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Meet Andy Wray, Owner of X-iT Outdoors, LLC in Jacksonville, Florida A conversation with Andy Wray Thanks for sharing your story with us Andy. So, let’s start at the beginning and tell our readers about your adventures in the golf cart industry. Tell our readers how it all start- ed. My history with the golf cart industry goes all the way back to 2007 when I first fell in love with Bad Boy Buggies, and ultimately acquired the distribution rights for Florida. It was the first mass-pro- duced all-electric 4x4 hunting built in Natchez, MS. A couple of years later I was introduced to an- other great product called Stealth 4x4 EUV out of West Monroe, LA. Likewise, I became a Distributor for them as well and continued to build up a huge dealer network throughout Florida and many other states along the East Coast. During my travels, tradeshows and one-on-one meetings, I gained the valuable experience needed to become a knowledgeable and trusted advisor. What’s more, I developed lifelong relationships with some of the finest people in the world. After being a dis- tributor for Bad Boy Buggies and Stealth Manufacturing, I moved on to take over the wholesale division for a group of guys on the East Coast. Together, we came up with a plan to expand their company’s offerings in the wholesale market which included products, services, logistics, carts, parts, financing, and a turnkey reman program for dealers. In 2013, I focused all my SEPTEMBER 2019 15