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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Guest

Mike Strong

Mike Strong is an RTO legend and the founder of Mike Strong Inc., dba Mike's Rent-To-Own, headquartered in Hutchinson, Kansas. Before entering the rent-to-own world, Mike served as an Army medic during the Vietnam era and worked in corporate life at Chrysler — before entrepreneurship called. Roughly 44 years ago, he opened his first RTO store with a pickup truck, good credit, and a willingness to outwork any challenge. Today, Mike's Rent-To-Own has grown to 14 locations across Kansas. He runs the business alongside his children, Angela Strong-McCool and Michael Strong, making it a true family legacy. Mike's motto — "Mike's Makes Sense" — reflects his straightforward, customer-first philosophy that has kept the business thriving for over four decades.

Guest appearance on:

How Mike Strong Built a 44 Year Rent to Own Legacy in Small Town America