The Experience Sharing Podcast

I speak with Liz Walz. Liz is a senior leader at the Marine Retailers Association of America. At a time when the challenges mount around the world, the boating industry is seeing record sales and interest. We talk about what is going on and how the sharing economy continues to underpin growth for the boating world. Please have a listen and download.

I speak with Josie Tucci. Josie is a senior sales and marketing leader at The Moorings and Sunsail. As leading global charter and travel companies, we address how their business has been challenged in the current environment and also how the sharing economy has changed the way they go to market. Have a listen and please download.

I speak with Brian Moseley. Brian is part of the ownership group of SailTime Boston and we have a great discussion on all the ways that make sense to get on the water in the area across many different types of sharing platforms and the pros and cons of each. We cover a wide range of topics that address the continuum of needs and personas of folks wanting to use ad-hoc services all the way to boutique higher-end needs. Have a listen and subscribe.

I speak with Raiyaan who I connected with through his writings on how the pandemic is impacting the sharing economy now and going forward. Raiyaan put AirBnB on the map in India and has some very well-formed thoughts on this topic. Have a listen and please subscribe and download.

I speak with Thom Dammrich (using Zoom so please excuse a couple of times you might hear the zoom audio garble) who is the most recent past President of the National Marine Manufacturing Association. Thom has a very senior and unique perspective on the marine and recreational boating world and we discuss the growth of boating and how shared boating platforms contribute. Have a listen and please subscribe and download.

I speak with Cherie Starner, who is at the helm of SailTime Philadelphia and Jersey Shore. We talk about the uniqueness of what it is like to sail in the Philly area, the Jersey Shore, how wildly different these two cultures are, challenges and a few surprises, among others topics. Cherie is an accomplished broker, instructor, and photographic journalist.

I speak with Graham Raspass who runs a bit of a boating empire out of Sydney Australia. Graham and I talk about how boating, sailing, and business on the water down under has evolved in the recent years around shared asset and peer to peer networks and other fun Aussie stories. Have a listen and please download.

I speak with John Giglio, the CEO of The Freedom Boat Club recently acquired by Brunswick. We talk about a handful of topics like the origins of FBC, COVID impacts, synergies post-acquisition, sharing's future, among others.

I speak to Nic Harvey who is the President of Jeanneau America. Nic is very passionate about the sailing and the sharing economy and sees many ways that sharing platforms can help to broaden the appeal of boating and get more people on the water, ultimately making everyone smile more. Why not? Please download, subscribe and have a listen.

I speak to John Peterson of Hunter Marine fame, who has always been on the leading edge of how to grow and market a boating brand. From John's visionary approach to growing Hunter to his newly inked deal with Bavaria yachts we cover a host of topics around the shared asset boating space among other topics.