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CARSTAR Owner Keeps Up with Industry Changes
Published in Autobody News David Ellis, owner of CARSTAR Ellis Brothers Collision in Milford, MI, joined the CARSTAR franchise network in 2019 “in order to keep up with the changes in the industry, to up my game, and to have access to the tools, technology, training, analytics, metrics and nationwide warranty that will set me up for success in this rapidly changing industry.” Although his shop has recently joined the CARSTAR network, Ellis has over two decades of automotive industry experience. In 1999, he founded Complete Automotive Restoration Inc. (CAR Inc.) and “grew the business to one of the largest mobile paint companies in the state. That growth required us…
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Dori Eppstein Brings Wealth of Experience to AskPatty as General Manager of Sales and Marketing
Published on AskPatty.com AskPatty.com, Inc. proudly announces and welcomes Dori Eppstein as its new General Manager of Sales and Marketing. “I’m very excited to join AskPatty.com,” she says. “I have extensive experience in a multitude of areas, from developing and delivering curriculum and training to top-level executive leadership roles. This position is a beautiful combination of my experiences and passions related to training, coaching, marketing, and the automotive industry.” She gained a solid reputation for being a leader who could turn a department or entire organization around. With a master’s degree from San Diego State University and more than a decade of teaching Psychology at the college level, she developed…
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Turn Eight Common Shop Owner Mistakes into Positive Life Lessons with Mike Anderson
Published in Autobody News Mike Anderson of Collision Advice recently explained how to turn eight common collision shop owner mistakes into life lessons to benefit their businesses. “When you look at mistakes you’ve made, you have to realize that they aren’t mistakes if you’ve learned from them, and when you learn from them, they become life lessons. I’ve got a lot of life lessons I’d like to share today,” Anderson began. While presenting “Life Lessons of Collision Shop Owners” on Sherwin-Williams’ Ecolean University, Anderson was joined by Mike Lanza, Manager of Business Consulting Services at Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes, as they discussed why shops struggle and how to fix it. Anderson’s…
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VersionEX Autobody Hooked on GenRock by Lusid Technologies
Printed in Autobody News Shop & Product Showcase Devin Hansen, owner of VersionEX Autobody in Eugene, OR, was raised in Okinawa, Japan and immigrated to the U.S. when he was 15 years old. “I always had a passion for cars because that was a big part of my culture,” he shared. “When I moved to America, I bought a 1996 Nissan in honor of my heritage. I started working on the car in my parents’ driveway, but the cold, rainy weather in Oregon wasn’t ideal, so a friend and I invested in a small, 300 square foot shop space where we could work on cars.” After tinting his own windows,…
