JEFF STERNS CONNECTED THROUGH CARS

00:47 The night Jeff and Larry meet for the first time in the BMW showroom over a car deal. But although it's the last night of the month, Jeff disappears.... 3:16 Using both sides of his brain. 5:00 Larry used to drop in and jump into a sales situation with a struggling salesperson and help make the deal... 6:30 it's fascinating to hear Larry explain how window film is manufactured (for heat, UV, infrared) 7:21 window film was the simple word for what Larry was doing for a long time, but it ultimately grew into a very precise and scientific based business. He pioneered putting complex metals high performing metals into plastics. That is done in a metallizing chamber. It's a zero vacuum creating a fission and plasma in a in a giant chamber using rotatable cathodes. And he took atomic levels of each metal and bombarded with gas explosions, like a piston in a car, and it attaches to the film. 9:51 Larry sold window film in Europe, Middle East Africa, India and was also living in Brussels. 10:16 apartments, cars, people, translators, you name it. 11:00 Jeff having Russian Mafia meeting in Sevastopol, Ukraine. 15:31 Larry's Father's girlfriend was Debbie Harry (Blondie) 24:29 Larry moves to Europe. 26:02 Building IKEA funiture at 3am in the new Belgium apartment.. 27:49 offices all over the region, partners and distributors all over the world, including in Russia and Turkey, and Cyprus and Africa, South Africa, Greece 30:42 Your word and handshake. 35:29 Collecting aged receivables in Russia. 36:18 The flight to Siberia... 44:52 Russian commercial jet pilot drinking vodka before landing 47:58 Jeff leaves his phone on Russian Airline (Aeroflot)... 51:57 40 below on a frozen lake in Siberia on New Years Eve and Larry's world view shifted 56:42 the best way to decide what's important in life is to go open Christmas presents alone in a room 1:01:17 Bruere Blanc sauce 1:04:19 Al-Qaeda bomb at a mosque big shopping district... 1:09:52 Autobahn at 120. Passed like standing still by a string of Porsches 1:19:18 Burj Dubai, Tom Cruise and helicopters You debuted the movie. And that was probably the best icebreaker I have ever experienced. You had what your best clients, your VIP clients in the movie theater, right? 1:23:43 Jeff hosting the private BMW showing of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE GHOST PROTOCOL. What could go wrong? 1:24:11 The dog needed a private flight... 1:38:31 Flying Jaguar 1:50:13 The flight from Brussels to Kiev....that almost wasn't...

Founder of Advanced Automotive Technologies as well as Pastiener's collectables and hobbies on world famous DREAM CRUISE territory- Woodward Avenue Steve deigned and built the Buick Blackhawk (sold from THE GM HERITAGE COLLECTION at Barrett-Jackson for $475,000) as well as the 1953 COMMEMORATIVE EDITION CORVETTE (on C5 platform) and Cadillac La Salle C-Hawk. AAT can do metal, can do clay, can do carbon fiber, can do fiberglass. could do TIG welding, could do concepts. Steve is also an Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance judge! Jeff sought out Steve after seeing his name on a Bentley painting that Jeff's Father Dave had on the wall most of Jeff's life. (painting was of Dave's '47 Bentley) Autoweek Cover: https://jimsmegamagazines.com/autowee...​ Blackhawk sold: https://www.autoweek.com/news/a202201...​ '53 'Vette: https://t-rexsoftware.com/50th/​ Family automotive collectable and hobby: https://pasteiners.com/​ https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1939-CADILLAC-LA-SALLE-C-HAWK-CUSTOM-HARDTOP-ROADSTER-137878 SHOW NOTES 2:21 About Steve doing the painting of my Father's '47 Bentley. 4:39 there's a tremendous fraternity when it comes to car people. 5:50 the yellow 289 Cobra 9:22 The Superfly Eldorado, '38 Oakland 10:13 Steve got hired out of Art Center. for it. He got a job offer from Ford and then one from GM. 12:39 the "new" '53 'Vette on the C5 platform. 50th Anniversary Commemorative Corvette 17:11 the Buick Blackhawk 18:11 The issue of Autoweek that had the Buick Blackhawk on the cover was the best selling issue in history. 32:37 Steve tells us something nobody knows about him 24:02 Steve's first word. 25:12 Got in a little trouble as a kid. 26:14 Art Center. 29:06 Who would Steve like to have diner with? What if you could have three people to dinner live or dead prefer to live once? 31:50 Jeff hunted Steve down! 38:30 The car Jeff learned to drive in...at 9! ("69 454 'vette)

