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Tim Calhoun – U.S. Manager, LeoVince Aftermarket Tim Calhoun is the executive vice president of LeoVince USA, a dealer-direct manufacturer of exhaust systems. Its Italian parent company is the world¹s largest powersports exhaust manufacturer. Contact: timcalhoun@leovinceusa.com Web site: www.leovince.com |
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Brian Etter – President and CEO, Motorsport Aftermarket Group Aftermarket Brian Etter is president and CEO of Motorsport Aftermarket Group Inc., a leader in performance, innovation and design driven products through its family of businesses that include Kuryakyn, Vance & Hines, Renthal, Performance Machine, Roland Sands Design, Progressive Suspension, Burly, Mustang Seats, and DragonFire Racing. Contact: feedback@maggroup.com Web site: www.maggroup.com |
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Tory Hornsby – General Manager, Dealership University Industry Consultants Tory Hornsby, General Manager of Dealership University, has authored and presented more than 100 powersports-specific training sessions, has been hired by nearly every OEM in the industry and is known as “The King of Search” because of his aptitude for Search Engine Marketing. He applies his experience of operating dealerships and his enthusiasm for the powersports industry to enable dealers to become more successful and operate more profitably. Contact: www.dealershipuniversity.com/contact.html Web site: www.dealershipu.com |
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Jim Krendl – Attorney, Krendl Sachnoff & Way Legal Experts Jim Krendl, a Harvard Law School graduate, is a senior partner at the Denver law firm of Krendl Krendl Sachnoff & Way, P. C. He specializes in business acquisitions, financings and reorganizations and has many years experience in buying and selling motorsport dealerships. Contact: jrk@krendl.com Web site: www.krendl.com |
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Fran O’Hagan – President, Pied Piper Management Co. Dealer Service Provider Fran O’Hagan is president and CEO of Pied Piper Management Company LLC (PPMC), a business that develops and runs sales and marketing programs to maximize performance of dealer networks. Within the powersports industry, PPMC is known for its Pied Piper Prospect Satisfaction Index (PSI), which measures how effectively dealerships sell, and provides comparative performance benchmarking by brand. Contact: fohagan@piedpipermc.com Web site: www.piedpiperpsi.com |
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Jennifer Robison Aftermarket Jennifer Robison’s career began in 1987 when she served as a service service writer/parts sales for a high-end import auto dealer before becoming one of the first generation of Harley-Davidson Motorclothes managers at a Northwest dealership (1991-2000). From 2002 on, Jennifer has been with Tucker Rocky Distributing. ennifer has educated the Tucker Rocky sales force and dealers about the powersports apparel business and powersports retailing. Jennifer’s expertise is in powersport retailing, merchandising and display, promotions and in-store marketing. She has lectured and written about powersports retailing and continues to perform dealer educational workshops and seminars across the United States. Contact: jrobison@tuckerrocky.com Web site: www.tuckerrocky.com |
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John Spader- President of Spader Business Management Dealer Consultant John Spader is President of Spader Business Management. He is the primary instructor for Spader’s flagship training, Total Management 1 Workshop, facilitates 20 Groups in several industries, and is a popular speaker at industry events. Contact: articles@spader.com Web site: www.spader.com |
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Gart Sutton Industry Consultants Gart Sutton, president of Gart Sutton & Associates, Inc. (GSA), is a well-known author and educator. GSA moderates numerous dealer 20-groups, and provides on-site dealer consulting and training services. In addition, they have developed training solutions for all of the major powersports manufacturers. Contact: info@gartsutton.com Web site: www.gartsutton.com |
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Christopher Kourtakis Dealer Consultants For the past 15 years, Christopher Kourtakis has been working with dealerships to improve their sales marketing and customer service strategies. Chris has also worked with various OEMs during his career in the recreational industry. He currently owns and operates one of the Great Lakes’ premier charter boat companies and on-water training courses, H2O Limos. In addition to H2O Limos, Chris is the owner and managing partner for 360° Industry Solutions, which focuses on digital and social media. Contact: chris@H2OLimos.com Web site: www.H2OLimos.com |
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Dave Valentine Service Providers Dave Valentine is the National Sales Manager of PowerSports Network, a leading provider of web site solutions serving more than 2,500 dealers in North America. PSN is part of Dominion Enterprises, a leading marketing services company serving multiple industries including real estate, apartments, specialty vehicles, marine, automotive and travel. Contact: dvalentine@powersportsnetwork.com Web site: www.PowerSportsNetwork.com |
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Sarah Weaver Service Providers Sarah Weaver is the Dealership/Affinity Marketing Manager at Dairyland Cycle Insurance, a division of Sentry Insurance. Dairyland Cycle has been insuring motorcycles since 1966, and insures in 42 states. Contact: sarah.weaver@sentry.com Web site: www.dairylandcycle.com |
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