I had the pleasure of meeting two young guys this week who, like me and my sister, grew up in the car wash industry. Both Ryan and Kyle are doing some cool and innovative stuff to bring more awareness, via newer technology, to the car wash industry. What I especially liked about these guys is how both of them seem to have a real sense of need to give back to the industry in which they were raised. As you can probably imagine, car washing is very much a family business venture. It was that way when we started in the 70's and it's still that way today. What we are experiencing now though is the next generation coming into their 20's, 30's and 40's and really putting their mark on this industry.
Ryan and I had a chance to work together yesterday on a podcast focused on community involvement and fundraising, and he did a really nice job as the host. The podcast will likely be posted either today or early next week at www.washideas.com. It is also available as a podcast through itunes. Ryan produces this podcast as basically a hobby and his day job company, Wash Card Systems, allows him to do so on company time. Now that's thinking outside the box!! I applaud both Ryan and Wash Card Systems for their efforts to make this industry more inclusive. Thank you!
Kyle is creating "behind the scenes" looks at different companies in the car wash industry. He is posting those looks on his website www.carwashtv.com. Another great and innovative offering by some of the car wash industries next generation of talent.
Who's next up in your industry? What are they bringing to the table? Are you listening to what they are saying? How can you mentor them into being the next generation of leaders? All good things to be thinking about...
Until next time, be SUPER!!
Susan
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Susan,
ReplyDeleteThank you again for your participation - I have to say that I was telling my wife all about the food pantry fundraiser your company did and told her about back pack programs, etc. I even made it a point to tell every person in my office about what Super Wash did and how I forget sometimes how we have starving children right here in our own country. The media seems to just focus on other countries but the fact that we have starving children in the USA is worrisome.
Thank YOU for what your doing and look forward to having you on the show more often! We "next-generationers" (i just made that up) need to stick together and drag this industry forward even if they are kicking-and-screaming.
Best Regards,
Ryan Carlson
Wash Ideas.com