By any measure, Ken Barker would be considered a success in business. The owner of one of the top-performing shops in the nationwide chain of Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care centers, Ken spent more than 20 years earlier in his career turning around underperforming stores at one of the [...]
When Don Lenartz took over the Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care franchise here in April, 2005, it was a struggling business. Lenartz, who had been a fleet manager for a major baked goods company for 25 years, had never run his own business. How did he turn the business [...]
Joe Giovanniello, The Woodlands’ Cottman Man, has been maintaining and fixing engines for more than four decades. The Vietnam vet, who retired from the Air Force Reserves as a lieutenant colonel, spent 44 years in aviation engineering, first in the Air Force and then for major airlines such as Eastern, [...]
For Phil Esposito, being in the transmission repair business comes naturally. “I love my work,” said the owner of the Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care center at South U.S. Highway 17-92. Phil’s history with cars goes back to his teen years when he worked at a family-owned gas station [...]
Car Recall Advice Mike Morrison, Franchisee of Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care in Spartanburg SC was interviewed by 7 ABC about car recalls and advice on what to do. "For every 10 cars we see, approximately 2 maybe 3 of them will have a recall that the customer will [...]
More than 45 years ago, Ozzie Bombaro's work as a gas station owner included towing broken down cars to be repaired. Many of the cars he hooked to the back of his tow truck had been disabled by transmission or drivetrain problems. It shouldn't come as a surprise that Ozzie [...]
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A local entrepreneur with deep roots in the local business community is opening Louisville's newest Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care center. David Gimbel, who has built several businesses in the area over the past 25 years, is opening the new auto repair center this month at 4047 Taylorsville Rd. [...]
Lou Guarini, the Cottman Man in Maple Shade, has always worked around cars. His first job after graduating from the University of Stroudsburg was with Goodyear, where he worked in the high-performance racing tire division. Recalling his days on the Indy car circuit, "I did everything but drive the cars," [...]
December 17, 2014 Brad Bergeson has owned several businesses in a wide variety of industries, ranging from vending machines to transmission repair. The "serial entrepreneur" has spent the last eight years building a solid customer base for his Cottman Transmission and Total Auto Care shop at 1200 Noland Rd. Bergeson, [...]
