Israel Salazar
School – Wake Tech Community College
Shop – Kings Auto Service, Raleigh NC

Bridgette Johnson
School  – Caldwell Community College
Shop – L & N Performance, Blowing Rock NC

Mario Eason
School – Wake Tech Community College
Shop – Creech Imports, Raleigh

 

Key Talking Points:

• This program was created with IGONC (Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina and the state of North Carolina)
• The students are getting free post-secondary tuition
• They are earning a ‘decent’ wage
• Mentoring is no problem. They just need to ask for any support
• Enjoyed the vendor show
• Held the latest equipment in their hands
• They learned a lot by attending technical classes
• The owners, whose shop they worked at, were represented at the event with them
• They discovered networking
• These three apprentices were greeted and acknowledged as first in the program by shop owners and IGONC members

Resources:

• Thanks to Israel Salazar, Bridgette Johnson, and Mario Eason for their contribution to the aftermarket’s premier podcast.
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