Ep. 50 - Young Powersports' Rad Gladfelder sits down to discuss his new role with the dealership group

About this episode

Rad Gladfelder discusses his new role at Young Powersports and the dealership group's growth amidst industry challenges.

On this episode of the PSB Power Hour, Brendan sits down with Rad Gladfelder, director of powersports at Young Powersports, one of the industry’s fastest-growing dealership groups. Fresh off multiple PSB Honors awards — including a PSB Leadership Award — Gladfelder shares his journey from a family-run dealership to helping lead an 11-store operation, and how the group is expanding while others scale back.

People in this episode

Host: Brendan

Guest: Rad Gladfelder

Topics covered

• powersports
• dealerships
• business growth
• leadership
• industry awards

Keywords

• powersports
• dealership group
• business expansion
• leadership
• PSB Honors

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Young Powersports, PSB, PSB Honors, PSB Leadership Award

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