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| 9th Annual Self Storage Owners Summit
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| Today’s
finance market continues to improve…new equity sources, CMBS lenders,
competitive banks and life companies and rapidly changing loan programs.
Talonvest Capital provides self storage owners efficient access to the debt and
equity markets. We’re continually identifying new capital sources and
evaluating existing programs so you can maximize the capital structure for your
real estate investments.
TALONVEST OFFERS:
CONFIDENCE: our seasoned principals personally
execute your transaction, there’s no hand off to junior team members.
CREATIVE
SOLUTIONS: our knowledge
and judgment was honed over 72 combined years of structuring debt and equity.
MULTIPLE OPTIONS: perm loans,
bridge loans, participating debt, mezzanine financing and equity.
NUMEROUS
SOURCES: banks,
credit unions, CMBS lenders, life companies, debt funds and equity funds. |
| | PLATINUM SPONSORS | | | YOUR LOGO COULD BE HERE! |
| | Visit our store now to secure your sponsorship. |
| | CLICK HERE. |
| | GOLD SPONSORS |
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| | Kure It is a non-profit organization raising money for
research specialists conducting innovative projects to better treat and
ultimately cure kidney cancer and other underfunded malignancies.
Founded by Barry Hoeven, Kure It has raised over $1.6 million since 2007. In
2012 and 2013, Kure It will award $900,000 in funding to projects being
conducted at major cancer centers across the United States. www.kureit.org
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| OpenTech is the leading developer
of rental solutions for the self storage industry. Since 2003, the company has been providing
facilities with 24 hour rental & payment convenience through a complete
line of INSOMNIAC™ Self Service Kiosks. Today, OpenTech offers a full range of
self storage solutions that include; Call Center Sales & Services, Web
& Mobile Rental applications and the ILock Security System.
Company Name: OpenTech Alliance
Inc
Contact Name: Mike Connolly
Phone Number: 602-749-9370
Email Address:
mconnolly@opentechalliance.com
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| | With
more than 4,000 installations, SiteLink Web Edition is the most widely used web
system in the self-storage industry. More than 60 (of top 100) operators use
Web Edition today. Its' popularity stems from it's user-friendly, reliable
design. Web Edition's architecture makes it highly scalable and easy to deploy.
Web Edition readily integrates with other platforms such as smart phones,
websites, web listing services and central mail providers. Superior software
tools allow users to grow revenue, dramatically lower their cost of ownership.
SiteLink's commitment to service and product quality had made Web Edition a
favorite among operators of every size.
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| The PhoneSmart call center has
been in business since 2000 and serves self storage owners in the United
States, Canada, and Latin America. PhoneSmart concentrates on self storage
marketing as a fine-tuned niche in the boutique call center business category.
PhoneSmart’s training and call quality team has helped clients boost their lead
conversion rates by 10% and more in many cases. Look to PhoneSmart to help you
rent more units. PhoneSmart is based in Columbia, Missouri and is a subsidiary
of the StorageMart companies. PhoneSmart employs some 85 people in its Columbia
offices and specializes in taking inbound rental inquiry calls for self
storage. PhoneSmart recently celebrated the creation of its self storage
reservation-lead number 1,000,000. Sign up with PhoneSmart as a new customer
and mention this listing to get a free month of call center service for one
store or a free telephone training session to get you started. You don’t spend
money with PhoneSmart; you make money with PhoneSmart. 866.639.1715
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| When Maury
Westerdale started On The Move, Inc. in 1992, he did so with the mantra that
the customer deserves complete satisfaction
On The
Move, Inc. originated in Dearborn, MI, January 28, 1992. Its founder Maury
Westerdale recognized the need for a turnkey truck rental program, allowing the
self storage owner/operator to set their own rates and advertise their company
at the same time. Now On The Move, Inc. has grown into the fourth largest truck
rental fleet in the United States expanding into additional industries
including real estate and multi-family housing.
On The
Move customers enjoy the benefit of a moving billboard while adding a new
profit center to their current business. On The Move trucks can be offered to
local charities, schools, and events, further promoting our customer’s names
and businesses within the community. By providing customers with not only what
they want, but more importantly, with what they need to succeed, On The Move
guarantees* that their trucks will work in the ever competitive market.
