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Dealership Minds

Financing Solutions to Keep Sales Selling

With 75% of customers financing their wholegoods purchases, H&R Agri-Power’s Finance & Insurance Manager Josh Arnall focuses on structuring plans that work for the farmer and the dealership.
By Kim Schmidt posted on February 5, 2020 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance
Josh Arnall is a numbers guy who likes planning and solving problems. As the finance and insurance manager for H&R Agri-Power, his day-to-day is full of managing the numbers and solving problems, but his planning usually is sacrificed to what he calls “the tyranny of the urgent.”
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Dealership Minds

CFO: ‘Conducting’ the Orchestra

By Mike Lessiter posted on February 4, 2020 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance
To be honest, I couldn’t tell you if Chief Financial Officer Ronnie Barnett can play or read a single note of music (although there are photos of Barnett, the Hunts and other H&R staff in a Lynyrd Skynyrd lip sync performance at a United Way event). But after observing Barnett and the role he plays within H&R Agri-Power, one could draw a conclusion that he could do well with a baton in his hand.
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Dealership Minds

Building H&R Agri-Power’s Culture, Profitability

VP and COO Steve Hunt views his role as preserving H&R Agri-Power’s heritage along with building the effectiveness of its daily operations.
By Lynn Marcinkowski Woolf posted on February 4, 2020 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance
Steve Hunt holds a unique position at H&R Agri-Power of Hopkinsville, Ky., a 17-location employee-owned dealership. He’s vice president, chief operating officer, owner, son of the founder, father of a salesperson and a farmer. That vantage point helps him to be keeper of H&R’s culture and guardian of its profitability.
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Dealership Minds

Leading the Charge

Wayne Hunt’s vision for H&R Agri-Power’s continued growth stems from follow through and laser focus on improvement.
By Kim Schmidt posted on February 3, 2020 | Posted in Best Practices, Operations & Finance
Upon first meeting Wayne Hunt, it’s clear he has a story to tell and wisdom to share, yet he describes himself as “just plain Wayne.” What isn’t as immediately obvious, though, is his drive and competitive nature that has spearheaded H&R Agri-Power’s incredible growth over the last 2 decades.
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