Your Learning Curve Never Sounded So Good

The Panel:

Bambi Crozier, wife and co-owner with Neil Crozier, of Car Clinic in Lowell, AR (Northwest Arkansas), has a passion for the hardworking shop owner. Her vision to Change the Face of Automotive Care motivates and inspires every aspect of her daily operation. She entered the industry in 2012 as an entrepreneur shortly after moving back to Arkansas. She spent more than 11 years at AT&T in client relation roles and has a talent for looking at her business and the auto industry through the lens of a client. Bambi’s previous episodes https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22bambi+crozier%22 (HERE).

Jeremy O’Neal  President and lead sales trainer for Advisorfix, began his career as a Service Advisor and moved into Service Management at the dealership level for VW, Audi, and Porsche. He consistently placed in the top 3% of Service Advisors across the nation. With a passion for helping others, Jeremy started coaching Service Advisors in 2007. Jeremy also owns an independent auto repair shop, Freedom Automotive in Hesperia, CA. Jeremy is a DISC Certified Master Behavioral Analyst. You can hear Jeremy’s previous episodes https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=jeremy+o%27neal (HERE).

Scott Pelava founded LONSDALE AUTO WORKS over a decade ago. As an ASE-Certified Master Auto Technician, Advanced Engine Performance Specialist, Undercar Specialist & Service Consultant, he saw the need for a more modern auto service center in the fast-growing community of Lonsdale, MN

Scott’s strong background in domestic and import vehicles helped form the vision of what Lonsdale Auto Works is today. He built a reputation for quality service and fair pricing starting out with just one apprentice. As the need arose, additional technicians have joined Scott’s team to keep up with their customers need for fast, quality service.

Scott is also very active in the community. He is currently in his second term as a Lonsdale City Council Member. He has held numerous leadership positions with the Boy Scouts and has served as a director of the Lonsdale Chamber of Commerce and is currently a member of the Lonsdale Lions Club. Scott also founded the Facebook group ASOG. You can hear Scott’s previous episodes https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22Scott+Pelava%22 (HERE).

Key Talking Points:

David happened upon the event one day when his father sent him to check on his brothers.  He hears Goliath’s challenge and approaches Saul offering to fight the giant. Saul disqualifies David by age and lack of training. But David refutes Saul and shares his resume of protecting the sheep against lions and bears, killing both. He claims the Philistine Goliath would be no different and he places his faith in God Almighty as his protector. Saul concedes and attempts to dress David in armor but David could not use them because he felt clunky and wasn’t accustomed to them. Simply put – it wasn’t his knowledge base or strength. Instead, David takes his slingshot, a stick, and five smooth stones.

Nimble quick moving David can be related to business. It is not about being an underdog. He had faith and competence.

A big Goliath in your life can be internal vs external. Don’t let your internal Goliath rule you.

Some competitors are looked at as ‘large’. That could mean weighted down.

Strong processes and systems bring a strong competitive advantage.

Small businesses can adapt to situations versus a Goliaths ‘corporate’ process document. This ‘flexibility’ is an advantage.

If you are not weighed down with heavy corporate rules:

Process changes can happen quickly.

Decisions to support a customer can live in the ‘Do Right Rule’.

You can react and implement faster.

If you are not converting leads you can fix it without layers of management sign-offs.

You can create a strong connection with your customer. In most cases stronger that Goliath can.

You choose to talk to people,