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ποΈ 12 April 2024
β±οΈ 63 minutes
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FEATURE INTERVIEW Mike Spagnola – SEMA: This week I spoke to Mike Spagnola, President and CEO of SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association). It is always fun to meet for the first time, especially people who are helming something important to you. This was my first interaction of any kind with Mike, and my immediate takeaway […]
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0:00.0 | The Muscle Car Place online podcast episode number 574. This week, the CEO of Seema's here, Mike Spagnola, himself. |
0:08.6 | Now, prior to this extended length interview, I had never met nor even spoke to Mike before. |
0:13.0 | But now that I have, I'm sure glad he's the guy at the helm of Seema. So prior to his time here doing this job, he was just one of us, working in the aftermarket, he's racing cars, built a business from the grassroots level up, and then he made it to the top. |
0:26.1 | And the top of that business became more Wall Street than Hot Rods eventually, so he left. |
0:31.5 | To go back to Hot Rod, started Seema for a temporary gig, and that was a decade ago, and now he's running the show. We're going to cover a lot of things, what Seema does legally, what's really truly right |
0:41.3 | you need to fear about the future, or be more aware of, how to get OEM CAD data right now from |
0:47.3 | Seema, how to get EPA search on new parts you're developing, which if you're in that space, you're gonna wanna do. |
0:53.3 | Let's say you and I wanted to build the supercharger for the new C-8 Corvette, and we developed it and got it to market, and we didn't go through emissions testing. |
1:02.9 | If we get caught, the fine is $37,500 per part sold. |
1:10.8 | This is the Muscle Car Place Online Podcast, brought you by National Parts Depot. |
1:17.7 | This is the weekly show dedicated to people worldwide who love American muscle cars. |
1:24.0 | If you're buying, selling, restoring, even racing them, this is the place for you. |
1:30.3 | Now here's your host, Rob Kibby. |
1:34.3 | Yes, indeed, I am Rob Kibby, and welcome to the Muscle Car Place podcast. |
1:38.4 | Well, before we get to our intro, before I tell you about the big boss of Seema, Mike Spagnola being on this show it is tax time and |
1:46.2 | you know what that means. This is Kent |
1:48.0 | Brockman alive at the Springfield Post Office |
1:50.2 | on Tax Day. It's |
1:52.1 | literally the 11th hour, 10pm. |
1:54.8 | And tardy taxpayers are scrambling to mail |
1:57.1 | the returns by midnight. Sir, why did you wait |
1:59.9 | until the last minute to pay your taxes? |
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