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The RTO Show "Let's talk Rent to Own" — 139 episodes

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AMPTAB’s Role in the Future of Rent-to-Own Buying

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How Lauren Talicska tackled APRO's legcon 2026 for the Rent to Own industry

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LegCon 2026: Why RTO Advocacy Matters More Than Ever

4

How RNR Tire Express Builds Better Shops Through Training, Service, and Leadership

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RTO Legend: A Tribute To Ernie Lewallen of UHR

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RTO Legend: David P David of American Rental

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RTO Legend: John Cleek Jr on "Tiger" John Cleek of Cleek’s Home Furnishings

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Relationships, Reinvention, and RTO with Kevin Silvers

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RTO Legend: Mike Tissot on Darrell Tissot of Rent 2 Own

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RTO Legend: Mike Strong of Mike's Rent to Own

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RTO Legend: Gary Ferriman of Showplace Rent to Own

12

RTO Legend: Trooper Earle of Premier Rental - Purchase

13

Clover: Certified Refurbished Inventory for Rent-to-Own

14

RTO Legend: Michael Bennett of Buddy's Home Furnishings

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The RTO Revolution and the Future of Advocacy

16

RTO Legend: Ed Winn of APRO

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RTO Legend: Bill Keese of APRO

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RTO Legend: Bill French of O'Rourke

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Leading Multi-Unit Teams Through Change with Sean Knupp

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RTO Legend: Chris Korst from Rent A Center

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RTO Legend: Brad Denison of Benefit Marketing Solutions (BMS)

22

Wake for Warriors: Healing Veterans Through Water and Brotherhood

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RTO Legend: Kevin Quinn of Quality Rentals

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RTO Legend: Larry Carrico of Rent One

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Health Benefits That Actually Fit Small Teams

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RTO Legend: Larry Sutton of RNR Tire Express

27

Behind the Scenes of RTO Video Magic with EssToo Creative

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RTO Legend: John Blair former Director of TRIB

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RTO Legend: Wayland Russell of Eagle Rental Purchase

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RTO Legend: Dennis Shields of the TRIB Group

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Ace Rent to Own COO Ben Leach on Black Friday Sales and family

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RTO Legend: Dan Fisher of Majik Rent to Own

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RTO Legend: Shannon and Cynthia Baber-Strunk

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RTO Legend: Kathy Windsor of Nation TV Sales & Rental

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RTO Legend: Lyn Leach of Ace Rent to Own

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Show Your Face, Adjust Your Sound, And Watch Store Traffic Climb

37

The Big Beautiful Bill: Discussing RTO’s Finance and taxes with RG Co. CPA's

38

What a Quiet Salesperson Teaches Us About RTO’s Future

39

From Cleats to Clipboards: Building Effective Leaders

40

"Grow your business in 40 flushes!" with book author John Preston

41

What if your POS system actually made your business better?

42

"Hello Omaha!" with APRO CEO Charles Smitherman, PhD, JD, MSt, CAE

43

Franchise Success: The Inside Scoop with Mitchell Lee

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RTO World 2025 Recorded Live from Omaha!

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Creating Value-Driven Experiences with RNR CEO Adam Sutton

46

Tomorrow's Technology for Today's Industry w/ Atlog.AI

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Stop Letting Customers Walk Away: Rental Conversion Secrets

48

Are You Still Selling Like It's 2019? Fix it!

49

The Art of Supply: Building JLR America

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Stop Chasing Ghosts: How to Bring Fresh Blood to Your RTO Store

51

Building a Legacy: How Showplace Rent-to-Own Stood the Test of Time

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LegCon 2025: How APRO Advocates for the RTO Industry in Washington

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40 Years of Fighting for an Industry: Ed Winn's RTO Legacy

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Legend: Ken Butler on RTO's triumphs and tribulations

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From Basic to Beautiful: Heath Perkins on Elevating RTO with Quality Rugs

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The Evolution of Ashley Furniture in Rent-To-Own with Mike Kays

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Nav-Air's Streaming Success in a Rent-to-Own World

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Part 4: “Growing your store with AI Marketing today!”

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Part 6: Running your store smarter with the help of AI

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Part 5: " Understanding and serving your customers better with AI"

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Part 3: AI for RTO sales, making life easier!

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Part 2: AI in the world today & Whats Already Working!

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Part 1: Intergrating AI into your daily RTO operations.

