TARA THOMPSON

This month's #SheIsSEMA Member Spotlight goes out to Tara Thompson of Dixie 4 Wheel Drive. Check out her Q&A with SEMA and the SBN below:

The best advice I ever received was…

When dealing with a problem come up with the worst possible outcome and come to peace with it. Once you accept that, reality is usually not as bad as our imagination and you will feel blessed that it did not turn out as bad as it could have.

This keeps me in the industry:

I love the aftermarket industry because for most of our customers it is something they are excited about almost like it’s their birthday present or something they have been saving up for and they are finally getting it.

On a Saturday, you can find me…

Saturdays you can usually find me running reports, volunteering, or hiking with the shop dogs.

When going into an important meeting I am always…

A little tired since I stayed up late or woke up half the night running over scenarios in my head.

If I could go to lunch with one industry leader, living or dead, it would be…

Henry Ford. I love the business side of the industry and learning how he pushed to revolutionize the building of the vehicles would be fascinating.