Young Storage Network (YSN) Update

A new year and some exciting news from the YSN as we continue to grow our network of young storage professionals. During 2021 even though the industry was stretched due to staffing demands and huge increases in occupancy the group continued to meet and had several free training sessions on topics such as insurance, technology, and sales. These were hosted by some of the best minds in our fantastic industry.

We at the YSN have decided that as part of our role in the SSA UK, to continue this training and mentoring for young storage stars of the future and have created no fewer than 10 sessions for 2022. These consist of 4 quarterly YSN Members' Meetings to discuss the wider industry with short training discussions, often with external speakers but new for 2022, we have also added 6 one-hour specialist sessions hosted by 3 members of the YSN Board and 3 delivered by some of the biggest names in self storage.

Christel Land, storage genius (and phenomenal children’s author) will be discussing a session on the dark art of Digital Marketing. Dave Davies will be using his 73 years of storage experience and immense knowledge to talk to the group on the incredibly important area of Revenue Management & Pricing, whilst Lord Rennie Schafer, commander and chief of the SSA UK, will be entertaining, educating and explaining Handling Online Reviews. YSN board members Emma Banks, Anthony Adams and Paul Whittaker’s sessions will focus on Social Media, Add-on Sales and Operational Excellence.

Member Meeting dates for 2022 have been scheduled for; 24 February, 19 May, 25 August, and 18 November. Paul Whittaker will be hosting the first training session on Operational Excellence on the 24 March followed by Christel’s Digital Marketing Masterclass on the 21 April. Dave’s Revenue Management & Pricing will be held on 23 June, Emma’s Social Media on 14 July, Rennie’s Handling Online Reviews on 22 September, and finally, Anthony’s Add-On Sales will be held on 20 October.

If you or any of your team are 40 or under and would like to take advantage of these complimentary training sessions as well as building relationships and increasing their knowledge of the industry, joining the YSN is a must. These sessions will be available soon to book on the SSA UK website and should you wish to join the YSN, please contact Emma Greenwood at [email protected] or email [email protected] 

Paul Whittaker – (Former) YSN Chair