How did you get started in the boating industry? Growing up in and around the dealership while it grew and created its own identity was very influential on my own future goals to enter the dealership as an employee.  My career really got going in 2008.  I worked in outside sales for a construction materials […]

How did you get started in the boating industry?  Well, it goes way back to the late 60s, when my dad was stationed overseas and had a custom sailboat built in the Netherlands. We ended up keeping the boat at a marina in Holland and used to go back and forth from Belgium to spend the […]

Q: How did you get started in the Boating Industry? A: I got my start in boating as a child. My first memory of being aboard a boat was at about age 5 and I can still remember the feeling of the wind in my face – I’ve been hooked ever since. I am a […]

Christi Romero is one tough and determined lady. She’s spent nearly the last three decades at The Sportsman in San Benito, Texas, working her way up from secretary to general manager. And she’s done it with a style and grace all her own; one that inspires her co-workers and her boss. Christi takes a few […]

Aric Chaltry started his marine industry career in high school, cutting grass at Nestegg Marine. Shortly after graduating from Northern Michigan University, he spent summers building new docks and working in the service department. Over the last few years, Chaltry took courses through Mercury Marine, Raymarine and Lowrance. And in November 2013 he was awarded […]

Steve Baum got his start in the marine industry in 1981, as a barnacle scraper at Fort Lauderdale’s Cable Marine. From barnacle boy, Steve worked his way up the ranks, eventually becoming president and CEO of Boat Owners Warehouse, a Cable company. He’s also served on the MRAA Board of Directors for a whopping 17 […]

 Why You Should Do Business with a Member of the MRAA 1.) Financial strength MRAA members gain financial strength using exclusive benefits and resources. 2.) Education MRAA members receive discounts to attend educational events, keeping them up to speed with economic trends and changes. 3.) Professionalism The MRAA’s mission is to provide opportunities for growth […]

I gave a speech the other day and I came in early to listen to some of their industry speakers to see if I could gain a better understanding of the most pressing issues they were facing. What I heard and saw in Power Point slides was incredibly confusing for this “Non-Industry” person. Acronyms were […]

Bill Gates said, “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.” Couple that statement with one from former Intel Chairman Andy Grove, who said … “Only the paranoid survive. Paranoids believe someone or some force is out to get them,” and now you should have a better perspective on […]

Some people embrace change. Some people just go with the flow and deal with it only when they have to. Then there are those few, die hard, stubborn, inflexible, obstinate people out there who are going to fight changing to the bitter end. In today’s accelerating pace of technological change, I am finding that if […]