Fast Talking

For this milestone episode we welcome back a few of our past co-hosts, John Schultz, John, Imholte, Ryan George, Bobby D. Ehlert, and John John Genovese. Taking time to look back while also looking 5-10 years down the road, the hosts weave many aspects of their love for auctions into this fun episode.

We take the show on the road and bring the podcast to the Minnesota State Auctioneers Association Conference and Show.

Join our hosts, Andy Imholte @rockondesign and Bobby D. Ehlert @bobbydauctions as they look back at 2014. Starting off with covering a few top 10 lists we conclude with host favorites from the podcast's last year.

For this special holiday episode host Andy Imholte @rockondesign is joined by his parents and 3 brothers to play a special auction board game called Masterpiece.

What mindset should an auctioneer have when advertising an auction? We welcome back Ryan George @biplane to discuss this question along with host Andy Imholte @rockondesign.

After conducting their first real estate auction, John John Genovese returns to co-host the podcast. Sharing some of the great lessons he learned he also comments on our auction news stories.

The Triple Crown of bid-calling contests is the topic of this episode as we welcome back guest host Peter Gehres @pgauctioneer. From tips and tricks for you next contest, to the guidelines for entry we discuss it all along with a brief stop at auctions in the news.

Auction marketing: Seller Acquisition is the topic for this episode. To explore this topic we bring back Ryan George @biplane to cohost with Andy Imholte @rockondesign. We also discuss iPhone prototypes, Egyptian relics, and pink diamonds in our auction news segment.

Returning to the benefit auction arena we take on the topic of mobile bidding. With a special roundtable discussion, auctioneers Bobby D. Ehlert, Andrew Bost, Kurt Johnson, and Renee Jones explore some strengths and weaknesses organizations and auctioneers alike should consider.

Defining what an Auction is brings us our guest host for episode 40. Thousands of miles and 5 timezones may separate this host, but that didn’t deter John John Genovese from joining Andy for this discussion. Along with the challenges of starting a business on a literal island our hosts also discuss, presidential history, disturbingly old wedding cake and the personal connections. Aloha!

To discuss auction collectibles we bring in pottery expert Peter Gehres @pgauctioneer as a guest host for this episode. Before we dig into that topic we review a couple records set at auction recently in auction news. Be ready for some in-depth discussion on collections including but not limited to more lego talk from both hosts.

The auction marketing topic is back on the table as guest host Ryan George @ryplane joins Andy Imholte @rockondesign for this episode. Along we discussions on Net Neutrality, OJ Simpson, and internet memes we tackle why empathy is so important when you consider marketing to prospects.

For a heated topic like Net Neutrality, host Andy Imholte brings back Russ Hilk to discuss just how important this issue is to the auction industry. Before that discussion, we also dig into Oscars, rockets and brown furniture by way of auction news.

In this special NAA Conference & Show Recap issue, host Andy Imholte @rockondesign interviews a number of great auctioneers and asks 9 questions of each in this new interview format.

In this episode Andy Imholte and guest host Ryan George talk auction marketing contests. Before discussion on our main topic began, we covered some interesting auctions in the news including WWII items at auction, hip-hop auction remixes and sport franchises at auction.