Ride-in-Style Podcast: Episode 38 Sara Morosan of LGE-CTS Motorsport
- 00:00 – Introduction and Welcome
- 01:09 – Sara Morosan – SEMA Person of the Year
- 02:29 – Why Volunteer? The Value of Industry Involvement
- 04:25 – Sara’s Background – Growing Up in the Family Business
- 07:18 – The Insurance Adjuster Dream and Business Proposal at 18
- 09:40 – Years of Volunteering with SEMA
- 10:17 – What is SEMA Cares?
- 13:20 – How to Donate to SEMA Cares
- 15:19 – What Does LGE-CTS Do?
- 17:31 – Business Plans and Future Growth Strategy
- 20:30 – Work-Life Balance and Keeping Things Personal
- 24:33 – Advice for People Entering the Industry
- 28:11 – How to Connect with Sara and LGE-CTS
Building Legacy and Leading with Purpose: A Conversation with Sara Morosan of LGE-CTS Motorsports
Few people in the automotive aftermarket embody passion, perseverance, and community quite like Sara Morosan. As co-owner of LGE-CTS Motorsports, a second-generation family business in Southern California, and the 2021 SEMA Person of the Year, Morosan has spent her career blending craftsmanship with purpose—building both custom trucks and stronger industry connections.
From Family Shop to Industry Fixture
Morosan’s story begins in 1982, when her parents, Louis and Geraldine, opened an auto body shop in Southern California. The business gained early recognition for painting SEMA project vehicles for brands such as Fabtech, Dixie Peake, and Mickey Thompson—often trading work for parts rather than payment.
Those leftover parts inspired a teenage Morosan to start something new. “When I was 16, I noticed all these parts sitting upstairs,” she recalled. “My dad said, ‘We don’t sell them.’ So I built a website—customtruckshop.com—and started selling them online and at truck shows.”
By 18, she had written her first business plan. By 21, she had her own 6,000-square-foot shop. In 2011, the family merged the body shop and accessory business, forming the now well-known LGE-CTS Motorsports—short for Louis and Geraldine Enterprises – Custom Truck Shop.
Building for Brands and the Community
Today, LGE-CTS handles everything from lift kits, wheels, and tires to fleet outfitting for firefighting and utility companies across California. The team’s project builds have become a fixture at major shows and OEM programs, including collaborations with Ford, Kia, Nissan, and eBay Motors.
Among the highlights: building Jay Leno’s Bronco for Ford’s Bronco launch campaign. “That was such a fun project,” she said. “We get to work with amazing marketing teams and bring these concepts to life.”
While the show builds draw attention, Morosan takes equal pride in the less glamorous work. “Our fleet projects might not be flashy, but they keep communities running—especially during fire season here in California.”
The Heart Behind the Industry: Volunteering with SEMA
Morosan’s influence extends far beyond her shop. She has served in multiple volunteer roles within SEMA, including the Truck & Off-Road Alliance (TORA), the SEMA Businesswomen’s Network (SBN), and the SEMA Cares Committee, which supports children’s charities like Victory Junction, Childhelp, and the Austin Hatcher Foundation.
Her service earned her one of the industry’s top honors: SEMA Person of the Year in 2021.
“Volunteering changed everything for me,” she said. “If I hadn’t gotten involved, I’d still be a small shop seeing the same people once a year. Now I have a network of friends across the industry I can call anytime.”
Through SEMA Cares, Morosan has seen firsthand the difference the aftermarket can make. “At Austin Hatcher, kids recovering from cancer re-learn motor skills by assembling engine blocks,” she explained. “It connects healing with the automotive passion we all share. Once you see that, you can’t help but want to do more.”
To learn more or donate, visit sema.org/sema-cares.
Rebuilding and Redefining Success
Like many businesses, LGE-CTS faced a turning point during the pandemic. “In 2020, the body-shop side shut down, but the accessories side exploded—and we weren’t ready for that kind of growth,” Morosan said.
