Michele Stokes
What is one of your proudest accomplishments of your career? My proudest accomplishment has been continuously learning and growing in the automotive industry. From starting as a service cashier at 19 to climbing the ladder and getting promoted to service manager by 30. At an early age I set my sights on running my own
Johnna Stewart
What is one of your proudest accomplishments of your career? When I started my career at Valvoline, the industry’s male dominance was apparent, especially in leadership roles. With little industry experience, this presented a challenge for my own growth and advancement, but with determination and a cast of mentors and champions, I brought value utilizing
April Rain
What is one of your proudest accomplishments of your career? The proudest moment of my career was taking the first step into entrepreneurship. While terrified at first, lacking funding and even a solid business plan, I felt immediate pressure to succeed. I had decided that failure was not an option. Working tirelessly, facing adversity and
Robyn Murphy
What is one of your proudest accomplishments of your career? When you genuinely enjoy meeting new people with the goal of helping them secure a new vehicle, selling can be a joy. Treating clients as I’d want to be treated earned me repeat business, referrals and Sales Leadership Awards with Honda Canada. Although selling might
Sandy Moon
What is one of your proudest accomplishments of your career? I get a thrill every time I have the opportunity to build something new. Working with a team to create the right processes and ensure operational sustainability is always exciting and produces a sense of shared pride when the project is complete. My proudest accomplishment
Carol Marshall
What is one of your proudest accomplishments of your career? I actually have two proud accomplishments. The first was in 2000 when I traveled across the U.S., training dealership managers to use a CRM and staff new internet departments. I also happened to be pregnant with my third child, so walking through the aisles of
Susan Lovett
What is one of your proudest accomplishments of your career? I’ve been very fortunate to have a 20+ year career in retail automotive. One of the most important milestones in my career was the work I did at MPi (today recognized as AutoPoint a Solera company) from 2004 to 2014. During my tenure, MPi was a startup
Blair King
What is one of your proudest accomplishments of your career? My proudest accomplishments in my career have been watching the teams I’ve assisted in multiple start-up companies grow and succeed. Working as a team in the start-up phase is crucial to success and I’ve been lucky enough to watch teams go from five of us
Courtney Kim
What is one of your proudest accomplishments of your career? I work in product, which means I’m obsessed with solving customers’ problems using technology. It’s difficult to measure the “biggest” accomplishment of my career. Is that how fast you scale? Is it commercial value? Is it determined by the failed attempts, learnings and personal growth
Darci Jahn and Nicole Perry-Morley
What is one of your proudest accomplishments of your career? So far in our careers we are most proud of the business environment we have cultivated. We are a third-generation family-owned Toyota and Honda dealership in a small town in California. We pride ourselves on standing out as a dealership by bucking most of the
