About Me…
While I never dreamed I would end up working in the car business, it has become my chosen profession and “calling.” I consider myself to be a student of the industry and spend a great deal of time networking and interacting with automotive professionals all over the country. I have approximately fifteen years of automotive experience working in virtually every position in a retail dealership environment.
I currently serve as the General Manager for Suzuki of Wichita, a brand new Suzuki store located in Wichita, Kansas. In addition to my duties at Suzuki, I am a founding partner with AutoApproved.com, an Internet Lead Generation and Website Marketing Company. I also am a partner in Lead Financial Services, a related finance company (RFC), that serves the Buy-Here-Pay-Here (BHPH) segment of our Suzuki store, a Subaru store, and a local Ford Store. Our Suzuki store is currently the 18th highest volume Suzuki franchise in the US with the 16th highest combined SSI/CSI scores - not bad considering that we are currently selling out of a mobile home while our main store is being built behind us. The Suzuki store averages approximately 65 new and 55 used retail units per month for 2008.
I am an avid reader of many business related blogs and other educational resources. In addition to the blog I write you can also keep track of me on my own blog, as well as on twitter, plurk, facebook, and myspace. I firmly believe in the value that social media brings to the table, with regards to business, and love the interactions and friendships I have developed through this medium.
Feel free to contact me anytime at twhite@ridehomehappy.com or by cellphone at 316.641.1778. I look forward to sharing with this fantastic community what is working, what is not working, and anything else that interests me at the time. I also am super excited to learn all I can from every one of you.