Grow Your Occupancy

Will 2027 Be a Turning Point for Senior Living Development? Julie Talks With Robert Wall

Is senior living development poised for a comeback in 2027? In this episode of The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast, host Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder of Grow Your Occupancy

Finish 2026 Strong by Building Trust & Strengthening Pipelines: Julie Talks With Allison Matthews

What does it take to build and maintain a senior living sales pipeline that produces results today while creating momentum for the future? In this episode of The Grow You

How Primrose Retirement Communities Built a Sustainable Lead Referral Pipeline

Professional referral sources are one of the most fruitful sources of senior living leads. When things get busy at the community, though, external business development of

The Coaching Mindset That Helps Senior Living Salespeople Grow: Julie Talks With Jeff Gronemeyer

What does great sales coaching really look like, and why is it so different from simply telling someone what to do? In this episode of The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast, J

The Human Side of Senior Living: Sales, Technology & Helping Residents Stay Independent

In this episode of The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast, host Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder of Grow Your Occupancy, sits down with Matt Kelley, Regional Vice President of Oper

Senior Living Sales Specialists Speak! Part 9: Actionable Takeaways You Can Do Now to Get Results

We're back with a new episode of Senior Living Sales Specialists Speak! – our most popular series in The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast. In this practical, idea-packed epis

6 Sizzling Summer Sales Strategies to Keep Senior Living Occupancy Strong

Summer doesn't have to mean slower sales. In this episode of The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast, Julie Podewitz shares practical, field-tested strategies to help senior livi

Breaking Free from Paid Aggregators: How QSL Management Built Sustainable Occupancy Growth

What happens when a senior living operator decides to stop relying on paid aggregators and instead invests in its own sales team, referral relationships, and outreach str

Stop Winging It! Why Sales Processes Consistently Drive Senior Living Occupancy

What separates high-performing senior living sales teams from everyone else? According to Cole Boysen, Director of Sales at Senior Services of America, it's not luck, it'

Words Matter: Reframing Senior Living Through Positive Person-Centered Language Choices

What if one of the most powerful ways to improve senior living isn't a new technology or sales strategy—but simply changing the words we use? In this episode of The Grow

Unlock Health's Larry Williams Shares What's Actually Working in Senior Living Marketing Today

In this episode of The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast, Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder of Grow Your Occupancy, chats with Larry Williams, Senior Director of Market Strategy &

Culture, Connection, & Conversions: The Real Drivers of Sales at Charter Senior Living

In this episode of The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast, Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder of Grow Your Occupancy, talks with Bradley Scoggins, Senior Director of Sales and Owner

Seniors Guide's Katharine Ross Shares How Today's Seniors and Families Are Researching Senior Living

In this episode of The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast, Julie Podewitz talks with Katharine Ross, President of Seniors Guide, to explore how today’s senior living consumers r

Creating Community and Driving Results – Julie Talks With Tom Bahrman of Tenfold Senior Living

In this episode of The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast, Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder of Grow Your Occupancy, talks with Tom Bahrman, Principal of Tenfold Senior Living, to e

People, Process, Plan: The Senior Living Sales Framework Behind High Occupancy at The Gatesworth

In this episode of The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast, host Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder of Grow Your Occupancy, talks with Patrick Leonard, Chief Revenue Officer at The Ga

How Smarter Sales Strategies Are Driving Occupancy at American Baptist Homes of the Midwest

In this episode of The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast, Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder, is joined by Austin Blilie, COO, and Tommy Tyler, Director of Sales, Marketing & Develo

These Simple Habits Can Transform Your Senior Living Sales Outcomes: Julie Talks With Lori Vernier

Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder of Grow Your Occupancy, and Lori Vernier, Senior Sales Strategist, continue their conversation about the real-world sales behaviors that dri

What Is the Data Telling You About Your Senior Living Sales Process? Julie Talks With Lori Vernier

In this episode of The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast, host Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder of Grow Your Occupancy, sits down with Lori Vernier, Senior Sales Strategist at Gro

Making People Feel at Home Is the Most Important Part of the Customer Experience at QSLM Communities

Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder of Grow Your Occupancy, talks with Tiffany Cooey, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at QSL Management, about the strong focus

Paragon Senior Living's Ground-Up Growth Story: Creating a Culture That Fuels Occupancy Success

In this episode of The Grow Your Occupancy Podcast, Julie Podewitz, CEO & Founder of Grow Your Occupancy, welcomes Tiffany Cobern, President of Paragon Senior Living, for