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

<p dir="ltr">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.</p> <p dir="ltr">Anne has served on the Self Storage Association Board of Directors and is a two-term past-president of the Georgia Self Storage Association.</p> <p dir="ltr">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.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>On today’s podcast:</strong>  </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">00:00 - Dean thanks the sponsors of today’s episode, Willbox </p> <p dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_default">05:06</span> - Getting to know Anne Ballard</p> <p dir="ltr">07:08 –  How America affected by Covid19</p> <p dir="ltr">12:43 -  Anne talks about automation</p> <p dir="ltr">20:01 - What did Anne expect this year for the industry</p> <p dir="ltr">22:58 - Dean thanks the sponsors of today’s episode, Janus International Europe.  </p> <p dir="ltr">25:25 -   Leash Upstage</p> <p dir="ltr">32:13 -  Anne gave a bit of advice to Self Storage owners</p> <p dir="ltr">33:47 - Quick Fire Round – Five Questions for Fun     </p> <div dir="auto"> <p dir="ltr">36:11 - Dean takes a moment to thank the final sponsor of today’s episode, StorageBox Marketing</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Anne Ballard on LinkedIn - <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/manneballard" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/manneballard&source=gmail&ust=1613622339987000&usg=AFQjCNE3L0CQ1M64Ca5kUG4j1iuAYIOIEw"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/<wbr />manneballard</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Universal Storage Group - <a href= "https://universalstoragegroup.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://universalstoragegroup.com/&source=gmail&ust=1613622339987000&usg=AFQjCNGY4Q0v3dpzow2R