Anticipating the Next 20 Years of Car Washing Trends

5/8/2023 - 9:30 - 10:30 AM

In this session, Ryan Essenburg will share a view into the future of how we will wash cars, and how we will own and operate car washes. Will driverless cars wash in warehouses overnight, or on the main street? Will private equity or independent owner-operators have an advantage? How will we wash vehicles from driverless cars to flying cars? This session will provide those answers.

A pioneer in the Car Wash industry, Ryan Essenburg is the President and Chief Innovation Officer at Tommy’s Express Car Wash and Tommy Car Wash Systems. He started his career following his father’s footsteps by working in the family business at Quality Car Wash before starting Tommy’s Express Car Wash franchise. Driven by a mission to enrich lives, add value, and serve communities, Ryan is best known for inspiring partners to become the best car wash operators they can be.

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