Latest Learntoboat Podcast Episodes
Work Hard, Play Hard. Designing a Boating Lifestyle.
Anchors Aweigh - January 26, 2018 16:05 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsI really enjoyed recording this episode, as the guest is a friend who I have been fortunate to have a lot of fun on the water with. Chris Hefferen currently helps manage Subsea Fleet Support for Noble, a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The company owns and op...
Industry Growth Through Collaboration, Communication, and Education
Anchors Aweigh - January 16, 2018 02:13 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsRandall Lyons' career in the marine industry spans more than 20 years and he is currently the Executive Director of the Massachusetts Marine Trades Association. Prior to his role with the Trades Association, Randall had extensive experience in the marina world managing the Newburyport Marina on ...
Leading the Charge In Electric Mobility
Anchors Aweigh - December 11, 2017 01:01 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsAs climate change becomes a bigger issue for boaters every year (see boat damage from this year's storms as exhibit A), there are many companies looking for solutions that will help slow down this process while also enabling boaters to continue using the waterways in powered vessels. Electric mo...
Lessons From the Half-Million Member BoatUS Team
Anchors Aweigh - November 15, 2017 22:42 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsI caught up with Scott Croft, Vice President Public Affairs at BoatUS, after he spent some time on the road assisting with BoatUS teams in Hurricane damaged Florida. When he is not out in the field, Scott is Responsible for all external publicity and media relations for the half-million member b...
‘Beating’ With Senior Reporter for Soundings Trade Only and Sail America Board Member Reagan Haynes
Anchors Aweigh - October 27, 2017 00:46 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsI was able to catch up with Reagan Haynes, Senior reporter and social media manager for Soundings Trade Only, between her travel for stories. Reagan has been writing in-depth business analysis and news for the boating industry, specializing in banking and finance regarding the marine industry, a...
Our Big Adventure - Living Aboard with Jim Palmer
Anchors Aweigh - September 02, 2017 02:44 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsJim Palmer is a marketing and business building expert and in-demand coach. He is the founder of the Dream Business Academy and Dream Business Coaching and Mastermind Program. He is the host of Dream Business Coach TV, the hit weekly Web TV show watched by thousands of entrepreneurs and small ...
Fun On, and Under the Water with Boating Safety Expert Rachel Johnson
Anchors Aweigh - August 19, 2017 02:10 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsOne of the things I have come to realize in talking to so many boaters over the last few years is that boating in and of itself is great, but often times it is the means to another end. It is a gateway to a wide variety of activities and experiences that bring happiness into so many lives. Just ...
Boat Services on Demand with Boatyard
Anchors Aweigh - August 03, 2017 00:44 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsNathan Heber is the Founder and CEO of Boatyard, the world's first on-demand marketplace for recreational boating. The Boatyard app makes it easy for boaters to find and book qualified marine professionals for services ranging from fuel delivery to cleaning to captaining a boat. Boatyard also ha...
Boating, Clean-N-Simple
Anchors Aweigh - July 12, 2017 02:34 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsIt was a real pleasure speaking with Barry Berhoff, CEO of Shurhold Industries. Barry is an avid boater who lives and breathes Shurhold everyday not only as a job, but as a lifestyle. Under his direction Shurhold has become the global leader in high quality detailing products. Shurhold was sta...
Boaterz n Bikerz of America: Hull of a Tour
Anchors Aweigh - June 30, 2017 03:31 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsWanda Kenton Smith has worked in the boating industry since 1980. A journalist, she launched her career as editor of Water Ski and Windsurf magazines, and later worked as editor on additional trade titles in both the sailing and watersports sectors. She also has served as the marketing columnist...
Barefooting with a 7-time USA Champion!
Anchors Aweigh - June 15, 2017 01:26 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsZenon Bilas is a 7-time USA Barefoot Water Skiing Champion. He has over 30 years of teaching all levels of water skiers, including national and world champions. He has performed barefoot shows and water ski clinics on four continents with stops in the USA, Sweden, Belgium, Brazil, Japan, Lebanon...
Learning From the Pros Episodes 6-10
Anchors Aweigh - May 29, 2017 16:17 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsEpisodes 6-10 featured a wide range of boating experts and industry people: Betty Bauman, Founder/CEO of Ladies Let’s Go Fishing; Dan DeGeorge, VP of Sales for Docka; Stephanie Vatalaro, VP of Communications, Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation; Diane Seltzer, Marketing Director, SureShade...
