Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 7

91 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 WHI TE LAKE MAR INE Welcome to Marathon Xpress! Marathon Xpress is an industry leader in the recreational finance sector, facilitating loans for boats and RVs. Founded by Troy Tiedeman and his wife Maureen, the crew’s collective decades of experience and high quality service allows Marathon Xpress to build long-term relationships with its vast and varied clients. Growing up in Minnesota, surrounded by 10,000 lakes, boating runs through Troy’s bloodline. Forever young at heart, Troy has more than 22 years of experience in the boat financing space and loves helping families get back to fun out on the water. Maureen grew up on the lively New Jersey shore, with beaches and marinas only steps away. Maureen’s and Troy’s passion for the recreational industry is a key reason why they launched Marathon Specialty Finance – to bring a personal touch with a local spin to the Mid-Atlantic region. Clients set the pace, and the Marathon Xpress team of dedicated finance professionals will make every buying experience seamless, secure, and reliable. A strong lender network is always ready to offer competitive rates for new and used purchases, as well as refinancing. The company’s goal is to lift the barriers surrounding the recreational lending space…making individuals’ lifelong dreams come true. ...... For more information, please visit our website www.marathonxpress.com www.marathonspecialtyfinance.com The past year taught many of us that you can work remotely from home. There’s no need to come into the office. David’s father, Carl DeAndrade, owner of the business with his wife Dianne, discovered this first-hand and is using it for his regular 9-5. David shares, “When COVID-19 hit, my dad started working remotely. Now he can work and then go into the dining room and have breakfast and come back. He has not been in the office since COVID arrived but is still involved in the business.” While new habits were adopted in 2020, new business revelations also exposed themselves. With the pandemic rolling in, most would have assumed that the recreational industry would have seen a downturn, especially at the luxury end of the market. But it was the complete opposite. “We saw at least a 30 percent increase in our boat sales,” says DeAndrade. Then again, it is hard to guess if that figure would have been higher, as we literally ran out of products.” This trend has continued into 2021, with White Lake SPECIALTY FINANCE