Thanks to an eager group of RV and boat storage attendees, along with the expertise of speakers and vendors, the TSN Phoenix Workshop closed out with a bang at the Tempe 
Mission Palms on Friday, Dec. 6, 2025.
Among the highlights of the day was the featured field trip to a nearby Class A facility, Happy Wife Storage in Mesa. During the site visit, Baja Construction’s Aric Nissen and Mark Dirato pointed out the most desirable features in the canopy construction design.
Back from the trip, attendees enjoyed a sumptuous lunch while savoring the many presentations of the day covering all the basics of RV and boat storage development, investing, owning and operating.
Featured sessions and speakers
- Financing: Amber Crucian, Live Oak Bank
- Investing: Devin Beasley, Cushman & Wakefield
- Feasibility: Jo Beth White, Development Services Inc.
- Enclosed Construction: Cody Lopez
- Canopy Construction: Aric Nissen and Mark Dirato
- Development & Operations: Greg Ellsworth, Self Storage Consulting Group
- Entitlement, Planning & Zoning: Barry Sherman and Monet Ragsdale, S3 Partners
- Marketing: Steve Lucas, The Storage Group
- Industry Update: Tyson Huebner, Yardi
- Security & Technology: John Bilton, Noke/Janus International Group
- Legal Update: Jeff Greenberger, Greenberger & Brewer LLP
Thank you, generous sponsors and trusted vendors
- Baja Construction
- Cushman & Wakefield
- Development Services Inc.
- Live Oak Bank
- S3 Partners
- Self Storage Consulting Group
- The Storage Group
- Yardi
- Janus International Group
- MakoRabco
- BETCO Inc.
- Bluegate Boat & RV Storage
- Kiwi II Construction Inc.
- A.T. Meridian Construction
- Inside Self-Storage
Finally, we remain indebted to Greg Ellsworth’s wingspan, saluting him for saving the day and reaching the keys to the bus that were locked inside, slightly delaying our field trip. Fly, Greg, fly!
Next stop: April 25, 2025Â |Â Las Vegas, ISS World Expo
Stay tuned! (And keep scrolling for more pics …)
