“On Your Own” Wash Tour

The Car Wash Operators of New Jersey (CWONJ), this year’s host association, welcomes attendees to stop at some convenient sites along the Garden State Parkway en route to the 2024 Northeast Regional Carwash Convention (NRCC).

Exit 148, Robinhood Car Wash *owner Richie Boudakian
23-29 Conger St., Bloomfield

Exit 145, Supreme Car Wash *owner Richie Boudakian
800 Raymond Blvd., Newark

Exit 136, Team Express Roselle *owner Tom Fuller
155 E. St. Georges Ave., Roselle

Exit 123, Posh Car Wash *owner Stu Markowitz
932 Route 9 South, South Amboy

Exit 117, Team Express Hazlet & owner Tom Fuller
2800 Rt. 35, Hazlet

Exit 102, Asbury Circle Car Wash *owner Dino Nicoletta
707 Rt. 35 North, Neptune *Located on the Asbury Circle

Exit 89, Express Auto Spa of Lakewood *owner Mark Tarnofsky
1367 Hwy 70, Lakewood

Exit 63, Magic Wash *Owner Doug Rieck
578 Mill Creek Road, Manahawkin

33^rd NRCC Breaks Records!

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — The 33^rd Northeast Regional Carwash Convention (NRCC), October 2-4, at the Atlantic City Convention Center surpassed its 2022 booth count with 386 exhibits and beat its highest attendee number set in 2019 with 1921 combined attendees and exhibitors, according to Heather Courtney, NRCC Show Coordinator. “To say I’m thrilled would be an understatement,” said Courtney, who is in her seventh year managing the event. “We spent more money promoting the show and have elevated our educational track significantly over the last several years. The NRCC had outstanding education, a huge show floor and is cost-effective for operators as well as vendors and all of that combined is a great value to all.” read more ….

About 2024 NRCC Keynote Speaker Will Guidara

Will Guidara is the author of the national bestseller “UNREASONABLE HOSPITALITY,” which chronicles the lessons in service and leadership he has learned over the course of his career in restaurants.

He is the co-owner of Make It Nice, a hospitality group that currently includes Eleven Madison Park, the NoMad restaurants and Made Nice in New York City. He has been immersed in the restaurant industry since the age of 13 and hails from Sleepy Hollow, NY.

While running Eleven Madison Park, Guidara discovered the remarkable power of giving people more than they expect, and used this idea of Unreasonable Hospitality to turn a struggling two-star brasserie into the #1 restaurant in the world. This radical reinvention was a true partnership between the kitchen and the dining room, creating memorable, over-the-top, bespoke hospitality. Exactly what you want to give your carwash customers!!!

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Service is a Superpower: Lessons Learned in a Magic Kingdom

Louie Gravance is a customer service guru and former training designer for Walt Disney World. In his Wednesday seminar he will tell us that the delivery of excellent customer service is transformational; not just for the recipient but for the provider. He will also show us how that can translate into your daily carwash operations. Known as the guy who can make the Disney service concept work outside of Disney, you won’t want to miss what Louie has to share and take that knowledge back to your wash!