My dad started this company out of the back of our garage 40 years ago and bet on himself from day one. He taught me three things that still run this business: do right by the customer every time, believe before you have a reason to, and always bet on yourself. There’s always a way to figure it out.
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Think about the things that my dad's taught me about this business, having started it 40 years ago. A couple of lessons come to mind. One of those is treating customers correctly and always doing what's right. The next is believing in something before potentially there's any reason to believe. My dad believed in my brother and I long before we had ever established any credibility, whatsoever, to run this business. And the last one is always bet on yourself. My dad started out of the back of our garage and bet on himself from day one. And I think about that when times get tough and the business gets tough, is to always bet on yourself. There's always a way to figure everything out. I'm so thankful for all the lessons that my dad has taught us and we continue to carry those on today.
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