This podcast episode features Mike Davin interviewing Jimmy Delagro from Elite Recreational Finance, discussing the challenges and trends in the marine industry during 2025 and outlook for 2026, with a focus on dealer financing, inventory issues, consumer preferences, and the evolving role of AI and technology.

This episode features a discussion with Courtney Chalmers from Boats Group about the state of the marine retail industry in 2025 and outlook for 2026, focusing on consumer behavior, technology adoption, and new tools to help dealers sell boats more effectively.

The episode features an interview with Matt Thompson from Barletta Boats discussing the challenges and highlights of the marine industry in 2025, key trends for 2026, and Barletta’s focus on customer experience and technology.

This episode features an interview with Nate McAtee from My Financing USA during Dealer Week Conference & Expo, discussing the marine industry's financing landscape in 2025 and expectations for 2026. Key topics include market stabilization, consumer credit quality, challenges dealers faced, and the impact of technology and AI on financing and sales.

Matt Radich sets an example for our industry to emulate when it comes to fighting for and protecting our businesses. Listen in to this great and very important conversation on how boat dealers can take a few easy steps to get more involved in advocacy work and take the lead in overcoming restrictions, bad policy and harmful legislation that can and will harm the boat business.

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Gain some great insights into the world of digital marketing and digital retail in this fun conversation with Lori Stacy and Nicole Schantz from Boatline. Recorded at MRAA's 2022 Dealer Week Conference and Expo, listen in as they talk to JB about how dealers can tap into the wealth of data and information from Statistical Surveys. Boatline is a valued Education Champion member of the MRAA.

It’s all about exposure at Boats Group, a platform to literally get your boat inventory listed all around the world–from small boats to yachts. Listen in to this episode as John Souch, Sales Director at Boats Group, shares insights into what the recent model year listing activity and the overall healthy consumer activity mean for the year ahead. Boats Group is a valued Strategic Partner of the MRAA, and this special edition podcast was recorded at MRAA's Dealer Week Conference and Expo.

Tune in to this special edition episode of the Boat Biz Podcast, to hear some of the key elements that Russell Baqir from Northpoint Commercial Finance believes dealers should be thinking about throughout 2023. Follow along as Russell and JB talk about how perspectives from the RV industry may translate into the marine market, when aged inventory may become an industry issue, and what it will take to navigate the year ahead. Northpoint Commercial Finance is a valued Education Champion member of the MRAA, and this special edition episode was recorded at MRAA's 2022 Dealer Week Conference and Expo.