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Born in Frankfurt, Germany, and growing up in Washington Heights in New York City, Frank Leutz became an accomplished trombonist with multiple appearances at Carnegie Hall, performing with greats Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Dave Valentine, Branford Marsalis, Lionel Hampton, and as a jazz\salsa musician with the McDonald's Tri-State Jazz band.After high school, he chose to travel the world, serving in the Navy until 1990, when he got married and decided to enter the automotive industry. After learning the ropes as a technician, he ventured out on his own, starting his first automotive shop in 1996 with $4,000, a used hoist, floor jack, and lots of naive determination. Six years later, he profited through the sale of that business, and in 2004, opened Desert Car Care of Chandler, in Chandler, Ariz. Desert Car Care expanded to a second location in 2009 and third in 2012. Both were sold in 2013 to focus on the Chandler operation, which grew to become a nationally recognized and award-winning seven-bay, top one percent in national gross revenue automotive repair shop.Leutz took his leadership abilities to serve as president of the Phoenix Chapter of the Automotive Service Association from 2013-2017. In 2016, he was elected, and continues to serve, on the National ASA Mechanical Operations Committee, representing over 5,000 independent garage owners across the country. |