#134 - Good Businesses Make The Best Out Of Good & Bad Times - Dave Davies

<p><strong>Dave Davies</strong> is an accomplished Self Storage and retail professional with 20-year industry experience, 17 years with SafeStore PLC at the Executive Board level.</p> <p>Joining at 15 stores and 40 employees, as a member of the Management Buy-Out Team in 2004 and the IPO Team in 2008, he played a major role in the companies' success and its growth to an FTSE 250 company with over 580 employees, 134 stores, and revenues of £112m and EBITDA of £64m.</p> <p>He is passionate about self-storage, the people who work in it, and the customers who use it.</p> <p>His key to a successful self-storage business is the people. Recruiting the right people with the right skills and growing their potential through effective coaching and supporting them with the right strategy, an effective sales process, a customer-led culture, and empowering them to make the right decisions are keys to both individual and business optimization. </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>On today’s podcast:</strong></p> <p>3:02 - Getting to know Dave Davies</p> <p>5:08 – Biggest impact for Dave and his business this pandemic</p> <p>11:42 – What did Dave expect this year for the industry</p> <p>15:20 – How good is Dave's business this month</p> <p>17:13 – Price recommendation during this time</p> <p>24:15 – The KPI's he looks at</p> <p>28:25 -  What to look when finding a new storage location</p> <p>32:37 – This is the time to invest in the self-storage industry</p> <p>37:02 – Dave talks about self-storage automation</p> <p>43:03 – How to contact Dave</p> <p> </p> <p>Contact Number: 07714 428730</p> <p>Email: <a href= "mailto:ConsultDD@outlook.com">ConsultDD@outlook.com</a></p> <p>Dave  Davies on LinkedIn:  <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/davedavies2" target="_blank" rel= "noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/in/davedavies2&source=gmail&ust=1611228344547000&usg=AFQjCNGte4K8iVgGJatItoYs3rSskcz8MA"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/davedavies2</a></p> <p> </p>