Jody Devere - Ask Patty Automotive Advice for Women

On today’s show Jody and her guests will be discussing topics that are of importance to all motorists. 1. Rising fuel costs and how to lower them. 2. Preparing your car for spring break road trips. 3. What is TPMS? Jody’s guests are three dynamic ladies that are all pros in the auto industry. Diane Larson of Peabody, Massachusetts. Owner/ Manager of Larson's Service, an independent automotive service shop, servicing Domestic and Asian Vehicles and offering Quality Automotive Service. Diane's background includes service advisor. She enjoys working with clients and employees. She was one of the first to take the ASE service consultant exam and is a Certified Service Consultant (ASE-C1). Pat Fleischmann, Partner/Owner, Community Tire & Automotive Specialist Pat Fleischmann has worked in the automotive aftermarket since 1995. Her career has taken her from the streets providing auto parts and programs thru a local warehouse parts distributor to bookkeeping and now marketing of the company her and her husband now own called Community Tire and Auto Service Specialists.Community is a 5 store chain operating in Arizona. retail and Pat is now focused on social media networking as well as local networking and marketing. Community Tire received honors as Small Business Impact Award 2008, Arizona State’s spirit award 2008, and BBB Ethics Award 2009. Judy Curry, Currys Auto Service, Co-Founder and Vice President of Marketing. Curry’s Auto Service, one of the largest and most successful independent service and repair companies in the Washington, DC, area, with five facilities throughout Northern Virginia. Judy, who holds a B.S. in Communications and Management from George Mason University. With 60% of car maintenance decisions made by women, Judy was instrumental in Curry’s becoming the first auto service center in Virginia to receive the AskPatty ‘female friendly facility’ certification.