All Booked

Jack Zoppa

All Booked is a weekly conversation between vacation-rental operators Jack Zoppa (Haven Vacation Rentals, Stayd), Michael (Renjoy), and JJ (Beachside VR) about running short-term-rental businesses with AI — the real tools, workflows, and numbers behind what's actually working.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago

    AI Agents at Work: Vacation Rental Operations, Hiring, and Launching a Business

    Jack Zoppa, JJ, and Michael share how they're using AI agents across personal tasks and vacation rental operations — the real tools, workflows, and numbers behind what's actually working. In this episode: - The hosts compare notes from VRMA, where informal hallway conversations proved more valuable than the sessions - Jack explains why Muse feels approachable for people new to AI - Agents handling everyday tasks: booking swim lessons, finding concert tickets, grocery shopping - Michael's fantasy football lineup automation and playful weekly league recaps - Using local Facebook groups as a source of property-management leads - Screening 1,000 job applicants with an MCP to find two strong hires - Cleaner operations workflows: translating updates and routing issues in Slack - Building a local cleaning business website with AI — 7 leads in 48 hours - The risks and potential of agents with computer access Chapters: 00:00 Matching signet rings and the first podcast 00:48 VRMA: why hallway conversations matter 03:29 Jack's first impressions of Muse 05:43 Free AI tools, data, and business models 07:52 Agents handling errands and launching the podcast 11:11 Fantasy football lineups and league recaps 13:33 Workout planning and investment experiments 15:44 Personalized grocery shopping with an agent 18:42 Finding deals and automating Facebook Marketplace sales 21:50 Local Facebook groups as a source of business leads 24:21 Screening applicants with an MCP 27:46 Text-first hiring for housekeeping roles 30:48 A preview of server-side iMessage for guest communication 35:09 Sharing AI use cases to spark new ideas 36:51 Translating cleaner updates and routing issues in Slack 39:33 Turning cleaner reports into better maintenance tasks 42:19 Building and advertising a local cleaning business with AI 48:25 What changes when an agent can use your computer 51:15 Finding hidden business margins and tracking card offers 53:21 Practical tips: task queues and voice-to-agent workflows

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All Booked is a weekly conversation between vacation-rental operators Jack Zoppa (Haven Vacation Rentals, Stayd), Michael (Renjoy), and JJ (Beachside VR) about running short-term-rental businesses with AI — the real tools, workflows, and numbers behind what's actually working.