*See lease
agreement for further details!
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| West Coast Self Storage Owners Conference | | PLATINUM SPONSORS |  | Storage PRO… is Northern California’s leading third-party self-storage property management firm. "Long
term success and sustained profits in the self-storage business comes
not from what you build, but how well you manage the business”.Our
approach is to ensure your property receives the utmost skill in
day-to-day management, clearly focused on increasing asset value and
maintaining targeted cash flow. We make it our priority to know your
business inside and out, keep in touch with the marketplace to sense
changing factors that might affect the business, and are always on the
lookout for new ways to grow your business. Like other well-established
retail and service brands, the StoragePRO® identity works to create a strong market image of professionalism and leadership. Furthermore, the StoragePRO motto; "Making Self-Storage Work for You! ®”
develops a compelling personality of convenience, security,
professional customer service and value in the minds of potential
consumers. The "StoragePRO Management Way” provides hands-on, day-to-day management of the retail self-storage business. Clients benefit from StoragePRO
"group buying” of merchandise, insurance, web (pay-per-click) and
yellow page advertising and other operating supplies and equipment.
As a complete business program, StoragePRO property management services offer six important characteristics:
1.
We bring into play the best regional self-storage professionals who
know the dynamics of the local marketplace, market potential,
competition, etc.
2.
We focus on creating asset value and business success through effective
day-to-day asset management of the business and property.
3. We develop the self-storage business from a "retailing perspective” of branding, customer service and targeted marketing.
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We enable the power of group buying and sourcing to significantly
improve store marketing exposure and reduce day to day operating
expenses.
5.
We preserve the individual owner’s independence.. while arming them
with a powerful identity and a set of management resources and systems
to achieve superior business performance.
6.
We preserve the individual owner’s investment criteria and performance
needs while developing a mutually beneficial partnership relationship
armed with a powerful business concept and identity, coupled with the
management tools and resources to achieve sustained business results. |  | | A
pioneer in self storage automation, OpenTech Alliance is the leading developer
of innovative self service solutions for the self storage industry. Their
trail was blazed by offering facilities 24 hour self service solutions through
a complete line of INSOMNIAC™ Kiosks. Today, the innovation continues
with a full range of self service rental solutions that include; Self Storage
Cloud Services, INSOMNIAC Live! Call Center, INSOMNIAC Online Web &
Mobile, ILOCK Security & Access and LiveAgent! / LivePhone!
applications used to build internal call centers. OpenTech products and
services increase revenues, reduce operating costs and improve customer convenience
for self storage businesses. |  | Self Storage Manager (E-SoftSys)
653 Skippack Pike, Suite 15
Blue Bell,
PA 19422
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Toll Free:
800.469.1740 x1
Phone:
800.469.1740 x1
Fax:
484.944.1579
Web: www.selfstoragemanager.com
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Name: Kat
Shenoy
Title:
President & CEO
E-mail: sales@selfstoragemanager.com
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Product
Description: E-SoftSys offers a complete suite of products and services
including:
- Self Storage Manager Comprehensive
management software for single and multi-facility operators
- e-CRM Fully integrated
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) module, designed specifically for
the self-storage industry and multi-facility operators, with interfaces to
leading phone systems, call center systems, etc. e-CRM is currently being
used by several large operators with a combined total of 900 plus sites in
USA and Canada
- Other Modules INSOMNIACTM
Kiosk Interface, Online Reservations, Rentals & Payments, QlikViewTM
Business Intelligence and Analytics Interface, Mobile Websites, Customer Portals, XPS, G5
Integration, iPadTM/Tablet-based Site WalkThrough and Audit
module, and more
- 24x7 Customer Support by
Phone, E-mail and Online chat
- Training Videos In addition
to the free training that is provided by our implementation and support
team, over 300 Training Videos are available to customers for
self-training on application functionality
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Call
Potential's cloud-based
tool was built by storage owners to address 3 areas known to be
lacking in our industry:
1.
) Empowers your site managers to perform better by converting 26% more rentals
thru a long-overdue lead management program.
