75: A Look Back on 2025 as a Short-Term Rental Owner and Branding Expert

Happy new year! 2025 was an incredible year of growth and upgrades for my short-term rental properties, as well as my business. In this episode, I’m taking a look back at the most impactful moments of my year and the lessons I’m taking into 2026.

Time-stamps:

My early 2025 rebrand (1:58)

Hiring a podcast producer and a virtual assistant (5:54)

Attending Level Up Your Listing (11:20)

Beginning to dream again (15:50)

Updates on The Commonwealth (17:12)

Differentiating myself as a co-host (23:02)

Honing in on my podcast with Soundboard Society (24:06)

Giving The Commonwealth a design upgrade (28:39)

Discovering Luna, our latest project (30:47)

Investing in Action Academy (34:13)

Looking ahead to 2026 (40:11)

Mentioned in This Episode:

Short-Term Rental Acquisition Checklist: brandandmarket.myflodesk.com/str-acquisition-checklist

Elysian on Instagram: instagram.com/stayatelysian

No Vacancy The Podcast with Natalie Palmer and guest Ali Haney: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/169-this-is-the-one-thing-that-will-make-or-break

Join Soundboard Society with Gaffin Creative: gaffincreative.com/soundboard

The Action Academy: actionacademy.com

Connect with Ali:

Book a discovery call with Ali: brandandmarket.17hats.com/p#/scheduling

Website: brandandmarket.co

Instagram: instagram.com/brandandmarket.co