Bill Demaree, Corporate Director of Fixed Operations at Tom Wood Automotive Group, shares how intentional habits have helped grow their stores. He discusses the importance of hiring and firing based on company values to shape the culture, embracing technology to improve staff efficiency, and how stepping into different roles at stores has helped him identify areas for growth.
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Show Notes
About Our Guest
Bill Demaree
Corporate Director of Fixed Operations, Tom Wood Automotive Group
william_demaree@tomwood.com
Sponsor
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
About Our Host
Jay Goninen
Co-Founder & President, WrenchWay
jayg@wrenchway.com | 608.716.2122
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