StorChats
StorChats
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Welcome to StorChats, the official podcast from StorSuite. Tune in for engaging, straightforward conversations with familiar faces from the StorSuite team, each sharing their expertise in storage investing, marketing strategies, operational insights, leadership lessons, and business essentials. StorChats consists of several unique mini-series, each thoughtfully tailored for different interests and audiences—all rooted in StorSuite’s practical, no-nonsense values.
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The podcast covers a variety of topics including storage investing, marketing strategies, operational efficiencies, leadership lessons, and business essentials, with episodes like 'Sales, Leadership & Industry Real Talk' highlighting candid discussions and real-life experiences in the self-storage sector.

Welcome to StorChats, the official podcast from StorSuite. Tune in for engaging, straightforward conversations with familiar faces from the StorSuite team, each sharing their expertise in storage investing, marketing strategies, operational insights, leadership lessons, and business essentials. StorChats consists of several unique mini-series, each thoughtfully tailored for different interests and audiences—all rooted in StorSuite’s practical, no-nonsense values.
In this episode of Bourbon & Bullsh*t, John Manes welcomes Randy Huber, Business Development Manager at Valston Construction, a general contractor specializing in self-storage, retail, and commercial projects across the Southeast. The two reconnect in Texas after six years in the industry—this time over pours of Jack Daniel’s Twice Barreled Heritage Barrel Rye, a 100-proof Tennessee rye with a nose that surprises and a palate that hits with cinnamon, caramel, and classic bourbon heat.
Grab a pour and join them as they dig into:
• The earthy nose vs. cinnamon-forward palate of Heritage Barrel Rye
• Why Randy bought two bottles of Eagle Rare within 15 minutes of landing
• Valston’s construction work across retail, commercial, and self-storage
• Parenting teens, travel-ball weekends, and raising a family in South Carolina
• “Old school” values: work ethic, honesty, and showing up
• The power of relationships in the self-storage industry
• Why doing your research matters—especially when investing
• Behind the scenes of Texas SSA and why it’s one of the industry’s best events
Tasted & Talked About:
• Jack Daniel’s Twice Barreled Heritage Barrel Rye – 100 proof
• Eagle Rare 10 Year (found for just $64 in Texas!)
Connect with Randy Huber:
• (864) 887-5775
• [email protected]
• LinkedIn: Randy Huber
Connect with John Manes:
• [email protected]
• 210-818-1496
• StorSuite.com
#BourbonAndBullshit #JackDanielsRye #HeritageBarrel #EagleRare #SelfStorage #ValstonConstruction #TexasSSA #ConstructionLife #NoBSBusinessTalk #StorSuite

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