Anton's Résumé
ANTON DABBS
218-513-1950
antonadabbs@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/antondabbs/
Accomplished Business Consultant, CEO
Dynamic, innovative, and enthusiastic business professional and philanthropist with over 20 years client-focused success starting and building a variety of businesses, including automotive inspections. Throughout career, grew and cultivated exceptional relationships with high profile companies.
Skills:
| • Business consulting and mentoring • Strategic marketing and development • Group training, public speaking • Financial oversight, budgeting • Fostering long-term client relationships |
• Team leadership and supervision • Creative problem solving • Client engagement, customer service • Recruiting, talent acquisition • System design and development |
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
• Grew Lemon Squad Automotive Inspections from the ground floor to a recognized, multimillion-dollar leader in the industry nationwide. Solely responsible for growing, transforming, and reenergizing the automotive inspection industry through client relationship building, inspector training, marketing expertise, and sustaining strategic partnerships.
• Author, Memoir – “From Turmoil to Tragedy.”, 1/2024. antondabbs.com
• Wrote and created numerous inspirational blogs including Autism and Relationships, Paying it Forward, 3 Keys for a Small Business Owner, Adults and Autism, Giving Thanks, A.I. and the Art of Car Inspections. antondabbs.com
• Created the @anton_dabbs YouTube channel that includes videos on how to be an entrepreneur, managing anxiety and outdoor adventures. Currently there are over 438,000 subscribers.
• Throughout career, donated and gave to various charities and causes including Wild Hearts Adventures, East Twin Cities Lake Association, St. Jude’s, and Autism Speaks.
• Member of Lake Superior Writers Organization, Animal Rescue. Mental Health Advocate.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Anton Dabbs YouTube Channel (1/1/2024 - present)
Motivational videos on being an entrepreneur, managing anxiety and outdoor adventures. Over 438K subscribers. Visit the channel on YouTube.
Anton Dabbs, LLC. – Duluth, MN (1/2024 – present)
Business consulting organization.
President / Owner
• Provide professional and expert consultative guidance to start-up companies in diverse areas such as payroll, operations, process improvements, system developments, client advocacy, and project oversight to increase sales and improve profit. Develop business and marketing portfolios.
• Facilitate success by developing and cultivating strong relationships.
Lemon Squad Automotive Inspections – Seattle, WA (7/2007 – 1/2024)
Nationwide used car inspection service offering comprehensive pre-purchase inspections for consumers.
Remote Consultant (9/2020 – 1/2024)
• Sold Lemon Squad 9/2020 to Wrench, Inc and remained as a Remote Consultant. Assisted with strategic partnerships and setting up in-design work such as website and mobile inspector app.
President / CEO (7/2007 – 9/2020)
• Started, built, and grew Lemon Squad from 1 employee to a national success with 7000+ employees. Provided fiscal, strategic, and operational leadership.
• Recruited, hired, and trained mechanics nationwide to become inspectors. Brought thousands of inspectors into the industry. Page 2, Anton Dabbs
• Set up inspector performance monitoring systems and best practices to gather turn-around times, document and track inspections, and set up a grading system.
• Collaborated with developer to create custom built software built to company specifications such as payroll, API, charts / graphs, and financials.
• Expanded company from Minneapolis area to full nationwide services. Began as a pre-purchase automotive inspection company and grew into performing mechanical breakdown analysis for warranty coverage.
• Maintained strategic partnerships with high profile companies as well as consumers.
• Trained staff on products remotely.
• Spearheaded and purchased existing inspection service businesses nationwide throughout career as an instrumental member of the Acquisitions Team. Set up meetings, built relationships, and negotiated pricing and contracts.
• Developed custom inspection designs for the client. Tailored each inspection for the client based on their needs and to ensure client satisfaction.
• Set up API (Application Program Interface) details and information to enable improved communication.
• Developed and incorporated internal systems, procedures, and controls.
Brainerd Skate Company – Brainerd, MN (9/2022 – 9/2023)
President
• Donated this company in 2023 to the Brainerd skateboard community.
• Built and grew start up skateboard shop entailing skateboards, parts, wheels, clothing, accessories, and other apparel.
• Maintained store operations and supervised staff.
Independent Inspector (2005 – 2007)
• Performed mechanical, pre-warranty, and off lease inspections.
Automotive Mechanic (1988 – 2005)
Hell’s Head Coffee Company – Brainerd, MN (8/2020 – 12/2022)
President
• Donated this company to a friend in the industry.
• Built and grew organization from scratch which focused on online sales for specialty brewed coffee.
• Initiated and set up website, logo, and app designs.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
St. Paul College – St. Paul, MN
• AA Automotive Technologies
ASE Certified Master Technician
Completed numerous Automotive Industry continuing education courses.