#151 - The Incredible And Amazing AJ Osborne

<div class="gmail_default"> <div class="gmail_default">AJ Osborne is an American entrepreneur, businessman, and investor who owns and manages his self-storage portfolio of over $100 million of assets through his companies Cedar Creek Wealth, Bitterroot Holdings, and Clearwater Benefits.</div> <div class="gmail_default"> </div> <div class="gmail_default">He’s the owner and host of the largest self-storage podcast, Self Storage Income. As an operator and private owner with over 1.2 million square feet of self-storage, he regularly keynotes at national conferences on operations related to investing in, buying, and managing self-storage facilities.</div> <div class="gmail_default"> </div> <div class="gmail_default">AJ specializes in developing, converting, and turning around underperforming facilities with a value-add strategy, and loves to show other entrepreneurs and investors how to focus on technology and self-storage automation.</div> <div class="gmail_default"> </div> <div class="gmail_default"> <div class="gmail_default"> </div> <div class="gmail_default"><strong>On today's podcast</strong></div> <div class="gmail_default"> </div> <div class="gmail_default"> <p>00:00 - Dean thanks the sponsors of today’s episode, Willbox </p> <p>05:28 -  Getting to know AJ Osborne</p> <p>12:32 - About his illness </p> <p>22:26 - Dean thanks the sponsors of today’s episode, Janus International Europe</p> <p>23:45 - About Keylock Storage</p> <p>24:30 - The Impact of COVID-19 on Self Storage industry</p> <p>29:26 - About Self Storage Automation</p> <p>38:00 - AJ's Growth Strategy</p> <p>42:15 - What did AJ expect this year for Self Storage industry</p> <p>44:38 - About advertising</p> <p>46:48 - What Key Performance Indicator he looks at</p> <p>51:56 - A bit of advice from AJ to Self Storage owners</p> <p>53:37 - Where to find AJ</p> <p>54:20 - Dean takes a moment to thank the final sponsor of today’s episode, StorageBox Marketing</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Links Mentions:</strong></p> <p>Self Storage Income - <a href= "https://self