The Rental Journal Podcast

Gab Robinson is the CEO of Harry the Hirer with over 20 years experience in the event hire industry.

Harry the Hirer is a national supply company with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane & Adelaide with a combined warehouse size of 135,000m².

The Harry the Hirer warehouses are home to the latest and best products including, flooring, furniture, Audio Visual, lighting, power and rigging and also contain in house signage and custom fabrication departments.

They provide solutions to music festivals, exhibitions & conferences and major events such as the the Australian Grand Prix, Spring Racing Carnival, Commonwealth games & Australian Open.

This podcast episode was sponsored by Latner Software.

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Steve Mau is the President of Brainerd General Rental and the current & 61st President of the American Rental Association. Brainerd General Rental is a general rental store located in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Steve previously worked for a Fortune 500 company and was looking to purchase and get involved with a small business in the early 2000s. In 2002 Steve & Maureen Mau acquired Brainerd General Rental, and have since been involved with the equipment rental industry.

This podcast episode was recorded at the 2024 ARA Show in New Orleans by Michael Larsen.

This podcast episode was sponsored by Latner Software.

Have you been searching for a modern equipment rental software that is web based, helps streamline your processes and aids decision making with in-built reporting? 

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John Bibbo is a past American Rental Association president and is the President at Event Source, a 40 year old event second generation event rental business based in based across Ohio, Michigan & Pennsylvania.

This episode was recorded by Michael Larsen at the ARA Show in New Orleans.

This podcast episode was sponsored by Latner Software.

Have you been searching for a modern equipment rental software that is web based, helps streamline your processes and aids decision making with in-built reporting? 

Watch a personalised demo of Latner Software in the link below:

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David Maxwell is the Managing Director at United Forklift and Access Solutions & Keith Clarke is the General Manager at Haulotte Australia.

United Forklift and Access Solutions & Haulotte Australia have had a strong partnership since 2010 and United recently hit a milestone of purchasing the 5000th Haulotte machine.

Every equipment rental business constantly faces a shortage of field and workshop mechanics. Brendan Ross recognized this challenge early in his career and saw an opportunity to offer a valuable service to equipment rental businesses.

In 2010, Brendan entered the equipment rental industry as a hire coordinator at Botany Access, where he began his apprenticeship to become a mechanic. After completing his apprenticeship, he gained experience at Ahern Australia and Linde Material Handling. Eventually, he launched his own business, LNB Machinery Services.

Beth Hoff Blackmer is the Owner & President of Aspen Rent-All, and in 2020 was the 58th President of the American Rental Association.

Aspen Rent-All is a second-generation family owned business. Since 1967, they have been the source in Roaring Fork Valley for renting all types of construction equipment from earthmoving, material handling, compaction, demolition and power tools to the do it yourself equipment including pressure washers, heaters, generators, lawn and garden and carpet cleaners.

This podcast episode was sponsored by Latner Software.

Have you been searching for a modern equipment rental software that is web based, helps streamline your processes and aids decision making with in-built reporting? 

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Greg Landa is the CEO of CES Power. CES Power provides temporary event power generation, power distribution, and HVAC for festivals, film & broadcast, major events, and industrial projects.

CES Power has partnered with major events such as the Coachella, NASCAR Circuit, Formula 1, the Superbowl & Taylor Swift Concerts.

This podcast episode was sponsored by Latner Software.

Have you been searching for a modern equipment rental software that is web based, helps streamline your processes and aids decision making with in-built reporting? 

Watch a personalised demo of Latner Software in the link below:

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Scott Irwin is the President of Delux Rental. Delux Rental is a family-owned business and have been serving South Eastern Michigan with construction and homeowner equipment rentals since 1966!

Scott is also the 60th President of the American Rental Association, and served in 2023 as the ARA Board Chairman.

Michael Larsen caught up with Scott during the ARA Show in New Orleans, learning about Delux Rental and Scott's involvement with the American Rental Association.

This podcast episode was sponsored by Latner Software.

Have you been searching for a modern equipment rental software that is web based, helps streamline your processes and aids decision making with in-built reporting? 

Watch a personalised demo of Latner Software in the link below:

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John Jeanguenat is the President at RentalMax, a U.S based equipment rental business serving Chicago, Northwest Indiana and South Wisconsin.

Michael Larsen caught up with John during the ARA Show in New Orleans, learning about RentalMax and John's involvement with the American Rental Association.

This podcast episode was sponsored by Latner Software.

Have you been searching for a modern equipment rental software that is web based, helps streamline your processes and aids decision making with in-built reporting? 

Watch a personalised demo of Latner Software in the link below:

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Tom Wood of Camden Hire was awarded the Young Professional of the Year 2023 by the Hire & Rental Industry Association, and was recently completing his exchange program in the U.S with A Tool Shed Equipment Rentals in California.

This is Tom's second time on the The Rental Journal Podcast, as we managed to catch up with him during the recent ARA Show in New Orleans.

This podcast episode was sponsored by Latner Software.

Have you been searching for a modern equipment rental software that is web based, helps streamline your processes and aids decision making with in-built reporting? 

Watch a personalised demo of Latner Software in the link below:

https://play.goconsensus.com/ue0152739