She was also juggling multiple ventures: Baja Forged, an off-road product line, and OLAF, an overlanding events brand. “It was too much,” she admitted. “I decided to step away from the others and focus on rebuilding LGE-CTS.”
Today, Morosan is rethinking what success means. “I’m asking myself if I want to grow into a big facility again or keep it small and manageable,” she said. “It’s about balance. Do I want 25 employees again—or do I want a simpler setup that lets me stay connected with customers and enjoy life?”
Her reflection is relatable for many in the aftermarket. “Bigger doesn’t always mean better,” she said. “It’s about what makes you happy and what kind of company you want to run.”
Passion and Personal Connection
Despite the scale of her projects, Morosan’s favorite part of the job is still the people. “I love my customers,” she said. “We’ve built trucks for one family across three generations. When their son came in to build his own, he said it was always his dream to have a truck built by us, just like his dad’s.”
That personal connection drives every decision. “On our website, I told my team I didn’t want it to look corporate—I wanted it to feel personal,” she explained. “I want people to know they can actually talk to us. That’s what matters most.”
Advice for the Next Generation
Her message to newcomers is clear: get involved and stay connected.
“SEMA isn’t just a trade show,” Morosan said. “The councils and task forces are where the real learning happens.”
She credits her network of industry peers for helping her navigate challenges and find perspective. “We all deal with the same issues—employees, family, business pressures. Having others who understand makes a huge difference.”
For anyone building a career in the aftermarket, her advice is simple:
“Find people who share your passion, and don’t let anyone talk you out of doing what you love.”
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Ride-in-Style Podcast: Episode 38 Sara Morosan of LGE-CTS Motorsport
Jesse Stoddard: Hey, welcome to another episode of the Ride and Style podcast today. Our special guest is Sara Morosan [00:01:00] from L-G-E-C-T-S Motorsports.
Hi Sara. Thanks for being here today.
Sara Morosan: Hello. Thank you guys. Glad to be here.
Josh Poulson: Sara, you won SEMA person of the year in 2021, right? Yeah. Okay. Mm-hmm. Because what I, I, because I remember, yeah, because you were, you were, I
Sara Morosan: Like you were 22, right?
Josh Poulson: I was 22. You were 21, which also I thought for sure. I mean, so well deserved for you?
Not for me, but definitely not for Kobe.
Sara Morosan: Oh.
Josh Poulson: Maybe Ian, but let’s face it, ever since you, it’s just gone like this. Okay.
Sara Morosan: Shut up.
Josh Poulson: So we gotta figure that out. But who was it be before? Who won before you? Was that the COVID year that nobody won or did they
Sara Morosan: No, it was Miles Covax won it.
Josh Poulson: Oh, that’s right.
Sara Morosan: Take care of COVID. Yeah, so.
Josh Poulson: Oh, that’s horrible to win and nobody there.
Sara Morosan: Right?
Josh Poulson: Oh yeah. Okay, gotcha. That’s awesome. So. You have been so involved. I mean, the way we know each other is through [00:02:00] SEMA and everything like that. And I, we wanna hear, but before we get into your, your actual paying career, um, I mean, what it, you are like the volunteer of volunteers.
You’ve done SBN, you’ve done SEMA Cares, you’ve chaired both, doing all these things. I mean, and you’re pro, you’re on all the, I’m sure you’re on all the secret society task forces and everything like that. They’re roping you in on everything. Why do you do it and what are you getting out of it?
Sara Morosan: Um, so I was already volunteering, um, before I got involved with like SEMA stuff and um, Mike Olas, the one that told me, he was like, you should start volunteering with SEMA, like the councils and stuff.
And I was like, man, I don’t really know if this is like. How this is gonna help me or what this is gonna do. Um, but I decided to sign to run for Torah and I got on. So it was kind of cool just going in [00:03:00] and seeing. But honestly, like, um, when I started volunteering, I started, I loved the relationships that I was making with all the people in the industry.
