Georgia
The first franchise is located in Cumming, Ga. The new franchise is located in the Forsyth area, working underneath fellow franchisee Rob Ocello in the Atlanta area. Matthew Martz is the owner and operator as well as the paint technician.
Mathew has eleven years of experience within the automotive industry. Previously, he was in the Army for eight years and was the VP of Operations at All Pro Auto Solutions where he performed paint and body work for eleven years.
Matthew is looking forward to being able to work his own schedule and make the kind of money that he wants. He loves the people within the Colors On Parade system, saying it renews his hope in the corporate world knowing people exist that still do honest business in the world. Matthew has two children, Jonah and Shively, and in his free time he enjoys cars, music, friends and spending time with his family.
Alabama
The second new franchise location is in Madison, Ala. The new franchise is located in the Madison County area, where Todd Dumas operates as the Area Developer of. Tami Kent is the owner and operator as well as the paint technician.
This is Tami’s first year in the automotive industry. Previously, she worked in sales and marketing for small and medium sized businesses for 30 years. She has experience within the sales and marketing realm in everything from print yellow pages to search engine marketing.
Tami is looking forward to working with awesome people, being her own boss and the idea of never experiencing a dull moment in the industry. She loves all animals, and is looking to pick up a stray at any time.
Kansas
The third location is in Shawnee, Kansas. The new franchise is located in the Johnson County area, where Area Developers Daniel Billingsley and Josh Leaton within the Colors On Parade system own part of the Kansas City area. Natalie Skahan is the owner and operator as well as the paint technician.
This is Natalie’s first year in the automotive industry. Previously, she worked as a stay at home Mom for ten years, and worked at a furniture repair shop before that.
Natalie is looking forward to making things look new again within the automotive world. She has two children, Maverick and Stellalux. In her free time she enjoys playing the ukulele and live music, and she really likes cats.
Missouri
The fourth location is in Kansas City, Mo. The new franchise is located in the Jackson County area, where he will work underneath fellow franchisee Natalie Skaham within the Colors On Parade system. Douglas Driskell is the owner and operator as well as the paint technician.
This is Douglas’s first year in the automotive industry. Previously, he worked as a purchasing and inventory coordinator. He also has experience as a receiving supervisor, server/bartender, metal fabricator, welder, contract handyman, driver, Auto CADD tech, architectural engineer and a mechanical engineer.
Douglas is looking forward to working with friendly and welcoming people within the Colors On Parade system. He has two children, Nola and Sophia and enjoys painting, playing guitar, roller derby, horror movies and animals.
With more than 30 years of experience and over 250 operating franchises across the U.S., Colors on Parade is consistently ranked by Entrepreneur magazine as one of the nation's top automobile franchise systems. The company's extensive training and certification process allows new franchisees to provide customer services safely onsite while using an exclusive process.
Franchise opportunities still remain available throughout the United States. More information can be found at http://www.colorsonparade.com/franchise-opportunities/.
