furnishing

Welcome back to another episode with today's guest, Sage Nathan, of the Minoan Experience team! 🌟

Join us as we unravel the fascinating world of The Minoan Experience and its remarkable partnerships with over 150 top brands, including Wayfair, Crate and Barrel, Article, West Elm, Pollywood, and many more, offering substantial discounts on their products. Sage reveals the secrets behind what motivates these brands to provide such incredible savings. 🛋️🎉

But it's not just about discounts; it's about understanding the value of hospitality-grade products and how they can elevate your property. Sage shares insights on how to make your space not only beautiful but also highly functional and welcoming. 🏨✨

In this engaging episode, we'll also explore the concept of making your property shoppable – a game-changer in the world of short-term rentals and Airbnb hosting. Discover the innovative solutions and strategies that Sage and The Minoan Experience bring to the table. 🏡💼

Tune in now to gain a deeper understanding of The Minoan Experience and the world of stylish interiors. Get ready to transform your property management game with Sage's invaluable insights! 🎧🌍✈️"

TIMESTAMPS:
00:28 - Guest Introduction
01:07 - Airbnb horror story
04:58 - Minoan Experience and what they do
07:16 - What motivates brands to give discounts
16:53 - Incorporating high end and budget brands
22:04 - Understanding the value of hospitality grade products
24:07 - Vetting brands to partner with
32:23 - Purchasing insurance and insurance claims
36:33 - How to make your property shoppable
42:35 - Wrap up
43:58 - Closing

Quotes:
"Our pitch to the brands is, hey, these short term rentals and Airbnb's are showrooms for your products without you having to pay a lease. You don't have to pay rent. You don't have to pay store employees,  you just get to give these people a discount, which they deserve. And they're basically going to market your products"

“ The goal for Minoan is that you can get everything you need to set up your property.”

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Today Ted speaks with Zak Jorski of Furnishing by Debi, a consignment business set up on Hawaii’s Big Island. A creative endeavor, Furnishings by Debi works with well-traveled locals who are hoping to redesign their homes and need to offload their furnishings collected from all over the world. 

Zak shares with us how it all began, how he keeps track of such an incredible inventory, and the finer details of imparting an object's history to its next owner. With painstaking patience entire homes are documented, history is collected, and items are carefully packed off to his storefront or warehouses. 

Listen in as Zak shares his process, how his business has grown, and how he keeps his clients happy.

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• [3:05] How it all began
• [5:28] The software that keeps it organized
• [7:10] Deferring inventory
• [9:25] Stories from the beginning
• [11:30] Caretakers of history
• [12:45] Why documentation is important
• [15:45] How the store got its name

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KEY QUOTES FROM EPISODE

•  I just tried to bring a little bit of the mentality from the mainland, but blend it with the island, you know, because I was raised here, but I did spend a lot of time on mainland in business. So find that median where it works for both sides, which is really nice. You know, so my clients do enjoy that rapid response and you know, we take care of their needs.
• That's what makes it so fun is to figure out the history and figure out the logistics and how to move that product and then find its next new life. Because we're just caretakers for these pieces. Some of these pieces are already lived centuries.
• We do spend a lot of time researching the pieces just so we can know the past. So we probably spend four or five hours a day just on documentation and history and just learning ourselves, because that's the funniest part I think about it, is knowing the product line. So you can pass on that history ambiance with the piece of that documentation. And that's what makes the piece so special too, is if you lose the history on it, then you don't have that ambiance or feeling with it, you know. 

Jiake Liu is the co-founder and CEO of Outer, a direct-to-consumer outdoor furniture company that’s turning consumers’ backyards into showrooms.

In this episode, we chat about everything from Jiake’s early days growing up in China, how he got into computers and electronics, immigrating to the United States in high school, his early career and various entrepreneurial ventures, what sparked the idea for Outer, and the valuable lessons he’s learned throughout his journey.

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