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Guest Commentary: Memories Of Wertman’s

Continuing our article series from Schwartz Advisors, Managing Partner Derek Kaufman compares and contrasts an old-school hardware store from his childhood against the robotic and efficient modern stocking methods we are seeing today and in the future of auto parts retailing.

Guest Commentary: Does Anyone Remember The Art Of Conversation?

“It appears that we are expecting more from technology and less from each other, which should concern all of us,” writes Dr. John Passante in his latest guest commentary.

Guest Commentary: AV Scenarios – A Game For All People In The Auto Aftermarket

Following up on his Jan. 30 editorial on Augmented and Virtual Reality, Schwartz Advisors Managing Partner Derek Kaufman outlines in this guest commentary a few very plausible scenarios for implementing AV in the automotive world here and now.

Guest Editorial: What A Broken Ankle Taught Me About The Potential Of Self-Driving Cars

Kathy Winter is vice president and general manager of the Automated Driving Division at Intel Corporation. She joined Intel in 2016 from Delphi, where she engineered the first cross-country drive of a fully autonomous vehicle. This is the first in an occasional series of Intel newsroom editorials related to autonomous driving.

AMN To Present Article Series From Schwartz Advisors

Articles for this new series will range from such topics as autonomous vehicles and virtual reality to distribution and inventory management. The guest commentaries will be authored by Pete Kornafel, a partner with SA, and Derek Kaufman, a managing partner in the business.

Guest Commentary From Dick Cross: Leadership Is An ‘Inside Job’

Over the past decade, a single topic has dominated the shelves where business books are sold. It’s leadership. But has it done any good?

Guest Commentary: Become A Branding Superhero And Make Your Brand Soar

In this third installment of a five-part series, The Marx Group’s founder and chief strategist Tom Marx looks at the keys of “Power Branding: Five Secrets to a Knockout Bottom Line.”

GUEST COMMENTARY: Red Shoes in Service & Leadership – Pillar No.2: Gratitude

In this week’s AMN Guest Commentary, Mindshare Technologies President Lonnie Mayne continues his series on the five pillars of service and leadership. Today, he presents his thoughts on Pillar No. 2: Gratitude.

Guest Commentary: ‘High-Yield’ Finance Still Isn’t

This week, we introduce a new contributor to our AMN Guest Commentary series. M. Daniel Smith is the founder and president of Capstone Financial Group, a specialized investment banking firm that offers middle market companies advice on recapitalizations, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings and other corporate finance activities. Capstone has concentrated on transactions in the automotive aftermarket industry since 1989. It has worked with more than 100 aftermarket companies and has been involved in several of the industry’s more prolific mergers, acquisitions, refinancings and turnarounds. In today’s Guest Commentary, Smith writes about “high-yield” finance and the aftermarket.

GUEST COMMENTARY – Dick Cross: Your ‘Uber’ Weapon? Emulation!

Here’s a surprise for many people in Jobs At The Top. You are the strongest force in your company! If you don’t feel that way – you likely not doing your job well enough.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Become A Branding Superhero And Make Your Brand Soar

In this second installment of a five-part series, The Marx Group’s founder and chief strategist Tom Marx looks at the keys of “Power Branding: Five Secrets to a Knockout Bottom Line.”

GUEST COMMENTARY: Remember The Power Of A Ripple

The ripple effect is around every day. It can be a smile from a stranger that changed our mood, a boss who takes time to speak to us and compliment our work, a co-worker who makes us laugh, a pat on the back that shows someone cares or a driver who lets us turn left in front of them. Can you relate?