, The Storage Business Owners Alliance (The SBOA)

 5:15        7:00        Trade Show and Cocktails + Food + Live Auction

7:00        8:30        FREE to Enjoy Summerville SC

Tuesday, October 11, 2022   

7:30        8:30        Breakfast Served

8:00        8:30        GASSA/SSASC Membership Meetings

8:30        9:30        Annual Rent Survey  of SC and GA - Stacey Gorman, The Gorman Self Storage Group, Marcus & Millichap

9:45        10:45     What You Need to Know Before you Buy and Sell - Jane Sauls, Sauls Storage Group

10:45     12:00     Legal Update with Scott Zucker

Adjourn! Thank YOU for coming! 

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