And one of the big things I always tell people, like, if I didn’t volunteer, I would still just be this small shop. You know, and I would just see the people I see at SEMA once a year and I wouldn’t have like this whole network of people that I can call on, that I can, you know, be a, like, have friendships with or just whatever it is.
And I don’t know, volunteering for me, like it’s always been instilled in my family and always to like give back to people. And for me it’s like if I’m gonna give back, I might as well give back in the area that I’m passionate about. So. Usually that’s for me is like, you know, children’s stuff or, um, inspiring people to go out there and do what they love.
So, I don’t know. I like volunteering because of that. When it’s [00:04:00] things. Other than that, it does get challenging, but I like it.
Jesse Stoddard: Josh, we might have lost your audio there, or you’re, maybe you’re on mute. Something happened while Josh is doing that. Sara, I would like to ask a question if that’s okay?
Sara Morosan: Of course.
Jesse Stoddard: Um, ’cause we haven’t met before and I would love to know more about your, your history. Like how did you get started in automotive?
How did you get going in this whole world? And you, sec said, you said you’re second generation. So tell us a little bit more about that.
Sara Morosan: Yeah, so my parents started in autobody shop in, uh, 1982. And then, um, in, they used to paint a lot of the SEMA vehicles, um, for. So like, they would do like all of like fab techs trucks and um, a lot of the stuff for like Dixie P and um, I think Mickey Thompson.
And so there was all these different brands that they would paint these trucks for and [00:05:00] they would, you know, back then it was like everything was free. It was trade. Like you didn’t get paid to do the job. So everyone would send my dad cart. Um, like, oh, these are our number one selling kit, but my dad didn’t actually sell parts.
So when I was 16 and I was already working at the shop, answering phones and, you know, doing all the standard stuff, hire your 16, 15, and 16-year-old to do. Right. Um, and I told my dad one day, I was like, who’s selling all these parts upstairs? Like all this inventory that’s up there? And he was like, oh, we don’t sell ’em.
It’s just up there. Um, and I said. Well, I’m gonna start a website and start selling ’em. So I came up with custom truck shop com and I put all the parts on there and then I started going to all the, um, mini truck shows and, um, swap meets and just anything I could on the weekends. ’cause he said anything I sold, I can keep 50% of it.
Um, so I just did that for two [00:06:00] years and then. I decided to go work for another autobody shop ’cause I wanted to be an adjust a shrimp adjuster, is what I thought I wanted to be. I did that for six months. So.
Josh Poulson: How does a person wake up one day and go, I want to be an insurance adjuster. I mean like, I want to be a pilot or a firefighter, but here’s Sara dreaming.
I wanna be an insurance adjuster.
I wanna see wrecked cars and I wanna tell ’em how much it’s gonna cost.
Sara Morosan: Right. And fight with body shops.
Josh Poulson: Yes.
Sara Morosan: Um, honestly, I think it. I was sitting at at the shop all the time since I was, you know, well my whole life. But I would see all these different people come into my shop and I’m like, you guys just get to drive around all day and then like write up estimates and that’s it.
Like, I just thought it sounded like such a like. Easy job, but at the same time, like
Josh Poulson: I get that.
Sara Morosan: They gotta go out and drive around. [00:07:00] I didn’t also know about traffic and all that other stuff. So.
Josh Poulson: You’re like, I see this guy, he always has a coffee and a, and a and a phone and a tablet and, and just writing stuff down.
That sounds like a pretty good job. I get that. Okay.
Sara Morosan: Yeah. So, uh, but
then I realized, I was like, yeah, I do not want to do this. Um, so I lasted like. Six months doing that. And um, I went back to my parents and I said, um, actually I wrote ’em a business proposal.
Josh Poulson: How old are you?
Speaker 6: You’re like 18 at this point.
Sara Morosan: I was, yeah, I was 18, almost 19.
