Managing Over 1.4 Million Square Feet of Storage Space

I am a 2nd generation self-storage professional. My dad started in self-storage after being in the restaurant business his entire career. My first experience with self-storage was when I was a teenager, I would go clean out self-storage units to help managers keep their property clean.

What got me excited about the business was the transformation I saw in my Dad. In the restaurant business, my dad worked crazy hours and although he always made time for family, he was always responding to emergencies and it took a toll on him, its a tough business with a lot of stress. When he moved to self-storage he had more time, less stress, and he was happy with his work.

I decided since it was good for my dad I would give self-storage a try and my next job was as an Assistant Manager. After a couple of months, everyone said I was good at this and ready to be a store manager. I thought to myself I can’t be in charge of an entire store.

My first day as a Store Manager I will never forget. I was given the worst-performing store in the district and was asked to turn it around. I was introduced to my Assistant Manager, and it was my first experience of being a leader. When I told him my plans for the store and saw the eagerness in his eyes, I understood the power of leadership. In 6 months the Assistant Manager and I turned around the store, grew the occupancy from 50% to 90%, and doubled the revenue. Since that time, I have had almost every job in the storage business.

I have been applying the same principles of leadership as I did on my first day as a Store Manager. I invite you to reach out to chat with me and get to know one another.

Corey Ward
Managing Partner

Katelyn Broom is a CPA for Spacebox Management and assists with the financial accounting for all Storage facilities held in the York portfolio.

She is responsible for the compilation of the financial information related to the various Storage properties and to distribute that information on a periodic basis to the facility managers, the management company, the developer/owners and the investors.

Prior to joining, she started her career in public accounting with KPMG in Memphis, TN. Katelyn graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Adkerson School of Accountancy at Mississippi State in 2018 and 2019, receiving a Bachelor's in Accountancy and Masters of Professional Accountancy.

Tyler Miles has served as Lead Project Manager for York Developments since 2019, after graduating Magna Cum Laude in Commercial Entrepreneurship from the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University.

Tyler assists throughout the entire development of all current and future Spacebox Storage projects. Her duties range from document organization, communication with subcontractors, procuring proposals from consultants, purchasing initial inventory, new store setup and all marketing activities including the Spacebox website re-design.

Tyler has also created and maintained all marketing materials, digital and social content to ensure consistency across all Spacebox messaging channels.