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A new adventure
As your new editor, I'm ready to put the
pedal to the metal and help you succeed.
By Amanda Silliker, Editor
ASilliker@EndeavorB2B.com
I
t has certainly been a year
of change. The pandemic
changed the lives of many
people and forced us to reevaluate
everything, including
our jobs and commutes, what
friends and family are worthy
of being in our bubble, and
where we want to spend our
time in lockdown - and I was
no exception. My husband and
I had a baby, moved across the
country from a huge city to a
much smaller one, bought our
first home and - the cherry on
top - I started this new job.
I could not be more thrilled to join
Endeavor Business Media as the new
editor of Professional Distributor and
PTEN magazines. It truly is a dream for
me to marry my B2B magazine expertise
with my love of cars. Growing up,
my uncle was a stock car driver, and I
rarely missed a Saturday night race. I
loved the feeling of my feet vibrating in
the bleachers as the cars zoomed around
the track, cheering proudly as my uncle
did his victory lap with the checkered
flag (he had a trophy room he won so
much), and even scrubbing the soot off
my face when I got home - that's how
you know it's a good race.
Sometimes I would help my uncle
in his garage get ready for that week's
big race, handing him whatever tools
he needed. By day, my uncle was the
vice-president of service for a family of
car dealerships, and although he is now
retired, Sunday night dinners always
include some shop talk.
For the past seven years, I have been
the editor of a health and safety publication
where I covered the myriad of personal
protective equipment needed to
keep workers safe as well as how safety
professionals can excel in their jobs. I
have a true passion for ensuring the magazines
I edit bring value to the reader and
help you be the best you can be at your
jobs. I believe shop owners and technicians
are hard-working, passionate about
the work they do, and are always looking
for ways to work better. Similarly, I think
there is an opportunity to make PTEN
even better in meeting your needs. The
results of the 2021 Reader Study will
undoubtedly provide valuable insight,
but I also encourage you to reach out to
me directly with your ideas. How can we
improve? What topics do you want to see
covered? What is keeping you up at night
and how can we help address that?
I very much look forward to meeting
you all at upcoming shows and
industry events, as well as connecting
on social media. You can connect
with me on LinkedIn and follow me on
Twitter @amandasilliker.
I have already had the pleasure of
speaking with a few of you and I can tell
I will get along great with this down-toearth
group. I can't wait to go on this new
adventure with all of you.
PTEN EDITORIAL
ADVISORY BOARD
TECHNICIANS
JOHN HARRIS,
Brooks-Huff Goodyear, Timonium MD
ERIC MOORE,
DeMary Trucks, Columbus, OH
LOU FORT,
K.A.R.S. Inc., Huntingburg, IN
SHOP OWNERS
PHIL FOURNIER,
Phil's Auto Clinic, Hemet, CA
JD GOAD,
Goad's Body Shop, Lexington, VA
EDWIN HAZZARD,
Southeast Mobile Tech, Goose Creek, SC
BARRY HOYLAND,
VSSCA, Camarillo, CA
PETE RUDLOFF,
Pete's Garage Inc., Newark, DE
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
CHAD SCHLEY,
FACEBOOK
facebook.com/
ptenmagazine
TWITTER
@VehicleSrvcPros
LINKEDIN
linkedin.com/company/
professional-equipment-tool-news
INSTAGRAM
@ptenmagazine
YOUTUBE
youtube.com/user/
vehicleservicepros
Schley Products/SP Tools
JIM O'HARA,
Clore Automotive
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