Stories Archive
The Truth About Being a Manager
September 12, 2023
7 minute Read
Graduating from a front-line worker to a manager can come with some surprises. Sometimes, it's even like walking a tightrope.
You finally...
Read MoreUp-and-Coming Leaders, Take a Bow
September 5, 2023
9 minute Read
2023 ICA Emerging Leaders Scholarship winners share what makes them stand out among their peers.
Every year, International Carwash...
Read MoreWhat Kind of Leader Are You?
August 29, 2023
3 minute Read
Learn how to be strategic and inspirational with your team by mastering multiple leadership styles you can learn a lot about washing cars...
Read MoreChallenging the Impossible
July 28, 2023
5 minute Read
Leadership is a practice, not a position.
By Shaneen Calvo, Editor, CAR WASH Magazine
Kacy Erdelyi, VP of marketing at Spark Car Wash, was...
Read MoreTapping Tech to Bolster Sustainability
July 14, 2023
7 minute Read
Advances in technology are enabling more productive and accountable sustainability practices.
By Lindsey Quick
Water preservation and...
Read MoreSafety Steps: One Tech at a Time
July 10, 2023
8 minute Read
Technology is opening the door for innovative safety practices and products at car washes.
By Shaneen Calvo, Editor, CAR WASH Magazine
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Read MoreStirring Up the Senses
June 30, 2023
8 minute Read
Part one of a four-part series on using the senses to influence customer experiences.
By Mary Lou Jay
What makes a person choose one car...
Read MoreGetting to Know Your ICA Board: Billy Schaming
June 26, 2023
4 minute Read
Getting to know ICA Board Member, Billy Schaming, President and Chief Operating Officer, Crew Carwash.
By Brennan Merkle, ICA...
Read MoreTinkering, Teaching and Pushing the Limits
June 14, 2023
11 minute Read
Going where no man has gone before, figuratively and literally, is one of the reasons Gleam Car Wash exists — and is growing. Tinkering,...
Read MoreESG Reporting Benefiting from Vehicle Tracking Tech
June 12, 2023
5 minute Read
Tracking technologies for BEV tax credits, battery mineral sourcing, ESG requirements all help Sustainability BalanceSheet template.
By...
Read MoreMaintenance Mastery
June 5, 2023
6 minute Read
By Tom Gresham
As the ice storm heads out, leaving behind a grey pall in the sky and on the streets — and on every car that felt its touch...
Read MoreThe Rambutan Rule
May 30, 2023
6 minute Read
By Nicole Nelson
In any given scenario, Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow will be the first to tell you it is easier to prejudge a situation...
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