The Auction Advocate
The Auction Advocate, the podcast where we're all in, is produced by the National Auction Association in order to further knowledge and discussion on relevant topics for auction industry professionals.
Episodes
40 episodes
Women of the Auction Industry | Carol Miller & Suzannah Underwood
National Auction Association's Marketing & Digital Media Manager and host of The Auction Advocate, Taven Wohlford, sits down with two women whose work spans fundraising, estates, livestock, real estate, and state leadership.Carol Mil...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:23:55
Take Your Auction Marketing To The Next Level | Susan Campbell, John John Genovese, & Braden McCurdy
National Auction Association’s Marketing & Digital Media Manager and host of The Auction Advocate, Taven Wohlford, talks with three leaders at the center of the NAA Marketing Competition: Susan Campbell from the American Marketing Associati...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:00:23
Auction Schools & The Next Generation | Mike Jones, Ellie Ratliff, and Caleb Taylor
National Auction Association's Marketing & Digital Media Manager and your host for The Auction Advocate, Taven Wohlford, sits down with Mike Jones, CAI, BAS, GPPA, to talk about his work leading America’s Auction Academy and World Wide Coll...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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1:04:07
A Discussion With NAA's New CEO | Allison Mazzei
National Auction Association's Public Relations & Marketing Specialist and your host for The Auction Advocate, Taven Wohlford, speaks with newly installed NAA CEO Allison Mazzei. Covering everything from her business background to her NAA p...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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42:58
The State of the NAA & the Auction Industry 2025 | Morgan Hopson & Mike Fisher
National Auction Association's Public Relations & Marketing Specialist and your host for The Auction Advocate, Taven Wohlford, speaks with newly installed NAA President Morgan Hopson, CAI, and Vice President Mike Fisher, CAI, AARE, AMM, BAS...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:25:22
A Chat with the 2024 IAC Champions + Live Q&A | Marcela Davila Diez-Gutierrez & Shane McCarrell
National Auction Association's Taven Wohlford sits down with the 2024 International Auctioneer Championship Champions Marcela Davila Diez-Gutierrez, CAI, and Shane McCarrell, CAI, AARE, BAS, CES, live at the NAA's 76th annual Conference & S...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:06:28
Building Winning Strategies in the Auto and Livestock Auction Industries | Trey Morris & Wade Leist
Time to shine those belt buckles and Git-R-Done! National Auction Association's Taven Wohlford speaks with Trey Morris, CAI, BAS, CAS, about his time with Barrett-Jackson Auction Company. Then, Wade Leist, 2024 Livestock Marketing Association W...
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1:15:47
Bonus Interview - Auctioneer As A Second Career | Freddie Silveria & Reggie Rivers
Happy holidays! National Auction Association's Taven Wohlford speaks with Freddie Silveria, CAI, BAS, and Reggie Rivers, BAS, about the journeys that led them to their current success in auctioneering.
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27:24
Auctioneer As A Second Career | Carrie Cunningham & Seth Weiner
We all start somewhere! National Auction Association's Taven Wohlford speaks with Carrie Cunningham, BAS, and Seth Weiner, CAI, BAS, about the journeys that led them to their current success in auctioneering.
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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58:55
The State of the NAA and the Auction Industry 2024 | John Schultz & Morgan Hopson
National Auction Association Communications Coordinator Taven Wohlford speaks with the newly installed NAA President John Schultz, AMM, and Vice President Morgan Hopson, CAI, about their shared vision for the auction industry's future as it beg...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:29:43
A Conversation with the 2023 IAC Champions | Brian Damewood & Haile Behr
NAA Communications Coordinator and Host, Taven Wohlford; 2023 International Auctioneer Championship champions Haile Behr, BAS; and Brian Damewood help answer common questions amongst IAC competitors and share their experiences on what brought s...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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52:38
AI's Transformative Power For Auction Professionals | Jason Deel & Sara Rose Bytnar
NAA Communications Coordinator and Host, Taven Wohlford; Jason Deel, CAI, GPPA, CES; and Sara Rose Bytnar, CAI, AARE, delve into the crossroads of AI and the auction industry. Discover the revolution AI offers the auction industry, from how to ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:02:32
A Discussion on Today's Real Estate Auction World | Braden McCurdy, Jimmie Dean Coffey, & Morgan Hopson
NAA Communications Coordinator and Host, Taven Wohlford, speaks with Braden McCurdy, CAI, AARE, AMM; Jimmie Dean Coffey, CAI, AARE, AMM, BAS, CES, MPPA; and Morgan Hopson, CAI, about the ever-evolving real estate auction world. Discussions on p...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:12:13
The State of the NAA and the Auction Industry 2023 | Lance Walker & Sherman Hostetter, Jr.
New NAA Communications Coordinator and Podcast Host, Taven Wohlford, speaks with the newly installed National Auction Association President Lance Walker, CAI, BAS, CES, and NAA Chair of the Board Sherman Hostetter, Jr., CAI, AARE, BAS, CES, GPP...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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37:21
Chatting with the 2022 IAC Champions
Hear directly from the 2022 International Auctioneer Champions Jerick Miller, and Chantel Kimball, CAI. We're talking about:Tips for competitionPreparationJudging criteriaCamaraderieRegister f...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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41:11
Auction Marketing for the Future
The National Auctioneers Association's Erin Shipps, director of marketing and communications, chats with Brook Gillespie, AMM, content marketing lead at
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:13:18
Family Dynamics in the Auction Industry
In this episode of the Auction Advocate, Erin Shipps, director of marketing and communications for the National Auctioneers Association, speaks with two families about how they find success in their family-run auction businesses.Guests:...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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55:48
Part Two: Tips and Tools for Auctioneers to Work Smarter, not Harder | Russ Hilk & Erik Rasmus
An update on how Covid-19 changed the auction business, and the tips and tools for success nearly three years later. Erin Shipps, director of marketing and communications for the National Auctioneers Association brings back fan favorites Russ H...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:16:38
An Open Discussion on Auctioneer Licensing
Every state has different auctioneer licensing requirements, from one end of the legislative pendulum to the other. Learn more about state licensing, challenges, advantages and what the future may hold. Guests include:
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:45:23
The State of the NAA and the Auction Industry
In this episode, we're talking with newly installed National Auctioneers Association President Sherman Hostetter, Jr., CAI, AARE, BAS, CES, GPPA, and NAA Chair of the Board Beth Rose, CAI, AARE, AMM, about the past year in the auction industry ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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57:07
Auto Auction Industry Check-in with the National Auto Auction Association
National Auctioneers Association (NAA) Director of Marketing & Communications Erin Shipps touches base with leaders from the National Auto Auction Association (NAAA). Guests include Tricia Heon, CEO of NAAA; and, Charlotte Pyle, CAI, AARE, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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36:58
Auction Marketing Round-table
In this episode, we've brought together marketing professionals from the most winningest companies in the 2022 NAA Auction Marketing Competition. Guests include Lindsay Doll, marketing director for McCurdy Rea...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:08:31
How to Raise More Money by Telling Better Stories | Lori L. Jacobwith
Everyone has a story. Stories are powerful. But are you telling them right? How much more money could you raise for nonprofits by tweaking your storytelling just a bit? In this episode of the Auction Advocate, Lori L. Jacobwith, master storytel...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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58:32