Rural Lifestyle Dealer editors encounter a variety of articles, social media posts, podcasts and videos that offer a unique look at various aspects of the rural lifestyle market. Here is our favorite content from the past week:

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Retired Land Pride President Launches Golf App

World-class mowing equipment and golf have always gone hand-in-hand, but we’ve learned the pairing can create 2nd careers for equipment lifers, too. Rural Lifestyle Dealer caught up with retired Land Pride President John Quinley, a 40-year veteran of the Great Plains Mfg. who joined the fledgling rural lifestyle equipment division in its earliest days. Now retired, the scratch golfer, son Kevin and 2 friends devised a revolutionary way to score golf with a companion app. With a concept he describes as a classic “risk/reward” situation, the GPS-powered app is loaded with 38,000 courses and Par Points Golf has already generated 10,000 subscribers.

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YouTuber Cites Rural Lifestyle Dealer in Husqvarna Coverage

Small engine repair YouTuber Chickanic recently released a video detailing Husqvarna's announced layoffs at two U.S. facilities. In the video, she cites Rural Lifestyle Dealer in going over the details of the layoffs.

The Benefits of a Dealership Book Club

Powersports dealer industry veteran and dealership consultant Mark Sheffield recently shared on LinkedIn his belief in the benefits of a dealership book club. At Woods Cycle Country and Woods Indian Motorcycle, where Sheffield is a strategic advisor, they are reading Jocko Willink's Extreme Ownership, which discusses the importance of a leader, especially one who takes ownership of his/her failures, and who values teamwork above all else.

Ohio State Football Player Wants to be Paid in Tractors

Ohio State senior tight end Cade Stover has taken a unique approach on NIL compensation. "Money-wise? I don’t know. I’d rather get paid in tractors, to be honest with you," Stover said when asked about his NIL earning, according to a team insider Griffin Storm.

Cade Stover

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Richard Bryan Sets the Stage at 2023 Dealership Minds Summit

The dealer attendees made an impression on keynote speaker Richard Bryan. After presenting at the Dealership Minds Summit on Aug. 1, Bryan had this to say, “The thing that impressed me most about the audience was whilst many of them have very large and successful dealerships in multiple different states they are still focused on continuous learning and growing as leaders in their industry and in their communities. No doubt, after this 2 day event learning with their peers they will be primed to have even greater success!”

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