The RTO Show "Let's talk Rent to Own"
Ever wondered how a $8.5 billion industry keeps millions of Americans lounging in style? Step into "The RTO Show Podcast" – where the mysterious world of Rent to Own furniture finally spills its secrets! Your host Pete Shau isn't just any industry veteran – he's spent 20 years in the trenches, collecting the kind of stories that'll make you laugh, gasp, and maybe even rethink everything you knew about that couch you're sitting on.
From wild customer tales to industry shake-ups that'll knock your rented socks off, Pete brings the seemingly mundane world of furniture financing to vibrant life. Warning: This isn't your typical business podcast – expect real talk, unexpected laughs, and "aha!" moments that'll have you looking at every lease agreement in a whole new light.
Whether you're an RTO pro who knows your depreciation schedules by heart, or you're just curious about how that fancy sectional ended up in your living room, Pete's got the inside scoop you never knew you needed. Tune in and discover why the furniture business is anything but boring!
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 97
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Admitting our faults because who's perfect anyways?
We are near the end of the year and we want to open up about how we are going to enter the next year, what we haven't gotten 100% right yet, and what we are going to do to fix that…
Ways to train your team to success!
We cover the different ways to train and what the differences are so that you can use the best form that works for you and your team. Employees are our biggest assets so lets get them p…
How to stand out from the RTO Crowd!
There is a point to make that when you do something you should always put your own spin on it. Well, we discuss how to do just that and ways to make your store shine like a lighthouse o…
Realizing Your Sweet Spot
We discuss the sweet spot of comfortability and productivity when you are in your ideal place as far as the number of customers and with the stores reoccurring revenues. We also cover h…
Black Friday's here! Lets get ready!
We discuss the biggest sales day of the year and what you can look forward to this year. Its been a difficult year but this is the day we prepare for and in RTO its about the customer, …
Turn slow to Go! With guest Teddy Kirvin
While Danny is out on vacation I bring in Teddy Kirvin a Regional with RTO National to discuss how to turn a slow day into a productive one. Looking at this from a new point of view lis…
Delivery Tech: What makes the best drivers
We cover what the best drivers can do for our business and talk about how valuable they are to the industry. What a great driver should know and what we should be training them on the g…
New GM Takeover
Danny and Pete discuss what challenges a new General Manger can face when taking over a location and strategies that help with the transition. Also, We are giving away an official …
The Social Media Marketing advantage
If you were ever on the fence about how much you should be investing in social media marketing this might be the episode for you. Danny and Pete discuss the social media and digita…
Interviewing 101: RTO tips and questions
It has been a challenging time for most businesses to hire the right people to fill the open positions we have especially in RTO. Here are some questions and tactics to use during the i…
The RTO Family affect
The RTO industry has a lot of demands and for people who have been in the field for a long time it can affect them at home. Danny and Pete talk about RTO friendships, the roll RTO …
7 tips to grow your customer base
Danny and Pete talk about 7 great ways to grow your customer base. In this ever changing post pandemic sales landscape we always have to keep our stores focused in the right direct…
"To Retain or to Replace" The Employee Review
When you are having performance issues at a RTO location and it comes down to an employee the question is "To retain or to replace?". In this episode we discuss our thoughts and hopeful…
"No Cap!" Removing limitations
After being able to talk to Majik Rental's President Dan Fisher about what it takes to have a 2 million dollar revenue store we knew we had to share that with the listeners. When yo…
RTO World 2022 Recap "Hello Indy!"
The entire RTO Industry comes together for the RTO World convention a few times every year. Companies from all over the US gather to exchange knowledge on growth, hiring, new trend…
RTO 101 - The breakdown
Danny and Pete Discuss what RTO (Rent To Own) is and what it can do for you by giving you a basic run down of how this industry works.
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Pilot - Who are we?
This is a quick intro into who Danny and Pete are and what you can expect from The RTO Show. From years of industry experience with the day to day operations to the lives of 2 guys who …