Mark Smith

Mark Smith is the former owner and president of Wholesale Auto Parts in Summersville, W. Va. He now is the member services coordinator at the national headquarters of Federated Auto Parts Distributors in Staunton, Va. A recipient of the "National Business Leadership Award," Honorary Chairman by the Republican National Committee, Smith has served on the West Virginia Automotive Wholesalers Association Board of Directors, Nicholas County Board of Education Advisory member, and on his local Rotary Club as Charter President. He also is a former National Advisory Council member for Auto Value/BTB, a former consultant for Epicor Solutions and consultant for GLG Council. He can be reached at [email protected].

Finance

Multi-tasking and MRIs

Jan. 1, 2020
My wife and I have put our whole lives into running our business. So much so, that our personal life is also our business life and vice-versa.
Operations

Careful, that plate is hot!

Jan. 1, 2020
I recently had a dinner meeting with representatives of a company pushing a new software tool. These types of meetings are usually very congenial events without a lot of drama...
Operations

Turning the pyramid on its head

Jan. 1, 2020
The original intent of a program group was to pool members' buying power in order to garner a competitive edge, or like in the beginning, just to be competitive with the big...
Operations

A Wall Street strategy

Jan. 1, 2020
After watching countless news shows detailing the Occupy Wall Street movement sweeping the nation, if not the globe, I couldn't help but think that some people want to protest...