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m ts' on She co, torEd the She ves ers of winelp buuff! y of rts, erwer han 40 y's ersuident He eets in for as he ore had . In ealore eep fits on stin ith sed vel maler top The by has its. ealduith ns, reowPro the difo is www.PowersportsBusiness.com a frequent speaker at powersports industry events, including at OEM shows and dealer state association meetings and leads a LinkedIn group called Dominion Powersports Solutions — The Pulse. PAMELA PERDUE CONTINUITY CONTROL Pamela is chief compliance strategist at Continuity Control and a former federal examiner. Pamela is a distinguished regulatory expert with over 20 years of experience in compliance. In her career, she has served as a chief compliance officer, an educator and consultant for regional and national organizations, and as a senior examiner with the Federal Reserve. Her extensive knowledge of compliance, both as a consultant and an examiner, has made her an essential component to the success of Continuity Control as the chief compliance strategist. NEWS BRAD STANEK MORGAN STANLEY WEALTH MANAGEMENT Brad has worked in the financial services industry since 1993, becoming an investment professional with Morgan Stanley in 2009 through a predecessor firm. Initially with Merrill Lynch, he came to Morgan Stanley to provide clients with a full range of financial services and investment advice from one of the largest firms on Wall Street. As a senior vice president — Wealth Management, he focuses on financial planning for executives and business owners using an uncommon investment management style designed to provide superior risk/return results. Powersports Business • October 7, 2013 • 11 GART SUTTON GART SUTTON & ASSOCIATES An internationally-recognized speaker and educator, Gart Sutton is the president of Gart Sutton & Associates, Inc., a company he founded in 1980. His retailing background has been a family tradition since his grandfather opened a Los Angeles Ford dealership in 1921. While Gart's expertise is in sales, he has worked in every facet of the vehicle retail business. His business acumen is built on a strong foundation of formal education (business and psychology degrees) and real-world experience (retail management). Gart has been a powersports industry management consultant for more than 30 years. His skill set includes facilitating educational workshops, moderating dealer groups, conducting industry research, developing training solutions for powersports manufacturers and conducting on-site dealership training and consulting. He has moderated multiple powersports 20-group meetings in the U.S. and Canada for many years. Gart has authored more than a dozen industry books and spoken to thousands of retailers, manufacturers and distributors worldwide. His featured columns have been seen in industry trade magazines, including Powersports Business. PSB JIM RASMUS RETAIL DESIGN ASSOCIATES Jim Rasmus has a rich history of retail management, including experience with department store management, budgeting, store design, merchandising, employee management, planning and administration and special projects. He has served as partner and executive vice president for Creative Retailing, Inc., in Irvine, Calif. Jim founded Retail Design Associates in Dublin, Calif., in 1988 to more effectively serve the needs of a wider variety of specialty retail stores. He and his staff have designed more than 2,000 specialty retail stores throughout the U.S. JOSH ROGERS SCOOT! Josh began his passion for two wheels in 1993 on a beautiful Vespa P-200. His collection of bikes and passion quickly grew. In 2003 he purchased Scoot! magazine. At the time Scoot! was a quarterly publication, but he quickly turned Scoot! into a well-distributed bi-monthly source for scooter news and community. Josh joined the AMA in 2000 and has been in the oldest Vespa club in America for 13 years. He has been a MSF rider coach since 2009. Today, Josh has 13 bikes, mostly scooters, which he can be seen in the greater San Jose area. SAMANTHA SCOTT PUSHING THE ENVELOPE, INC. Samantha Scott, APR, is the owner of Pushing the Envelope, Inc., an award-winning marketing communications firm servicing clients locally and nationally since 2006. With a team of five, the firm offers comprehensive public relations services, branding, social media strategy development and management, marketing communications, media relations, event coordination and more. Active in the community personally, Samantha believes in giving back and has made it a part of the company credo. As a result, the firm actively supports numerous area nonprofits through pro bono services. Samantha is a member of the Florida Gulf Coast University Marketing Department Advisory Board, president of the Florida Public Relations Association Southwest Florida Chapter, past president of the American Advertising Federation Southwest Florida chapter, serves on the Digital Design Advisory Board for High Tech North, has served on a number of non-profit boards and is a triathlete in her spare time. P01x13-PSB13-News.indd 11 9/25/13 11:03 AM