The King Of Poker Runs - Florida Powerboat Club Founder Stu Jones

An ambitious Canadian with a flair for showmanship and contempt for the cold, Florida Powerboat Club founder Stu Jones arrived in the Sunshine State in the early 1990s and started an event-organizing business that has lasted more than 30 years. Jones and his wife, Jackie, haven't just produced poker runs for the go-fast boating crowd for the better part of three decades; they created lifestyle-experiences and that have helped support and build the high-performance marine industry, and in the process the Florida Powerboat Club became a brand. Long before the dawn of the Internet, the media-savvy Jones knew content was king and he maximized the club’s dramatic action photos and footage through his own magazine, videos and television program. His story is one of vision and the work it takes to build a successful event-production business. But after 30-plus years on the clock, Jones appears ready to take a few steps back from daily operations. The question is: Will he be able to let go?

Get to know Jones and his business better by watching “In The Lead with Stu Jones,” episode No. 5 of the third-year video series that tells the stories of the most accomplished and innovative racers, builders, influencers and entrepreneurs in the high-performance powerboat industry. Special thanks to supporting sponsors, MYCO Trailers, Bluave Marine Audio, CP Performance, DEFCO Trucks, Hamilton Marine Finance, Hardin Marine and Race World Offshore.

Chapters
00:37 In The Lead with Stu Jones
01:16 Florida Powerboat Club
02:27 Canada, Eh?
03:10 Pursuing a powerboat dream
03:28 Key West
04:23 Sunny Isles Marine
04:57 Sunny Isles Powerboat Club
05:38 Reincorporating as Florida Powerboat Club
07:09 Early days of Florida Powerboat Club
07:44 Emerald Coast Powerboat Week
08:45 Powerboating in Paradise Magazines
10:20 Creating a TV Show
13:43 Manufacturers start getting involved
15:00 Summer Poker Run Tour - 1000 Islands Charity Poker Run
17:01 Next Chapter of FPC
17:39 Credits/Sponsors

In The Lead Season 3 features include:
Ep 1: Jeff Harris, Fountain Powerboats
Ep 2: Steve Curtis, Offshore Racing Throttleman
Ep 3: Michael Howe, Howe2Live / Howe & Howe
Ep 4: Kruis Retherford, GSX Powerboats/Glasstream

In The Lead Season 2 features include:
Ep 1: Peter Hledin, Skater Powerboats
Ep 2: Johnny Tomlinson, TNT Custom Marine
Ep 3: Randy Scism, Marine Technology Inc.
Ep 4: Tyler Miller, M CON Racing
Ep 5: Stephen Miles, Stephen Miles Design
Ep 6: Bob Teague, Teague Custom Marine

In The Lead Season 1 features include:
Ep 1: Grant Bruggemann, Grant's Signature Racing
Ep 2: Nils Johnsen & Trond Schou, Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats
Ep 3: Shaun Torrente, Shaun Torrente Racing
Ep 4: John Cosker, Mystic Powerboats
Ep 5: Mark Waddington & Brett Manire, Performance Boat Center
Ep 6: Tony Chiaramonte, DCB Performance Boats
Ep 7: Justin Wagner, Waves and Wheels

In partnership with:
MYCO Trailers: http://www.mycotrailers.com
Bluave Marine Audio: https://bluaveaudio.com
CP Performance: https://www.cpperformance.com
DEFCO Trucks, https://www.defcotrucks.com
Hardin Marine: https://www.hardin-marine.com
Hamilton Marine Finance:   / hamiltonmarinefinance  
Race World Offshore: https://raceworldoffshore.com

Produced by:
Scrapyard Media: https://www.scrapyardmedia.com

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