Caesar Wright
 Caesar Wright is the president of Mako Steel Inc., which designs, supplies and installs steel buildings for the self-storage industry. He has been with the company since its inception in 1993.
Over the years, Caesar has contributed many articles on various topics to Inside Self-Storage magazine, with a focus on boat/RV facilities and logistics. He has been in the steel business his entire career, having risen from an entry-level sales position to CEO at a remarkably young age. Caesar is respected in the industry for his ability to manage, negotiate and succeed without compromising his integrity or sense of humor.
RK Kliebenstein
 RK Kliebenstein is the president of Coast-To-Coast Storage, a self-storage consultancy firm. The company offers feasibility studies, site selection, financing, management and marketing services.
RK began his self-storage career in 1985, converting incubator space to storage. He then joined National Self Storage, acting as partner in Self-Storage Mortgage Corp. During his tenure, he was team leader on a project that lead to the first major self-storage mortgage-backed securities transaction.
RK is an industry speaker, author and expert witness in acquiring, developing, managing and financing self-storage properties. He is co-author of the book How to Invest in Self-Storage, and his newest work, How to Make More Money in Self-Storage, will be published in 2008. As a communicator, author and corporate leader, RK has had multiple articles published in industry trade journals and is considered an authority on the topics of self-storage, mobile storage and vehicle storage.
Derek Naylor
 Derek M. Naylor is the president of Storage Marketing Solutions (SMS), which implements hundreds of unique, innovative and results-oriented marketing strategies for its self- and mobile-storage clients across the United States.
Derek has consulted in the area of marketing and sales for a diverse assortment of businesses, and his strategies for these entities are directly responsible for generating more than $250 million in increased sales revenue. His professional passion starts and ends with business-growth strategy. In 2004, he was retained by a large, privately owned self-storage company to revamp its marketing and advertising systems. After achieving record-breaking results, Derek founded SMS to help facility operators increase occupancy with lower advertising budgets.
Bruce McCardle
 Bruce McCardle is the vice president of Eastern Division Operations for Mako Steel Inc. He has worked in architectural design, development, construction and the metal-building manufacturing business since 1977, and has worked specifically in the self-storage industry for 11 years. He is a member of the Florida Self-Storage Association Board of Directors, a writer with articles published in industry magazines, and a frequent presenter of self-storage seminars.
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