Kevin, what he hopes you think at his funeral! It's 4 minutes! For gosh sakes take a gamble

a mutual business friend of Kevin Hourigan and Jeff Sterns was the late Gil Nickel of Far Niente Wineries. Jeff discovered the one thing that would make Gil walk straight out of a business meeting!!! Gil Nickel placed #4 in 1975 (with a car problem) in a 450SL  

Kevin Hourigan 

Educational content from Jeff

2:17 the dot com bubble bursts, Kevin becomes CEO

5:00 Kevin guides the company to become one of the 2% of agencies to survive the dot com bubble.

6:44 Kevin buys majority of the company

9:52 Time for a re-brand

12:25 3 most influential people

13:50 the importance of mentors and continually learning

16:56 healthy fear

19:32 The Gil Nickel Cannonball Run story.

23:59 Something people don't know about Kevin

25:41 What does Kevin wish somebody knew about you?

00:00 You can't be from the Tampa Bay area and not know who Kevin Hourigan is 00:03 Suzuki Samurai 2:06 280ZX 2:07 Kevin has a company called Bayshore solutions. 3:48 He's been recognized by so many entities for his leadership. 5:40 leader of the Year by Tampa Chamber of Commerce, technology leader of the Year; Tampa Bay technology forum, marketer of the Year; Tampa Bay American advertising Federation, the ultimate CEO. His speaking engagements had him along other brands like Google, Facebook, Carnival Cruise Lines, General Motors, and keynote at the US Chamber of Commerce. 6:18 recently merged with another company to become one of the top few privately held advertising and marketing agencies in the USA. 9:00 Kevin's father is a Ford dealer. 10:18 at approx age 20, Kevin got a letter from the state of Florida saying he was violating the law; you can't sell more than three motor vehicles without an automobile dealer license. 10:46 Kevin got an auto dealer license in 1998. 13:30 private sellers and buyers that look private often have a conflicting mission. 16:55 a car owner's pride can cost him thousands $$ 19:08 Kevin's dating criteria when he was single 20:57 Kevin gets a job selling cars during college 24:02 Kevin learned a lot about life and business that summer in the car dealership 26:09 Bayshore solutions did very well with high-end dealer groups 30:00 experiences are things that curriculum can't teach you 34:56 HYDROGEN MEDIA, THE DOT COM DARLING

Dr. Kevin Butterfield is co-founder of BRAIN FOREST https://www.brainforestcenters.com/

2:47 Kevin's father was a doctor for the Detoit Tigers 3:58 Kevin was a bully in 3rd -4th grade and this led to his interest in treating the brain... 5:03 The origin of Andy's Trampoline Foundation. . 9:10 Kevin and Julie's motivation to start the BRAINFOREST neurofeedback clinic in honor of Andy Silverman. 9:50 Kevin studied racing accident films frame by frame. 10:59 The "secondary collision". 12:56 Racing safety "the Virtual canopy" wellness racing.wordpress.com. 15:33 Exotic car driving days. 16:36The 500LB patient (as a chiropractor) 21:00 as single father and coming back from rock bottom. 25:43 Bad to worse. Living in the car, in a garage. 28:55 And worse yet. Car burns up on way to first day of job with all belongings and kids clothes in it. 30:33 But he did use it as material in that nights comedy club act. 36:21 Selling cars in Florida (well, car) - Thank you #Chris Warren 39:24 pre-selling chiropractic treatments over the phone for gas and food money to get back to Indiana. 39:36 Yet still giving back. 41:38 Hospitalized kids signing the race car...and one that didn't make it to race day :( 43:50 texting and driving vs light pole 45:39 Deceased kid in wreck photo

47:02 On Neurofeedback- PTSD / depression / autism/ addiction 50:00 people driving 1.5 hours per direction for a treatment...