And um, so I wrote a business proposal and I asked my parents, um, if I could start a shop. Um, and my dad said, I’ll give you a bay. So you can do installs and I’ll give you a portion of the lobby so you can put parts in here. And I was like, awesome. [00:08:00] And then, uh, in 20, I’m sorry, in oh one when I was 21, um, one of my dad’s, uh, one of the buildings in the complex, ’cause my parents owned the complex, was one of the guys was moving out and it was a 6,000 square foot shop.
And I asked my parents. I have the shop and again, sent them a thing about here’s my projections, this is what I wanna do, blah, blah, blah. So I got that shop and we were in that shop for 11 years or so. Yeah, about that. And then, um. My parents, my sister started doing the body shop stuff because she was pregnant and she used to be a CNC um, machinist.
And when she was pregnant, she couldn’t be around the machines, um, ’cause of the noise and the oil. So then she started working for the autobody shop and then my parents came over to my shop and then in two thou in 20, I’m sorry. 2011, we combined our shop. So [00:09:00] that’s why we now have the really long name L-G-E-C-T-S Motorsports with the LNG Enterprise, the Body Shop, and cts is Custom Truck Shop, my original name.
So. That’s how I got into
Josh Poulson: it.
Some truck shop.com. Jesse, don’t you wish you would’ve thought of that? URL. 20 years, 30 or 40 years ago.
Jesse Stoddard: Oh yeah. Oh yeah. That’s great.
Josh Poulson: That’s a great.
Sara Morosan: Well, you had to, there was no search engines, so you had to find something like what would people type in?
Josh Poulson: Yeah.
Sara Morosan: And come to your website because we didn’t have Google.
Josh Poulson: Yeah.
Sara Morosan: So.
Jesse Stoddard: Wow.
Sara Morosan: Yeah.
Jesse Stoddard: That’s awesome. So, uh, Josh, did you have another question you were gonna ask earlier about the volunteering thing?
Josh Poulson: Well, I, I How many years total do you have in volunteering? How long
were you on torah?
Sara Morosan: So I was on Torah six years. Okay. And then, um, I termed out of there and then went to SBN.
So I’ll be immediate past here, come this July. Um, but I’ve been volunteering [00:10:00] with SEMA cares longer than anything. But SEMA Cares didn’t come official. Um, you know, beforehand. I mean, it’s been around forever, but I’ve been volunteering with SEMA Cares probably since, uh, 2008, I think.
Josh Poulson: Wow. 2000. So, te tell people if, if they’re listening to this and they don’t know exactly what SEMA Cares is, um, yeah.
‘Cause nobody cares about Torah, but, um, oh crap. I’m gonna get a text from Reasoner. I know it, but. Tell everybody what SEMA Cares does and why it’s so important.
Sara Morosan: Yeah, so SEMA Cares is the, um, portion of SEMA where we give back and it’s, we get to work with children’s charities and we work with three very specific children’s charities, which is, um, victory Junction, uh, child Health and Austin Hatcher.
And the reason, um, and everything kind of has, we wanna make sure it still has some type [00:11:00] of like automotive tie, um, for us. But the main reason, like SEMA cares is, I don’t know, it’s, it’s really hard to explain people even when they volunteer. But I’m like, until you actually go to, um, the charities and you see what these.
Kids are and what we’re doing for them. Like, it’s so hard not to like, wanna volunteer and do more for them. But, um, so like Austin Hatcher, they build a car every year, um, and they’re for kids that have cancer. But one of like the really cool portions of like Austin Hatcher, like yes, they’re taking care of the kid that have cancer, which is major.
They’re also looking at their siblings that like a lot of times when kids have cancer, the parents are spending so much time with the kid that is six that the siblings don’t really, um, get that much attention. So Austin Natural has a program where like they work with like the siblings and, [00:12:00] um, making sure that they’re still getting recognized and so they build cars every year for the SEMA show.
