Q: Kindly give our readers an introduction to your business. Please include what your business is all about, in which city you are located and if you have offices in multiple locations/ cities?
Ans: We service a variety of ADAS camera features, including: Automatic distance control, Lane correction systems, Blind spot detection, and Adaptive lighting.
Q: What inspired you to (start a new business venture) or (to make significant changes in an existing business)?
Ans: How did the idea for your business come about? We saw the growing need for professional “auto-pilot” calibration services for new generation vehicles.
Q: What three pieces of advice would you give to budding entrepreneurs?
Ans: Be a problem solver, know how to acquire customers/sales, know how to scale your business.
Q: What would you say are the top three skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur?
Ans: Balance of patience and action, analytical, genuinely care about your employees.
Q: How many hours do you work a day on average?
Ans: 60
Q: To what do you most attribute your success?
Ans: Being able to adapt our plans and processes to fit the need of the market.
Q: How do you go about marketing your business?
Ans: What has been your most successful form of marketing? Digital marketing is a huge part of it.
Q: How did you obtain investors for your venture?
Ans: Our company is self-funded.
Q: What is the best way to achieve long-term success?
Ans: Realize that success is a marathon and not a sprint. Stay true to your business and plan.
Q: Where you see yourself and your business in 5 – 10 years?
Ans: Growing into more territories with an expanded fleet of employees and service trucks.
Q: Excluding yours, what company or business do you admire the most?
Ans: Safelite did an amazing job becoming a nationally recognized brand.
Q: How important have good employees been to your success?
Ans: Very important. They are the fuel to growth. Without good employees you can’t scale your services.
Q: What motivates you?
Ans: An internal drive to build a successful business.
Q: How do you generate new ideas?
Ans: Always brainstorming with friends, business partners, and talks with
Q: How do you build a successful customer base?
Ans: You have to know how to sell. Know you customers and how to make your product or service important to them.
Q: What do you feel is the major difference between entrepreneurs and those who work for someone else?
Ans: Those that are willing to take and live with consistent risk.
Q: What kind of culture exists in your organization? How did you establish this tone and why did you institute this particular type of culture?
Ans: In one word, characterize your life as an entrepreneur. FUN