Don Tipton - DealersEdge
Don Tipton - DealersEdge Don Tipton - DealersEdge
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Don Tipton Don is a Speaker, Trainer & Consultant with over 35 years of automotive experience. He began as a pre-teen working for his Dad at the local Chevrolet dealership. His Dad and Grandfather were both involved in the Fixed Operations and Don was actually third generation in the same facility. Don held many support and management positions in retail along the way before setting his sights and ambitions on assisting other managers in becoming a success. Don has conducted training workshops for many state and local dealer associations, addressing topics in both the Service and Parts operations. He often is an invited speaker for Dealer 20-groups and has presented at seven International Parts & Service Summits, several Tele-Conferences and Webinars sponsored by DealersEdge. He has performed factory sponsored training seminars as well as on-site implementation. Don has authored numerous articles for industry & trade publications. As a Consultant, Don has worked with hundreds of Dealerships from large multi-store groups to small single point stores and because of his approach and style enjoys long-term relationships with many of his clients. Word of mouth endorsements from Dealers and Managers keeps Don in demand. DTC Retail Consulting, Inc. 803-917-9991 Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction For Any Reason Is Prohibited.
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<strong>Don</strong> <strong>Tipton</strong><br />
<strong>Don</strong> is a Speaker, Trainer & Consultant with over 35 years of automotive experience. He began as a<br />
pre-teen working for his Dad at the local Chevrolet dealership. His Dad and Grandfather were both<br />
involved in the Fixed Operations and <strong>Don</strong> was actually third generation in the same facility. <strong>Don</strong><br />
held many support and management positions in retail along the way before setting his sights and<br />
ambitions on assisting other managers in becoming a success.<br />
<strong>Don</strong> has conducted training workshops for many state and local dealer associations, addressing<br />
topics in both the Service and Parts operations. He often is an invited speaker for Dealer 20-groups<br />
and has presented at seven International Parts & Service Summits, several Tele-Conferences and<br />
Webinars sponsored by <strong>DealersEdge</strong>. He has performed factory sponsored training seminars as well<br />
as on-site implementation. <strong>Don</strong> has authored numerous articles for industry & trade publications.<br />
As a Consultant, <strong>Don</strong> has worked with hundreds of Dealerships from large multi-store groups to<br />
small single point stores and because of his approach and style enjoys long-term relationships with<br />
many of his clients.<br />
Word of mouth endorsements from Dealers and Managers keeps <strong>Don</strong> in demand.<br />
DTC Retail Consulting, Inc. 803-917-9991<br />
Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction For Any Reason Is Prohibited.