2.)
Employees and supervisors engage in custom designed monitoring and
evaluation tool suites --(that actually work)---and free the burden of manual
evaluations & mystery-shopping exercises using a personalized
experience.
3.)
Gives owners / operators daily controls to rank and expose the performance of
advertising ROIs that drive expenses 30-45% lower via a plug-in dashboard
that makes quantum leaps beyond today's phone-tracking numbers.
Call
Potential hosts these 3 functions in a storage-specific flavor of Customer
Relationship Management (CRM) for the Owner/Operator. By integrating into
workflow, operators maximize and then measure location profits daily......for
immediate impact on both sides of the balance sheet.
|  | | For over 35 years, Bader Company
has been a nationally recognized leader in "point-of-lease/point-of sale”
insurance. Bader Company makes insurance easy for owner-operators and tenants
alike. Bader Company is a marketing and administration company that specializes
in niche markets where there is a need for insurance, repetitive payment
stream, and an opportunity for clients to offer the products to their
customers. |  | | What exactly is a liquidator you ask?
Great question! We generate much needed cash flow for businesses and
indviduals alike by taking hard assets (stuff) and liquidating them
(convert them into cash by selling them). We have been liquidating the
assets of national big box retailers, mom and pop shops, estates and
everything in between since 2008. We have two distinct sets of
customers: our clients, the businesses and estates whose assets we are
liquidating, and our customers, the people buying those assets. Whether
you have assets you need to liquidate, or you are looking to buy
something we have for sale, we would be happy to welcome you to our ever
growing family of friends. |
GOLD SPONSORS
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|  | Chateau
Products is a lock and latch manufacturer specializing in the self storage
industry. Disc locks and padlocks for resale. Cylinder BEZEL latching systems.
Manager over locks and maintenance items. Retail-store fixtures and packing
supplies. Orders are shipped within 24 hours from the company’s Florida or
Nevada warehouse.
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The PhoneSmart call center has
been in business since 2000 and serves self storage owners in the United
States, Canada, and Latin America. PhoneSmart concentrates on self storage
marketing as a fine-tuned niche in the boutique call center business category.
PhoneSmart’s training and call quality team has helped clients boost their lead
conversion rates by 10% and more in many cases. Look to PhoneSmart to help you
rent more units. PhoneSmart is based in Columbia, Missouri and is a subsidiary
of the StorageMart companies. PhoneSmart employs some 85 people in its Columbia
offices and specializes in taking inbound rental inquiry calls for self
storage. PhoneSmart recently celebrated the creation of its self storage
reservation-lead number 1,000,000. Sign up with PhoneSmart as a new customer
and mention this listing to get a free month of call center service for one
store or a free telephone training session to get you started. You don’t spend
money with PhoneSmart; you make money with PhoneSmart. 866.639.1715
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Kure It is a non-profit organization raising money for
research specialists conducting innovative projects to better treat and
ultimately cure kidney cancer and other underfunded malignancies.
Founded by Barry Hoeven, Kure It has raised over $1.6 million since 2007. In
2012 and 2013, Kure It will award $900,000 in funding to projects being
conducted at major cancer centers across the United States. www.kureit.org
|  | Colliers International Valuation & Advisory Services is renowned for its quality, credibility, dependability,and for delivering on time. Whether providing services to lenders, law firms, insurance companies orproperty owners, our expertise continues to create superior results that set the firm apart in theindustry. Our consultants share a commitment to delivering the highest level of service and the bestexperience possible. We go the extra mile to deliver for our clients, whether this means meeting a tightdeadline or working with a complex and challenging property. Our self-storage team led by Jeff Shouseconsists of 20 appraisers who appraised over 400 facilities nationwide in 2012.
|  | Newmark Realty Capital, Inc. arranges debt
and equity financing for commercial properties and property portfolios
throughout the United States, but with a West Coast focus. Newmark is a
full-service mortgage banking company, integrating all facets of commercial
real estate financing including analysis, placement, closing and
servicing. Newmark represents a number of life insurance lenders as their
regional mortgage correspondent. Loans placed with these lenders are
serviced by Newmark; so, Newmark can take care of our borrowers from the initial
loan application, through loan closing, and right through to the final payment
made on that loan. Founded in 1991, Newmark is an S&P Rated Loan
Servicer with $7 billion in loan servicing.
