2025 Sessions Coming Soon!

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM VRWS Registration Open
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Welcome Reception in Francis Marion Hotel Lobby

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Personal Development Leadership Marketing & Technology Hospitality Risk/Rev/Reg Misc. Roundtables
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM Special Activities: TBA
7:45 AM - 9:15 AM Optional Sessions: TBA
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM VRWS Registration (Second Floor)
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Welcome with Emcee April Burns and General Session
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Vacation Rental Women’s Summit Steel Magnolia Brunch
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM What I Eat in a Day Part 2: Utilizing Nutrition and Exercise in a Chaotic Life with Tiffany Edwards From Broom Closet to Boardroom: The Power of Scaling Without a Playbook- A Fireside Chat with Kimberly White Direct vs OTA: What Today's Smart Vacation Rental Website Needs to Compete (and Convert) with Annie Holcombe and Alex Husner Beyond Service: What It Really Takes to Lead with Hospitality Today with April Burns The ESOP Opportunity: Perhaps a Better Exit Strategy with Meredith Fiocchi
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Finding joy and Purpose in a world that is radically changing because of AI with Dr. Marie Haynes Beyond with Julie Brinkman Fixing the Funnel: Why Short-Term Rental Marketing is Stuck—And What Comes Next” with Amber Knight Hobbspitalty CARE Values with Rachele Hobbs and Bathany Hobbs Smith Beyond the Bottom Line: Empowering Property Managers Through Protection and Purpose with Cindi Lee and Shannon MacPeek
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM VRWS Signature High Tea and Keynote
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM Roundtables: Generational Panelists Moderated by Sue Jones Shelf Help: Building Company Culture One Book at a Time with Rachel Alday Women Do It Better: Intuition, Emotion & Direct Booking Domination with Vanessa Humes, Kara Kacmarcik, and Jill McGee Bad Stays and Bourbon Chasers: Your Worst Guest Stories with Amy Kam Summer 2025 Vacation Rental Industry Performance with Melanie Brown Leading Whole: Breaking Rules, Building Legacy with Shelley Brown

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Personal Development Leadership Marketing & Technology Hospitality Risk/Rev/Reg Misc. Round Tables
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Lowcountry Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM General Session - How to Matter in a Market That Pretends You Don’t with Jenn Barbee
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM Cool Under Pressure: Midlife, Menopause, and Managing It All with Claiborne Yarbrough Mentorship, Momentum, and the Modern Woman in Hospitality Tech with Corie Fabian The Hospitality Advantage: The Biggest Marketing Mistake Great Hosts Are Making & How To Fix It with Jodi Bourne Serving Authentically: Vision, Resilience, and the Power of Memorable Stays with Karen Piscitelli KPIs with Purpose: Connecting Guest Feedback to Operational Excellence, and the Bottom Line with Natalia Holshouser and Kelsey Liversidge Brand Like a Lady. Close Like a Killer. with Jenn Barbee
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM AI is helping teams with Mental Health with Alex Husner Anti-DEI or Working with a DEI backlash - Michelle Clark Google launched an entirely new search engine with AI at its core that will change so much in our lives with Dr. Marie Haynes Interior Design with Jessica Duce Stop Measuring Performance—Start Driving It: The Right Metrics Don’t Just Reflect Growth; They Fuel It with Kathleen Fitzpatrick , Sasha Lawler and Sara Moss Roundtables: The Proverbial Glass Ceiling panel moderated by Sue Jones
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM VRWS Pioneer Award Luncheon
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM Beyond Anxiety with Martha Beck
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM VRWS Pioneer Awards Reception and Book Signing with Martha Beck
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM Emotional Quotient Assessment with Sue Jones Now Hiring! From Entry to Executive - Building Careers through Revenue Management with Sarah Franzen Understanding Which Metrics Matter For Evaluating & Improving Marketing Performance with Mia Cole and Aubrie Holcomb The Soul of Hospitality: Stories That Shaped Us with Koryn Okey Scale smarter, not harder, Cassie could explore what sustainable scaling - Hostaway TBA
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM Bad News Isn’t the End - It’s the Turning Point with Kathleen Fitzpatrick TBA Jodi Clear - Homeowner Acquisition?? Jeanne Daily, Heather Van We, Built on Hospitality: How Women Leaders Turned Heart into Brand Power with Jeanne Dailey and Rachele Hobbs Beach Erosion and Climate - special activities / optional sessions TBA
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Champagne Closing and General Session with Monica Lewinsky