Garagecast - All Things Power Sports and Marine

Meet the Vice President and General Manager of Club Car, Ross Atherton. With a unique  vision of what a golf cart should be and a paradigm shifting concept of what his entire industry will be focused on in the future.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry trainin...

Robert Patrick of Terminator 2 fame does not need much of an introduction. Strap on your seatbelt hang on for a ride with a truly unique individual. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, ow...

James owner multiple bicycle dealerships and knows quite a bit about how to build a strong culture.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring yo...

Two very successful operators in the HD space discuss culture, their beginnings, and how they continue to keep multiple roof tops organized and thriving. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendor...

Have a listen as Steve Dodds talks about critical F&I issues that affect everyone listening. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your t...

Tony and Sam speak with Bill Fenech about life, boats, and the current market.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your team and plan to j...

Tony and Sam interview the owner and founder of Protomet. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your team and plan to join us for UPDATE 2027...

Do not regress, sit-back or get complacent...continue to grow and evolve.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your team and plan to join u...

Are you still just taking it as they call? Do you have a defined virtual sales process that you have trained your team on? If you are struggling with selling in the absence of an in person customer - you need to listen to this episode.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featurin...

Okay, now what? Your doors are back open...is it business as normal? Are you limited to appointments only or a certain amount of people in the shop at once? These are all questions that Tony and Sam tackle. What to do now and for the foreseeable future. Thrive with a combination of new thinking and traditional methods that will help you make the rest of 2020 a success.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join G...

Listen in to learn how you can prepare for your dealership to reopen. Tony and Sam discuss preplanning for the day that dealerships are allowed to bring back employees and customers. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for d...

This week we took it easy on the Garagecast and we simply let you listen to some GREAT things that are coming from our citizens, country and companies. Listen to Tony and Sam discuss how America is responding positively to our current situation. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events....

Tune in and listen to Tony and Sam discuss the latest information that Garage Composites has gleaned from their clients, team, manufacturers and industry prophets. We are all exhausted, but that does not mean that we are laying down! UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring i...

On Episode three of our three part series, Tony and Sam discuss why it is so critical to remain focused on  causing  your sales to occur not only during our current situation, but for when we break loose and reopen for normal business. Listen in for tips and strategies to make the best of what has been given to us! UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the po...

In episode two of a three installment series, listen in as Tony and Sam discuss why it is so important to get in front of what is going on business right now. Do not wait to listen to this episode - we want you out in front of the trouble.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Feat...

In episode one of a three installment series, Tony and Sam discuss the main talking points and best practices that the GC team gleaned from their dealer base over the past week. Garage Composites held 21 webinars with their 20 Clubs and started to build a roadmap to help navigate our current situation.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports an...

Listen in as Tony and Sam discuss the precarious position we all find ourselves in. While we all are concerned about the uncertainties, this Garagecast offers perspective, ideas, some proactivity and the opportunity to think in a different manner. This podcast will not solve the problems of the world, but it is wholly focused on how you can weather some of the storm. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Gara...

Listen in as Tony and Sam speak with DJ Stringer about the importance of finance and insurance in your dealership. If you are not 100% bought in with selling F&I...you need to listen to this episode. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, an...

Many of those listening to this podcast are males. Demographics in the Motorcycle, Marine, Bicycle and RV industries are all dominated by men. So Garagecast decided to flip this all on its ear and interview one of the most badass ladies out there - Jess Wise. We talk about her all female motorcycle group - The Litas, inclusivity, and what it is like being a female in the male environments we work...

The motorcycle, marine, and bicycle industries are evolving at a pace that we have never seen before. With this said, the way we communicate with our customers must change rapidly as well. Listen to Tony and Sam explain what you should be doing to remain relevant with your customer base. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industr...

Tony spends 45 minutes with Polaris CEO Scott Wine. Listen in as Scott discusses his personal background, where he sees the future of the powersports industry going, and many more in-depth topics.  UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and oppo...

If you ever want to change your paradigm, you have to understand where your current paradigm is. Introducing Max Materne - Garage Composites fixed operations guru extraordinaire. List as Max and Tony talk how most industries look at their service departments and how they can change that outlook...today! UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports an...

Process, Process, Process. Tony and Sam discuss the foundation of running your dealership on systems first and people second UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to co...

This week Tony and Sam sink their teeth into the the Parts, Accessories, Clothing, Pro Shop, and Garment department. Listen in as they tell you the five things that you should have your eye on in 2020. It is all about numbers, how they are measured, how they move, and what behaviors affect them. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine...

Listen in as Tony and Sam discuss the history of Garage Composites. UPDATE 2027 is back. Join Garage Composites January 31–February 1 for one of the powersports and marine industry’s premier training and networking events. Featuring industry training, 20 Clubs, and opportunities for dealers, manufacturers, vendors, owners, and managers to connect and grow. Bring your team and plan to join us for U...