VRS637 - AI in Action: What STR Hosts Can Learn from the AI for Business Summit

🎧 Episode Summary:
In this packed episode, Heather Bayer shares her biggest takeaways from the AI for Business Summit in Las Vegas - and how short-term rental hosts and property managers can take immediate, practical steps to adopt AI tools in their business.
Heather reveals how she used a Plaud NotePin to record and summarize every session, giving her powerful insights on AI avatars, automated guest journeys, direct-response video, personal branding, and more. If you're ready to get ahead of the curve and use AI to save time, elevate guest experiences, and stand out in a competitive market, this is a must-listen.
🔑 What You’ll Learn:
- How to use AI avatars and digital twins to scale your content and guest comms
- Simple AI tools to automate repetitive tasks and boost productivity
- Why “being the only” is more powerful than being the best
- How to create scroll-stopping short-form video content with AI
- Practical ways to automate the full guest journey without losing the human touch
- Why AI + human personalization = competitive advantage
- How thoughtful commenting on social media can drive visibility and bookings
🛠️ Actionable Tips:
- Tools: Try Synthesia, HeyGen, GoHighLevel, Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai, Pika Labs, Runway ML
- Content: Repurpose guest stories into short videos
- Automation: Map out your guest communication journey and automate key points
- Branding: Rewrite your listing to reflect your story and unique angle
- Engagement: Leave meaningful comments on strategic social accounts
🔗 Resources Mentioned:
- Plaud NotePin – Heather’s recording companion for the summit. Perfect for maximizing conference value
- Tools: Synthesia, HeyGen, GoHighLevel, Fireflies.ai, Otter.ai, Pika Labs, Runway MLs
- Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5)
- Granola
- Eleven Labs
📍Going to DARM?
If you're heading to the DARM Conference in Sandestin this December, consider bringing a Plaud NotePin and teaming up with other attendees to record different sessions and share summaries. You’ll come home with 10x the insights.

