Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes will hold its A-Plus Network annual Vision Conference at the La Quinta Resort and Spa in Palm Springs, Calif., Dec. 5-7, 2012.
Like this article? Sign up to receive our weekly news blasts here.The conference will provide more than 100 North American collision facility owners and managers with training, industry speakers and group breakout sessions, all with an emphasis on continued success in a difficult economic climate.
The A-Plus Network is made up of a group of collision repair specialists who reflect the industry’s highest standards. They are part of the Sherwin-Williams value added program that combines comprehensive business solutions to help them improve customer service, employee growth, insurance relationships, process refinement, productivity and profitability.
The conference agenda features:
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Keynote speaker Rex Green
Managing Director
BB&T Capital Markets
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Matthew Ohrnstein
Managing Director
Symphony Advisors;
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Susanna Gotsch
Director and Industry Analyst
CCC Information Systems;
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Tom Hablitzel
President
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes
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Roundtable conducted by:
Steve Feltovich
Manager of Business Consulting Services
and
Lee Rush
Strategic Account Manager
Multiple Shop Operators (MSO) / Auto Auctions
both with Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes.
After the keynote and guest speakers are finished, a number of breakout sessions will be held in tandem with peer-to-peer discussion groups throughout the three-day event. The discussion groups will give attendees the chance to review financial performance, discuss lean implementation, build marketing plans and define their goals.
“This upcoming national conference is just one of several meetings our Vision Group members attend and interact extensively with their peers. These are all designed to keep their businesses at the industry forefront,” said Troy Neuerburg, Manager of Marketing Business Services at Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes. “Our 2012 conference theme is ‘Focus on Your Business.’ It combines both a big picture industry view, as well as hands-on best practices sharing, to support and educate our Vision Group Members as they formulate their specific 2013 business plans. This continues to give them the competitive edge to succeed in this challenging environment.”
Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes began the A-Plus Network Vision Group Program in 2000 and now has dedicated groups specific to the various entities in the collision repair industry: independent owners, dealerships, shop managers, and Canadian collision facility leadership. These groups consist of both single and multiple shop owners and managers. Square One Systems, an independent “20-Group” provider, administers and moderates the A-Plus Network Vision Groups.
