Presenter
Amber Carpenter
Wheelhouse
Amber Carpenter has been part of the vacation rental industry since 2003. With an early start in the operations and owner relations side of the business, she has spent most of her career on the technology side of the industry. In the last decade, Amber built and sold a web marketing company to Instant Software (now HomeAway Software), she was the VP of eCommerce for Wyndham Vacation Rentals, the Chief Marketing Officer of The St. Joe Company, and most recently was the VP of Product for NAVIS before transitioning back to consulting with global hospitality software teams and tech-enabled vacation rental companies in early 2019.
Sessions
Adjusting to New Norms (Policies, Pace, Repeat Guests, OTAs, etc.) with David Angotti and Amber Carpenter, moderated by Steve Schwab
This session examines emerging shifts in guest behavior, including flexible cancellation expectations, changing booking windows, and evolving patterns in repeat…
The Property Pricing Lifecycle with Amber Carpenter and Andrew Kitchell
Homeowners are not one audience. Without context, a single rate can trigger overreactions: hard minimums, blanket blackouts, “no discounts.” This…
Advanced Marketing Q&A with the Ambers with Amber Carpenter, Amber Hurdle, Amber Knight, and moderated by Michelle Marquis
This session offers an open discussion on advanced marketing strategies, giving attendees the opportunity to ask targeted questions about branding,…
Website Design and Testing: Rethinking How We Have Always Done It
What if we just started from scratch? A candid discussion on the state of website design in the industry and…
