Healthy self-reflection remains a good way of making sure you’re staying ahead instead of falling behind.   To find our path in life, we have to reach an understanding about our skillsets as well as what we enjoy the most. I don’t want to spend my life doing something I don’t enjoy, and I think you’d agree. Do you enjoy ...

Words by Rosa Sophia  Despite a Small Staff and an Ever-Changing Industry, Extreme Soundz Continues to Thrive   Lumberton, NC-based Extreme Soundz celebrated 25 years in business in July. The owner, Rachel Faber, took the store over from her father. The family is based in Michigan, though, where they operate Factory Direct Marketing, a wholesale business. Extreme Soundz assistant manager Cynthia ...

Michael Betts—one of this year’s Top 5 Vendor Support Techs—says it’s best to know your strengths and focus on honing them. Words by Jamie Sorcher Before Michael Betts could talk, he was into cars. “My mother told me that when I was a toddler, if there was a car scene on TV, like a high-speed chase, I would stop, look ...

STILLWATER, USA – KICKER®/Stillwater Designs® saw the completion of another long career in the mobile-electronics industry with the recent retirement announcement of Greg Lew.  Lew served as the KICKER Global Supply Chain Director since 2006 during his 22 years with the audio manufacturer.  Lew’s last day with KICKER was September 1. “Greg’s detailed input and knack for logistics will be ...