The RTO Show: "Let's talk Rent to Own"

The RTO Show Podcast is the podcast for the rent-to-own industry, hosted by Pete Shau, an industry insider with more than 20 years of experience in RTO operations, sales, leadership, marketing, and store growth.

Each episode brings candid conversations, practical insights, and real stories from the people shaping the RTO community, including operators, vendors, association leaders, store teams, industry veterans, and innovators helping move rent-to-own forward.

Pete’s conversations are built for seasoned veterans, newcomers, owners, managers, vendors, and anyone who wants to learn from the shared experiences, hard-earned lessons, and fresh perspectives inside the rent-to-own industry.

From lead generation, lead management, customer behavior, store traffic, door swings, sales process, collections, training, recruitment, and leadership development to technology, CRM integration, mobile-first shopping, Google ranking, Facebook ads, video marketing, advocacy, APRO, TRIB Group, RTO World, LegCon, and the future of the rent-to-own business model, The RTO Show helps listeners understand what is really happening in RTO.

If you work in RTO, serve the RTO industry, or want to better understand the people, challenges, trends, and opportunities behind rent-to-own, The RTO Show Podcast is your insider’s guide to the industry’s pulse.

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Guest

Matt Radecki

Matt Radecki is the co-owner of Hometown Rent to Own, an independent rent-to-own company serving communities in Salamanca and Jamestown, New York. Together with co-owner Jeff Smith, Matt brings over 40 combined years of RTO experience to the business. Matt himself has more than 20 years in the industry, having worked his way up through store manager and district manager roles before co-founding Hometown. Known for building an employee-first workplace culture, Matt and Jeff have made people — both customers and staff — the cornerstone of their business philosophy. Hometown is also deeply community-minded, having provided over 1,000 meals to community members in need over Thanksgiving for multiple consecutive years. Matt's story reflects the independent dealer spirit at the heart of the rent-to-own industry.

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