And then that car gets auctioned off and then that money comes back to Austin Hatcher. So it helps those kids feel like they’re. Building something. So they have a community, but now they’re also doing something that’s helping raising money for their siblings to also get better as well. So like that part’s like super cool and they, a lot of the kids after they’re, they’re finished with like all their brain cancer treatment or their cancer treatment, they have to figure out the motor skills and functionality.
So they actually literally have engine blocks, like on stands at the um. Uh, at the charity and it helps the kids by reassembling the motors, get their motor, like all their motor skills back, but motor skills.
Josh Poulson: I love it.
Sara Morosan: Yeah, right. So it’s kind of cool that like how everything just kind of like ties in and they have like, um, the race car simulators there and um, so [00:13:00] it’s all these different functions that they do, but it all kind of ties into automotive, but it’s just really great to kind of just see like how excited these kids are and.
Even though the things that they’re going through, there’s something that still brings joy to them, right? So I think that’s why we get so excited about being part of it.
Josh Poulson: And you guys do such a phenomenal job. It’s a, it’s an honor to donate to that every year and or ongoing, and I know it’s sometimes tough to get the word out there.
If people do wanna donate, is it sema cares.com? They can just go right on there and donate, right?
Sara Morosan: Um, so it’s SEMA Cares do well, it’s sema.org/semacares.
Josh Poulson: Okay.
Sara Morosan: Um, yes, and they can go on there anytime of the year and donate. We also have like celebrity cars that we have signed, which are these like little Pinewood cards that up, you can buy those throughout the year.
Um, we have a couple of different things that we have going on throughout the year that you can [00:14:00] purchase as well, but. We’re always trying to look for, you know, people to partner with. Like we, the Detailers Association, like they raise a whole bunch of money for SEMA Care, which is awesome. We’ve had at SEMA last year, um, we had a group that like, you know, they’ve.
Um, built, I think it was Ruckuses and rode those to, uh, SEMA. So it’s like just all the different little things that just brings awareness to SEMA Cares is amazing. But yes, you can donate, um, every single day. Right now we are in the middle of, uh, rates are Pinewood Derby cars or races. Um, that’ll be at the gala.
So we have what we call the Industry Cup challenge. Where we race against other people in the industry, um, which brings in the most money that we do, um, throughout the year. So those are a thousand dollars a piece. And then, um, or you can buy individual cars, which is build it for me car, where that car gets sent to a child at one of the charities.
They get to [00:15:00] paint a car and then they get to paint two cars. One gets sent back for you at the, um, gala, and then one they get to keep and raise. Um, wherever they’re at. So it’s a pretty cool, um, program. The kids love it. They get excited about it every year. Um, and those are coming up in July, so.
Jesse Stoddard: Awesome.
Sara, for people that don’t know you or anything about the company, tell us a little bit about you guys. What, where does the name LGE-CTS, what does that even stand for? Where does that come from and what do you guys do like, just for brand new people and beginners?
Sara Morosan: Um, so LGE is LNG Enterprises, which is Louis is my dad, and my mom is Geraldine.
So it’s their initials, um, basic. Yep. And then CTS is our custom truck shop. And um, like I said, we combined those in 2011. Um, so we do anything like it. I don’t know, I’m like trying to, I always try to make it. Bring it [00:16:00] down a little bit more, but, um, you know, we’re standard accessor shop. We do, you know, lift kits, wheels, tires, standard bed lifts, running boards.
Um, and we do a ton of fleet work is probably like our big thing. Um, which like we have a couple of, uh, like helicopter companies that we deal with for fires because in California. We have a lot of fires. Um, so unfortunately we have, we have vehicles that we outfit all the time constantly for the helicopter companies.
Um, so that’s probably one of our biggest things. Um, but it’s also not the pretty thing, so I probably don’t talk about it as much. Um, but other than that, like we build a lot of, um, like SEMA builds and, uh, building vehicles. So like last year we did a bunch of builds for eBay motors. And um, so it’s fun. We get to do lots of project vehicles.