Peace of Mind on the Water with Kristen Frohnhoefer
Anchors Aweigh - May 15, 2017 18:16 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsLeading up to National Safe Boating Week, I was excited to speak with Kristen Frohnhoefer, President of Sea Tow International. Sea Tow has been the on-water assistance fleet of choice for boaters since 1983. A franchise-based marine assistance organization headquartered in Southold, New York, Se...
The Shady Side of Boating, Sun Safety with Diane Seltzer
Anchors Aweigh - May 05, 2017 17:57 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsYou could say Diane Seltzer is a jack-of-all trades in the marine world. In her day job Diane is the Marketing Director for SureShade. SureShade designs and manufactures innovative retractable sunshade systems for the marine industry that enhance and facilitate the boating experience. Diane is r...
How to Get to 60 Million Anglers in 60 Months
Anchors Aweigh - April 19, 2017 21:11 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsStephanie Vatalaro was recently promoted to Vice President of Communications for the Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation. RBFF’s mission is to implement an informed, consensus-based national outreach strategy that will increase participation in recreational angling and boating and thereby ...
Dock Space? There's an App for That!
Anchors Aweigh - April 07, 2017 19:29 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsDan DeGeorge is VP of Sales for Dockwa. Founded in May 2015 and since Featured in Forbes, the NY Times, Boating Magazine, the Boston Globe, and more, Dockwa is changing the way boaters and marinas connect and reserve dock space. It allows boaters to search, reserve, and pay for transient dockage...
Ladies Let's Go Fishing with Betty Bauman
Anchors Aweigh - March 23, 2017 19:04 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsAll I can think about is fishing after speaking with Betty Bauman, the Founder and CEO of Ladies Let’s Go Fishing/Executive Director of the LLGF Foundation, Founder and CEO of MetroMedia, and Program Manager for Save-Fish.com. Betty started her career as a PR Manager for Wellcraft, Donzi, and Aq...
Learning from the Pros Episodes 1-5
Anchors Aweigh - March 14, 2017 16:57 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsI learn so much in every episode, it is sometimes hard to keep track of it all! Every once in awhile, I'll do a little recap. The first five episodes featured Dan Glickberg, CEO of Dan Glickberg Food; Lisa Almeida, owner of Freedom Boat Club Jacksonville; John Giglio, President and CEO of Freedo...
Over a Century of Boating Solutions with David Karpinski
Anchors Aweigh - March 10, 2017 15:50 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsDavid Karpinski, recently named President of Taylor Made Products, has been boating since he was 10 years old. Dave is a graduate of Syracuse University at Utica College where he earned a BS degree in Business Administration and Marketing. He joined Taylor Made Products in 1993 as Mid-Atlantic ...
Innovation at Home and Overseas – Boating Around the Globe with Barry Slade
Anchors Aweigh - January 31, 2017 19:35 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsBarry Slade is currently the VP of international sales for Regal Marine, where he is responsible for sales and marketing efforts supporting 72 international dealers in 51 countries. Barry has overseen over half a billion dollars of boat sales in his career and has been involved in every aspect o...
Propelling the Industry Forward – John Giglio on Making Boating More Accessible, and Fun!
Anchors Aweigh - January 19, 2017 18:17 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsIt was a real treat speaking with John Giglio. John is President and CEO of Freedom Boat Club, the world’s largest and oldest private boating club in the nation now celebrating its 27th anniversary. With 15,000+ members in 115+ locations in the US and Canada and sporting a fleet of more than 120...
Saltwater In Her Veins – Lisa ‘The Boatanista’ Almeida and Her Lifelong Passion for Boating
Anchors Aweigh - December 13, 2016 15:15 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsWow, I had so much fun recording this episode with Lisa 'The Boatanista' Almeida. Born and raised a Floridian, who claims to bleed salt water when she gets cut, Lisa turned a successful career in Sales and Marketing into her current role as the Owner of Freedom Boat Club, Jacksonville and St. Au...
Pod-Casting a Line with Dan Glickberg – Fish Tales with Seafood Expert
Anchors Aweigh - November 20, 2016 00:35 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsThis was such a fun conversation to record. Dan is one of my oldest friends and the person who introduced me to boating. Dan was on boats before he could walk and it wasn’t long after that he was fishing. My earliest boating memories are on Jinx, the Torres fishing boat Dan’s dad would take us o...
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