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The GMs Tell All: Gus Perea

The GMs Tell All: Gus Perea

We’re excited to launch a new video series based on our recent GM Town Hall Meetings. The internal Company videos are a compilation of several Town Hall style meetings our Company President, Otto Bielss, held virtually with our store operations team members across the country. The General Managers asked the questions and our leadership team was ready with the answers! These are unscripted meetings where our team members discuss their ideas, ask questions, or share concerns. Read about some of our team members who participated in the meetings as they share their experience. Submitted by: Gustavo Perea, General Manager, Palmdale …

The GMs Tell All: Yvonne Aintablian

The GMs Tell All: Yvonne Aintablian

We’re excited to launch a new video series based on our recent GM Town Hall Meetings. The internal Company videos are a compilation of several Town Hall style meetings our Company President, Otto Bielss, held virtually with our store operations team members across the country. The General Managers asked the questions and our leadership team was ready with the answers! These are unscripted meetings where our team members discuss their ideas, ask questions, or share concerns. Read about some of our team members who participated in the meetings as they share their experience. Submitted by: Yvonne Aintablian, General Manager, West Covina …

Recap: Talent Takeover Road Trip

Recap: Talent Takeover Road Trip

Submitted by: Chandler Schexnayder, Sr. Manager, Systems and Analytics The Talent Team took their quarterly training event to a new level with a “virtual road trip” two weeks ago. Check out what Chandler Schexnayder, Sr. Manager of Systems and Analytics, had to say about the experience! Well, “Mom,” aka Kristina Johnson, Director of Talent Programs, had us all loaded up and ready for the road trip on Friday, September 29th. The rest of the Talent Team was so excited because now that the trip had started, we could open up our goody bags, which were filled with wonderful treats! Upon …

Recap: Speed Mentoring, Brought to You by Workforce Planning!

Recap: Speed Mentoring, Brought to You by Workforce Planning!

Submitted by: Lindsay Gray, Recruiting Area Manager The Speed Mentoring Event on Monday, September 25th was nothing short of uplifting and motivating. Our Workforce Planning Team did an outstanding job of setting up the logistics for this event so that different mentors and mentees within the program “speed mentored” one another, “speed dating” style. This event was set up in our corporate offices in both Savannah, GA and Carrollton, TX. In the first leg of the event, mentees spoke virtually via video chat with mentors in a “speed dating” type of environment. The overall goal was for the mentee to get …

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Submitted by: Abby Bruno, Recruiting Manager  “Helping people is our business.”  These are words we live by every single day here at TMX Finance® Family of Companies.  When a large population of our customers in a market only speak Spanish, that purpose does not change.  As a recruiter for the Texas market, I know first-hand that one of our priorities is making sure that our stores are ready to help ALL of our customers.  We do so by finding great talent that can not only provide a top notch customer experience, but who can do so in Spanish!  This diversity …

School Supplies = Success!

School Supplies = Success!

Submitted by: Jamie Lane, Director of Internal Communications  Throughout July and August, we held our first Company-wide Back-to-School Supply Drive. This drive event was just the first of many fundraising opportunities we recently rolled out as part of our new TMX Cares Community Initiatives commitment. Our stores across the country have been holding separate back-to-school supply drives for many years, which is why we decided it was time to bring everyone together at the same time to support our local children, schools, and non-profits in a unified approach. This drive event is an important part of our TMX Cares commitment …

Check out this month’s TMX Ambassador…Carmelita Rodriguez!

Check out this month’s TMX Ambassador…Carmelita Rodriguez!

Each month, two TMX Ambassadors are recognized for personifying all four of the Company’s values: Excellence, Integrity, Enthusiasm, and Respect. These employees display our Company values in every facet of their careers. A very special thank you to both of these TMX Ambassadors for all their hard work and dedication in making us the great company we are today! Join us in congratulating Carmelita Rodriguez on being selected as one of our September TMX Ambassadors! Carmelita is the general manager at our North Ogden, UT location. Here is what she had to say about her journey with the Company: “Being part …

Alex Rojas named September TMX Ambassador!

Alex Rojas named September TMX Ambassador!

Each month, two TMX Ambassadors are recognized for personifying all four of the Company’s values: Excellence, Integrity, Enthusiasm, and Respect. These employees display our Company values in every facet of their careers. A very special thank you to both of these TMX Ambassadors for all their hard work and dedication in making us the great company we are today! Join us in congratulating Alex Rojas on being selected as one of our September TMX Ambassadors! Alex is the general manager at our Whittier, CA location. Here is what Alex had to say about her journey with the Company: “TitleMax has been …

TMX Cares: A Company-Wide Initiative!

TMX Cares: A Company-Wide Initiative!

We believe in helping people and have made it our business to care for the communities where we live and work! Our newest TMX Cares commitment reflects the local nature of our business as we strive to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors in need and helps us to address the educational needs, food, and overall health and wellness of those in our communities. We recently launched a new Company-wide commitment to host quarterly donation drives at our 1,200 plus store locations and our two corporate offices. According to President Otto Bielss, “It’s very important for our …

#DefineYourDrive: Helping Others

#DefineYourDrive: Helping Others

To honor our veteran hiring commitment, TMX PROJECT SERV, we are recognizing veterans within our Company; sharing their transition into a civilian career and how their military experience has helped them succeed. Submitted by: Jose Mercado, General Manager  I joined the U.S. Army Military Police Corps in 1984 and served until 1996, then served during Desert Storm with the 1st Cavalry Division. My time in the military changed my life, teaching me self-discipline and self-motivation. I also traveled the world and experienced many different cultures personally, which taught me that there is a whole other world out there that we …