SCHEDULE DETAILS MASTERCLASS - DAY 1
Join us here in Auckland for an exclusive Strive to Thrive Masterclass 2026. Gain expert insights, hands-on strategies, and industry-leading knowledge to elevate your hospitality business. Don’t miss this deep dive into success!
Winning The OTA Game: The Strategies Behind High-Converting Listings
This opening masterclass dives into what actually drives performance on OTAs. Sean breaks down how high-performing operators win on visibility, conversion and revenue, without racing to the bottom on price.
You’ll walk away with practical strategies you can apply immediately to improve listings, optimise performance, and compete more effectively in crowded markets.
Sean Rakidzich
Strive Applied: Knowledge-Sharing Workshops
Facilitated by the STRIVE team and industry specialists
This session is where insight turns into action.
STRIVE APPLIED is a series of expert-facilitated, peer-led workshops designed to surface what’s actually working inside real STR businesses today.
Attendees will take part in three focused workshops, each running for 30 minutes, led by an experienced facilitator. Each workshop is built around open discussion, shared experience, and practical problem-solving, not presentations or sales pitches.
The focus is on real-world application, honest conversation, and learning directly from operators who are actively running and growing STR businesses.
The three workshop themes are:
Technology
What tech operators are actually using, what’s delivering real value, and what’s been abandoned along the way.
Revenue Management Strategies
Practical pricing and revenue insights, including small changes that have delivered measurable results.
Marketing & Sales
Real-world approaches that turn interest into bookings or signed owners, and what’s clearly stopped working.
These workshops are collaborative, practical, and grounded in lived experience. You’ll leave with ideas you can pressure-test immediately and clarity on where to focus next.
Julie George
Build To Sell: Turning A Good STR Business Into A Scalable, Valuable Asset
This session is for operators thinking beyond day-to-day operations.
Billy takes attendees inside the structure of a scalable STR business, covering roles and responsibilities, margins, P&Ls, risk, and how value is assessed as businesses grow or prepare for sale.
It’s a practical, numbers-driven look at what separates a business that simply operates from one that is intentionally built to scale or sell.
Billy Crock
