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July 8, 2022
Mentor Spotlight: Larry Pavey
YANG is strong not only because of member participation, but because we can lean on current leaders in our industry for knowledge and support. The most recent YANG Professional Series webinar exemplified this...
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July 8, 2022
Member Spotlight: Kyle Burns and Stefan Feder
If I am being honest, when I first joined YANG, I had pretty low expectations. I was excited to join a community of my peers who had similar levels of experience as I did, but as far as career growth...
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July 8, 2022
Letter from YANG Chair, Cotter Collins
There are two YANG-related questions that I get all the time. The first being: “How do I get more involved with YANG?” This is the question I like to get the least. Don’t get me wrong, I would love for more people to get involved with YANG, but the problem is it makes my mind go blank...
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April 20, 2022
What Your Repair Shops Are Saying
The YANG Effect newsletter is your quarterly "pit stop" for all things Automotive Aftermarket contributed to and written by under- 40 industry professionals. This issue is the 2022 Spring Edition.
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April 12, 2022
YANG from the Beginning: A Farewell to one of YANG's Founders
We turn to mentors because they’ve been there, they’ve lived it, and they’re a wealth of knowledge. Who better for a YANG member to look to for sage advice than our founding members?
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April 12, 2022
Here's to You! YANG Member Spotlight: Ethan Bregger
In this interview with Ethan Bregger, National Strategic Account Manager at DRiV, Ethan shares his journey in the automotive industry...
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April 8, 2022
5 Things I Learned from YANG’S Professional Development Series with Randy Buller and John R. Washbish
ICYMI, YANG’s newly launched virtual Professional Development Series brought together aftermarket young professionals and industry leaders for an hour-long discussion on current industry issues...
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March 17, 2022
Candid Thoughts from Your Shops - An Interview with Kim Auernheimer, CS Automotive, Owner
Industry Profiles highlight automotive aftermarket award recipients and top talent featured here in exclusive interviews. Our interview today is with Kim Auernheimer, CS Automotive, Owner.
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March 14, 2022
Legislative Update
As future leaders, we need to keep up with legislation to know when to educate (1234yf), when to fight (Right to Repair), and how to discuss what’s next (electrification). Luckily, we have an industry that’s willing to fight for us.
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March 3, 2022
Marketing Tips - I Get a Little Better Each Day
No one ever said marketing was easy or predictable. Given the rise of e-commerce and e-correspondence, we’re in front of our computers more than ever before. Below are 4 tried and tested marketing tools to keep the momentum going in 2022. #NotanAd
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March 2, 2022
Candid Thoughts from Your Shops - An Interview with Bill Nalu, Interstate Auto Care, Owner
Often times, we feel disconnected from the actual end user in the Aftermarket. It’s great to discuss real-world issues and try to come up with solutions, but that is pretty useless if we’re not interacting with our shops to get their ideas.
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February 24, 2022
YANG Member Spotlight - An interview with Tony Mercury, Autoshop Solutions
Tony Mercury grew up with the Lamborghini Countach poster on his wall like many of us born in the 80s.
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February 7, 2022
Fast and Furious: Aftermarket Acquisitions
Change is nothing new in the Automotive Aftermarket, you’re especially aware of this if you’ve been keeping up with the YANG Effect. However, there has always been internal changes that keep the Aftermarket professional on their toes, namely acquisitions.
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January 6, 2022
I Get a Little Better Each Day
If you’re not getting better you’re getting worse, right? YANG wants to ensure that our industry is full of young leaders with the best skills and support possible. This post is dedicated to personal and professional development.
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November 19, 2021
You’ve Been There Before, Too?
YANG brings you a mentor conversation between new council-member Meagan Moody and her mentor Mark Cali. Mark is Head of ZF’s Aftermarket program in the US and Canada.