Kai Kaapro
CEO, Tourscale
Kai Kaapro is the CEO of TourScale, a tours & activities company and franchisor based in Raleigh, North Carolina which operates Trolley Pub and Paddle Pub. He is also the managing partner of Trident Pedal, a boat and vehicle manufacturing company based in Orlando, Florida. Kai’s businesses span eighteen cities in eight states and currently employ roughly eighty people - from tour guides to marketers to mechanics.
March 19, 2025
Cruisin' Tikis Finds a New Home: Inside the TourScale Acquisition - Episode #176
In this episode, the guys chat with Kai Kaapro and Andrew Cole. Greg and Kevin talk to Kai and Andrew about their acquisition of Cruisin Tikis and their own business, Tourscale. Kai and Andrew share their insight on the curre...
June 19, 2024
Scaling Success: Watersport Entrepreneurs Kai Kaapro and Justin Buzzi On Building Their Podcast Launch - Episode #152
Greg & Kevin chat with Kai Kaapro (Tourscale) and Justin Buzzi (Get Up And Go Kayaking) as they embark on launching their new podcast focused on franchising and scaling. [SPONSORS] - This show is sponsored by ConversionAssist...
Sept. 2, 2021
Building A Boat Tour Franchise With Kai Kaapro, Founder of Paddle Pub - Episode #50
Kevin and Greg chat with Kai Kaapro, CEO and founder of TourScale out of Raleigh, NC. Tourscale is a franchise of two concepts including Paddle Pub. Kai talks about how he built the company, and what it took to scale his fran...