Cabin Culture
by Janice Smith
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Our 1031 Exchange Journey l Janice Smith, Cozy Rock Cabin
Our 1031 Exchange Journey l Janice Smith, Cozy Rock Cabin
About this podcast
Janice, cabin owner and AirBNB Superhost for 9+ years, speaks with cabin lovers, dwellers, builders, designers, and creators in the cabin community to find out what drives their passion for adventure, escape and sense of place.
Episodes
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- Our 1031 Exchange Journey l Janice Smith, Cozy Rock Cabin · 30 minToday's episode is admittedly unsexy—but it's one of those things I wish someone had explained to me in plain language before I needed it. We're talking about 1031 exchanges…
- The Art of the Pivot l Camp Hansel · 1 h 0 minToday we're welcoming Diana Pasquali, who started hosting on Airbnb in the very early days—back when you literally rented an air mattress in your San Francisco apartment. What…
- Renovate vs. Build l Janice Smith, Cozy Rock Cabin · 33 minToday's episode is a solo deep dive into one of the biggest decisions you'll face on your cabin journey: should you renovate an existing property or build from scratch? This…
- From Emmy Awards to Cabin Cookbooks l Stephanie Hansen · 53 minToday we're welcoming Stephanie Hansen, a four-time Emmy Award-winning television host, longtime radio personality, and author of "The True North Cabin Cookbook" volumes one and…
- The Real Estate Cowboy l Spencer Wood · 45 minToday we're welcoming Spencer Wood, known as the Real Estate Cowboy, who's calling in from inside his geodesic dome in Kingfield, Maine. Spencer has been living in a camper on…
- Branding As Vibe Creation l The Olive Jar · 1 h 0 minToday we're welcoming Dawn from The Olive Jar, an experiential marketing studio specializing in vacation rental design and guest experiences. Dawn's path to this work is…
- Decision Fatigue and Budget Overruns l Hyggeland Cabin · 58 minToday we're welcoming Sarah and Matt from Hyggeland Cabin in upstate New York, who built their own cabin from the ground up—a decision born from a COVID-era road trip and a…
- Conservation Through Hospitality l Looking Glass Lodge · 52 minToday we're welcoming Rick and Lindsay from the south coast of the UK, who created Looking Glass Lodge—a stunning example of how cabin culture translates across different…
- Soulful Spaces | Jessie Lane Interiors · 51 minToday we're welcoming Jessie Lane, an interior designer based in Los Angeles who created what might be the most unique cabin interior I've ever seen. During the pandemic, Jessie…
- The Social Media Pivot | Taylor Hildreth · 44 minOn today’s episode we're doing something a little different—this is less traditional cabin content and more behind-the-scenes business and social media strategy. But, if you’re…
- Mobile Cabin Adventures | Jack Steward, Tiny Cabin Life · 55 minEmmy award-winning host Jack Stewart spent seven years bringing national parks to television through ABC's "Rock the Park" and now creates adventure content on his YouTube…
- Hand Built Heritage | Mary Bauer, Mountainaire · 1 h 1 minMary Bauer built a luxury baby furniture empire (Brat Decor) that furnished celebrity nurseries for Jennifer Lopez, the Kardashians, and Alec Baldwin. When her husband's cancer…
- Building For Connection | Dale Mulfinger, 'Cabinologist' · 55 minToday we're welcoming Dale Mulfinger, an architect and self-proclaimed "cabinologist" who literally wrote the book on what makes a cabin a cabin. Dale has spent over three…
- Boring Is My Kryptonite | Kara O'Brien, Alpaca Treehouse · 47 minToday we talked with Kara from the legendary Alpaca Treehouse in Atlanta, Georgia—a property so unique that it might literally be the only one of its kind in the world. What…
- Cabin Updates | Janice Smith, Cozy Rock Cabin · 25 minBack with our SECOND ever solo episode, that I am still very much anxious about. Am I oversharing? Should I wait until things are finalized? Am I not sharing enough? Are my…
- The Art of Tending | Kathleen Duich, Vermont Retreat · 59 minToday we're speaking with Kathleen, a writer and single mother who transformed six acres of Vermont farmland into something much more profound than a business strategy. What…
- Secret Amenities & Strategic Markets | Chase Charifa, Lightfoot Cabin · 1 h 1 minToday we're speaking with Chase, who has taken the concept of rapid scaling to a whole new level. In just five years, he's gone from buying his first cabin in Running Springs…
- Systems, S'mores & Sustainable Hosting | Steph Gutierrez, North Country Cabin Co. · 59 minToday I'm chatting with Steph, the force behind North Country Cabin Co., who has been building a Wisconsin lake cabin empire for over a decade. What started as a corporate escape…
- Unicorn, Work Horse, Donkey: How to Differentiate Your Property · 36 minI am excited to launch a new format for some of our podcast episodes! I'm calling these 'Anchor Episodes', and they're just me 😬They'll be a bit shorter, and will be a deep dive…
- From Loss to Light | Mia Holland, Three Sisters Farm Maine · 59 minToday I'm speaking with Mia, a clinical psychologist who transformed childhood memories of a Maine dairy farm into a healing refuge for her family after profound loss. When Mia…
