Powersports Business Power Hour

Ep. 14 - Diving into digital marketing with Team Powersports

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. 
 

Ep. 13 - DX1 discusses DMS feature request list

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.

Ep. 12 - Brendan talks with Keeway about upcoming plans and new acquisitions

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.

Ep. 11 - Talking electric with Dust Moto

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.

Ep. 10 - Responding to Prospective Customers with Fran O'Hagan

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

Ep. 9 - Power Hour interview with Rollick about the Future of Buying

We connected with Chris Yeloushan,who is the VP of Dealer Development. Laura Boccardo, director of marketing was also on the call (not in the pod).

Ep. 8 - PSB takes the Denago lineup for a ride at Glen Helen

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 tuture. They call it "The Denago Difference." The machines are well built and offer high dealer margins.

Ep. 7 - Brands That Shine

In this episode of Power Hour, Brendan and Madelyn speak with Jessica and Gunnar of Brands That Shine and 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.

Ep. 6 - Kade Rizewnicki on the GM role

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.

Ep. 5 - Blackman's Cycle NFT Project

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.