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Powersports Business Power Hour
Join Brendan Baker and Madelyn Hubbard, editors of Powersports Business magazine, as they interview movers and shakers in all aspects of the power sports industry.
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2 days ago
2 days ago
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.
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
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.
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
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.
Friday Oct 11, 2024
Friday Oct 11, 2024
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.
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Brendan talks with Eagle Rider's new CEO, Sebastian Schoepe about the brand and how he went from customer to CEO.
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Madelyn Pegg speaks with dealers Mike Venziano and Misty Rohdes, his daughter. The owners discuss topics from F&I to partnerships with OEMs, to saying goodbye to Yamaha snowmobiles to working with family.
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Madelyn Pegg chats with Sarah Walker, marketing director of Team Powersports, who shares how she found her dream job and how she makes the dealership memorable through social media.
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
Wednesday Aug 14, 2024
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.
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
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.
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
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.
Brendan Baker
Brendan Baker is the editor-in-chief of Powersports Business magazine. While he is new to PSB, having joined the team in March of 2023, he is not new to the industry. Brendan was the editor of another B2B powersports title for five years, then he was named editor-at-large. He was also an editor of automotive titles and was a technical editor. He has an automotive background having grown up in an auto parts store and started racing at 5-years-old. He’s been a race driver and crew chief and worked on professional racing teams for several years before turning his attention to publishing. He has been a B2B editor since 1998. Brendan lives in Akron, Ohio with his wife and two dogs.
Madelyn Pegg
Madelyn is a 2022 graduate of Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas. Following her graduation, she joined the PSB team in June of 2022. Like many of us, she has grown up in the industry and spent much of her childhood riding four-wheelers on trails just outside of her hometown. Madelyn especially enjoys listening to dealership owners and employees as they share their industry experiences and wisdom, then writing feature stories about these professionals so others can learn from them too.