With a background in both real estate and the travel industry, Ryan Beachum sought solutions to make travel more affordable and flexible. Ryan co-founded HelloVacay with the aim of helping legacy vacation ownership properties monetize their unused inventory. HelloVacay became a successful turnkey marketing and sales solution for independent resorts in a way that was ethical and non-disruptive. In 2020, HelloVacay partnered with Priceline, gaining access to their exclusive private hotel rates. HelloVacay leveraged the significantly discounted pricing to launch a subscription-based travel platform to give all travelers the opportunity to save money. This exciting new platform allows its members to save up to 60% on their hotel and resort stays, as well as being a platform to seamlessly book cars and airfare. Uniquely positioned with Ryan’s relationships with resort managers, HOA boards, and property management companies, HelloVacay aims to provide travelers with a robust variety of vacation accommodations. HelloVacay also aims to develop technology to modernize the way that vacations are booked and provide simple property monetization methods for its users.Prior to HelloVacay, Ryan co-founded ResortShare, a company which provided rental and management services to timeshare owners. ResortShare appeared twice on the Orange County Business Journal’s list of “Fastest Growing Companies in Orange County” and was recognized by Inc. 5000 as the 569th fastest growing private company in the nation.