About Us
Background – David Parker
1964 – 1981 Parker Boat Company, Inc., Orlando, FL
Starting part time while in high school, worked in all aspects of the family’s Sea Ray boat dealership, including rigging, service, sales, F&I, parts, service management and accounting.
1981 – 1988 Real estate development / financial planning
1988 – 1993 The Spader Companies, Inc., Sioux Falls, SD
For this marine and R/V industry training and 20 Group company, helped teach their flagship Five Day Total Management Workshop, facilitated four 20 Groups and did all on-site financial consulting.
1993 – Present Parker Business Planning, Inc., Orlando, FL
- Individual on-site consulting creating “Strategic Profit Plans” for clients.
- Unique monthly management reports for multi-location dealers.
- Online Budgeting Service with monthly variance reports.
- Multiple 20 Groups, producing monthly financial reports for each member.
- “Branded Groups” specifically for dealers of Cobalt, Nautique and Freedom Boat Club.
- “Open Groups” available to dealers of any brand.
- Dealership design and layout consulting.
- Each year, 22 to 39 of Boating Industry Magazine’s Top 100 Dealers have been our clients; several were named “Best in Class” and ranked in the Top 10. See the individual links to the right for more details.