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By Adam Quandt Opening a boat dealership in the fall of 2008 might not have been the greatest starting point for a young entrepreneur, but Regal & Nautique of Orlando’s (RNO) Jeff Husby rolled with every punch thrown at him and his growing team to create a powerhouse marine dealership in a saturated Florida market. “As a little kid, I ...

When we told Dan and David Bair, the second-generation owners and operators of Quality Boats of Tampa, they won the Top 100 Dealer of the Year Award for the second year in a row, our most immediate question was how does it feel? “It feels just as exciting the second time as the first,” saidDan enthusiastically. Enthusiasm is something that ...

“Our mission is to make our customer’s boating experiences magnificent and memorable.” Now, how about some metrics to go with that mission? There was a 33.17% increase in total revenue from 2017 to 2018, they have attained double digit revenue percentage growth in 15 of the 25 last years, they earn an annual dealer CSI averaging higher than 95%, the ...

Atlanta-based OneWater Marine Holdings has announced the promotion of Jack Ezzell to chief financial officer. “Jack has made a great impact over the last year as our VP of Finance,” said Austin Singleton, OneWater Marine CEO. “His passion for the boating lifestyle, combined with his operational experience and strong background in finance and accounting, make him the perfect candidate for the ...

After capturing Dealer of the Year honors last year, OneWater Marine Holdings has hardly rested on its laurels. In 2016 alone, OneWater added five new dealerships – and 10 locations – to its holdings: SunDance Marine, Lookout Marine, Texas Sport, Sunrise Marine and Marina Mike’s. Acquisitions continued in 2017, including long-time Top 100 dealer South Shore Marine, the 2016 Best ...