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b'GUEST\'S BIO\\nAutohost CPO and co-founder Ela Mezhiborsky handle the intersection of customer success and product development, setting priorities and driving the product roadmap based on client feedback. Before transitioning to SaaS, her career involved working in risk management, running her own digital marketing agency, and managing a successful short-term rental business in Toronto. In fact, it was her experience in the short-term rental industry that exposed her and her co-founders to the massive security void plaguing property managers. It\\u2019s the reason they built Autohost.\\n\\nHIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE\\n04:32 Ela Mezhiborsky introduction and background\\n05:23 How Ela got into the STR industry\\n08:02 How Autohost was created\\n11:00 Ela shares how Quickstay experienced fraud ring and illegal activities from guests\\n15:45 What is Autohost\\n17:27 Providing a safe check-in experience for guests and hosts\\n19:31 How to screen your guests without using a formal screening tool\\n26:06 Ela talks about anti-discrimination in the STR industry\\n29:37 What Autohost does for STR operators\\n32:20 Autohost\'s guest screening process\\n37:14 Ela talks about Autohost Starter\\n40:47 Acknowledgments to Ela\\n41:02 Where can people connect with Ela\\n41:38 Ela\'s #1 secret to success with STR\\n\\nNOTABLE QUOTES\\n"Spidey sense is better than no sense." - Ela Mezhiborsky\\n"Be aware of what you said. " - Ela Mezhiborsky\\n"Identifying where your red flags are is important." - Ela Mezhiborsky\\n"Inherently, people are good but sometimes good people still discriminate unconsciously." - Emanuele Pani\\n\\nCONNECT WITH THE GUEST\\nEla Mezhiborsky: Facebook | Linkedin\\nAutohost: Website | \\xa0Instagram\\n\\nCONNECT WITH THE HOSTS\\n\\nMichael Sjogren: Short Term Rental Secrets Facebook Group | Clubhouse | Instagram | Youtube | Facebook Page | Linkedin\\n\\nhttps://linktr.ee/the_airbnbguy\\n\\nEmanuele Pani: Clubhouse | Instagram | Facebook | Linkedin\\n\\nFREE MASTERCLASS TRAINING - https://www.strsecrets.com/masterclass\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'