{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"UKTN | The Podcast","title":"It takes a village - the importance of community in business - Mathew Prior, CEO of TrustedHouseSitters","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0af62dd8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2319,"description":"This week we are joined by Mathew Prior, CEO of TrustedHouseSitters - an integrated platform and community that allows pet owners to find sitters to look after their home and pets whilst they are on holiday. Prior shares his thoughts on why their platform is a better service than Airbnb and what they’re doing differently to counteract over-tourism and the safety of traveling alone. He gets into how they built a passionate community of 85,000 members globally and the importance of engaging your community for the success of your business. Prior also opens up on recently closing a $10m Series A round to fund their US expansion.  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/aVsXogrCh2DJ4KkFDRaL2YARce6nKDgq3kHd5Tc4YjE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YTE1/MDljZjcxZTNkZjdi/ODc4NGFkMmQ3Y2Iy/YjFkOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}