Gart Sutton & Associates Releases 2013 Training Workshop Schedule

Gart Sutton & Associates Inc. (GSA) released its schedule of training workshops for anyone wanting to improve their businesses. All events will be held near the Denver International Airport.

A Service Management workshop, led by Steve Jones and Mike Brunken, will kick things off Feb. 4-5. Jones and Brunken will describe the essentials of service management and the most current and most profitable practices for your service department. There will be an array of topics discussed including repair order management, service manager job duties, managing and maximizing technician time, recruiting and hiring, and much more.

GSA’s regional Finance and
Insurance (F&I) workshop, led by Steve Dodds, features two days
of interactive education focusing on everything necessary for your
F&I department. The program will highlight the main components of
your F&I department including your customers, your products, your
bank(s) and you. The event will be held Feb. 11-12.

Another workshop is being held Feb. 11-12 that showcases improvements that can be made to your parts department. Steve Jones and Mike Brunken have personally helped parts department managers instruct their employees and maximize profits for many years, making them the prime candidates to lead this program. The seminar will include the two basic topics of parts departments: processes and personnel management. Some of the areas being covered include controlling inventory, maximizing margins, increasing counter sales, conducting productive meetings, interviewing candidates plus much more.

The last of the training workshops features Tony Gonzalez, one of the industry’s most experienced trainers, who will lead a Sales Management seminar showcasing the best management practices in the industry, assisting you to reach your goals for the new year. Managing the sales process, goal setting and tracking performance statistics are just a few of the topics that will be examined and reviewed at this program. The final workshop is Feb. 18-19.

All of the training workshops are priced at $995. To register, click here.

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame recently named Marilyn Stemp and Steve Piehl to its board of directors.

Stemp is a pioneering figure in the motorcycle industry, founding IronWorks Magazine with her late husband, Dennis, and becoming the first female editor of a nationally circulated, mainstream motorcycle magazine. She also revived their trade magazine, Iron Trader News; edits the monthly Kiwi Indian News; contributes to several powersports media outlets; and is the founding editor of Sturgis Rider Daily. Stemp is a noted editor and writer of several motorcycle-focused books. Her consistent support for charitable efforts in the industry include the annual Biker Belles Celebration, Las Vegas BikeFest and as campaign chair for the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum’s development plan in 2014. She co-founded the Flying Piston charity events taking place in Daytona and Sturgis each year and is a National Ambassador for All Kids Bike. Stemp was inducted into both the Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the Sturgis Museum's Hall of Fame in 2018, and in 2022 she was recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in Powersports by DealerNews.