We get to work with tons of marketing teams. Um, we build vehicles for [00:17:00] like Ford Motor Company, Kia, Nissan, um, and like I said, eBay Motors. There’s like tons of different brands that we build for. And you did
Jesse Stoddard: Jay Leno’s Bronco, right? Jay Lenos Bronco at some point?
Sara Morosan: Yeah, we did Jay Lenos Bronco, and that was through Ford Motor Company for the launch of the Bronco.
Um, but yeah, we built Jay Lenos Bronco. Which was a ton of fun. Um, but yeah, so we built lots of anything and everything, so.
Josh Poulson: That sounds exhausting. I just wanna be an assurance adjuster because that sounds like so much work. I just am overwhelmed with how much you guys do and, ’cause I know you got, and you guys are in Southern California.
Sara Morosan: Yes.
Josh Poulson: Right. So, uh, check out, check ’em out. LGE-CTS what, uh, what’s. Where do you see the trend going? What do you, what are what’s, I mean, listen, you, at 16 you were writing business plans. What’s your business plan for the next five, 10 years? [00:18:00] Unless, unless it’s a secret, because you don’t want Jesse opening up a shop in, in Southern California, but what’s your business plan?
Where do you, where do you think the growth?
Sara Morosan: Um, so I don’t know if, um.
Josh Poulson: You don’t have to say anything private.
Sara Morosan: No, it’s not like, it’s not really private. For me, um, we, we, like in 2020, um, Amol, you wanna talk about challenges? That was our challenge in 2020. We, our body shop side of things just basically shut down.
Um, but then the truck accessory side, um, of things started to grow and we really weren’t prepared for that. Right? So, um, there was a lot of moving pieces. And right now my goal is just kind of to like, I’ve just been rebuilding the company. Um, we had started Baja Forged in the middle of COVID or right before [00:19:00] COVID.
Um, and that started taking off, but I told my sister two years ago, I was like, I can’t keep doing Baja Forged LGE-CTS. And then I was doing Olaf as well. Um. Which is our Overland events company. And I would just, it was too much and I couldn’t focus on like one thing. Um, so I decided to remove myself from the two other companies and focus mainly on ld.
So right now I’m literally rebuilding the company. And it’s funny because it’s something I’ve been struggling with, like literally been having this conversation all week. Um, if I want multiple stores or if I just wanna build. Um, you know, we were 28,000 square feet and I’m like, do I wanna go back into a 28,000 square feet building and go back to the 25 employees?
Um, or do I wanna keep it small and just really focus on this? So I actually don’t have an answer to that right now, um, because [00:20:00] I’m kind of in the middle of regrouping and I don’t know if it’s like, because I’m like, you know, in my forties now and I’m like, do I really want to take. All of this on, and I feel like I’m at a point in my life where I can make that decision where, you know, like it is, it’s like you’re so busy in work and it’s overwhelming, and I’m like, do I want all that or am I like good enough to be like.
This is all I need and it’s not as stressful. So I’m kind of in the middle of that, and I don’t know if any of that
Josh Poulson: You know what,
and no, I, I, I love it. You know what? Because there’s so many people out there that are thinking exactly what you’re thinking it is, and whether it’s in the auto industry or other industries.
I mean, I’ve even been at that point, I, when people ask me that question, I always say, listen, you know, it’s, you could, you can say, oh, if I have a bigger company, I make more money. It’s not even true. You make, right? Yeah. You have bigger bills, so it’s what can you manage and have a good [00:21:00] work life balance and make you happy because you could have 30 employees, but then you got 30 problems.
Sara Morosan: Right.
Josh Poulson: Um, mm-hmm. You know, Jesse’s got his business marketing, he’s got multiple employees. It’s, it’s not always cut up what is, but do what makes you happy, truly happy, and allows you, if what’s most important to you is, is some time off. Is going over landing important? Is going on a vacation, you know, or is it, I just love building something and making something for people, you know, whatever it is, that’s the right answer.
