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Rent to own Audio & Podcasts: APRO Board Member Dave Edwards

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APRO Board member Dave Edwards is president and COO of SEI Aaron's, the largest Aaron's franchise in the country.

Edwards, who is also the president of the New York State Rental Dealers Association, recently took the helm as chairman of the APRO State Associations Committee, succeeding "Tiger" John Cleek after Cleek was elected APRO President this August.

Edwards is currently serving his second year on the APRO board and was in Austin this week for the APRO Board of Directors fall meeting.

In this exclusive podcast, Edwards explains his take on "putting a personal face on rent-to-own" through his work with the NYSRDA -- the first state association to promote and organize the "Computers For Kidz" program at a state level. The program has since been adopted as a national initiative by the APRO Board.

"What it really boils down to in our industry is the people that you have and the relationships you build with the customer," Edwards said. "The stock market may go up or down and it doesn't really affect us. What does affect us is the way you treat that customer when they walk through the door and making sure you treat them with a huge amount of respect."

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The Year of the Tiger
by Kristen Card

According to Chinese astrology, the Year of the Tiger begins in February 2010. Tiger John Cleek is making the most of it as he winds down his two-year term as APRO’s president. He reflects on personal and industry-wide accomplishments and the love of family that sustains him.

Following the Leaders

In the 30-year history of the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations, 17 rental dealers have served as president. To mark APRO’s special anniversary, 15 of these leaders share their experiences in helping to shape the rent-to-own industry.

The Keep Rate Conundrum
by Ed Winn III

Calculating keep rate does not seem to improve the rent-to-own business in any discernible way—and yet this calculation, beyond all the others, has had enormous legal and political implications for rent-to-own almost since its inception.

Vendor Spotlight: What's in a Name?
by Neil Ferguson

These three departed rent-to-own vendors--Joe Eason, Tom Kitchens and Norm Smith--live on, their names indelibly linked to key industry events and honors.

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