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Orlando, Fla. — After an incredibly successful debut at last year’s Chauffeur Driven Show, Benchmark Breakouts has proven to be one of our event’s can’t-miss sessions. Bursts of brainstorming with like-minded operators in non-compete markets will give you a taste of peer group benefits while letting you discuss solutions and exchange ideas.
This is your chance to openly compare and contrast your company to similar ones while benefiting from the experiences and insights of your fellow operators.
Sponsored by Reston Limousine, Benchmark Breakouts offers operators the opportunity to interact within a small group of colleagues to share ideas, business challenges, and proffer solutions. Each of the groups is broken down by revenue or type of staff, and has a moderator present for a structured, but open, exchange in a private meeting room. Company “owners” of all sizes (only one per company, please) are invited, but requires pre-registration—so don’t delay. Spots are filling quickly. Register at chauffeurdrivenshow.com.
This year’s Benchmark Breakout groups are:
- Less Than $2 Million in Gross Annual Revenue
- $2-5 Million in Gross Annual Revenue
- More Than $5 Million in Gross Annual Revenue
- Affiliate Managers
- Operations Managers
- International Operators
- Motorcoach Operators
- Human Resources (New for 2017!)
Also back by popular demand is our Operator Mentoring Program, which remains one of the show’s longest-running hits and an enduring audience favorite. This is your opportunity to learn from some of the industry’s most iconic names and successful owners—and the roundtable discussions give everyone in your intimate group a chance to contribute and bring fresh ideas to the conversation, too. Moreover, we’re thrilled to bring you five new mentors into the program. This annual favorite is once again sponsored by Grech Motors.Don’t delay! All seats are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, and more than half are already filled. Since there will be no on-site registration, we encourage you to head over to chauffeurdrivenshow.com and sign up now. The sessions will take place Sunday, October 22 from 4:30-6:30 pm. This year’s mentors are:
- Robert Alexander, President/CEO of RMA Worldwide
- Sam Amato, President/Founder of Gateway Global
- Brett Barenholtz, CEO of Boston Car Service/Above All Transportation (New for 2017!)
- Kristina Bouweiri, President/CEO of Reston Limousine
- Maurice Brewster, President/Founder of Mosaic Global Transportation
- Alan Candeub, President of Park Avenue Limousine
- Eric Devlin, President of Premier Transportation
- Mike Fogarty, CEO North America of Tristar Worldwide
- Diane Forgy, President of Overland Chauffeured Services (New for 2017!)
- Kim J. Garner, President/Co-Owner of BEST Transportation
- George Jacobs, President of Windy City Limousine
- Joe Ironi, President of Global Alliance Worldwide (New for 2017!)
- Patrick Pierron, President of Edward Limousines - EQSL Global (New for 2017!)
- Tracy Raimer, Vice President of Windy City Limousine
- Dawson Rutter, Founder/President/CEO, Commonwealth Worldwide Executive Transportation
- David Seelinger, CEO/Chairman of EmpireCLS Worldwide
- Jason Sharenow, COO of Broadway Elite Worldwide (New for 2017!)
- Scott Solombrino, CEO of Dav El/BostonCoach
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Southern Regional Sales Manager Adam HarrisTrussville, Ala. —McSweeney Designs, an industry leading Sprinter luxury coach manufacturer and MasterUpfitter for Mercedes-Benz, announced today that Adam Harris has been added to its elite business development team to serve as its new southern regional sales manager. In this capacity, Harris will now represent the full line of McSweeney Designs’ Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Ford Transit-based luxury and livery vehicles to its exclusive dealership network.
Harris will draw upon the depth of his automotive industry experience and key industry relationships to enhance brand representation and gain market share for the McSweeney Designs’ portfolio among top-tier bus dealer groups, preferred Mercedes-Benz Sprinter dealerships, and specialty luxury transportation providers.
Prior to joining the McSweeney Designs’ business development team, Harris established a stellar reputation for himself throughout the industry with his track record of success as the Sprinter commercial, fleet, and new car sales manager for Mercedes-Benz of the Woodlands (a member of the Dream Motor dealer group network) just north of Houston, Texas. As such, Adam Harris comes to us with a strong background in all aspects of sales, marketing, finance, and service on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter platform. When asked his thoughts about stepping into his new role with McSweeney Designs, Harris responded, “Having witnessed first hand from a retail perspective the value of the McSweeney Designs brand—with its attention to detail and commitment to first class customer service—I am excited to be on the other side now where I can help extend those types of exceptional client experiences and higher gross margin opportunities to an expanded dealerships base all throughout the southern region.”
Having worked with Harris in various capacities in recent years, Jeffrey Hunter, XO executive officer/brand manager of McSweeney Designs, expressed his excitement for the recruitment of Adam Harris by saying, “We feel Adam is the perfect fit for our company and our culture, and are excited to have him on board. He is a driven, passionate, high integrity individual who we know we can trust implicitly to take care of the needs of our clients and add value to all of our growth initiatives in this important southern region.”
McSweeney Designs is a definitive world leader in the lifestyle enhanced luxury design and custom automotive manufacturing business. For over 35 years, their world-class design and engineering team has been dreaming up and bringing to life some of the most innovative and highly sought after luxury vehicles on the planet. Having honed their skills by hand crafting private commission vehicles for an exclusive clientele ranging from heads of state to titans of industry as well as high profile custom automotive enthusiasts from all walks of life; McSweeney Designs, a certified MasterUpfitter for Mercedes-Benz, has now extended the current range of their custom vehicle portfolio to include upscale livery shuttles, paratransit vehicles, and executive luxury coach vehicles all based primarily on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Ford Transit platforms.
Visit mcsweeneydesigns.com for more information, or contact info@mcsweeneydesigns.com.
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Moorpark, Calif. — Chosen Payments recently created a GoFundMe page to collect funds for their clients affected by the recent national disasters including Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. The campaign raised a total of $5,125 to be distributed to 14 merchants identified as needing assistance
CEO Jeff BrodslyChosen Payments reached out to all 360 clients with a personal phone call to check their welfare and see how the company can best assist those affected by the disasters. This includes replacing damaged credit card terminals which are the primary method of accepting payments for most businesses.
Jeff Brodsly, CEO of Chosen Payments says, “We feel it is our duty as an industry vendor to assist in whatever way we can. Chosen Payments has a reputation for helping causes within the industry and we can’t think of a more important cause than assisting our individual merchants in our time of need.” Brodsly generously donated the first $2,000 to the fund.
Visit chosenpayments.com for more information.
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