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APRO's Exclusive Rent-to-own Audio and Podcasts
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Rent to own Audio & Podcasts: Gary Romine, Show Me Rent To Own
Gary Romine is a past president of the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations and a current board member of the Missouri Rental Dealers Association.
Romine opened his first Show Me Rent-To-Own in 1988 and now runs nine stores in Missouri. His passion for politics led to positions as chief of staff for Missouri Senators Kevin Engler and Bill Alter. He most recently served as campaign manager/comptroller in Missouri Senator Michael Gibbons' recent bid for state attorney general. Listen as Romine discusses a current state bill that would affect the definition of "stolen" leased property and the importance of protecting the rent-to-own transaction on the federal level. A former school teacher, education runs in Romine's blood. That's why he's pleased with MRDA's decision to take its Heartland trade show in the direction of education and training via a three hour "vendor training" session on the final day of the show. The MRDA Board unanimously approved the measure at its meeting Wednesday. "We've always worked hard on the trade show part but with all the new electronics and new appliances, we need to be more technologically inclined on how to deal with these new products," Romine said. "Education and training are key. You've got to know what you're doing to be able to serve the customer effectively." | ||||
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APRO 2010 Convention
and Trade Show
July 19-22 Louisville, KY
2010 Convention Attendee Survey 2010 Convention Exhibitor Survey
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RTOHQ: The Magazine
RTOHQ: The Magazine is the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations' award-winning rent-to-own industry magazine, and it's available here. | |||
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Click the links below to download each article as a PDF
Complete issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine | May-June 2010
The Opportunity to Serve As his term draws to a close, APRO President Tiger John Cleek reflects upon two years of achievements, challenges and ceaseless legislative pursuits
Ed Winn III: The Wizard of RTO This year, APRO's general counsel and one of the association's founders marks 30 years on the job. Although he prefers to stay behind the curtain, Ed Winn III-—known for telling it like it is-—finally agrees to tell his own story.
Rent-A-Center vs. The Supreme Court In a rare case involving a rent-to-own business, the nation's highest court addresses who decides whether an arbitration agreement is enforceable or not.
APRO Education 2010: Learning in Louisville Get your head in gear when you head to Louisville for this year's Rental Roundtables and seminars held during APRO's 2010 Convention and Trade Show.
Hearing is Believing APRO's 2010 keynote speaker and founder of ContactPoint, a customer service and sales training company, reveals a major tool to help increase your customer base: the telephone.
2010 APRO Board of Directors Candidates 2010 APRO Board of Directors Candidates The time is again at hand for the membership to select its leaders. Here is your slate of eight.
Vendor Spotlight: Bill French, O’Rourke Sales Co. The start of his career might have been a fluke, but Bill French's success since then is no fluke at all.
Cover photograph by George Brainard
See the current issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine... [PDF format] [HTML format]
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