By Wanda Kenton Smith
PROFILES IN LEADERSHIP:
Chuck Cashman
Sr. VP Global Yacht Sales, MarineMax
Before he launched his career in the boating industry, Chuck Cashman supervised residential and commerical real estate as a project and construction manager. In 1992, fate stepped in and he was personally recruited by Bill McGill to work as a sales professional for the original Gulfwind Marine flagship store in Clearwater, Florida.
Bringing a wealth of passion for the boating lifestyle, a competitive edge and a heart for the customer and his team, Cashman hit the wake with purpose and quickly rose within the ranks to become an integral leader within the emerging MarineMax dynasty.
He was then tapped to open a small second outpost location in east Tampa and became a selling general manager. He returned to Clearwater in 1997 to lead the sales team prior to the company going public.
In 2006, Cashman advanced to lead the burgeoning southeast division of MarineMax, followed by an appointment to vice president of east operations, overseeing the company’ s entire eastern seaboard locations from 2012 to 2016. His next role as chief revenue officer came in 2016, as he assumed major responsibilities for overall operation revenue growth, including a focus on yacht and super yacht growth and acquisitions.
Never one to rest on his laurels, Cashman was named to a newly created position as senior vice president of global yacht sales this past October, reporting to CEO Brett McGill. He is focused on the MarineMax yacht and superyacht brands and service companies including Fraser, Northrop and Johnson.
More than three decades following his first marine industry stint, Cashman is as enthusiastic as ever about the boating business and his ongoing work at MarineMax.
Boating Industry( BI): You’ ve had a long career at MarineMax and continue to evolve professionally. What’ s been the secret sauce to your ascent up the corporate career ladder? Chuck Cashman( CC): It starts with loving what you do! I feel blessed to go to work and do what I do every day. Passion is an important trait in my make-up, as is grit. I have an intense desire to get things done.
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