Geri Roskopf’s Blog

Mobile phones have become an essential part of our daily lives for more than just being used as a communication device. According to a report from Consumer Affairs, customer review and consumer news platform, 97% of all Americans own a mobile phone; which is about 9 out of 10 of people. Each day, Americans spend…

I’m very willing to learn something new, but the new phone system we just had installed has become a bit of a challenge for me. They have been working on transferring to the new system for a while now, and one day I walked into my office and on my desk was a new desktop…

If you work in the towing and recovery industry, you know there isn’t much time for taking family vacations and taking time off for much needed rest and relaxation. Sometimes, it’s hard enough to try and take off one night to just go out to dinner. I have learned, I think the hard way, that…

A few months before I graduated high school I began putting in job applications at local businesses for secretarial work. I know I’m dating myself, but I had taken business courses of typing, dictation and shorthand — which is almost equivalent to texting today. I felt pretty good after a job interview with a manufacturing…

National Police Week (May 12-18) is dedicated to honoring America’s law enforcement community. Their motto is respect, honor and remember. As I watched the local news cover the names of the Wisconsin officers being announced at the memorial service for the fallen officers who lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety…

I received a phone call from a fellow tow lady telling me she was waiting for her accountant to send her payroll information, but couldn’t get in touch with him. He was an independent accountant and worked from an office at his home. She tried calling, texting and emailing him, but didn’t get an answer…

I came across an article in the Milwaukee Biz Times Magazine highlighting surrounding area businesses celebrating milestone anniversaries from five years to 125 years. My own business is celebrating our 40th year in business this year. The author of the article stated: “Starting a business is hard work. It requires courage and a good idea,…

Recently, I was in conversation with a tower about a similar situation we were both facing and he used the word “reasonableness.”  While I figured it meant to be reasonable, I was curious about the dictionary’s definition. According to the dictionary, reasonableness means sound judgment; fairness. The quality of being based on good sense. That…

The Wisconsin Towing Association held its Board of Directors meeting along with an Education Committee planning meeting this past weekend. While I often don’t want to attend meetings — for whatever organization I belong to — I do look forward to these meetings. I’ve always said the members of the WTA are my towing family.…

When my husband and I started our towing business, we really didn’t research how or what to name our towing company, we decided to use our family name and then add what we do: “service and towing.” After doing some checking online, we should have done more research and been more creative. I looked up…