Storage Unlocked

We break down the state of storage with a 20 year veteran of the industry.

Can an independent self-storage operator survive the wave of institutional consolidation while still relying on a five-dollar padlock and an angle grinder ? In this ed

Cody Payne explains the rise of Small Bay and what is happening in both acquisition and development

Can you justify building small-bay flex at $15 to $16 NNN when vintage local inventory sits at $12 NNN ? On this episode of Storage Unlocked, I sit down with Cody Payn

Why did Storage need another option. Travis Morrow says exactly what made him enter the arena.

Can an industry event be engineered to deliver genuine operational ROI rather than the same recycled panels ? On this episode of Storage Unlocked, I sit down with Trav

2M Truckers needing a safe place to rest, are helping solve storage operators' shrinking margins.

Can monetizing dead pavement and underutilized expansion land protect your facility's net operating income in today's rate environment ? On this episode of Storage Unl

Noah Starr, CEO of TractIQ, breaks down Q2 Storage earnings and the PSA acquisition of NSA

Is the frozen housing market actually protecting self-storage operations from a severe downturn? I am your host, Thaddeus Campbell, and on this edition of Storage Unloc

Maurice Pogoda on 40 Years of Storage: Where Is the Market Heading?

In this episode of Storage Unlocked, I am joined by Maurice Pogoda, founder and president of National Storage. Starting in 1987 with a map and a Rolodex, Maurice has buil

Zach Sette saw opportunity and the unique skill sets of he and his brother made a solution possible.

Welcome back to Storage Unlocked! I am your host, Thaddeus Campbell, and in this episode, I am joined by Zach Sette, co-founder and CEO of Outbidd. Drawing from a lifet

Breaking down Warehouse Anywhere's stunning acquisition of XPS. What's it mean for both companies!

What happens when you combine the leading 3PL business storage network with the premier 24/7 call center in self-storage? I am your host, Thaddeus Campbell, and in this

Big Money in Small Bay Flex: Shane Decker & Andrew Dunn on Institutional Capital

In this episode of Storage Unlocked, I am joined by two top-tier operators attacking small-bay from opposite sides of the country: Shane Decker (President of Decker Capit

Andrew Jones returned to storage with a clear goal: helping Go Store It elevate 3rd-party Management

Can an independent regional operator genuinely beat the monolithic REITs when their same-store revenue flatlines at a mere 0.1%? In this episode of Storage Unlocked, I

UPenn grad and AI startup founder explains why this technology will help jobs

In this highly tactical episode of Storage Unlocked, I am sitting down with Kusiima Boswell, co-founder of Terrakotta, to uncover why the real alpha in July 2026 commerci

Award-Winning AI Meets Industry Change: Jessica Johnson's Storage Forecast

Is your facility a real estate business or a technology platform that happens to sell a storage product? I am your host, Thaddeus Campbell, and in this episode of Storage

Chief AI Officer at 10 Federal says AI will create jobs not cost them. But you will work differently

I am your host, Thaddeus Campbell, and in this blockbuster episode of Storage Unlocked, I sat down with Chris Taylor, the Chief AI Officer at 10 Federal, to deconstruct t

20 Years of Storage Evolution

In this episode of Storage Unlocked, I pull back the curtain on two decades of historical data to uncover why the microeconomics of storage are showing real signs of reco

Two of the Best Brokers in Storage break down the state of the market.

In this episode of Storage Unlocked, I sit down with institutional brokerage legends John Lindsey (Lindsey Self-Storage Group) and Austin McLeod (Matthews Real Estate) to

The Age of AI Voice Agents is here.

Can you scale a self-storage portfolio past 25 locations with only one employee managing the entire operation? I am your host, Thaddeus Campbell, and in this episode of

Why NSA Is Trading ABOVE Public Storage's Implied Buyout Price

I am breaking down the massive macroeconomic and tech shifts defining our asset class in May 2026 . From Public Storage's blockbuster $10.5 billion deal to swallow NSA to

Small Bay Institutionalized: Tech-Native Tenants, $40K Cobots, and the Eversource Power Crisis

Are you building a Small Bay Flex portfolio for institutional capital, or are you building it for yourself?  I am your host, Thaddeus Campbell, and in this episode of

Storage Unlocked recaps all the goings on at the Northeast Storage Expo.

I am your host, Thaddeus Campbell, and in this episode of Storage Unlocked, I am recording live from the Northeast Storage Expo at Foxwoods . While the data says New Engl

Noah Starr, TractIQ CEO, breaks down the data from a newsworthy Q1 for Self Storage REITs

Are the days of "speculative underwriting" officially over? I am your host, Thaddeus Campbell, and in this episode of Storage Unlocked, I am joined by Noah Starr (CEO o