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Mike's "Sticky" Situation

Confession No. 57 · with Mbie Dowd and Tonnika Haynes · November 7, 2025 · 47 min.

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Meet the future leadership of the Automotive Service and Tire Alliance: Mbie Dowd and Tonnika Haynes. Mbie tells the story of how she got to where she is today, and why she has a passion for selling tires. Tonnika talks about her recent struggle of to letting go of micromanagement in her shop, and boy oh boy, did Mike have a confession to share. Wow. Just wow.

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