Tag Archives: At the Helm

By Adam Quandt It seems as if every few years – or sometimes even every few months – there’s a new buzz word captivating our industry, our country, the world. And it’s easy to latch onto something when you hear about it again and again. But ask yourself how often are we just holding onto a buzz word until the ...

By Adam Quandt The marine industry workforce has historically heavily been made up of one individual group. However, over the last 10-20 years, the tides have been shifting across the marine industry, becoming more and more diverse. Simply hiring a more diverse workforce is just barely a start though. It’s on all of us to help create a welcoming environment ...

By Adam Quandt In 2004, Boating Industry unveiled the Top 100 Dealers program as an effort to independently rank and recognize the best boat dealers across North America. With the industry’s help and support, the Top 100 program has grown to unimaginable heights and celebrated marine retailers across the continent over 17 years. Moving into year 18, our industry continues ...

By Adam Quandt It’s time for some truth. The recreational boating industry is one that is often slightly slow to change. Sometimes it’s because the technological advances found in other industries aren’t quite able to operate in a marine environment just yet, other times we simply look at things and say, “that’s how we’ve always done things.” The latter is ...

By Adam Quandt It’s no secret that nature is our playground. Not just to the marine industry alone, but to our larger outdoor recreation ecosystem. Thus, it should be a no-brainer for all of us across the industry to play a role in protecting and preserving that playground for generations to come. According to data collected by the United Nations, ...

By Adam Quandt Prior to World War I, three-fourths of all women employed in manufacturing were making apparel or its materials, food or tobacco products, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. During the war, the number of women in the workforce began to increase, as did their opportunities across occupations. In 1920, 20% of the U.S. labor force was ...

By Adam Quandt The world of today and the world of tomorrow moves fast. News available 24/7; you can tell (or show) the world what you’re eating at the press of a finger; you can sell or buy a car online and have it picked up by the next day. The list goes on and on. But when CNN launched ...

By Adam Quandt If you’ve thumbed through the pages of recent issues of Boating Industry lately, you may have noticed we talk about change a lot. It’s been hard not to, especially over the last two years. We’ve seen changes in technology, changes in leadership, you name it. Change is constant. And while some of these changes have been forced ...

By David Gee After three eventful years as the editorial captain of Boating Industry, I am turning the helm over to the very capable Adam Quandt. He is new to the role of editor-in-chief obviously, but not new to Boating Industry. He started as an associate editor four years ago and has been my teammate as managing editor during my ...

By David Gee “It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” – Charles Darwin Just as you might like to take a physical inventory of your business at the end of the year,I like to take a mental inventory. Reflect on the past. Contemplate the future. Dream ...