What's going on, guys?

Welcome into today's episode.

We've got a great guest, Stephen Pataski.

This man is on a mission to revolutionize the short-term rental experience, bringing guests

luxury within reach. And when you have given over the course of 20 years, he's an OG. He got into

short-term rentals and the luxury rental space way before Airbnb was ever a thing. I think it was like right after the

inception of VRBO. And after delivering 20,000 amazing vacations, the dude knows a little bit about

hospitality. Now the CEO and founder of the Luxis Group for the last 17 years, he is doing some

unbelievable things in the hospitality space. And you guys know me, passionate about hospitality

experiences, you know, creating memories and just giving people a feeling, right? That is special.

And we geeked out on that conversation

today, whether you're looking to do this in your real estate investments with your customers,

even with friends, family members, so many great little nuggets that Stephen dropped in today's

episode. And this was a journey that started when he left his grocery business,

him and his wife going all in and starting with one property to now scaling it

in a partnership with the four seasons, doing a $600 million high-rise luxury development

with a brand of that caliber resort and, you know,

properties all over the country, all over the world now, some amazing things that I think you

guys are going to gain from our conversation today due to sharp, due to smart, humble,

and just drop some really wise nuggets that I think you're going to get some great value from. So let's dive into today's

episode with Stephen Pataski. Let's take a quick break in here from today's show sponsor.

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