EP 116- Scott Simons, CMA Valley Dealerships: The Long and Short of Our Rope in Life and Business

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The more you look at the clues success leaves, there’s a constant trail of themes that continue to show up: Poverty, hard-times, impactful lessons, mentors along the way, and the arduous journeys many have taken. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scott Simons is Managing Partner and General Manager of 5 West Virginia Car Dealerships with Carter Myers Automotive.  He’s co-host of the highly successful show on clubhouse.io, Breakfast of Champions with over 115 thousand followers.  He is a speaker,business consultant, savvy investor, and a purveyor of filling the cups of every single person he can help if they are willing to put in the work. He’s a proud father and happily married to his wife of 40 years.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, you’re in for a treat as Tom and Scott dig right into the beginning of where most great stories begin………childhood.  They discuss Scott’s massive family of 8 aunts and uncles, the lessons he learned with working with less.  Tom and Scott dig into the importance of establishing culture and creating an environment where people can come to work on building a life and not just a resume.  Scott shares some of his processes he takes his clients through including sharing their stories with his staff before they are sent to approach a referral about purchasing a vehicle.  This episode may bring a few tears to your eyes (bring your kleenex) as Scott shares one of the greatest gifts during a session where he was educating his staff on getting their financial houses in order. This is the mic-dropper in the episode you will not forget. </span></p> <p><strong>What You’ll Learn:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Scott’s family situation that led to him developing the ethical foundation in approaching life and business </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tom shares a little about his childhood and living in scarcity