Uh, I’m a big proponent of keeping things smaller. Now I say that and we closed on auto action last week and I inherited, you know, 46 employees, and I’m like, oh, great. You know, but, but I’m a big believer in if I, I told people a long time ago if I were to s. Start a hundred percent over and I could just to have a one or two man operation, I would do it in a second now that I’ve been on the other side. Um.
Sara Morosan: Yeah.
Josh Poulson: But, but that’s just [00:22:00] me. Some people are not like that. Some people are like, I gotta have more and this or that, you know? So it’s whatever makes you happy.
Sara Morosan: Yeah. And I’ve always wanted the, like, you know, for me it’s like. I love what I do, but for me, the passion of this is about the people, right? I love my customers, I love working with companies.
Um, you know, when someone walks into my shop and they want us to, you know, I don’t know, like I had an an older couple come in today and they’ve bought a brand new truck and it’s like. They’re so excited about the simplest things they get to do to their truck for them. And for me it’s like, I love the fact that I’m able to be there for them to help them make these decisions, you know?
And then I get someone else that’s like, you know, actually another guy that’s came to my shop, he, we built four of his dad’s trucks and now he’s excited because he’s in his twenties and he just bought a brand new GMC, [00:23:00] you know, 2,500 and he can finally. Build the same truck that his dad had built with us for years.
And he’s like, it’s always been my dream to come here and have you guys build these trucks for us. And to me like, yeah, I wanna focus on like building my company, but I’m like, I just love the fact that like, I don’t wanna lose that personal connection. With my customers. And that’s the part that I love. I love that personal connection.
I love the fact that like, I can physically be there. And it’s funny, ’cause like on my website too, I was like so stressing out about my guys. I’m like, when they’re developing it, I’m like, I don’t want it to look like a superstore. I want it to look like where a personal company where people can like actually talk to somebody that
Josh Poulson: mm-hmm.
Sara Morosan: You know, I don’t, you know, and that’s to me is like the biggest thing. So I think I’m more of like, I don’t know where. How the business is gonna go. But that’s the part I think I wanna focus on, is where I’m still keeping that personal connection and not losing that kind of stuff. [00:24:00]
Josh Poulson: Yeah. I think that’s, that’s awesome.
Now, me personally, if I never have to talk to another customer again in my life, uh, that’s the best thing. So I would rather have 30 emails and a stack of paperwork to go through versus talk to somebody about their truck. But that’s the, that’s why it’s so awesome in this industry because. You know, when you get, like you said, that’s how you get to know people because now you can text a hundred different people that you know through sema that can boun, you can bounce ideas off of and
Sara Morosan: Yes.
Josh Poulson: Figure out where you fit in. So it’s, it’s, it is key. It is key.
Jesse Stoddard: What, uh, sir, what advice would you give somebody just entering this space? Like somebody that’s starting out trying to get into this world? What would you tell ’em?
Sara Morosan: Um, you know, for me, I would tell them like SEMA has been a huge resource. I think a lot of people focus just on the actual Seima show itself.
Um, but I do, I would say start getting involved meeting people because all of the people that I have met, [00:25:00] um, you know, through SEMA, like, I mean Melanie and Catherine, I became friends with them right away. And I think Melanie, Catherine, and Jenna have always been like a huge. Part of me being able to call them and ask them questions or for guidance.
And I think just being in getting involved earlier I think would’ve helped. And you don’t have to like sit there and be on, you know, council, but just somehow getting involved or even just if you’re on task forces. But to me, I think that made a huge difference. Um, you know, at any time being able to call somebody and be like, Hey, are you going through this And finding out that you’re.
Not the only one going through something. Um, I mean, I don’t know how many times I’ve sat down with other people in the industry and they’re, it doesn’t matter what part of the country they’re in, they’re going through the exact same thing, right? Like, we all have employee, employee problems. If you’re a family business, we all have the exact same excuse with that.
