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READ SAM MERCANTI'S NEW BOOK!
RISEN FROM THE SHOP FLOOR Sam Mercanti’s Lessons from an Entrepreneur
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any in the global collision industry recognize the name Sam Mercanti.The Italian-born businessman came to Canada with his family as a child.. He was raised in a bodyshop setting and, in adulthood, went on to helm one of Canada’s most successful collision repair franchises. But there’s far more to Sam’s story. His upcoming memoir, tells the story of a young Italian kid who came to Canada with nothing, dropped out of high school, worked in his family’s bodyshop sweeping floors, and went on to revolutionize the collision industry in Canada. Collision Repair magazine was lucky enough to receive an advance copy of RISEN From the Shop Floor: Lessons from an Entrepreneur by Sam Mercanti. We attached two standout excerpts on these pages but, but we've got more in our digital version on www.collisionrepairmag.com. Or scan the QR code on this page to purchase your own copy today!
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Sam Mercanti was featured on the cover of Collision Repair magazine in 2016.
From the archives. There are plenty more exclusive images from Sam's life scattered throughout the memoir.