EP1 - Appetite, Innovation & Execution: How OwnerRez Was Built

In the first episode of Walk ’n Talk: The Business Behind Vacation Rentals, OwnerRez co-founders Paul and Chris share the origin story behind their 20-year partnership and the early days that shaped the company.They talk about how appetite, innovation, and execution became the formula that’s guided every phase of OwnerRez, starting as teenage coders, working with their mentor Ed, building early products, and eventually rebooting everything in 2013 to create the modern OwnerRez platform.From burn-down charts and bootstrapping years to landing major channel integrations, this episode dives into the mindset, history, and relentless focus on speed and user experience that built the company.A raw, honest look at how OwnerRez began and why its founders still love building it.