Simple Pleasures with Sarah Sklash
Season 1, Episode 4 of “The Unfamiliar Shift with Ariela”
Overview
You are in for a treat as Sarah Sklash, passionate Motelier and Co-Founder of The June Motel, joins Ariela. You may recognize Sarah as half of the iconic duo that stars in Motel Makeover, a Netflix series that follows their renovation of The June Sauble Beach. Through lighthearted and sincere episodes, Sarah and her Co-Founder, April Brown, paint a beautiful picture of how their brand came to be and why boutique concepts are here to stay.
Before Sarah became a full-time Motelier, she spent a decade working in public service with a focus on vital statistics and creating customer-centric processes. She finds her years of government experience to be especially useful in navigating all the government interactions required as an entrepreneur. When away from her desk, Sarah is a passionate traveler who believes that the moment you first open the door to a new hotel room is the best feeling in the world.
What You Will Hear:
- How Sarah built her career in the hospitality industry
- Career shift and first property purchase
- Being a Motelier
- Disadvantages & advantages of no formal hospitality industry education
- Being unique and individualistic
- Ethos of The June Motel
- Advice on maintaining good partnerships
- Importance of communication
- Business models
- Obstacles and lessons in property ownership
- What is success to Sarah?
- Understanding risk
- Motel Makeover on Netflix
- What does boutique mean to Sarah?
Season 1 is sponsored by Solonis, the new property management system designed for hotels. Solonis is also a premier partner member of BLLA!
About BLLA
The official organization for the world's independent boutique lifestyle hotels and leaders who are entrepreneurs themselves, promoting capital, resources, connection, education, and advocacy. As a pioneer in forecasting the boutique movement, BLLA's boutique community currently extends to more than 10,000 verified boutique and lifestyle hotels. BLLA is a catalyst for trends and the future of the boutique lifestyle, exactly what today's traveler is embracing. BLLA.org / Stay-Boutique.com. BLLA is also a capital/partner matchmaker via its Boutique Money Group division.
The corporate manifesto is: Experience the intention behind the brand.
