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How She Turned Her Side Hustle into a Thriving Hospitality Brand

Meet Chelsea Dunckley  — the Founder of Digs Co, a hospitality company that specializes in creating elevated vacation rentals in Central Washington and the Greater Phoenix area. 

Chelsea and her husband Luke have always loved real estate.  After getting married, you‚Äôd often find the couple working on nights and weekends flipping homes while discussing the latest trends in design, real estate, and hospitality. 

But it wasn‚Äôt until Chelsea received some unexpected news from the tech company she worked at that she and her entire unit were to be let go that she decided to try her hand at transforming Digs Co from a fun side hustle into her full time gig. 

In this conversation, Chelsea and I discuss the power and importance of brand building, why Chelsea is so discerning about the properties she chooses to manage for clients within the context of the Digs Co. brand, how and why she‚Äôs structured her portfolio into thematic collections, and much more. 

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This episode is brought to you by our friends at Minoan

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Well, Minoan is a TOTALLY FREE system that hosts use for furnishing and refreshing their homes.  

Minoan provides hosts with a one-stop-shop to get hundreds of discounts on the world‚Äôs leading brands, and a system where you can manage all of the ordering, tracking, returns, etc. in one place. Saving you time and money! 

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About the Show

Behind the Stays is brought to you twice a week by Sponstayneous — a free, biweekly newsletter that brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  
 
You can subscribe, for free, at www.sponstayneous.com

Behind the Stays is hosted by Zach Busekrus, co-founder of Sponstayneous, you can connect with him on Twitter at @zboozee.

Meet Chelsea Dunckley  — the Founder of Digs Co, a hospitality company that specializes in creating elevated vacation rentals in Central Washington and the Greater Phoenix area. 

Chelsea and her husband Luke have always loved real estate.  After getting married, you‚Äôd often find the couple working on nights and weekends flipping homes while discussing the latest trends in design, real estate, and hospitality. 

But it wasn‚Äôt until Chelsea received some unexpected news from the tech company she worked at that she and her entire unit were to be let go that she decided to try her hand at transforming Digs Co from a fun side hustle into her full time gig. 

In this conversation, Chelsea and I discuss the power and importance of brand building, why Chelsea is so discerning about the properties she chooses to manage for clients within the context of the Digs Co. brand, how and why she‚Äôs structured her portfolio into thematic collections, and much more. 

Book a Stay at Digs Co.

Follow Digs Co. on Instagram

This episode is brought to you by our friends at Minoan

If you have more than one short-term-rental, chances are you use a system for your property management — something like Guesty or Uplisting.  

Well, Minoan is a TOTALLY FREE system that hosts use for furnishing and refreshing their homes.  

Minoan provides hosts with a one-stop-shop to get hundreds of discounts on the world‚Äôs leading brands, and a system where you can manage all of the ordering, tracking, returns, etc. in one place. Saving you time and money! 

Create your free account here and be sure to tell the team that Zach from Behind the Stays sent you there way!

About the Show

Behind the Stays is brought to you twice a week by Sponstayneous — a free, biweekly newsletter that brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  
 
You can subscribe, for free, at www.sponstayneous.com

Behind the Stays is hosted by Zach Busekrus, co-founder of Sponstayneous, you can connect with him on Twitter at @zboozee.

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