JJ King

Jj king

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Tech-Forward Hospitality & STR Entrepreneur 🚀🏡

  • Education

    • Florida gulf coast university

      2012 - 2016
      Bachelor's degree hospitality management

      Activities and Societies: Entrepreneurship Minor, FGCU Programming Board, EaglePro Internship Mentor

  • Experience

    • Estero country club at the vines

      Sept 2013 - Dec 2016
      Server

      High-end country club, worked a variety of positions including busser, food runner, expo, barback, host, and server. Beyond normal dinner service, I worked a variety of events from funerals to weddings and everything in between.

    • Naples grande beach resort

      Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
      Guest services agent

      Worked front desk, reservations, and PBX operator. Assisted in creating new policies during the transition from Waldorf Astoria to independent Naples Grande.

    • Posabilities, inc.

      May 2016 - Dec 2016
      Project management assistant

      Aloha Restaurant POS dealer. Assisted the project management team in onboarding new customers, programing POS interfaces, and conducting client visits and installs.

    • Holt

      Jan 2017 - Jul 2019
      Head of operations / vacation rental manager

      Luxury short-term corporate accommodations company. Helped grow the company by 300%. Streamlined operations by implementing automation, outsourcing, and standardizing best practices in an online knowledge base.

    • Airmaids, llc

      Apr 2018 - Jul 2019
      General manager

      Furnished apartment and vacation rental cleaning company. Helped launch the company and was involved in everything including marketing, bookkeeping, business development, customer success, and operations.

    • Hire scene

      Aug 2019 - Jul 2020
      Business development manager

      On demand staffing and recruiting mobile app geared toward hospitality, light industrial, and medical industries. I was responsible for new market growth and generated sales leads through prospecting and cold calling. Both in person, over the phone, and online. I preformed demonstrations both in-person and online and ultimately assisted in the development and growth of a new geographic market for Hire Scene.

    • Vrm leads

      Jun 2020 - Dec 2022
      Founder

      * Acquired by Vintory *Lead generation and appointment setting for vacation rental managers. We help property managers dominate their market by setting meetings with property owners and freeing up valuable time.

    • Vintory

      Mar 2021 - Oct 2023

      As product owner, my focus was to maximize the value of Vintory's proptech software offerings. I worked with our partners, stakeholders, and development team to align on a road map and keep production moving forward. During my time as the product owner, I had the opportunity to work on multiple software products from conception to release and support. Some products I worked on are an online rental estimator, pro-forma generator, property data list builder, skip tracing solution, cold email sending platform, rental outreach automation software, postcard designer, and a sales CRM. Show less

      • Product Owner

        Dec 2022 - Oct 2023
      • Research and Development Product Manager

        May 2022 - Dec 2022
      • Partner Success Account Manager

        Mar 2021 - Jun 2022
    • Beachside vr

      May 2022 - now
      Co-founder

      In co-founding Beachside VR - a hospitality management company - our goal was simple: to generate higher income for our investors and offer them expert, seamless end-to-end service. In less than two years of operations, our portfolio has expanded to nearly 300 properties - from homes and condos to boutique hotels and resorts. I’m a jack-of-all-trades at Beachside VR and enjoy taking a hands-on approach, digging into various aspects of our organization, and working with our team to ensure we stay on the front foot. Most often, I find myself experimenting with and implementing software technologies and leading our strategic marketing initiatives.By prioritizing ways to maximize value for both property owners and guests, we’re continuing to innovate not only in Cocoa Beach, but in the larger industry. Show less

    • Nowboarding

      Apr 2024 - now
      Board of advisors

      NowBoarding is an AI-powered travel marketplace

    • Vacation rental management association (vrma)

      Sept 2024 - now
      Member board of directors
    • Noshable

      Oct 2024 - now
      Advisor

      Noshable is a grocery concierge software for short-term rentals.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional scrum product owner i

      Scrum.org
      Dec 2022