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Rethinking the RTO Experience with Living Essentials Brandon Jin

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Flipping the Script: Host Pete Shau's Journey in the Rent-to-Own Industry

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Securing Capital in the RTO Industry w/ Thomas Murphy of Capital Concierges

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Where is Wondersign? The real story w/ Kaspar Fopp CEO

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Maximizing Digital Advertising Success in the RTO Industry w/ Ryan Krass of Wowbrands

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Behind the Scenes of RTO World w/ Charles Smitherman, CEO of APRO

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Innovative Video Marketing Strategies w/ Justin Burns at RTO World 2024

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Adapting to Retail Challenges w/ Jennifer Harrod at RTO World 2024

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Mastering Social Media Marketing w/ Chad Fosdick & Jeraud Norman at RTO World 2024

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Navigating Economic Turmoil in RTO w/ Jason Winters

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Shop Talk w/Brad Denison at Benefit Marketing Solutions

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A New York State of Mind just might be the end of RTO in that state

76

The Omnipresence of Cleek's Home Furnishings w/ "Tiger" John Cleek Jr.

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Overcoming Obstacles w/ Karen Martin

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How to create success from single store ownership

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Opening your own RTO location w/ Leroy Steen

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Vendor Spotlight: Nektova w/ Brian Rosen

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Digital Conversations w/ Jeraud Norman

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Sales vs Marketing w/ Andrew Hajduk

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Let's have a War Room w/ Joe Milligan

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The importance of small wins

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Collections Fundamentals with James Harvey

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Esquire Advertising's Game Changing Marketing software w/Adam Ball

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The new way to HR w/ Katie Marie Meyer

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Why analyzing your advertising data matters! w/Jeraud Norman

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Just one Store, Just one Shot w/Jamison's Rentals

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Build your Brand W/ Andrew Hajduk

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It Starts with the Manager w/Jason Winters

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Proper Pricing w/guest host Jason Winters

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Bridging the Gap w/ Mike Skehan

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Reading the future from the past w/ Dan Companion

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Staying Hungry w/Josh Ciesicki

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The Art of Marketing Management with Jess Mahon form Rent 2 Own

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How to develope Rent to Own leaders for success (Part 2 of 2)

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How to develope Rent to Own leaders for success (Part 1 of 2)

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Creating Sales Leaders with Joe Luczak

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"Hello San Antonio!" w/ Charles Smitherman APRO CEO

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Staying relevant in an age of adaptability in RTO

102

Ahead of the Curve! (RTO World Speech recap)

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CEO Charles Smitherman on APRO and RTO World 2023

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FRDA President & VP of Impact RTO Holdings Paul Metivier

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RTO2 the automated collections superpower

106

Vendor Spotlight with Dialectic and Keith Brock

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Pawn & RTO under the same roof w/Ben McCauley

108

How does TRIB work and why you need it with Mike Tissot

109

Shop the Competition

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Season 2 Finale with a twist

111

Retention Interviews: Holding on to Employees

112

Monday Mind Set

113

Let's Role Play!

114

What's going on at the TRIB?... In Atlanta, GA!

115

Still waiting on Tax time? Here's what you need to do!

116

Interview: George Jaramillo from Great Rooms, Tampa FL

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Vegas Winter Furniture Market 2023

118

Structure and Creativity the 1 - 2 punch!

119

Overcoming our failures

120

Close the Sale!

121

Setting Goals

122

Season 1 Finale: Let's review

123

Admitting our faults because who's perfect anyways?

124

Ways to train your team to success!

125

How to stand out from the RTO Crowd!

126

Realizing Your Sweet Spot

127

Black Friday's here! Lets get ready!

128

Turn slow to Go! With guest Teddy Kirvin

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RTO industry Delivery Tech's and What makes the best drivers in Rent to Own

130

What a new GM needs to know before taking over an RTO store today!

131

How to leverage Social Media Marketing in Rent to Own

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Interviewing 101: Tips and questions to land the best candidates in Rent to Own

133

The RTO Industry's effect on family life - The time away from home

134

7 tips to grow your customer base today!

135

"To Retain or to Replace" Why bad hires are costing your store thousands!

136

"No Cap!" Removing mental limitations from your growth potential

137

APRO's RTO World 2022 Recap "Hello Indy!" with Industry highlights and reviews

138

RTO 101 - The breakdown of the rental agreement

139

Pilot - Who are we? The story behind the RTO show