Self Storage Success: From Corporate to Storage Empire with Fernando Angelucci

Podcast
Written By Steven Wear

Our CEO Fernando Angelucci recently sat down with Jordan Salvador to share his journey—from a traditional engineering path and a Fortune 50 job to flipping houses, replacing his income in 6 months, and going full-time into self-storage. Today, he’s completed 54+ facilities across 24 states with over $230M in projects.

On the podcast, Fernando broke down what’s reshaping construction:

  • Aging skilled workers retiring

  • Fewer apprentices entering trades

  • High licensing/training costs

  • Post-COVID material spikes + delays

  • Immigration restrictions shrinking labor supply

  • The result: longer timelines and rising development costs nationwide.

Fernando shared how our team is adapting:

  • Pre-ordering long-lead materials

  • Allowing GCs/subs to invest as LPs

  • Moving trusted crews across states

  • Buying materials direct at volume discounts

  • Keeping all parties aligned through collaborative contracts

🤖 Tech & AI in Our Process

Using Procore, dynamic pricing, tenant scoring, and good/better/best unit tiers, we’re improving efficiency and seeing 35%+ upgrade adoption.

🏢 Current SSSE Projects

Wilkes-Barre, PA → strong lease-up

Lawrenceville, GA → complex redesign + permitting

Kings Mountain, NC → next to $700M casino; new contractor-unit model

















Steven Wear
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