Dean Ostrowski

Background

About Dean Ostrowski

I am a results-oriented automotive management professional, with an very strong intrinsic drive to succeed. My journey in sales and business success started, about the age of 10 selling Christmas Cards. I answered an ad, received my sales kit and hit the pavement door to door. In my first selling year I earned a chemistry set, model rocket and $30 in cash, a big deal at that age. This continued and increased every year, they also became lawn mowing, snow shoveling customers and paper route customers, I needed 10 customers to start an Asbury Park Press Route. Eventualy I was throwing just under 100 Sunday papers. This success in my youth was done with the same basics I currently use. I was an above average student, played hockey, baseball, and some football. My Grade and Middle School years were spent in the Brick NJ Public Schools. High school was St. Joseph/Monsignor Donovan in Toms River. Went to college before joining the Navy, serving in both active duty and reserve duty for 7 years as a Seabee. I earned the position of senior military instructor and was on command staff at the age of 23 when deployed for Desert Shield/Storm. No matter what I treated everyone from the lowest ranking person to an Admiral with the same respect. We are all deserving of such people come first. For most of my life and career I was in my family floor business, it was great to partner and work daily with my first hero, my father. I have had many mentors and teachers. When I left the family business I went to work for the local Mercedes-Benz dealership and used skills learned for success in the car business. I became the F&I back up and sales manager. I started to complete my bachelors degree and MBA. Crossroads Automotive recruited me as a Sales Manger for their Luxury Stores, these were both sold to Berglund, recruited me. I stayed on with Berglund and was Later promoted GSM, moved to the Lynchburg Luxury Location to get it returned to profitability. How I do it is actually quite simple. It’s about the basics, mastering them, paying attention and being actively involved on a constant basis. Utilize systems and processes in all possible areas. Through hard work and practice I have developed the ability to think my way through a deal.A couple of sales people on my team said I was like a Jedi sales manager, when I did the TO the sale was closed. The other thing they knew was, they also had a customer for life. I believe in building business not just closing sales and doing business.