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Susan McDaniel: “30 Years!”
From the Desk of MMG President Susan McDaniel 30 Years
Wow! It’s hard to believe that it has been nearly 30 years since the incep on of the Mopar Masters Guild.
We have come a long way since that very fi rst mee ng with just a few Parts Managers, some modest snacks and an amazing idea to bring the top managers around the country together to share ideas, connect, grow our businesses, network with our vendors who make our jobs possible and forge friendships that would last a life me.
Some of us have more EXPERIENCE than others. We all have something to learn and to share; we are the leading Parts and Service professionals in this business. Our NETWORKING capability is off the chart. The MMG connects us to the most successful, most forward-thinking Parts and Service professionals in a collabora ve, sharing environment. As far as GROWTH; you will develop professionally and personally through your interac on with other MMG members. The PROFITABILITY , successful strategies and proven methods that we have been able to learn from the leading sellers in our industry is second to none. The MENTORSHIP with the most experienced professionals have helped to guide our careers in a more posi ve direc on. The VENDOR RELATIONSHIPS that the MMG off ers is a direct connec on to many prominent industry vendors and suppliers, allowing us to build key connec ons and have real me feedback and input from the very people that help us to achieve our selling goals to the fullest poten al possible.
Our structured mee ngs and conversa ons have played a very important role in our growth as a guild and for us professionally. We always try to bring ideas (homework pertaining to current industry events) guest speakers and members presen ng “tried and true” processes and implementa ons to the mee ng rooms. We now have Zoom at our fi nger ps to make our communica ons easier and faster. I think the one thing anyone who has ever been to one of our mee ngs or events can truly say is that the conversa ons that take place outside of our mee ng rooms have proven to be just as important, if not more so than and structured conversa on that we may have. All of us have something that we are doing on a daily basis that we are taking for granted that would be a GREAT IDEA as far as someone else is concerned. Those casual conversa ons at the breaks, lunches or a er hours are priceless. That is why our LIVE mee ngs are so important!
There is no other OEM group that can off er their dealership Parts & Service Managers a venue like the Mopar Masters Guild. We are extremely unique!
We are really looking forward to ge ng together this fall for our LIVE 20 Group. Stay tuned for details.
STAY POSITIVE!
Your President, Susan McDaniel
