Boating Industry Insider Podcast

It will be great at ELEVATE! A podcast sneak peek

Make your plans to celebrate the recreational boating industry at the Boating Industry ELEVATE Summit Conference, January 20-22, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina.In this edition of Boating Industry Insider, host David Gee talks about the origins of the conference, details the agenda, and gives a little preview of the opening night reception at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.Kicking us off as our opening keynote speaker is Jay Samit, former Vice Chairman of Deloitte, and the author of Disrupt You! and Future Proofing You. He is one of the nation's foremost experts on disruption and innovation.ELEVATE is also welcoming back entertaining and engaging economist Elliot Eisenberg. He will educate us on a number of issues, including inflation, GDP growth, interest rates, unemployment, currency movements, demographics, energy prices, household behavior, wage growth, and other topics that will help you make better business decisions.  Boating Industry has just unveiled a special Early Bird registration ($295) for those who register before September 30. Beginning October 1, registration for the full conference will be $495.Designed specifically for recreational marine industry leaders, the Boating Industry ELEVATE Summit brings together the best and brightest minds from all areas of the industry for thought-provoking seminars, discussions and a multitude of networking opportunities.Make your plans today, and start the new year off strong!

Boating Business Boosts in a Challenging

Free sales tips! Who doesn't want those, right?! Especially in the challenging sales environment we find ourselves in now. Boating Industry Insider host David Gee is joined by Anthem Marine CEO and serial boat building entrepreneur Mark Overbye to discuss ways to simplify - and improve - the sales process as well as the entire customer journey. This includes making sure we are selling an experience and not features and specs and price. One of the best parts is many of these tips and takeaways don't have a dollar cost attached to them. They are available to anyone with the mindset and the commitment to improve their operation.

Musing about Miami with Editor-in-Chief Adam Quandt

The 2024 Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show was a big success and Boating Industry editor-in-chief Adam Quandt was there. He joins David Gee to talk top line takeaways, headwinds, tailwinds, sales numbers and forecasts, new products, sustainability and more. Adam was also an NMMA Innovation Awards judge in Miami and he'll discuss that, as well as provide some information about the next Boating Industry Elevate Summit Conference in Charlotte.

Brunswick - and the broader boating industry

How does the CEO of the largest maker of recreational boats in the world see 2023? What lies ahead in 2024? Where are the headwinds coming from - and the tailwinds? Are there still lessons to be learned from the pandemic? Which categories are flourishing - and languishing? Is the industry doing enough to create the next generation of boaters? Join Boating Industry Insider host David Gee as he welcomes Brunswick Chief Executive Officer David Foulkes and Aine Denari, President, Brunswick Boat Group, to discuss these issues - and more. Their insights will better prepare you for a happy new year.

”The Boat Boss” Kim Sweers

Kim Sweers isn't just the dealer principal at Top 100 FB Marine Group in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, she's also The Boat Boss. It's a multimedia platform utilizing podcasts, videos and other content all designed to promote recreational boating and the boating lifestyle. In this Boating Industry Insider podcast, she and host David Gee talk about her corporate background and how she got involved in boating, lessons from the pandemic, what 2023 has been like and what she expects from 2024. She also gives a sneak peek into her women in the marine industry breakout session talk, "How to get a seat at the table," at the upcoming Boating Industry ELEVATE Summit Conference in Dallas, Texas, November 5,6, and 7.