We were lucky to catch up with Kristan Saucedo recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Kristan, thanks for joining us today. So let’s jump to your mission – what’s the backstory behind how you developed the mission that drives your brand?

My mission has always been taking care of my guests and my grandparents. If my guests are happy and my grandparents are happy, I’ve done my job.

Kristan, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Lake Bend Lodging is a family owned and operated short term rental property. This is my grandparents’ home that my family and I have turned into an Airbnb.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

I filmed every aspect of this process and uploaded it to TikTok in a fun little series, Turning My Grandparents’ Home into an Airbnb. I used trending sounds and relevant hashtags to build a following. I encourage family and friends to interact with my postings to boost them within the algorithm.

We’d love to hear the story of how you turned a side-hustle into a something much bigger.

This all first started when my family friend told me to pick up a dresser from IKEA. Picking up the dresser spiraled into assembling the dresser. Assembling the dresser spiraled into delivering the dresser. Then, suddenly, I was knee deep into helping my family friend launching and managing her Airbnb.

So when my grandparents weren’t sure of what to do with their house after moving, it just seemed like the obvious option to put it on Airbnb.

Now I’ve helped launch four Airbnbs, all from a simple dresser.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.airbnb.com/h/LakeBendLodging
• Instagram: @LakeBendLodging
• Facebook: @LakeBendLodging
• Other: Pricing: $125/night $2500/month

Image Credits
Kristan Saucedo