Listen as Rental Management Media Group interviews ARA members to learn more about how they run their businesses, discuss trends in rental and much more.
David Darby III, of Rent-E-Quip (https://www.rentequip.org/), Colonial Heights, Va., reflects on his childhood growing up in a family business, the transition from then to adulthood, and his family dynamic. Listen as he shares the timeline of finding his calling within the company and his involvement with the American Rental Association (ARA).
7 Nov 2024
ARA Business Insights Podcast: Robert Copley, CERP
Robert Copley, CERP, of Event Essentials (https://eventessentials.com/), Madison, Wis., shares Event Essentials' timeline, the transition to an event-focused business, and his career growth journey. He reflects on his decades of experience and involvement with the American Rental Association (ARA).
9 Oct 2024
ARA Business Insights Podcast: Brandy Carmona
Listen as Brandy Carmona, product manager of Makinex USA, (https://www.makinex.com/) reflects on her growth with the company and knowledge of the rental and construction industry. She touches on how the American Rental Association (ARA) assisted with this growth and Makinex's entrance into the states.
12 Sept 2024
ARA Business Insights Podcast: Andrew Owens
Listen as Andrew Owens of Clements Tent Rentals (https://clementstentrentals.com/), Warsaw, Va. shares his journey from home builder to VP of Operations at his family’s tent rental company. He discusses his career transition, involvement with the American Rental Association (ARA) and his leadership style.
13 Aug 2024
ARA Business Insights Podcast: Jenny Price
Listen as Jenny Price of KATO Compact Excavator Sales (https://katoces.com/), Elizabethtown, Ky., shares her journey from working on miscellaneous tasks for the family business to now thriving as President of Sales and Operations. Price reflects on her impactful leadership style and how the company finds new, meaningful ways to stay involved with ARA.
9 May 2024
ARA Business Insights Podcast: Ann Trostle
Listen as Ann Trostle, A to Z Event Rentals, Dillsburg, Pa., discusses her rental career and what makes her event rental company unique. The ARA Business Insights Podcast is sponsored by Alert Rental Software (https://alertrental.com/).
12 Apr 2024
ARA Business Insights Podcast: Robert LeVar
Listen as Robert LeVar, American Rental, Morton, Ill., discusses his rental career. The ARA Business Insights Podcast is sponsored by Alert Rental Software (https://alertrental.com/).
6 Mar 2024
ARA Business Insights Podcast: Mary Crosslin
Listen as Mary Crosslin, President/COO, Alert Rental Software, discusses how she and her business partner, Kara Longmire, became the third owners of Alert Rental Software.
Time markers:
8:35 - Explaining and implementing the 32-hour work week
16:29 - Remote work and Alert conferences
21:00 - Changing your rental software and how to do it
28:15 - Using automation, AI, and more
31:18 - Women in Rental and how it was formed
26 Jan 2024
ARA Business Insights Podcast: Krista Benson, ECP-ST
Listen as Krista Benson, ECP-ST, New Paltz Equipment, New Paltz, N.Y., discusses her unique challenges as a one-woman operation and how she got involved in rental. You can read more about her here (https://news.ararental.org/a-fearless-onewoman-show). You can watch her story here (https://news.ararental.org/ara-business-insights-krista-benson-ecpst).
2 Jan 2024
ARA Business Insights Podcast: Jeff Crotto, CERP
Jeff Crotto, CERP, president, All About Events, Jacksonville, Fla., is the current ARA president-elect. He will take the gavel as the 62nd ARA president at The ARA Show 2024 in New Orleans. Listen to this ARA Business Insights Podcast to hear how how he created his business, what he's learned along the way and his thoughts on the future of the industry. ARA Business Insights is brought to you by Alert Rental Software (https://alertrental.com/).
1 Dec 2023
ARA Business Insights Podcast: Stacy Irons
Stacy Irons, National Trench Safety (https://www.ntsafety.com/), Houston, Texas, is a sales expert hailing from Iowa. She talks about her experience as a woman in rental, how to build a sales force and what the future of rental looks like. You can watch more of her video here (https://news.ararental.org/ara-business-insights-stacy-irons).
17 Nov 2023
ARA Business Insights Podcast: Ed Craddock
Listen as Ed Craddock, True Value Rental of Bay City, Bay City, Mich., talks about how his step-father influenced his career in rental, his thoughts on the future of rental and how he formed the Equipment Rental Group on Facebook. You can watch more of his story here (https://news.ararental.org/ara-business-insights-ed-craddock).
1 Aug 2023
ARA Business Insights Podcast: Chris Dahmer, ECP-SM
Listen as Chris Dahmer, ECP-SM, Arvada Rent-Alls, talks about how he began his career in rental, tough business decisions during the pandemic and how the leadership team at Arvada Rent-Alls implemented EOS (Entreprenurial Operating System). You can watch more of his story here (https://news.ararental.org/ara-business-insights-chris-dahmer-ecpsm).
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