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Parking Cars: Life Lessons Learned from a Career on the Parking Lot, is a no-nonsense guide to life and business. Having grown up in the rough-and-tumble parking business in Washington, DC, author Marc Slavin speaks bluntly and honestly about what he's learned in over 40 years of experience.
Not that Marc had it easy. When Marc was ten, his father died in a plane crash. He lost both of his younger brothers to heart failure, when they were 42 and 50, respectively. He made bad business decisions and mistakes in judgment, resulting in lost profits and employees who lied to him and stole from his company.
And no one ever handed him anything, despite his being born into the business. He worked his way up one car at a time, cleaning dirty, dangerous parking lots as a youth, learning how to handle people from all walks of life. He dealt with difficult and challenging clients and relatives, eventually striking on his own and leaving the security of the family business. Yet through hard work, persistence and ruthless self-examination, Marc prevailed as one of the top independent entrepreneurs and owners of parking companies in the Washington, DC area.
In the pages of this inspiring yet practical book, you will learn what it takes to work hard, keep your word and achieve and live the American dream, both personal and professional.
Not that Marc had it easy. When Marc was ten, his father died in a plane crash. He lost both of his younger brothers to heart failure, when they were 42 and 50, respectively. He made bad business decisions and mistakes in judgment, resulting in lost profits and employees who lied to him and stole from his company.
And no one ever handed him anything, despite his being born into the business. He worked his way up one car at a time, cleaning dirty, dangerous parking lots as a youth, learning how to handle people from all walks of life. He dealt with difficult and challenging clients and relatives, eventually striking on his own and leaving the security of the family business. Yet through hard work, persistence and ruthless self-examination, Marc prevailed as one of the top independent entrepreneurs and owners of parking companies in the Washington, DC area.
In the pages of this inspiring yet practical book, you will learn what it takes to work hard, keep your word and achieve and live the American dream, both personal and professional.
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"The difference between successful people and all the others is not parents, heritage, education, IQ, religion or physical statue. The difference is simple; successful people accomplish what everyone else finds just a little bit too hard to do."
About the Author:
Marc Slavin grew up in the parking business. His grandfather, Michael Edlavitch, a pioneer in the parking industry in Washington, DC, opened his first operation in 1921. Marc attended the University of Miami and studied architecture before joining his grandfather's company full-time in 1978. After 27 years in the family business, he ventured out on his own, forming MarcParc Inc. in 1996. Recently Marc started a new enterprise, which focuses on the engineering and construction of fully automated parking facilities.
Marc serves on the board of the Washington Parking Association (WPA) and is the chairman of the board of The Excel Institute, a nonprofit that provides training in automotive mechanics to underserved youth. Along with being on the boards of numerous charities in Washington, DC, he is especially involved with the Wounded Warrior Project. He is also an avid outdoorsman and conservationist and enjoys spending time with wife Brigid, daughter Allison and sons Alex and Coley.
Marc serves on the board of the Washington Parking Association (WPA) and is the chairman of the board of The Excel Institute, a nonprofit that provides training in automotive mechanics to underserved youth. Along with being on the boards of numerous charities in Washington, DC, he is especially involved with the Wounded Warrior Project. He is also an avid outdoorsman and conservationist and enjoys spending time with wife Brigid, daughter Allison and sons Alex and Coley.
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- PublisherLINX Corp
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1936961180
- ISBN 13 9781936961184
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages118
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