spotlightonaugust I t is hard to believe that we are already into August and trying to get as much as we can into the remaining weeks of summer. For business the summer months are always the toughest as we try to balance the needs of the business with employees wanting to take well deserved time with their families and friends.
Editor Lee Atwater Managing Director Stewart Gregg International Operations Director Nick Gregg Accounts Manager Samantha Ford Office Administrator Kyte Carter Webmaster Aaron Allen Content Director Rod Gregg Content Manager Brent Brown Advertising & Marketing Team
It is the time away from work that we appreciate why we work so hard at what we do, whether you sell motorcycles, design amazing wood furniture or manu- facture construction materials. It is the time away with our friends and family at the lake or the campground, the road traveling or on the racetrack going for
the checkered flag that rejuvenates our passion and get us ready for the challenges ahead both personally and professional. It reminds us that hard work does truly pay off and that although we might have a little extra work and put in a few extra hours, for some of us a lot of extra hours, the rewards are well worth it. It is interesting the role that family takes in creating the driving passion when it comes to running a business. It is amazing how family then takes on additional roles to make that passion into a business, whether it is helping in the start up phase or helping out once it is running as a finely tuned entrepreneurial machine and how we want to pass that passion onto the next generation. With Todd Leblanc of Atlantic Motoplex, it all started with a subscription to Cycle Canada and a Yamaha PW50 that his Mom and Dad purchased for him that started his passion for motorcycles and motorsports. Funny how an old dirt bike and magazine can create a dream that has grown to one of Atlantic Canada’s premier motorsports multi-brand dealership outlet. What started as a parent’s love for their boy and a boy’s love for his bike has become an amazing business with plans for continued growth and expansion. Having had the opportunity to speak with Todd and his team and touch base with some of customers, this business has a family feeling. Yes, Todd is out to make a profit as is any other business but when speaking with his employees they feel valued and appreciated and so do his customers, funny how that happens. When looking at Amos Wood the passion moves to working with what nature has given us and building on the unique quality of the product that you are working. Wood working is an art form and has the ability to pull your attention and give you something that is truly unique, as no two pieces of wood are alike and the possibilities on design are endless so it is no wonder that Jeff Amos was drawn to the woodworking industry since 1976 and passed his passion onto his son and co-owner of the business, Obe. So we hope you enjoy what is left of the summer and that you take the time to enjoy the benefits that your passion has created with friends and family, remember why you have worked so hard to get where you are today and where you are going to be tomorrow. We wish you all the very best and that you are safe regardless where your road travels in August.
Wayne Jacobs Nicole Rayner Director of Creative & Graphic Design Carmen Fitzpatrick Photographer Alex Maes Research Sarah Lajoie Latasha Hetland Barry Cox Alia Morash Contributing Writers Katie Davis David MacDonald Charlene Boyce James Barrie Ann Graceford Publisher AIDACA Media
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