One Gang Worldwide

Send us Fan Mail Chaz Cole grew up in a family where motorcycles weren’t simply a passion, they were the family business. Today, the Cole family’s Harley-Davidson network stretches across four states and includes Cole Harley-Davidson in Bluefield, Black Sheep Harley-Davidson in Huntington, Black Bear Harley-Davidson in Wytheville, Black Wolf Harley-Davidson in Bristol, Black Jack Harley-Davidson i...

Send us Fan Mail Six world championships. 81 national event wins. What did it take to get there and what made George Bryce walk away? The founder of Star Racing joins me on the One Gang Worldwide Podcast for a conversation about the risks, relationships, and hard decisions behind a remarkable career in motorcycle drag racing. George shares how he and his wife Jackie built their business through fi...

Send us Fan Mail What if an old motorcycle with a dead engine didn't have to end up sitting in a garage, collecting dust, or being torn apart for parts? What if you could give it a second life as an electric motorcycle? Ernest Eich, founder of Shandoka Cycles, joins us to explain how his patented approach to motorcycle conversions is making that possible. Instead of designing another electric...

Send us Fan Mail After more than 25 years inside the automotive world, from Ford and Renault-Nissan to Škoda, Volkswagen and Bentley, Christoph Hohmann made an unexpected move. He left the automotive industry and joined one of the most historic names in motorcycling: Norton Motorcycles . Now Chief Marketing Officer of Norton, Christoph joins the One Gang Worldwide Podcast for a fascinating convers...

Send us Fan Mail Manos Polioudis has spent his career working on the machines most of us only see after they reach production from trucks, buses and the Jaguar I-PACE to electric aircraft, boats and some of the most advanced electric powertrains being developed today. But after years of helping major companies solve complex engineering problems, Manos decided to take everything he'd learned a...

Send us Fan Mail After hundreds of endurance races, Josh Sprague knew exactly what he hated about traditional hydration gear. Instead of continuing to complain about it, he decided to build something better. That frustration became Orange Mud , launched in 2012 with an early prototype, a crowdfunding campaign and Josh personally taking the product to races and expos. There was no traditional start...

Send us Fan Mail Bryan Beeson has built businesses at the intersection of automotive technology, insurance, connected safety, and motorcycles giving him a perspective few entrepreneurs in the industry possess. In this episode of the One Gang Worldwide Podcast, Bryan joins me to take us through his unlikely journey from promoting raves in Texas and helping build an early online dealership inventory...

Send us Fan Mail Italian engineer and entrepreneur Timoteo Maffei joins the One Gang Worldwide Podcast to share the incredible story behind EGERA, an electric motorcycle that started as a garage project during 2020 and has evolved into a serious attempt to build a production motorcycle in Italy. Timoteo's journey into motorcycles started long before EGERA. From working on Harley-Davidsons in...

Send us Fan Mail After importing electric motorcycles from China and later moving into motorcycle media, Paul Roberts has experienced the EV industry from two very different sides. In this episode of the One Gang Worldwide Podcast, Paul joins me to take us through his journey, the opportunities he pursued, the challenges he encountered, and the lessons that ultimately changed the direction of his...

Send us Fan Mail For Kim Okabe, motorcycles became much more than a passion. They became a way to work through one of the most difficult periods of her life. After getting her motorcycle license with encouragement from her mother, Kim unexpectedly lost her shortly afterward. In her first year of riding, Kim put roughly 56,000 kilometers on two wheels. Those miles gave her somewhere to process the...

Send us Fan Mail Dimitris Raptis has spent nearly two decades helping lead two of the most iconic motorcycle brands in the world across some of the industry's most complex international markets. After beginning his career in Greece with Kawasaki, Dimitris joined BMW Motorrad, eventually moving to BMW headquarters in Munich and taking on leadership responsibilities across the Americas, Europe,...

Send us Fan Mail Jeremy Coon has spent most of his life around motorcycle dealerships. He started behind a Harley-Davidson parts counter at 16, worked his way into sales and management and then got fired at 23. That firing ended up pushing him toward something much bigger. In 2007, Jeremy opened Lucky U Cycles in Wildwood, Florida. He shares what those early days really looked like: getting turned...

