What Happens When a Tire Business Grows Too Fast? with Kamard Johnson of GTT Commercial Tires
Kamard Johnson is the President & CEO of GTT Commercial Tires, based in Richmond, Virginia. With a professional background rooted in sales and customer service, Kamard joined forces with his brother t...
17 Sep 202532min
Overwhelmed to Empowered: How Tire Shop Owners Are Taking Back Control
Tony O’Billovich is the leader of the Master Shop Program for Point S Tire USA. With decades of experience running and growing multiple tire and auto repair locations, Tony has seen firsthand the chal...
10 Sep 202529min
Why This COO Believes Scaling Starts With People, Not Profit with Tyler Paparello of AMG
Tyler Paparello is the Chief Operating Officer at AMG, overseeing 28 Midas locations across New England. With a background rooted in sales, Tyler learned early on that while selling can solve short-te...
3 Sep 202529min
How to Scale a Tire Brand Without Losing Community Trust with Christian Seem of Goodturn Tire & Auto
Christian Seem is the President & CEO of Good Turn Tire & Auto, a rapidly growing tire and auto repair company with 55 locations and 16 brands across five states. With nearly 20 years of experience in...
27 Aug 202528min
Why Tire Business Became the Trusted Voice of an Entire Industry with Bruce Davis of Tire Business
Bruce Davis is a veteran journalist and editor who spent 45 years shaping how the tire industry receives its news, data, and insights. As a founding staff member of Tire Business, he helped launch the...
20 Aug 202531min
Lessons in Customer Service from a Century-Old Tire Company with Don Barnes III of Belle Tire
Don Barnes III is the Chief Tire Guy at Belle Tire, a third-generation leader helping steer one of the oldest and most respected tire retailers in the U.S. Founded in 1922, Belle Tire has grown from a...
13 Aug 202525min
How a Farmer Turned a Small Tire Shop into a $26M Business
Jesse Wickel is the owner of Wickel Tire Pros in Burley, Idaho. A former farmer with deep roots in agriculture, Jesse built his business from a single tire shop into a multi-location operation generat...
6 Aug 202526min
The Council That’s Quietly Shaping the Future of the Auto Industry
Mike Lusso is a seasoned engineer at Coats Company in Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in tire changers, wheel balancers, lifts, and alignment machines. A lifelong gearhead with a passion for modify...
30 Jul 202517min
