Rep. Darin LaHood from Springfield, IL decided to stopy by his constituent’s Aarons store on April 7th to say ‘hello’ and meet the staff. LaHood who represents Illinois’ 18th district is APRO board member’s and Aaron’s franchisee personal Congressman. LaHood dropped by unannounced during a meeting with the general managers allowing for the Congressman to meet with many of Reddy’s staff.
“He just came in to say ‘hello’,” remarks Reddy. “We talked a little politics then introduced himself to the staff. It was really nice.”
In accordance to APRO’s In-Store Legislative Conference, this meeting can be designated as the easiest meeting that has been scheduled since, apparently, Rep. LaHood scheduled it himself while driving by the store. Click here to see other photos from APRO members meeting their members of Congress at their stores.
Mike Lewis
Mike Lewis is a Premier Rental Purchase franchisee with multiple stores and currently serves as Vice President of Operations. With 33 years of experience in the rent-to-own industry, he has spent the past 20 years working closely with franchisee owners and previously spent 12 years in Corporate RTO, gaining a strong foundation in the business.
For the past five years, Mike has been sharing his knowledge by teaching managers and franchisees at the company’s Training Center.
Outside of work, he enjoys time with his family, kids, and grandkids, and appreciates the simple things in life – especially riding his Harley Davidson with the sun on his face. If you know, you know!
