{"podcast":{"title":"Stories Behind the Door","slug":"stories-behind-the-door-7023511","podcast_index_feed_id":7023511,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/546122/rss","website_url":"https://safestorageusa.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/9/4/c/c94cdef6fd52dc2ad959afa2a1bf1c87/Stories_Behind_the_Door_Vertical_Thumbnails.jpg","author":"Thaddeus Campbell","episode_count":52,"summary":"Self-storage isn't just square footage — it's a booming industry powered by smart operators, bold investors, sharp brokers, and everyday people making things happen. Hosted by Thaddeus Campbell, Stories Behind the Door pulls back the curtain on the real players behind the deals, developments, and day-to-day grind. Every week, we sit down with the people who are shaping the future of storage and flex space — one story at a time. If you're in the business or thinking about getting in, this is your front-row seat.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T02:17:03.128526+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-behind-the-door-7023511"},"episode":{"title":"Two friends from Georgia Tech are reshaping small town Self Storage with a tech centered approach.","slug":"two-friends-from-georgia-tech-are-reshaping-small-town-self-storage-with-a-tech-centered-approach","published_at":"2026-04-01T15:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-behind-the-door-7023511/two-friends-from-georgia-tech-are-reshaping-small-town-self-storage-with-a-tech-centered-approach","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-behind-the-door-7023511","url":"https://c1fb7a5a-b918-4752-8e66-99cccd34cccf.libsyn.com/two-friends-from-georgia-tech-are-reshaping-small-town-self-storage-with-a-tech-centered-approach","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/c1fb7a5a-b918-4752-8e66-99cccd34cccf/Podcast-Audio-Tyler-Harper.mp3?dest-id=4709347","summary":"I sit down with Tyler Harper , Co-Founder of Homegrown Storage , for a fascinating look at how technology is finally providing an operating arbitrage in tertiary markets . Tyler's team, largely composed of Georgia Tech engineers, has built a platform that enables them to acquire roughly one facility per week while operating 30+ stores with only five people . We discuss the grit it took to sell their retirements and pitch 200 family offices, and how they eventually found \"believers\" who saw the same potential for tech-driven excellence . Tyler explains the philosophy behind Patchwork Labs , their software arm that \"quilts\" data from FMS systems and video feeds to automatically coordinate repairs and sales without human bottlenecks . Key Takeaways from this Episode: The Search Fund Influence: How watching hundreds of MBA students buy businesses influenced Tyler's view on thematic investing . The Tech Differentiator: Why Homegrown believes they can eventually scale to one staff member for every 30 facilities . Relationship-Driven Sourcing: Why personal connections still beat AI outbound calls when dealing with owners who have held assets for 50 years . Deterministic Workflows: How creating power dialers and automated sweep-out links tripled their team's output . The \"Operating Arbitrage\": Why focusing on smaller, sub-secondary markets offers the \"sky is the limit\" potential for those who can solve the management puzzle . If you are an owner, broker, or tech-enthusiast in the storage space, this conversation is a glimpse into the future of how our industry will be consolidated and managed in 2026 and beyond. Connect with Tyler Harper: Email: tyler@homegrownstorage.com Website: https://www.homegrownstorage.com Connect with Thaddeus Campbell: Website: https://s3.partners/ Li…","meta_description":"I sit down with Tyler Harper , Co-Founder of Homegrown Storage , for a fascinating look at how technology is finally providing an operating arbitrage in t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1836,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stories-behind-the-door-7023511/episodes/two-friends-from-georgia-tech-are-reshaping-small-town-self-storage-with-a-tech-centered-approach/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-behind-the-door-7023511/two-friends-from-georgia-tech-are-reshaping-small-town-self-storage-with-a-tech-centered-approach.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}