March 19, 2025

Cruisin' Tikis Finds a New Home: Inside the TourScale Acquisition - Episode #176

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 current market and their outlook for the future.

[SPONSORS] - This show is sponsored by Take My Boat Test and WaveRez.

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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.