118: The Man Behind Equip Exposition with Kris Kiser

all right we're back guys for episode 118 and this is a special one uh i mean we got kyle briner in the house as usual which is great but we got a very special guest here welcome to the crooked stripes podcast chris kaiser the president and ceo of opei how's it going chris

morning good to be with you guys it's all good

yeah thanks for being here yeah great to have you on man so uh yeah wow uh can't believe we got you on here because i gotta say

the uh

the podcast kind of grew out of the equip expo um i started with my buddy martin a hotter out in nova scotia and uh Yeah, it originated going to the show, and now it's turned into me and Kyle doing it.

So cool having you on full circle moment almost.

This is what we want to hear.

I'm delighted that you guys kind of started out down at Equip on this thing.

And, you know, it's grown and grown and grown.

As has Equip, right? So it's really become a thing.

Yeah.

So I'm delighted, delighted to be here.

And I'm really grateful that you're talking to your audience about the show.

I know you want folks in the business to do better, have equipped, be a good B2B experience, learn something, improve your business, and that you're carrying that message.

And so you're helping us reach folks.

So very much appreciate it.

No, it's been awesome.

We mean Kyle always refer to this show as the it's the Super Bowl for lawn care guys and landscapers and it totally is like everyone we everyone we talk with online.

They're all there.

So it's like a big family high school reunion.

So it's awesome.

I call it that.

For me, it is a feeling.

And every year, you know, we get about 50-50 on the show, on the attendees.

About half of the people come year over year over year.