Contact:
Your Regional Newmark Office: CLICK HERE!
or Michael Heagerty, COO
Email:
mheagerty@newmarkrealtycapital.com
Phone:
415-956-9854
Fax:
415-956-4434 |  | | Inside Self-Storage (ISS) is the leading critical
information source for self-storage owners, managers, investors and developers.
The ISS brand includes publications, e-media, a discussion forum, tradeshows
and educational resources. Established 1991, ISS provides solutions to the
challenges operators face in a competitive and economically challenging
environment, and covers topics essential to every self-storage professional:
day-to-day management, facility marketing, legal issues, construction and
development, finance, real estate, staffing and more. The ISS family includes
Inside Self-Storage magazine, now in print nearly 20 years; Inside Self-Storage
World Expo, the industry’s largest conference and tradeshow;
SelfStorageTalk.com, a rich, interactive online community; and the Self-Storage
Training Institute, which offers certification through its Qualified Storage
Manager Program. |  | For over 25 years, Arthur J. Gallagher
& Co. has been providing comprehensive insurance solutions to the self
storage community across the United States. We are the 4th largest
risk management & commercial insurance brokerage in the world and one of
the only insurance firms to have a self storage practice group dedicated to
providing insurance products & services to operators throughout the
industry.
A sample of areas we provide insurance
solutions include:
• Commercial Property • Earthquake •
Flood • General Liability • Rental •Truck Coverage • Environmental/Pollution
Liability • Employment Practices • Liability • Errors & Omissions • Surety
Bonds •Workers Compensation (through our Exclusive CA Operators Program)
Just a few of the many services we
provide include current insurance program analysis, claims advocacy, loss
control and contract review. Expertise, knowledge and experience in the self
storage industry are what separate our team from our competitors. Gallagher is
proud to be a Featured Member of the CSSA and a committed representative to
self storage operators throughout California. For more information about Arthur
J. Gallagher can do for you, please contact Mike Gong at (559) 256-6527 or mike_gong@ajg.com | 
| Bancap Self Storage Group is the
"#1 Self Storage Broker in California.”
With an unmatched track record of
over $900 million of completed sales, we are the only brokerage firm that has
been committed exclusively to self storage in California for over 25 years.
Offering unmatched experience and
expertise, we have brokered properties in virtually every market in the state
and in every price range – from individual properties to large portfolio sales,
including one property sold at a record setting price of over $31 million. We
have also completed more portfolio sales and more sales of lender-owned (REO)
storage properties in California than any other broker.
From "tax reform” in the
1980’s to the challenges of the present, we have assisted sellers of storage
properties in all types of economic conditions.
We have numerous qualified buyers aggressively looking to buy properties
now!
Contact us today for a free
"no obligation” analysis of the current value of your self storage
property in California. |
SILVER SPONSORS
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Deans & Homer
established in 1856, and based in San Francisco, is a leading insurance
underwriting manager. Since 1974 we have
designed and offered insurance programs to protect self-storage owners and
their customers. Our insurance products
have been developed and revised over time with an expert understanding of your
changing business and industry. We
represent many large, fully licensed and admitted carriers that maintain an "A”
or excellent rating by A.M. Best Company.
Our self-storage underwriters are trained to understand and respond to
your business needs.
Unlike other insurance
carriers, our underwriters handle every aspect of your insurance – policy
writing to claims handling. Our
self-storage underwriters are trained to understand and respond to your
business needs.
Have your insurance
agent contact us for a quote to cover your facility or contact us directly to
discuss the tenant insurance program and our unique Protection program for tenant
insurance.
