This year my oldest daughter turned 13 and I’ve found myself thinking that it’s just not possible that I am a parent of a teenager. It certainly wasn’t that long ago that I drove our Honda Civic home at a snail’s pace to safely transport a tiny human who was less than 72 hours old.

It was that long ago.

As we put this issue of CAR WASH Magazine™ to bed, I’m having a similar experience. This marks the 10-year anniversary of the very first issue in the Fall of 2011. It certainly wasn’t that long ago that ICA sent a 52-page publication out to members across the globe with the goal of becoming the preferred source of information for car wash business leaders.

It was that long ago.

I’d like to think that we’ve accomplished that audacious goal from the beginning – to become the preferred source of information for car wash business leaders. But that doesn’t mean we get to put it in neutral.

Like the industry has transformed over the last decade and like it will continue to rapidly change, CAR WASH Magazine will continue to evolve. It certainly wasn’t that long ago that a print publication was enough to satiate the need for car wash stories, ideas and inspiration to make us all better business owners.
It was that long ago.

Today’s publication still mails out in a beautifully designed print format, but you can also take in the stories in digital format at carwashmagazine.com. Plus, we’ve added our podcast, CAR WASH The Podcast™ and our live streaming video program CAR WASH Magazine Live™ to the mix of ways you can get the ideas and inspiration you need to be more successful in your business.

We’re constantly working on new ways to tell and deliver the great car wash stories to you and I’m excited about where we’re headed. Just wait until you see what we’ve got in store for you at The Car Wash Show™ 2021 in Las Vegas, Nov. 15-17. It certainly wasn’t that long ago that thousands of car wash professionals came together at the largest car wash gathering on the planet.

It was that long ago.