Fast Talking

The truth of the auction industry is we are often dealing with sellers in distress. However, there is a very exciting section of the market dealing in non-distressed items. To talk about his experience working with and securing this type of work, Scott King joins host Andy Imholte to share the approach he has developed after years of success.

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The Fast Talking Podcast is a small business building podcast as seen through the lens of auctioneers and auction professionals. Focusing on social media, marketing strategies, finance, operations, human resources, and time management, we provide focused discussions on important topics weekly.

Building a great team starts with the interview. What questions you ask and how you evaluate possible candidates can be the most important part of your job. For this live recorded episode, Russ Hilk of Wavebid and Tim Peters of BidWrangler sit down with host Andy Imholte for the Minnesota State Auctioneers Association conference & show.

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The Fast Talking Podcast is a small business building podcast as seen through the lens of auctioneers and auction professionals. Focusing on social media, marketing strategies, finance, operations, human resources, and time management, we provide focused discussions on important topics weekly.

It can be a challenge keeping up with trends, and apps are developed so quickly it is even difficult to know what to try. In this episode host Andy Imholte digs into YOUR recommendations and presents the top 5 apps you should try for your business.

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The Fast Talking Podcast is a small business building podcast as seen through the lens of auctioneers and auction professionals. Focusing on social media, marketing strategies, finance, operations, human resources, and time management, we provide focused discussions on important topics weekly.

The only more important than keeping up with current marketing trends, is knowing what trends are coming in the future. In this episode Andy Imholte sits down with professional speaker and author of the book Future Marketing, Jon Wuebben, and they breakdown a few key points about his latest book. Jon also talks about his upcoming speaking engagement at the National Auctioneers Association Marketing Summit, and why you can't afford to miss the event.

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The Fast Talking Podcast is a small business building podcast as seen through the lens of auctioneers and auction professionals. Focusing on social media, marketing strategies, finance, operations, human resources, and time management, we provide focused discussions on important topics weekly.

Competition can sharpen our skills raise the quality of those who choose to participate. It is no different for auctioneers. For this episode Andy Imholte sits down with 1996 International Auctioneers Women's Division Champion Renee Jones. She shares how her IAC experience has shaped her professional life, and some great tips for those currently competing as well.

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The Fast Talking Podcast is a small business building podcast as seen through the lens of auctioneers and auction professionals. Focusing on social media, marketing strategies, finance, operations, human resources, and time management, we provide focused discussions on important topics weekly.

Understanding auction law is more than just having a license to practice. When it comes to topics like Secret Reserves, it is important to understand the legal challenges auction professionals can face. In this episode host Andy Imholte is joined by returning guest Mike Brandly to discuss the perceived gray area of secret reserves and how it is much more black and white than some people would lead you to believe.

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The Fast Talking Podcast is a small business building podcast as seen through the lens of auctioneers and auction professionals. Focusing on social media, marketing strategies, finance, operations, human resources, and time management, we provide focused discussions on important topics weekly.

The first time I opened the app and requested a ride and watched as my car pulled up to my hotel, I knew Uber was onto something. In this episode of Auction VS. Uber, host Andy Imholte explained the transportation network giant and just what busy auction professionals can learn from this groundbreaking company.

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The Fast Talking Podcast is a small business building podcast as seen through the lens of auctioneers and auction professionals. Focusing on social media, marketing strategies, finance, operations, human resources, and time management, we provide focused discussions on important topics weekly.

For over 4 years the Fast Talking Podcast has provided great education for auction professionals so why not look back at what you may have missed?!?! As the podcast hits the 150 episode milestone, host Andy Imholte takes some time to look back at the last 50 episodes to share his top 5 favorites.

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The Fast Talking Podcast is a small business building podcast as seen through the lens of auctioneers and auction professionals. Focusing on social media, marketing strategies, finance, operations, human resources, and time management, we provide focused discussions on important topics weekly.

Education is the first goal of this podcast and for this episode we take a look a premier auctioneer education program that has been around for 40 years. The Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) has been helping auction professionals in a powerful way, and for this episode Whitey Mason join host Andy Imholte to explain why.

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The Fast Talking Podcast is a small business building podcast as seen through the lens of auctioneers and auction professionals. Focusing on social media, marketing strategies, finance, operations, human resources, and time management, we provide focused discussions on important topics weekly.

A major challenge when starting a benefit auction company if finding qualified clients with which to work. In this episode host Andy Imholte is joined by Trisha Brauer, Benefit Auctioneer Specialist Instructor, to discuss lead generation and building.

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The Fast Talking Podcast is a small business building podcast as seen through the lens of auctioneers and auction professionals. Focusing on social media, marketing strategies, finance, operations,