I own a small production company in the city where I live.
We provide the visual, audio, lighting, and stage management for some of the live events in this city as well as for major cities across the country.
There are only five full-time employees that work for the company, and we also have a couple of interns, and about four part-time employees that we contact when we have major events to cover. This job is exciting because we get to travel a lot, especially during the Summer months. One of the challenges that we face when we travel is finding the most ideal places to stay that are within our budget. We have used extended stay hotels, as well as regular hotels and I find them to be quite expensive especially during the Summer months. Therefore, I created an account with a national corporate housing company so that I can have access to corporate apartments when we have major projects across the country. There are times when the job requires that we remain in a city for four to six weeks, and it makes more sense to use corporate housing for that length of time. The corporate apartments are far more comfortable than hotel rooms, and I can get a large enough corporate suite that would house multiple employees comfortably. Thankfully, we all get along so there have been no issues living together so far. In a couple of months, we have a major event that will last for 30 days, and I have already booked two furnished apartments for us to stay in when we get there.