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Background Information History Bob Carlton worked for his uncle, Mel, in a muffler shop in their hometown of Chickasaw, Alabama when he was young. He tried his first time driving and found out that he was not talented at it. Instead, he was good at making the engines. Thus, his uncle gave him a corner of the shop to develop his interest: auto parts. He then outgrew and had his own racing-team clientele. With the phenomenal boom in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), he never lacked a business. He even had a long waiting list of customers. Then, he founded OptiMotors, a midsize auto parts manufacturer. Development Roland, the accountant of OptiMotors, suggested Bob take the vacant space across the town to increase their capacity so as to maximize the profits. Roland introduced some â€Å"angels† – investors to Bob and they persuaded Bob that the company had to invest in high-powered sales leadership. 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