Welcome to the Boater's Lounge by Oasis Marinas! We are thrilled to introduce our boaters, partners, clients and friends to the leader navigating Oasis Marinas into an advanced level of growth and customer experience. Please enjoy this episode and chat discussing t he Future of Oasis with our new Chief Executive Officer, Kenneth Svendsen! Kenneth sits down with Allie to talk through... His experience building and leading global brands What attracted him to Oasis His top priorities for Oasis incl...
Feb 03, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Welcome to The Boater's Lounge by Oasis Marinas! In this series, we envision the forum can inspire, inform and educate our audiences by bringing together thought leaders from our marine industry partners, friends & experts as we explore various topics affecting us and the boating community nationwide, and eventually across the globe. Our mission is simple, we’re here to engage with our team, our boaters, marina owners, partners, and the boating community at large. We have a fun one today wit...
Jan 31, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Welcome to The Boater's Lounge by Oasis Marinas! This week our focus is on education as we bring Bob Arrington on to cover all things boat handling related! All boaters and captains know, the most trouble can occur in marina basins, when tensions are high, and tides and currents are fussy. In this episode, industry renown writer, consultant, boat training captain and content creator, Bob Arrington discusses how to... How to best maneuver in the marina basin Techniques to help ease docking anxiet...
Jan 24, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Welcome to the Boater's Lounge by Oasis Marinas! The start of the new year means looking forward to what is to come in the exciting year ahead! To help us look deeper into what 2023 may bring to the recreational boating industry, we have David Gee with us. David is a lifelong boater from the midwest, and spent the last 3.5 years as the editor in chief of Boating Industry. Now as a speaker, storyteller and author of 3 Second Selling (the sales and marketing platform), David joins Oasis Marinas Fo...
Jan 17, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Welcome to the Boater's Lounge! As we cruise into the New Year, we wanted to catch up with a good friend and industry partner, Erik Kyle, to talk to about one of the most underrated boating regions in the country - the Great Lakes! In this episode the marketing duo of Allie Modica and Kevin Harvey sit down with Erik Kyle, the CEO of Great Lakes Scuttlebutt, Latitudes & Attitudes and Kyle Media , to discuss the number one boating market in the entire country. Listen to hear Erik walk us throu...
Jan 10, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Welcome to the Boater's Lounge by Oasis Marinas! Today, we have a special episode that will give you extreme wunderlust to start off 2023! We sat down with Kim Russo, the Executive Director of the America's Great Loop Cruisers Association (AGLCA), and discussed just about every boater's dream trip, the amazing Great Loop. In this conversation, listen to Kim and Allie cover: 1. The AGLCA - the association, purpose and goals 2. The Great Loop path and best practices 3. How to plan for this journey...
Jan 03, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Welcome to the Boater's Lounge! Today, we are talking to Oasis General Manager, Zach Gibbons , from Sunset Harbor Marina. Zach oversees our impressive boat storage and service facility in Essex, MD! Sunset Harbor is the only enclosed boatel on the Middle River, serving a large community of boaters in and around the greater Baltimore area. In our conversation with Zach, we cover the always relevant, and sometimes stressful, topic of boat service and maintenance. For all those boaters in New Engla...
Dec 14, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Welcome to the Boater's Lounge by Oasis Marinas! This week we hear from our very own Oasis General Manager, Leigh Diemert. Not only is Leigh an excellent marina operator with us, but she also holds a 100-ton Master Captain's License! We wanted to sit down and talk with Leigh to learn about her experience in the industry and life as a captain before joining Oasis. In this episode, we cover: How Leigh got her start in the industry (starting as a mate on a fishing charter!) Her yacht captain career...
Dec 13, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Welcome to the Boater's Lounge by Oasis Marinas! We sat down with Donna Morrow, Maryland's Clean Marina Program Manager and Chesapeake and Coastal Service representative, to talk about clean marinas and the certification program that is so important for marina mangers to adopt in this region. Launched in 1999, Maryland's program is one of the oldest Clean Marina programs in the country, and one of the best! In this conversation, hear: 1. How Maryland's Clean Marina program started and the progra...
Dec 06, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Welcome to the Boater's Lounge by Oasis Marinas! In this week's episode, we are excited to have our industry partner, friend, and Waterway Guide president, Graham Jones sit down with us in the Boater's Lounge. Waterway Guide publishes boater cruising guides, navigation charts and more each year. Boaters utilize WWG as a full resource planning tool, where they can find fuel docks, marinas and service departments on the water. The platform serves over 900,000 users today and covers all of the wate...
Nov 29, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Welcome to the Boater's Lounge by Oasis Marinas! In this episode, Oasis Marinas President, Matt Shipman stops by for an in-depth conversation with host, Scott Buttz. Matt takes us through his background and start in Lancaster, PA, his college and military experience in the Navy, and leadership philosophy. Matt and Scott talk about lessons learned, leading Oasis growth and how value creation is attainable in the marine industry. In this conversation, listen to: 1. Matt's background & experien...
Nov 15, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the Boater's Lounge by Oasis Marinas! In our first episode of the podcast, we sit down with Kevin McAllister, Founder of Access Holdings , a private equity firm based in Baltimore, MD. As the proud ownership group of Oasis Marinas, Access has spent years researching the marina space and developing their expertise in the marine business. In this conversation, hear: 1. How Kevin started Access Holdings 2. His business philosophy and vision for his private equity firm his goals for Oasis...
Nov 01, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 1
