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The RTO Show: "Let's talk Rent to Own"
The RTO Show Podcast is the podcast for the rent-to-own industry, hosted by Pete Shau, an industry insider with more than 20 years of experience in RTO operations, sales, leadership, marketing, and store growth.
Each episode brings candid conversations, practical insights, and real stories from the people shaping the RTO community, including operators, vendors, association leaders, store teams, industry veterans, and innovators helping move rent-to-own forward.
Pete’s conversations are built for seasoned veterans, newcomers, owners, managers, vendors, and anyone who wants to learn from the shared experiences, hard-earned lessons, and fresh perspectives inside the rent-to-own industry.
From lead generation, lead management, customer behavior, store traffic, door swings, sales process, collections, training, recruitment, and leadership development to technology, CRM integration, mobile-first shopping, Google ranking, Facebook ads, video marketing, advocacy, APRO, TRIB Group, RTO World, LegCon, and the future of the rent-to-own business model, The RTO Show helps listeners understand what is really happening in RTO.
If you work in RTO, serve the RTO industry, or want to better understand the people, challenges, trends, and opportunities behind rent-to-own, The RTO Show Podcast is your insider’s guide to the industry’s pulse.
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The RTO Show: "Let's talk Rent to Own"
Latest Episodes
What If Training Is Really About Trust
Training sounds simple until you watch a new hire freeze the first time the phone rings or a customer brings a messy, real-life problem to the counter. Nick Robinson from RNR Tire Express joins me to get honest about what actually builds confid...
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AI Is Rewriting Rent-to-Own Marketing Now
Google search is quietly turning into a no-click world, and rent-to-own marketing feels the impact first. When AI Overviews answer the question on the results page, fewer shoppers ever land on an RTO website, which means the old playbook of “ra...
Great Rent To Own Stores Are Built On Relationships
Everyone offers “easy payments” now, so why do some rent-to-own stores keep growing while others stall out? I sat down with Phil Hamer from Buddy’s Home Furnishings to get real about RTO operations, from the habits that win on the showroom floo...
Verify First, Chase Less: How DataTrue Helps RTO Dealers Make Smarter Deals with Dan Jobrack
One wrong address. One recycled phone number. One “upgrade” that turns into a first-payment disappearance. Those small details can snowball into charge-offs, truck rolls, and weeks of wasted collections effort. I sit down with Dan Jobrak from D...
You Know What to Do, So Why Aren't You Doing It? John Preston on Decision Paralysis
Your brain is not broken, it’s overloaded. John Preston joins us to explain why so many entrepreneurs, GMs, and sales pros get stuck in a loop of planning, worrying, and second-guessing, even when they already know what to do next. He introduce...
