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Dad Had to Leave the Building

By Jennifer M. Carroll and Mike Lessiter posted on June 1, 2014 | Posted in Dealer Succession
I grew up here in Arnett. When I graduated high school and left for college, I never planned to come back. So no, there wasn't any master plan for me to take over the dealership; I wasn't sure where my career would take me. The year we were married, my ex-husband started his veterinarian degree at Oklahoma State and I started my career in Target's management program.
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Jason huber
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Learning by Making Mistakes

By Jason Huber and Dave Kanicki posted on June 1, 2014 | Posted in Dealer Succession
I came back to the dealership a little over 2 years ago after working for Pace Distributing for 4 years. Working there was the best thing I could have done for myself. It was good to get away from the dealership for a while and, not only work for somebody else, but to learn from somebody else.
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Ideas for Marketing & Web Sales at Central Equipment

By Jason Huber and Dave Kanicki posted on June 1, 2014 | Posted in Dealer Succession
Central Equipment serves 3 distinct markets between the horse farms, commercial lawn and turf contractors and homeowners. Our sales are split is about 40% small agriculture, which is mostly horse farms, and 25% homeowners and 35% commercial users. This means we need to market differently to each one.
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Brant bingham
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Re-Enlisting Now to Support the Pending Generational Turns

By Brant Bingham and Mike Lessiter posted on June 1, 2014 | Posted in Dealer Succession
I’ve always wanted to be prepared enough to work for the company, but I wasn’t always sure if my interests would bring me here. I did know that if I decided to go to work here, it needed to the last career decision I made. People deserved that type of commitment. The rule is that, as family members, we don’t have the blessing to join the business until we’re ready and have the capacity to give 100%.
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Eric reuterskiold
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Succession Without Ownership

By Eric Reuterskiold and Kim Schmidt posted on June 1, 2014 | Posted in Dealer Succession
I grew up working on a farm and decided I wanted to do something in that field. I went to Blackhawk Technical College, a local college that had an agribusiness program, but I still didn't really know what I wanted to do after graduation.
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Bringing Service & Parts Together

By Eric Reuterskiold and Kim Schmidt posted on June 1, 2014 | Posted in Dealer Succession
If I had to pick a key defining moment, I think it would be bringing our parts and service departments together. There used to be a wall between the two. It was like two separate unions and they were fighting separate battles. I brought them together to and now everybody is fighting for the same thing the extra sale and customer satisfaction compared to when it was the shop guys vs. the parts guys.
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