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Happy 29th Anniversary to Jennifer Atkisson-Lovett, our esteemed broker-owner at RE/MAX of Stuart! 🎉 Your steadfast leadership &dedication have been the cornerstone of our #LegacyOfSuccess. Here's to nearly three decades of excellence & many more! 🏡👏 #REMAXofStuart"

I rarely waste my time filling out customer service surveys. Most of the vendors we work with send them out after every transaction, but it's obvious they only do it because they are going through the motions. Those responses go into a black hole. On the OEM front, I'm often accused of being anti-OEM. That's inaccurate. Some of the OE vendors just don't like that there is a player in the market who is willing to speak the truth, even when it hurts. If you want to know how I represent myself, I prefer to be looked at as pro business-partner. I'll call out the egregious actions, but also post accolades when earned. A couple of months back I posted some comments critical of Dealer Spike LLC. They weren't flattering, but they were accurate. As with most vendors, I never expected to hear back from anyone at the company, but I was wrong. A couple of weeks later the CEO of LeadVenture™, Tim MacDonald reached out and asked if I could fly out to Seattle to meet with the LV executive team. He made it clear that they weren't trying to buy me off, they just wanted the opportunity to have a frank and open conversation. What's a 6 hour flight? Challenge accepted. Yesterday we spent 9 hours going through a long list of issues, challenges, and opportunities. I was given some insight into why things are the way they are, what is being done to address them now, and what the future development plans look like (signed an NDA, so can't say much more). We got to sketch out some really cool features that will have a big impact on the customer experience when they are interacting with dealer websites. I'm excited to see this work make it out to the field. I haven't been bought off, my posts and insights will still be honest, and sometimes cutting. But, I now also have a long list of people who I can go to who have the ability to implement change. I wish more of the vendors in the powersports industry truly understood that the best path forward was to work with us dealers, not against us. Unfortunately, many of the large OEs (the vendors, not the business partners) are staffed up with smart people who have ivy-league degrees, but who have never actually worked in the industry (or worked at all). They are unwilling to reach out to talk to people like me because they think I am below them. They believe they have all the answers, and it's just us dealers who are the problem. It's good to see there are some outliers. Cool stuff coming soon for dealers who utilize Dealer Spike LLC and ARI for their websites. Stay tuned in! #Website #Powersports #Marine #RV #DealerSpike #LeadVenture #Polaris #BRP

🌟 Leadership update! 🌟 Nicholas Cumins is the new CEO of Bentley Systems. 🚀 Cumins is the first CEO in the company’s 40-year history who is not a Bentley family member, marking a significant milestone in the company’s development. Learn more ➡ https://t.ly/Rw-BN  

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A golden anniversary for David Fell as he retires after 50 years at David H. Fell & Company. After half a century of his leadership, we are ready to build on the foundations he laid. Read more 👉 https://lttr.ai/AMky3

Featured Friday: Get to know Rich! Rich Keeling is our CEO and one of our Private Wealth Advisors. He began Keeling Wealth Advisors nearly 19 years ago, and we have been grateful for his leadership, energy, and passion ever since. Learn more about Rich below!

Check out Benji Harris delivering a SongDivision IntroHit! An IntroHit is a personalised walk-up song written about a specific individual to engage your audience as they enter the stage. They're a great opportunity to honour specific team members, CEOs, or award recipients. Our SongDivision team will write the song before your event using the information you provide about your specific team member. This one is about Lonise from ADMEI...let us know what you think 😊 #lifeisbetterwithmusic #songdivision #introhits

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i’m proud to serve on the board of directors for TOGETHER! where we’re committed to systems change at every level. nonprofit executive roles are untenable and unsustainable. it’s why turnover is HIGH, and the ability to retain great leaders is RARE. board governance can be a tool to liberate leaders, OR it can be a weight around your neck as you try to swim laps in the deep end. personally, i choose liberation. otherwise, what are we even doing?! #leadershipinsights #boardofdirectors #governancematters #sharedpower #doingthework #forthelove #WE