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 College of Auctioneering — two auction schools shaping tomorrow’s auction professionals. Then, 2024 and 2025 International Junior Auctioneer Champions Caleb Taylor and Ellie Ratliff join the conversation to share their stories and advice for young people looking to get started in the industry. It’s a fun, insightful look at where passion meets opportunity — and how early that spark can begin.

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 priorities to her love for the Muppets, get to know Allison in a whole new way!

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, CES, GPPA, about their shared vision for the auction industry's future as it begins today.

Thank you to BidPath for sponsoring a portion of this month's episode.

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 & Show. Attendees of this live recording offered up questions for our champions, who were able to share insights on what it takes to take your IAC game to the next level. Thank you to Bidpath for sponsoring a portion of this episode.

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 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion, sits down to talk about the world of livestock auctions.

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.

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.

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 begins today.