#142 - Anne Ballard: The Lady Hat of the Self Storage Industry

Anne Ballard is the president of marketing, training, and developmental services for Universal Storage Group —  a management company that operates 60-plus facilities in 14 states and overseas. Anne has served on the Self Storage Association Board of Directors and is a two-term past-president of the Georgia Self Storage Association. Anne Ballard is also known in the Self Storage industry as the “The Hat Lady.” She is a leader and widely respected in the storage industry as a proven marketing expert.   On today’s podcast:     00:00 - Dean thanks the sponsors of today’s episode, Willbox  05:06 - Getting to know Anne Ballard 07:08 –  How America affected by Covid19 12:43 -  Anne talks about automation 20:01 - What did Anne expect this year for the industry 22:58 - Dean thanks the sponsors of today’s episode, Janus International Europe.   25:25 -   Leash Upstage 32:13 -  Anne gave a bit of advice to Self Storage owners 33:47 - Quick Fire Round – Five Questions for Fun      36:11 - Dean takes a moment to thank the final sponsor of today’s episode, StorageBox Marketing   Anne Ballard on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/manneballard Universal Storage Group - https://universalstoragegroup.com/   StorageBox Marketing Website: http://storageboxmarketing.com/ StorageBox Marketing Email: [email protected] StorageBox Marketing Contact: http://storageboxmarketing.com/contact-us/   Janus International Europe Ltd Website: www.janusintl.co.uk Janus International Europe Ltd Email: [email protected] Janus International Europe Ltd Contact: 020 8744944   Willbox Website: http://willbox.co.uk Willbox Email: [email protected] Willbox Contact: 0800 023 5060   Hacking Self Storage Website: https://hackingselfstorage.co.uk/ Hacking Self Storage on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2eb1gpBCts2RRFFUl2k9OS Hacking Self Storage on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hacking-self-storage/id1481445995