Send us a textIn this episode we meet the new President and COO of Kingdom Storage Investors and Self-Storage Investing, Anne Mari Decoster. She’s lived a professional life thinking forward. In her first role out of post secondary school she was part of an analytics team that predicted the economic demise of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It also studies how technology was changing and would impact consumers. For example, it was becoming clear batteries were getting smaller and more powerful which would ultimately lead to the smaller smart phones we use today.She uses that mindset to think about self-storage in the future. Imagine a driverless vehicle going to a smart access facility, the gate opens, then closes. The vehicle drives up to a unit and the door opens and pre-packaged boxes with barcodes help manage which boxes are needed. But what happens next? It’s not the last mile of automation investors need to understand… it’s the last ten feet.  WHAT TO LISTEN FORWhy it’s so important to watch for regulatory changes that can impact business feesWhy using technology to meet consumer demands is critical and how that changes your investment approachWhy the independent software code developer is more valuable than everWhy Open API is so importantThis episode was recorded live at the Self-Storage Mastermind in July 2023 in Keystone, CO. ABOUT ANNE MARI DECOSTERPresident and COO Kingdom StorageGraduate Georgetown UniversityBackground in business with companies of all sizes from Fortune 500 to small business.   CONNECT WITH ANNE MARI DECOSTERannemari@selfstorageinvesting.comOn Instagram @annemariedecoster On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-mari-decoster-14185a35/  CONNECT WITH USWebsite: https://www.selfstorageinvesting.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfstorageinvesting Twitter: https://twitter.com/SelfStorageGuy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottameyers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SelfStorageInvesting Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/self_storage_investing  Follow so you never miss a NEW episode! Leave us an honest rating and review on Apple or Spotify.