Send us Fan Mail Ross joins the One Gang Worldwide Podcast to talk about a career spanning Triumph, Polaris, Indian Motorcycle, Victory and now Royal Enfield, where he leads the brand across the Americas. He shares what it was like working around John Bloor during Triumph’s resurgence, why Polaris believed the Indian name could accomplish something Victory couldn't, and what ultimately led to...

Send us Fan Mail After growing up playing traditional sports, Daniel Lanuza discovered motorcycles at 17 and started racing at 19. What followed was a rapid climb from complete beginner to AFM champion and then a breakout professional debut at Laguna Seca, where he stunned the MotoAmerica paddock with a provisional pole and a podium finish during his first-ever professional race weekend. In this e...

Send us Fan Mail Few people have witnessed the evolution of the powersports industry from as many angles as Tim Calhoun. From the Army's 101st Airborne Division to building dealer networks, growing iconic brands, and helping companies navigate some of the industry's biggest challenges, Tim's four-decade career has taken him behind the scenes of American motorcycling like few others....

Send us Fan Mail Before Droog Moto became a recognizable name in the custom motorcycle world, it was simply Max and Erica Droog chasing an idea they believed in. In this episode of the One Gang Worldwide Podcast, Max and Erica share the story behind the brand from a free Honda CM400 and countless late nights in the garage to creating a design language that riders around the world instantly recogni...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Eskew spent years living a life that couldn't be shared outside a small circle of people. Operating undercover as "Lee Baylor," she bought drugs, infiltrated criminal networks, and walked into situations where one mistake could have been her last. This episode explores the realities behind undercover work, the transition to the ATF, and the experiences that...

Send us Fan Mail India is home to one of the largest and most passionate motorcycle communities in the world, yet most riders outside the country know very little about it. Jitesh Surana, founder of Asteride, joins the One Gang Worldwide Podcast to explore the people, roads, and culture that make India one of the most fascinating places on Earth to ride. We discuss everything from Royal Enfield cl...

Send us Fan Mail Joshua Taylor joins the One Gang Worldwide Podcast for an honest conversation about one of the biggest challenges facing today's powersports dealerships: building profitable service departments, finding and keeping great technicians, and making better business decisions through data. With experience as a technician, service advisor, consultant, and data analyst at Fixed Ops M...

Send us Fan Mail Hélène Binet joins the One Gang Worldwide Podcast for a powerful conversation about vision, risk, family, and the incredible story behind CFMOTO Canada's rise. Long before CFMOTO became one of the most recognized names in powersports, Hélène and her family saw something others didn't. They took a chance on a brand that still had to earn trust, prove itself, and fight for...

Send us Fan Mail Sam Dantzler, founder of Garage Composites, joins the One Gang Worldwide Podcast for an honest conversation about what really separates successful dealerships from those that constantly struggle. Drawing from decades of experience working with hundreds of powersports dealers across North America, Sam shares insights on 20 Groups, dealership performance, lead management, CRM discip...

Send us Fan Mail Eric Teoh, Director of Statistical Services at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), joins the One Gang Worldwide Podcast for a fascinating conversation about the crash data, research, and technology shaping the future of road safety. Eric shares how a background in mathematics and biostatistics led him to a career spanning more...

Send us Fan Mail Braxton Hamilton joins the One Gang Worldwide Podcast to share an incredible journey that took him from a difficult childhood to the United States Marine Corps, into the heart of post-war Iraq, and ultimately into a leadership role within the Harley-Davidson industry. Braxton opens up about the challenges that shaped him, the lessons learned through military service, and the life-...

Send us Fan Mail Josh Salazar joins the One Gang Worldwide Podcast for an honest conversation about risk, resilience, and what it really takes to build something from nothing. After spending nearly two decades in the powersports industry, Josh built a reputation working with companies like MSA Wheels and MTA, learning the business from the ground up through sales, distribution, dealer relationship...

Send us Fan Mail AMA Hall of Famer Bill Werner joins the One Gang Worldwide Podcast for an in-depth conversation about the golden era of American flat track racing and his decades inside Harley-Davidson’s legendary factory race program. Bill shares stories from his early days building go-karts in Milwaukee, racing scrambles as a teenager, and surviving devastating crashes that ultimately pushed hi...