
JOE RAYMENT
When we’d get to our destination, learning the intricacies behind shops was always fascinating; and I am forever grateful at how patient everyone was explaining the details to me. No two were alike — every business reflected the owner and team differently. No matter how well-prepared I was though, I’d learn more when I came with Gloria. Everyone was in a better mood after saying hi to her, and it seemed like everyone had a lot of time to take me through the details after.
MIKE DAVEY
I learned a tremendous amount from the collision repair industry. Very little of what I learned was about cars or body repair. Instead, I picked up lessons about the value of hard work, thoroughness and why it’s important to always look beyond the surface.
I have a lot of difficulty imagining a scenario where I produce writing so poor that it injures or kills someone. You folks in the collision repair industry must deal with this possibility daily. This has taught me three things: first, it’s essential to check your own work. The second is that you need someone else to look it over as well. A second set of eyes may spot something you missed. Third, details that seem unimportant may be literally life-changing for someone.
Even when your work doesn’t involve a lot of safety issues, you still need to take it seriously. For someone, somewhere, that work is the whole world. If you discover that your work has no impact on anyone… then it’s probably time to find a job where you can contribute instead of just filling time. Let’s just say you can take the boy out of the collision repair industry, but you can’t take the collision repair industry out of the boy.
GIDEON SCANLON
It was the privilege of my career to work with and learn from the collision industry’s many talented repair professionals, visionary industry educators and innovative business leaders. Their support and dedication to the good of the collision sector is the key factor in the success of Collision Repair magazine.”