[vc_column_text]
        [st_custom_meta key="st_custom_available_dates"]
    [/vc_column_text]

<span>Alex</span>
  <span>john</span>
  <span>Chris</span>
  <span>Bill</span>

Some text here
[my_short_code]
And more text here

add_shortcode('my_short_code', 'render_my_short_code);

function render_my_short_code () {
?>
Yay
<?php
}

Some text here
Yay
And more text here