It was time to make a change. After 10 years in the service industry, Leah Bertoni was ready for something new. “I had been a bartender, a waitress…anything you could think of in the service industry, I did it,” Leah said. “But once Covid happened, I realized I wanted to start investing more time into …
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Let’s cut to the chase: Did David Priester always dream of working in the automotive industry? “Absolutely not,” said David, a sales consultant at Hilton Head Buick GMC Cadillac in South Carolina. “I had no concept of working in sales…no previous desire to work in sales. Discovering this career path was a chance happening.” So …
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They say timing is everything. Amanda Sykes agrees…and for good reason. Timing was on Amanda’s side at the start of 2020. That’s when she decided to make a career switch and join the Garber team. She currently works as the Director of Experiences at the Highland dealership in Indiana. So how did she get introduced …
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Before Jalex Beghtel started working at Garber, his perception of car salespeople was inspired by popular portrayals and common stereotypes. Then he got hired at Garber. And the stereotype Jalex had in his head? Completely dissolved. “I used to think car salespeople were slimy, but that’s not true here at Garber,” he said. “I love …
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Here at Garber, there are plenty of people who have worked in the automotive industry for 15, 20, 30 years. At 24 years old, Porter Brown is not a seasoned vet…yet. But he hopes to become one. “I want to continue to work for Garber, and I hope to say I have worked for the …
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If you want to know what roles Scott Dondineau has had while working for a dealership, well…it’d be quicker if you ask him what roles he hasn’t had. Scott – who now works as the General Sales Manager at Garber Chevrolet in Midland, Michigan – is an automotive industry sponge. He’s soaked up experience in …
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We all have different chapters in our lives. Some are unexpected. Some are challenging. Mary Hickmott knows both. “I didn’t really see myself in the automotive world,” said Mary, who works as a clerk at Garber Chevrolet Buick in Chesaning, Michigan. “It just fell into place.” A difficult family situation steered Mary’s life towards an …
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Tracie Page remembers the exact date she got hired at Gateway Financial Solutions. “I started working here on January 22, 2007,” she said. “I keep it on my calendar. That date means something to me. The company has grown so much since then.” As a collection associate for 14 years, Tracie helps people improve their …
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The year was 1984. Merrill, Michigan. Wade Swarthout was 26-years-old, doing double duty working at a bank and helping his dad farm 800 acres. The farming? He loved. The bank? Not so much. Thankfully, the automotive industry came calling. “There was a dealership called Siler Chevrolet Oldsmobile in Merrill,” he said. “One day, the guy …
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Let’s start with some numbers, shall we? Sixteen. That’s how many years David Jordan (“DJ”) has worked in the automotive industry Fourteen. The number of years he worked at other dealerships before joining Garber 2019. The year DJ joined the team at Garber Chevrolet in Linwood, Michigan Two. The number of questions it took for …
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