52. Amanda Walker - WA HomeStay

Startup West

In this episode, Charlie talks with Amanda Walker, the founder and CEO of short-term accommodation and holiday rental site, WA HomeStay. When an overseas-owned accommodation site was taken over and the deal worsened for homeowners, Amanda decided to start her own. She's learnt a lot over the past two years and shares freely her advice for budding startup founders. “… Because I’m juggling my family life, as well as the startup business, so I am very deliberate with the events that I go to. I get a lot of energy from pitch events, and being around that entrepreneurial spirit. I love the youth pitch events. I find that passion, and that idea of no barriers to their thinking so refreshing…” ~ Amanda Walker. For more: https://wahomestay.com.au/ ~~ Startup West is recorded at Riff studios in beautiful downtown Perth, Western Australia; produced by Startup News, edited by Carmen Yee Kai Wen and brought to you thanks to support from the New Industries Fund, Spacecubed, Curtin University, RSM, the City of Perth and Dinner Twist. Startup West acknowledges the Whadjuk Nyoongar people, traditional owners of the lands and waters of Perth, where this podcast was recorded, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.