The industry mourns the passing of Thomas R. Garrett, 81 of Beaufort on Friday, September 9, 2016 at the Medical University of South Carolina due to complications related to a heart condition. Tom Garrett was a businessman who started a One Hour Martinizing in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1968. He added locations in Beaufort and […]
Author: Ellen Tuchman Rothmann
Ellen Rothmann has 30 years of experience in sales and marketing and utilizes these skills to support and facilitate seminars for Tuchman Advisory Group (TAG). Prior to her role with TAG, she was VP of Operations for Richard Wolffer’s Auctions that specialized in sports and entertainment memorabilia. As an Account Manager for K101 – a San Francisco Bay Area radio station – she worked with small businesses to build unique and profitable advertising and promotional campaigns for her clients. Growing up in the dry cleaning business, Ellen worked in numerous capacities at Tuchman Cleaners. She also held sales positions at Apparelmaster and Tuchman Cleaner’s Home Carpet and Drapery businesses. Rothmann earned her B.A. in Marketing from Indiana University. She lives in San Francisco with her husband John, they have two sons For more information contact Ellen Tuchman Rothmann, President, Tuchman Advisory Group. e-mail: ellenrothmann@yahoo.com
All In The Family: Part 2
Paul Billoni, President of Colvin Cleaners in Buffalo, New York recounts the romance that sparked the beginning of Colvin Cleaners. “My Uncle Phil was a tailor and my Aunt Angeline was a silk finisher. They met while working at the same dry cleaning business, fell in love, got married and in 1931 opened their own […]
All In The Family: Part 1
Back when the average price to clean a two-piece suit was $1.50, my father Sid Tuchman had weekly “take my daughters and son to work” days. He proved himself to be ahead of his time as this practice is commonplace in today’s world. I hope this two-part series will put a smile on your face […]