“Stop Working in It—Start Building It” — Tim Schaefer | GGP #047
Tim Schaefer grew up in his family’s shop, Dale’s Service Center, in Davenport, Iowa—starting as a tire kid before becoming owner. After years of doing it all himself, he hit a wall and realized that true growth meant stepping out of the day-to-day and building a business that could run without him.
His story begins with a second-generation shop transition that could’ve easily gone sideways. Taking over from his father meant navigating family expectations, evolving technology, and the pressure of proving that a repair shop could thrive without selling fuel—something few believed in during the…
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