StorChats: Bourbon & Bullsh*t w/ John Manes | Ep2 David Allen: Scaling Storage, Strategy, & Service

In this StorSuite special of Bourbon and Bullshit, John Manes sits down with David Allen, President of Apple Self Storage, for a no-BS conversation over a pour of Rowan's Creek Bourbon (crafted by Willett Distillery). With 54 facilities and over 2.4 million square feet under management, David shares his real-world lessons on scaling from 10 to 50+ self-storage sites in Canada—and what pain points hit hardest along the way.

Grab a glass and join them as they talk:
- The "lumpy" journey of scaling a storage business
- Turning data into behavior-based decisions
- Why tech should support people, not replace them
- 🇺🇸🇨🇦 A little U.S. vs. Canada banter (Boxing Day, anyone?)
- Why strategy isn’t worth much unless it reaches every level of your team

Sampled Bourbon:
🥃 Rowan's Creek Bourbon – by Willett Distillery
100 proof. Notes of vanilla, caramel, honey, and sweet orange peel.

Connect with David Allen
📧 dallen@applestorage.com
🔗 David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dallan2/

Connect with John Manes
📧 jcmanes@storsuite.com
📞 210-818-1496
🌐 StorSuite.com

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