By Ashley Reyes
The SEMA Future Leaders Network (FLN) has named Johnathan Darroch, marketing director of Apollo Sprayers International, Inc., as the network's newest spotlight member.
Get to know Darroch in his interview with SEMA News below.
SEMA News: What is the best advice you have ever received?
Johnathan Darroch: We are here to solve a problem. If the customer has no problems to solve then you will never sell to them. This has helped me carve my path by locating problems and seeing how I can position myself--or even my brand--to solve these problems.
SN: What keeps you in the industry?
JD: My passion to learn and expand my brand in the automotive industry.
SN: Where can you be found on a Saturday?
JD: At the beach surfing.
SN: How do you prepare for an important meeting?
JD: I wake up early and ensure I start my day with exercise. I like to sit to myself for 15-30 minutes to collect my thoughts and plan my day around the meeting. Staring into the sun and taking deep breaths helps to wake me up faster and get the blood flowing.
SN: If you could go to lunch with one industry leader, living or dead, who would it be?
JD: Gene Winfield to learn his magic on custom paint and how it has changed so much over the years. He has a wealth of knowledge in the painting market.
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