Powersports Business Power Hour Podcast

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Dealer Nate Stickney shares key areas of focus within the dealership

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Nate Stickney acquired his first dealership in 2014 and now owns three locations in Florida. Driven a passion for improvement and growth, Stickney shares the changes he has made to boost the success of his teams and his dealerships.

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Moto Canada’s Landon French discusses impact of tariffs on powesports

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Brendan sits down with the president of Moto Canada to discuss the impact proposed tarrifs on Canada may have on the powersports industry in both the U.S. and Canada. There is a lot at stake and French wants to make sure everyone is aware of what’s involved.

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Brendan steps into AI with Rollick

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Brendan interviews Chris Yeloushan and Pete Eppele of Rollick to see how their AI initiatives are progressing. They show us some of the nuts and bolts of how the platform can allow dealers to nurture leads through the sales funnel and into the dealership from online to in store.

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Sam Nehme and Rob Greenwald chat about Accelerate from the man cave

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Brendan interviews Broward Motorsports’ Dealer Principal Sam Nehme and Rob Greenwald from Sam’s man cave in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sam is this year’s recipient of the PSB Leadership Award that will be presented to him at Accelerate. He is also on Greenwald’s panel about Generational Transfer and how young leaders can move up the ladder.

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Sitting down with Rob Hefner of Rider’s Advantage

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Brendan sits down for a conversation with Rob Hefner, senior vice president of powersports at APCO/Rider’s Advantage to discuss the year ahead for dealers.

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Talking the ins and outs of selling/buying a dealership with experts from Performance Brokerage Services

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Brendan interviews George Chaconas and Courtney Bernhard from Performance Brokerage Services about the state of the M&A segment in powersports. While the economy has been a challenger for many dealers, there are still deals to be made and George and Courtney share some tips.

PSB and Maggie Stevens talk parts department at the Parts NVP

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Brendan chats with Maggie Stevens of ARS Powersports at the Parts NVP in Milwaukee. Stevens won a Women With Spark award in 2023 and has continued to grow her parts department by staying connected to what is current in the industry and going to events in person.

Talking Electric with Andy Leisner

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Brendan talks the future of electric motorcycles with Andy Leisner who has led a couple of startup e-moto companies and has been an industry stalwart for many years.

Discussing Dealer Academy with Brendan and Madelyn

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Brendan and Madelyn speak with Simon Milestone, founder and CEO of Dealer Academy. Milestone breaks down the Dealer Academy website/app and explains how its community and training are designed to benefit dealers.

Talking to Eagle Rider CEO Sebastian Schoepe

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Brendan talks with Sebastian Schoepe, the new CEO of Eagle Rider, about the brand and how he went from customer to CEO of the company. 

Dealership owners talk operations and OEM partnerships

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Madelyn Pegg speaks with Mike Venziano and his daughter, Misty Rohde. The dealership owners discuss topics from F&I to partnerships with OEMs, to saying goodbye to Yamaha snowmobiles to working with family.

Diving into digital marketing with Team Powersports

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Madelyn Pegg chats with Sarah Walker, marketing director of Team Powersports, who shares how she found her dream job and makes the dealership memorable through social media.

DX1 discusses DMS feature request list

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Brendan sits down with DX1 Customer Service Manager Anthony Azevedo to discuss the “Submit an Idea” feature request list option on their DMS system and how other features are developed on the platform.

Brendan talks with Keeway about upcoming plans and new acquisitions

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For this episode of Power Hour, Brendan speaks with Luis Rojas, national sales manager of Keeway America. The company recently released some interesting new models, including a small-cc V-twin bike. And we talk about the recent acquisition of a legendary but dormant Italian brand, Morbidelli and how that is going.

Talking electric with Dust Moto

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Brendan speaks with Colin Godby, the CEO of a new moto start up called Dust Moto. Colin outlines the business plan and why electric has a place in off-road.

Responding to Prospective Customers with Fran O’Hagan

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Brendan speaks with Pied Piper CEO Fran O’Hagan about the decline in powersports internet lead response times and why it matters to dealers.

Power Hour interview with Rollick about the Future of Buying

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We connected with Rollick’s Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer Jason Nierman and VP of Dealer Development Chris Yeloushan to discuss the future of buying for powersports dealers.

PSB takes the Denago lineup for a ride at Glen Helen

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Brendan Baker, PSB editor, visited with Denago Powersports in Southern California in early April to check out its new line-up of youth powersports vehicles, which included an electric ATV and several dirtbikes. The company has been on the gas since it launched last year and has big plans for the future. They call it “The Denago Difference.” The machines are well built and offer high dealer margins.

Brands That Shine

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In this episode of Power Hour, Brendan and Madelyn speak with Jessica and Gunnar of Brands That Shine about how they have navigated life on the road for three years now. They travel the country in their motorhome visiting with dealers and clients wherever they go. We spoke to them as they wrapped up Bike Week in Daytona, Florida.

Kade Rizewnicki on the GM role

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In this episode of Power Hour, Madelyn talks to Kade, who is the general manager of Macomb Powersports in Chesterfield, Michigan. This dealership was our Best-in-Class winner for Service Department excellence in 2023.

Blackman’s Cycle NFT Project

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Brendan Baker talks to Blackman’s Cycle in Emmaus, PA, about an interesting idea for selling a very rare motorcycle. Chris Line, marketing director for the dealerships along with his CFO have made a special token called an NFT (non fungible token) to go along with the sale of a rare Aprilia XTrenta 1100 superbike. The bike is #95 of 100 and the token was specially designed to authenticate the sale and ownership of the bike for the new owner.

Let’s talk insurance with Zach Materne

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Editor Brendan Baker interviews Apiar Risk Management’s Zach Materne to discuss the world of insurance for powersports dealers in today’s risky environment. Zach comes from a powersports background and was a dealer principal before joining Apiar, so he knows the unique struggles dealers face and how he can help get them the right coverage.

John Resciniti III, president of Motorcycle Mall

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Madelyn speaks with John Resciniti III, president of Motorcycle Mall in New Jersey. Resciniti shares how his grandfather started the dealership in 1975, how the dealership has grown since, what changes have been made to provide a career for employees and much more.

Anthony Bruno, general manager of Broward Motorsports Miami

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Brendan and Madelyn talk to Broward Motorsports’ General Manager Anthony Bruno about their recent grand opening and the culture at the dealership.

PSB team meets with BRP powersports president, Sandy Scullion

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Brendan and Madelyn sit down with the president of BRP’s powersports and marine division to discuss the future of the brand and where they see electrification fitting into the company’s strong portfolio of products.