How to Make Your Short-Term Rentals Sustainable and Profitable with Vanessa de Souza Lage
In this episode, I sit down with Vanessa de Souza Lage, the CEO of Sustonica, the world's first sustainability recognition program for short-term rentals. Vanessa reveals how she embarked on her remarkable career in the vacation rental industry and what ignited her entrepreneurial spirit to create Sustonica.
Here's what you'll learn:
Listen in now!
Timestamps for the key highlights in the episode
[02:47] Know our guest Vanessa and where she is located
[03:22] How she got started in the vacation rental industry
[05:21] What inspired Vanessa to be an entrepreneur?
[09:02] What Sustonica does and its mission
[10:21] Why having a sustainable STR property is important for guests nowadays
[13:00] Are guests willing to pay more for a short-term rental with a sustainability focus?
[16:00] Types of activities she incorporates into her properties to assist guests in transforming their own lives when they return home
[18:24] The sustainability chart
[19:31] The future of regulations surrounding sustainability
[23:06] Tactics for creating sustainable properties
[24:55] The Beat the Microbead app: https://www.beatthemicrobead.org/download-btmb-app/
[33:02] The lightning round
[38:22] How to get in touch with Vanessa de Souza Lage
Website: https://www.sustonica.com/
Golden Nuggets
Remember to Subscribe, Rate, Review, Like, and Share!
Resources Mentioned
1. The Beat the Microbead app: https://www.beatthemicrobead.org/download-btmb-app/
Let’s Connect!
Follow Vanessa de Souza Lage on;
Follow Stacey St. John on;
Fire link: https://lnk.to/z4iJAlgs
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free