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Performance
Self Storage Group Inc. was founded in 2010 by two top self storage investment
professionals, Carl Touhey and Jason Allen. PSSG specializes exclusively in
self storage brokerage, acquisitions, marketing and consulting throughout the
Country, with a focus solely on the self storage industry. With a combined 30+
years of self storage experience, PSSG founders Carl and Jason have completed
over $250 million in self storage sales throughout the state of California and
are called upon experts by mom and pop operations to the publicly traded
REITS. As well known experts within the storage industry, Carl and Jay are
asked each year to speak at several industry events including storage trade
shows, boot camps and localized storage meetings. The team at PSSG is dedicated
to serving self storage investors with unparalleled professional expertise and is
committed to your success within the self storage industry.
|  | Founded in 1982, Kiwi II
Construction was formed solely to serve the self storage industry. Our unique
formula for success is largely due to our 'In-House' company trained
installation crews. With In-house Engineering and Design Service, Complete
Steel Storage Systems, Single or Multi Story Construction, Business Flex Space,
Open Span Metal Buildings, Conversions or Mezzanine Systems, Re Roofs, RV,
Solar & Boat Canopies or Buildings, Climate Control Units, Insulated Wall
Panels, Roof Trusses, Standing Seam 24 ga Roof Systems, and 20 year product
warranties.
Call us today so we can discuss
your project - 877-465-4952
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| XPS Solutions provides the self storage industry with best-in-class
reservation technology bundled with state-of-the-art web solutions. The XPS
suite of products captures and tracks new sources of tenant rentals and
receives payments from existing tenants through use of our call center, web
platform and IVR tools.
Headquartered in the telecom corridor of Dallas, Texas, XPS provides
cutting-edge solutions to Capture-missed opportunities, Generate-new
leads and Retain-profitable customers with one vendor-partner.
At XPS, we:
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Capture more calls and secure more customers ·
Capture more leads for you online ·
Use digital automated tellers to handle credit card transactions Celebrating 12 years of exceptional value, XPS offers a
comprehensive suite of products and delivers unparalleled service, support, and
savings to nearly 1,000 facilities in the United States and Canada. For more
information about XPS Solutions and our business development products, call 1-877-XPS-USA1. ·
Add interactivity to your site which helps you compete online | 
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SKS Management LLC is a
full-service management company dedicated to providing professional service to
self-storage owners. With over 30 years
of experience in the self-storage business, we bring an in-depth understanding
of what it takes to operate a premier self-storage facility. We currently manage 19 properties in California and Hawaii
with 1.7 million rent-able square feet of self storage space. Our overriding focus is to enhance the
economic performance of the facilities we manage by providing cost-effective
management services delivered in a professional manner.
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| | Offers WebSelfStorage
software, a Web-based management software with fully integrated benefits
including credit card processing, a call center, centralized and Certified
mailing, tenant insurance, and online payments. Free, live, online tech
support, lifetime upgrades and multiple-user licenses. | 
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PTI Security Systems is your
source for access control, site security, and facility products and
services. PTI Security systems proudly manufacturers and supports both
the PTI and Digitech brand of Self-Storage access control systems. We
deliver integrated hardware, software and service solutions for customers
worldwide. From concept to completion, PTI Security Systems helps you
design and implement a total package tailored to your facility. PTI
Security Systems is the only company whose products are listed to the UL294 for
Access Control Devices. Depend on customized and dynamic systems to
streamline operations, increase profits, and enhance the tenant
experience. With over 25,000 systems installed worldwide in over 30
countries, PTI Security Systems is the world standard for Self-Storage security
solutions.
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| | The name states our qualifications and our abilities! We have a team
of top-notch auctioneers with experience ranging from lien sales to the
real estate market. Our personnel have completed auction school
requirements and are licensed/bonded with the state. Our professional
demeanor brings numerous compliments from our buyers!
With our high energy performances, we consistently
bring in record numbers of buyers for our clients, which of course,
translate into top dollar earnings for you. Our auctioneers are experts!
Additionally, the numerous websites we use to advertise has more "hits”
than our competitors.
We provide service for over 250 auction sites in
California. Twenty-five years in business has generated a consistent
buyer base, built on trust. Storage Auction Experts uphold the
California statutes/ laws continually in our practice. By providing the
owner/manager with a $1,000,000 insurance policy, we protect the site
from liability during the auction, especially now since the law requires
auctions to be held by bonded Auctioneers. |
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