By Ashley Reyes
The SEMA Future Leaders Network (FLN) has named Mitchell Clarke of Timbren Industries as the network's newest spotlight member.
Get to know Clarke in his interview with SEMA News below.
SEMA News: What is the best advice you have ever received?
Mitchell Clarke: Never take things personally in business. Being able to keep a level head helps with quick decision-making, and being able to regroup and overcome obstacles.
SN: What keeps you in the industry?
MC: All the interesting designs and products that keep emerging. Not a week goes by that I don't see a new trailer design or new accessory that catches my eye.
SN: Where can you be found on a Saturday?
MC: Mostly doing chores! Mowing the lawn, tidying the house, doing laundry, etc. Then maybe a movie once all that is done.
SN: How do you prepare for an important meeting?
MC: I review my notes and talking points before attending. I go in with a clear objective on what I want to accomplish in that meeting.
SN: If you could go to lunch with one industry leader, living or dead, who would it be?
MC: The chairman of Toyota, Akio Toyoda. Being able to chat with him about "The Toyota Way" and the "Toyota Production System" business philosophies would be very interesting. Also, the thought process of being the early leaders in the hybrid-vehicle industry, which has grown so much since its introduction.
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