Industry Overviews

This session will examine how the shift from Baby Boomers to Millennials and Gen Z is impacting everything from real estate to politics, and in turn, self-storage decision-making.

This forward-looking panel provides insight from self-storage experts as they shed light on key cost-related issues and their potential impact on building in 2024 and into the foreseeable future. 

This session will explore the five biggest threats to the self-storage industry today and how to ensure you won’t only survive but will thrive in the turbulence ahead.

In this session, our presenters share tenant-behavior trends and consumer preferences gathered from five years of records and show you how the power of data analytics can elevate your operation.

Though resilient, self-storage is vulnerable to climate change. This session will explore how it’s is likely to fare in the years ahead as well as what you can do to protect your property and people.

Real estate investment trusts, hedge funds and national firms are snapping up self-storage assets at a feverish pace. Our presenter will discuss this industry shift and what it might mean for your own business.

Our presenter will discuss the key advantages self-storage has over other asset classes during inflationary periods as well as outline strategies investors and owners can use to prosper in these unique times.

Leverage key takeaways from the Great Recession to navigate the current economic downturn and take advantage of opportunities that will occur. Topics include effects on finance, development and more.

Those entering the self-storage business today face unprecedented challenges. Learn the seven abilities you must master to break into the industry and establish a thriving enterprise.

This personal tale of one self-storage owner's journey into the industry is a case study of his experience, discussing roadblocks, opportunities and fears associated with the business.