TAKE OWNERSHIP IN EVERYTHING YOU DO

“I always recommend KnowledgeFest to any industry professional. You can be an installer, sales professional, or a retailer. It doesn’t matter if you started last week or if you’ve been in the industry 10-plus years. There are appropriate classes for everyone. Every time I attend, I always learn something about product knowledge, installation and fabrication techniques, or sales techniques to achieve better ticket totals. I also love the atmosphere. There’s nothing better than being surrounded by like-minded people who are passionate about the same things I am. Networking with industry professionals is something I love to do and KnowledgeFest is a place for that. Over the last 10 years, I’ve made hundreds of industry friends and rubbed elbows with many of the top professionals in our industry. If you have the opportunity to attend, you should! I promise you’ll come back to work with a fire under you to become better at what you do, regardless of what role you play in our industry.”

- Dalton Trainer, Car-Tunes, Inc., Greenville, Miss.

“Take ownership in everything you do in life. Own your mistakes, own your wins, your losses—own everything! And anytime a situation arises, do not try to hide it. Get out in front of it and take care of it. That’s how you’ll set yourself up for success in everything you do. I tell people this all the time—bad things happen, right? Accidents happen, but it’s how you take care of these things that will separate you from the competition. Sure, people are going to be upset, but when you tell them up-front, it goes over a lot better than if they find out you did something wrong and you didn’t tell them.”

- Jayson Cook, Columbus Car Audio, Columbus, Ohio