My 22 Years in the Industry

When I graduated from Iowa State University in 2003, I was looking to prove myself as a young professional.  Like many recent college graduates, I didn't know for certain the exact type of work I wanted to do.  All I knew is I wanted to live close to the Rocky Mountains and I had very few obligations.  

Before I walked the stage to get my diploma, I made a plan to move to Colorado and work at a restaurant as a kitchen manager.  At the time, this is what I thought I wanted to do with my life.  My dad packed my truck and everything I owned into a enclosed trailer and moved me out to Colorado.  

After about 2 months in the restaurant industry, I knew that was not going to be my future.  I had a great friend in the Harley-Davidson dealership space, and I asked him to get me an interview for a sales associate position.  I was granted an interview and started my career shortly thereafter.  I loved everything about the industry, the art that went into the bike designs, the sound of them, the culture, everything.  Our dealership also had Honda, Yamaha and Polaris and the Off-Road segment was just starting to take off.  

For the next 12 years I climbed my way to the top of that dealership having spent 3 years selling, 5 years in the Finance office and 4 years as the Sales Manager.  After that, the General Manager position opened up and I was given the privilege and responsibility of running the dealership.  

For the next 6 years I ran the store where we developed a great team of professionals and gave some of the best customer experiences in the industry.  It was a phenomenal career and I'm extremely grateful for my time spent in such an exciting industry.  As they say though, everything has a beggining, middle and end.  With the owner of the dealership wanting to retire, we sold it and I was able to go through an entire buy/sell and see how a dealership transitions ownership.  

In my years in the industry I learned so much.  I met some incredible people and I'll have those friendships for the rest of my life.  Now, I want to give back to the industry that made my by helping the people who put the work in to be able to retire comfortably and enjoy it. 

Take the first step and book a meeting with me.  I promise you'll be glad you did.  

Halloween Event at the Dealership

An annual tradition at our dealership was Harleyween Costume Contest and Chilli Cookoff.  We had the staff in costumes and customers would come in costume and enter the contest.  We always had a photo booth on site so our guests could take a photo and memorialize the event.