About this episode

Lefty interviews AMain Hobbies CEO Kevin Kiser about the RC industry and the future of hobby retail.

Time Stamps: 00:00 - Intro and Welcome, Kevin 27:12 - How Beach RC pushed Amain 34:18 - Bicycle Integration into Website Hurt AMain 41:56 - Online sales are the 😈 47:44 - Hobbico demise 51:11 - Horizon Hobbies relationship 53:13 - Houston getting Hobbytowns 59:43 - Exclusive Brands 1:09:03 - East Coast Warehouse opening and what happened during Covid 1:14:02 - HobbyTown Acquisition 1:21:10 - Data Showing Retail RC is profitable and important 1:28:52 - How Kevin Became CEO 1:31:54 - Future of AMain 1:34:01 - RC Racing future 1:46:13 - AI and future 1:49:17 - Story and conclusion In this episode of The No Name RC Podcast, Lefty sits down with AMain Hobbies CEO Kevin Kiser for a wide-ranging conversation about the RC industry, the growth of AMain Hobbies, and the challenges and opportunities facing the hobby today. Kevin shares his journey through RC, what it's like leading one of the largest hobby retailers in the world, and his thoughts on everything from local hobby shops and online retail to industry trends, content creation, and the future of RC racing. This conversation ended up being even better than expected, with Kevin offering honest insights into the business side of the…

People in this episode

Host: Lefty

Guest: Kevin Kiser

Topics covered

• RC industry
• AMain Hobbies growth
• online retail challenges
• hobby shop support
• future of RC racing
• business insights

Keywords

• RC racing
• AMain Hobbies
• hobby shops
• online sales
• industry trends
• Horizon Hobbies
• Hobbico
• HobbyTown
• Covid impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AMain Hobbies, Hobbico, Horizon Hobbies, HobbyTown

Places: East Coast, Houston

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