IDA Webinar: The IDA: A Look Back at History in the Making

Date & Time:
Thursday, July 18, 2024, 12 pm Central | 1 pm Eastern

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Session Description:
The IDA has been around since before 2009 and has a rich history of major developments in support of the automotive detailing industry.  Greg, a past IDA President, and Prentice, a member of the first Board of Directors, will share stories of challenges and sometimes humorous situations from moments like the initial discussions of forming a trade organization, to the birth of the certification program, through the establishment of the Founder's Club and the international chapters.  Come along for a ride down memory lane and learn more about the immense voluntary efforts that have gone into the success of the IDA.

Speaker Bios:
Prentice St. Clair has been providing training and consulting for a wide variety of detailing industry segments since 1999.  He is a proud member of the IDA Hall of Fame and the IDA Founder's Club.  Prentice's professional mission statement is "to improve the profitability of the automotive reconditioning industry", which is evidenced by his various leadership activities throughout the years.

Always an entrepreneur, Greg Swett started “mobile detailing” in 1974 when he was 14 years old.  He would take a bucket with soap and a wash mitt and then ride his bike to each client’s home so he could wash their cars in the driveway.  Some of those first customers taught Greg just how they wanted their car cleaned and at least one “mentor” still brings his vehicles to him some 40 years later!

Greg bought, cleaned, polished, and sold numerous vehicles while studying at Oakland University in the early 80s.  He perceived a need for a meticulous cleaning and detailing service so that car owners could preserve the value and retain their car’s showroom beauty over several years of ownership.  In 1985 Greg opened Classic Appreciation Automobile Detailing Service in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

Certified Detailers:
Attending this webinar earns Certified Detailers 1 credit toward certification maintenance. Certified Detailers must check-in to the live webinar to receive credit, and are solely responsible for verifying that the earned credit appears in their Certification Journal following the event.

Technology:
Registrants will receive access information to stream the webinar via a private YouTube link.

Webinar Recording:
If you are unable to attend the live webinar, members will be able to access the webinar recording from the archives webpage.

Price:
Free for members and $25 for non-members.  Non-members who join within 30 days of the webinar may apply the registration fee to membership dues* (join the IDA here).
*Contact the IDA office for more information.

Please note: no refunds or cancellations within 48 hours of the event.

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