Gender Male
Glenn Mitchell loved lists, and this love of lists gave impetus to the transformation of the automotive industry. The parts manager of a car dealership in post-World War II San Diego, Mitchell created extensive lists of automobile parts numbers, prices and descriptions to aide his parts counterman in looking up parts for body shops.
As knowledge
of these lists spread by word of mouth, Mitchell began receiving calls from other car dealers, body shop technicians and even insurance adjusters, requesting his specific and well-documented information. That is when Mitchell had a breakthrough idea that has since resulted in the employment of thousands of people and made life easier and more productive for a countless number of our clients and partners. What, precisely, was his innovation? Glenn Mitchell realized that his informational lists were a valuable asset that could benefit the automotive industry on a large scale.