So it’s, there’s, to me it’s like finding other [00:26:00] people in the industry, um, because everyone that’s not in the industry is always gonna talk you out of being, you know, like that’s. One thing is like people would be like, oh, my parents told me not to be in the automotive industry because you don’t make any money.
And I’m like, well you’re gonna make money no matter where you’re at as long as you do well. You know, like, um, so for me, I think you need to find those other people that have that same passion that you can confide in and talk to so they’re not the ones talking you out of leaving something up.
Josh Poulson: That’s awesome.
Jesse Stoddard: That’s great. Good advice.
Josh Poulson: Great. Oh, well, uh, before, before we get too far and about finish up, uh, there is something I wanna run past you. Okay.
Sara Morosan: Okay.
Josh Poulson: I think I ran it a little bit past Melanie, but you’re a little bit more on Untune. You’s got so much bigger stuff. And what, when’s the Queen take over in like 12 days, I think, right? Yeah.
Sara Morosan: Like first. Yeah.
Josh Poulson: Yeah. Uh, Jesse by the way, is gonna be, uh, he just got, uh, voted into the select committee, uh, for [00:27:00] pro.
Sara Morosan: Nice. Uh,
Josh Poulson: I eventually, I term out in 12 days as IPC, so, uh, free aging.
Sara Morosan: You so sad about this.
Josh Poulson: Uh, no, I’m not. I’m taking now I can do my podcast 24 hours a day. Um.
Sara Morosan: Yeah.
Josh Poulson: But. But I am thinking about starting something ’cause I’m gonna have a little bit of time. I and SEMA Cares is so wonderful, but there are people that kind of like have a disdain for sema. So I’m thinking about SEMA don’t cares and SEMA don’t cares will go to the same money to Austin Hatcher, everybody else. But that way if they don’t like. SEMA cares. They’ll donate to sema, don’t cares. But the money goes to the same place.
What do you think?
Sara Morosan: Nice. I love it. I love it. You do. You do
Josh Poulson: great. Bring that up to the SEMA Cares board. Say, Josh is starting sema. Don’t cares. I don’t want to get a call from Spags or anybody like that because listen, they have haters every, you know, I mean, there are, let’s write right, there are some people out there that are haters, but now it gives them a place to put their money.
Sara Morosan: Right.
Speaker 5: Totally.
Josh Poulson: So, alright, [00:28:00] well that’s just, that was my idea. Love. So that’s what I’m gonna be focusing on. So Jesse always has one final question that we like to ask everybody, but thank you so much for doing this. Uh, we appreciate your time and everything. Go ahead, Jess.
Sara Morosan: Yeah, I love it.
Jesse Stoddard: Thank you sir. Yeah.
How do people find out more about you or get ahold of you? What websites do you wanna share? Or, and, and how do people follow you on social and that kind of thing?
Sara Morosan: Yeah. Um, so we are on, um, Facebook, Instagram, um, TikTok, LinkedIn, uh, but I guess the easiest way is if you go to our website, which is lge-cts.com, it has links to all of our social media on there.
So. And all of our contact information on there. Um, so if you do have questions, feel free to call or reach out anytime. Like I said, I love talking to people. Um, so if anyone has questions or anything, please feel free to reach out to me.
Josh Poulson: Awesome. Well, thanks again [00:29:00] for doing this. You’re an awesome. Yeah.
When I think of Sara Morosan, I think of volunteer. A hundred percent through and through plus business owner, I’m gonna have her write me a couple business plans on how I can become an insurance agent or a certain insurance adjuster and still run a business. Can you write me a business plan for that? That would be-
Sara Morosan: Yeah, totally. Even though I know business plans never work, right?
Josh Poulson: Well, no, but you still write it. I don’t care.
Sara Morosan: You still write.
Josh Poulson: I’ll still try it. You know, so thank you very much for joining. It’s awesome to have you.
Sara Morosan: Yes, thank you. I love it guys.

