The Boat Princess Podcast
Nicky Vaux AKA The Boat Princess is a huge advocate for women in boating and the boating lifestyle. In this series she talks to the women who have already carved out a career in the Marine Industry with stories about the experiences of living and working on and around the waters edge. Nicky has released this podcast provide a look inside an amazing arena that offers so much opportunity and fun in the hope that more women will get on board and take the helm. You can live vicariously through Nicky’s adventure by following @theboatprincess on instagram.
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Kate O’Sullivan (ADPR): From Employee to Employer | Marine Marketing, Leadership & Boating Industry Growth
<p>Welcome back to The Boat Princess Podcast—where we dive into the stories shaping the marine industry, one conversation at a time.</p> <p>Today’s episode comes to you from a somewhat luxurious and beautifully soundproofed location… the back of a Bentley Flying Spur at the Southampton Boat Show (thank you Bentley Motors). And joining me in the passenger seat is someone who has become a leading voice in marine marketing and communications—Kate O’Sullivan, founder of ADPR.</p> <p>With a background in PR and a deep understanding of the marine space, Kate has built ADPR into one of...
What does it take to be a broker for Sunseeker London?
<p>Maximilian Eagle and I met some 4 years ago when he was very green in this industry. It has been such a pleasure to see him grow with Sunseeker London Group and to bump into him at multiple Boat Shows in Europe.</p> <p>I have to say, Sunseeker London Group always take such care of me at Boat Shows. They are one of my favourites for relationship building, and this podcast along with some others, was recorded onboard an absolutely stunning Sunseeker at Southampton Boat Show because of their and Sunseeker International's generosity in giving me such a luxurious...
Do a Stunt Powerboat Drive double for Cameron Diaz? Sure. Too easy. Sarah Donohue crushes it.
<p>We often speak about being a minority in a male dominated industry as being a potential disadvantage but maybe sometimes it can actually be an advantage? For oh I don’t know something typical like stunt boat driving for Cameron Diaz???</p> <p>In my podcast interview with Sarah Donohue at Southampton Boat Show she told me about the opportunity she had to be a stunt driver for Cameron Diaz because she was the ONLY powerboat racing driver that was female in the UK - so maybe sometimes it can actually work to our advantage to be the fewer in...
Mike's enthusiasm is infectious. Maybe that's why his product has more than 90% of the market in the boating industry in his space.
<p>Mike Reischmann - CEO Kenyon Grills</p> <p>There are some people you meet in business who are clearly building a product… and then there are those who are on a mission.</p> <p>Mike Reischmann of Kenyon Grills is firmly in the second category.</p> <p>Sitting down with Mike at IBEX in Florida, you immediately feel it — his enthusiasm is so genuine and so powerful, it’s like he’s saving the world one grill at a time. And in the boating industry, he just might be. With Kenyon Grills cornering over 90% of the market in their space, t...
It's the Biggest Boat Show in Europe but who's responsible??
<p>Welcome to the Cannes Yachting Festival — where the sun hits the water just right, the pontoons are basically catwalks, and you can walk from a 5-metre day boat to a 50-metre statement piece in about three minutes… if you don’t get distracted every six seconds.</p> <p>Today’s guest is the person who makes this whole floating city run on time: Sylvie Ernoult, Director of the Cannes Yachting Festival — and, frankly, the only person here moving faster than the tenders.</p> <p>And a quick warning: if you’re listening thinking, “Oh great, an interview at a boat show — re...
A conversation with Will Green, CEO of Princess Yachts at Cannes Yachting Festival
<p>Princess Yachts is not a brand that sponsors me or I am directly linked to, but my first decent size motor yacht was a Princess, so it has to be said, I have a soft spot for them. (The hint is in MY brand name)</p> <p>But there is more to it than having owned one (and for that matter intending to own another in the future). Their values align with mine. Despite being a luxury brand, they have a humble approach to their clients. They believe the clients know more about the boats than they do and...
Leading The Magenta Project - My conversation with Victoria Low the CEO
<p>I am finishing off 2025 with a very important guest who leads an incredibly inspirational project that is dear to my heart in my continuous goal to have more women join me in the boating industry and boating generally.</p> <p>Victoria Low and I met in 2023 at the ICOMIA Congress in La Rochelle. I interviewed her then but she's since changed to lead an incredibly important project she was actually part of the creation of 10 years ago. </p> <p>A meeting after a sailing event which illustrated that the guys were being given opportunities for employment but women were...
Fairline Yachts has had its tumultuous times – has it sailed into safe hands now?
<p>Fairline Yachts has had its tumultuous times – has it reached safe hands now?</p> <p>The boating industry is going through a transition period for the next 10 years or so, in my view. Those who created the manufacturing businesses, marinas and small enterprises are entering their retirement phase and, as a result, someone has to take over — or sadly, sometimes they simply shut down.</p> <p>Often the skill set isn’t available in adequate numbers to pass it on, or the generational handover is not there, or simply not interested. In some cases, investment funds or private equity have r...
Sas Stein - A rising tide lifts all boats
<p>Today I have something a little different for you. I am venturing outside the Boating Industry into the Hospitality Industry and the timing of the release of this podcast episode is critical.</p> <p>As you know my ethos is to support women in business. A rising tide lifts all boats. This is a woman I have admired for a very long time as she quietly achieved in the background of a very famous husband and someone today I can gratefully call a friend. She is someone that has done so much more than many people realise, changed her...
Diving into her own business with Olivia White of Browns International Yacht Brokerage
<p>I always say the best "job" you can have is one you create for yourself. I am a perfect example - I offered to help out at the Boat Brokerage at our marina when my kids were now at school and I had some more time on my hands and I have now been part of this amazing Boating Industry since - we sold 300+ boats in 7 years in that brokerage so I kind of get what's involved in brokering boats - and I can tell you it is not nearly as easy or as glamorous as it looks. Climbing...
