Easy Additions to Your Bottom Line

Company: Culligan, Terre Haute, IN & Culligan, Lima, OH

Presenters: Donna Bruner & Kathy Sutton

Donna Bruner is President of MB Water, Inc. and operates the Culligan dealership in Terre Haute, Indiana. She began her career with Culligan in 1999 and previously spent 16 years in the retail apparel industry. She has a B.A. in Environmental Science from The University of Colorado and an M.A. from Indiana State University. Donna is a member of the DAC Marketing Sub-Committee and board member of the Tri-State Dealers Association. She has two children, Adam & Vanessa, and a grandson Colton.

Kathy Sutton is a partner and general manager of The Good Water Company of Lima, Ohio. She started working for Culligan of Findlay in 1979. In 1997, Kathy and her new partners started up the Lima store in response to the US Filter episode. They were later able to obtained the original dealership in Lima. In 2001, she and her partners acquired the Findlay franchise where Kathy began her Culligan career making $3.00 per hour. It was a sweet day… She is past president of the Tri-State Culligan Dealers Association. Kathy has two children, Amy who is teaching in South Korea on a Fulbright Scholarship and Tom who attends Ohio University. Kathy lives happily with her husband Rick in rural Ohio City.

Workshop Topic:

Kathy & Donna will present real world, but often neglected, ideas to improve your bottom line.  They will address monthly expense tactics, inventory control tips, payroll issues, office system savings, investment tools that actually help you save money and much more. Learn a few new tactics or simply refresh your current activity with some great tips.  In recessionary periods it is essential to cut costs and manage revenue streams.  You will go home with several ideas to implement in your dealerships that will truly make a difference $$$.