#1 - 🎙️The Rent Anything Store Journey

How we got here… Our Rent Anything Store Journey!

RentAnythingStore is more than just a marketplace; it’s a movement. A movement born out of a simple idea and a relentless entrepreneurial spirit. It all began when our co-founder, Steve Cody, took his first bold step into the world of business at just 16 years old. Armed with a bucket, a squeegee, and a ladder—purchased with a loan from his grandfather—Steve started a window cleaning company. Little did he know, this humble beginning would ignite a lifelong passion for rentals and lay the foundation for something far greater.

As Steve grew his window cleaning business, he noticed a curious trend: people kept asking to borrow his ladder. Rather than just lending it out, Steve saw an opportunity—he started renting it instead. This simple act of turning a single ladder into a source of income sparked an idea that would evolve over the years into a thriving rental empire.

From ladders to scaffolding, swing stages, booms, and Bobcats, Steve’s entrepreneurial journey was built on the power of rentals. He discovered that with every piece of equipment he bought, there was someone who wanted to rent it. And with every rental, there was a chance to turn a profit and help others achieve their goals without the burden of ownership. This passion for rentals led Steve to expand his business in ways he could never have imagined, eventually becoming a JLG dealer, a Bobcat dealer, and building a rental fleet that caught the attention of industry giants.

But Steve’s story didn’t end with construction and industrial equipment. When a family event revealed the potential in party rentals, Steve pivoted once again, founding Cody Party Rentals—a company that has been thriving for over 26 years. Whether it was saving a small tool rental business from bankruptcy or launching a successful linen rental company, Steve’s passion for helping others succeed through rentals never waned.

The culmination of this journey is RentAnythingStore—a platform that takes everything Steve has learned about the power of rentals and puts it into the hands of people everywhere. At RentAnythingStore, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to turn their possessions into profit. Whether it’s something as simple as a ladder or as specialized as a swing stage, if you’re not using it, someone else could be. And that’s where we come in.

RentAnythingStore is here to democratize rentals, making it easy for anyone to list items they’re not using and earn money from them. We’re not just helping people’s pocketbooks; we’re helping the planet by reducing the need to buy new things when perfectly good items are sitting idle. Our vision is to become the world’s largest rent-anything marketplace, where you can rent just about anything, from anyone, anywhere.

Join us on this journey. Together, we’re not just renting things; we’re building a sustainable future, one rental at a time.