I have over 40 years in the RV and automotive business. Starting my career as an automotive technician and worked my way to the top. I became a manager in 1991, managing new car and truck dealerships for 26 years. I enjoy working with people and helping them be the best they can be.
After eight years working as a technician I attended General Motors Service and Parts College then started my career in dealership management. 1994 I became a General Motors Master Manager. I Worked with my family’s dealership business for seventeen years and then began to work with some of the Twin Cities largest automotive groups and help them grow their business.
I then moved on to be a professional service and parts trainer with DealerPro. I became the #1 trainer in a 20-year-old company in less than 5 years. Highest gross profit improvement in one store over contract term of one year $900,000. Six dealers in one year to achieve over $200,000 gross profit improvement in less than one year. Highest average gross profit increase per year 34% compared to company average of 18.4%.
I have been married for 34 years lived in the same house in a great community, Edina Minnesota. My wife Wendy worked as a controller with me at the family’s dealerships. Our two boys Robbie and Joey with his wife Kate have blessed our lives with three granddaughters. We all enjoy our family time together.