Spring is Finally Here...and There Is a Buzz In The Air!
Author: Nick Owens; Views: 57

Spring is finally here and everyone has the fever!

POP Yachts officially sold 114 vessels this April (2013). Other than one boat, which we understand is headed to a movie set to be blown up in a commercial, there are 113 buyers out there fitting a POP Yachts key float onto a new set of keys. At least we hope so, as we don't want anyone losing their keys into the murky depths!

By a substantial margin, April was a record month at POP Yachts. We all worked very hard and some of us need ...
Read More / View 2 Comments

Meet the Staff: Q&A: Rachel Dyals
Author: Nick Owens; Contributor: Rachel Dyals; Views: 2,095

Rachel Dyals

Post Closing Coordinator

Resides: Sarasota, FL (DOWNTOWN)

Years with POP Yachts: Nearly one and a half years

Q. How did you get into selling boats?
Honestly, I found POP Yachts through a Craigslist ad. My father a boat salesperson for more than 10 years - mostly freshwater bass boats in Central FL. It seemed like a natural fit for me and, here I am, still with POP!

Q. What is your background?
I have a lot of experience working in International relations from my...
Read More / View 2 Comments

Meet the Staff: Q&A: Brad Butcher
Author: Shellie Benson; Contributor: Brad Butcher; Views: 1,978

Brad Butcher

Regional Sales Executive

Region: Southeast Michigan

Resides: St. Clair Shores, MI

Time with POP Yachts: 7 months

Q. So you've been with POP Yachts since June. How's it going so far?
Incredibly well. I love it. I got out of the gate pretty quickly. I caught on to the system real quick.

Q. How are boat sales up in Michigan?
I've actually only sold two boats up here – everything else has been out of state.

Q. Which of those deals was the most unusual?
The ...
Read More / View 1 Comment

Meet the Staff: Q&A: Art Groveman
Author: Shellie Benson; Contributor: Art Groveman; Views: 1,505

Art Groveman

Internet Marketing Specialist

Resides: Sarasota, FL

Years with POP Yachts: 1

Q. How did you get started with POP Yachts?
My wife, Judy, got the job first and said, "You can do this, too."

Q. When initially speaking to potential clients, how do they react to POP Yachts' Paid on Performance philosophy?
We're not asking sellers for any money, and they don't believe it at first. People are trained to believe that someone's always trying to sell them something. So w...
Read More / View 1 Comment

The Great Loop. Are You a Looper?
Author: Nick Owens; Views: 2,581

The circumnavigation of Eastern North America by water is known, to a tight circle, as The Great Loop. Boaters who travel this "loop", known as Loopers, could be aptly described as fanatical about the trip.

As a broker, and someone who works for a boat brokerage, I hear everything at my job. I've talked to people who are buying (or scouting for a boat) to use for everything from starting a charter fishing business to the pending "end of days". All of those stories are interesting but, w...
Read More / Be First to Comment

Meet the Staff: Q&A: Nathan Hawk
Author: Shellie Benson; Contributor: Nathan Hawk; Views: 1,796

Nathan Hawk

Regional Sales Executive - Central Department

Territory: Global

Resides: Sarasota, FL

Years with POP Yachts: 1

Q. When did you get into boating?
When I was a little kid, probably about 11 years old, I started working with boats with a business that did catamaran sales. When I was 12, I started taking people out on catamaran rides. I grew up on the beach in South Carolina, so I was always around the water.

Q. What made you want to work with POP Yachts?
I saw the...
Read More / View 2 Comments