Dealership marketing professional puts focus on community

Spotlight: Evelyn Kelly SearleFirst car: An '80s station wagon. It fit all of my friends, so I thought I was living the dream. First concert: Michael Jackson, when I was around 5 Name a pet peeve: Not doing what you want. Life is short. Most thrilling/adventurous thing you've done: Moved across the country and lived in a 300-square-foot camper for a year with five of our children and a cat Your personal hero: My husbandFirst job: Waitressing at my parents' Italian restaurant when I was about 12Something on your bucket list: Buy a boat. One thing you learned on the job you never forgot: Serve the pizza hot. If you could pick up a new skill, what would it be? Play an instrument or sing 3 people you'd invite to dinner, living or dead: Just my grandmother Dolly. She is the namesake of my 8-year-old daughter.What did you want to be when you were a kid? An accountant What are your binge TV shows? "Game of Thrones," "The Morning Show" and "Downton Abbey" Favorite food: Fresh lobster and crab Favorite line from a movie: "Did we just become best friends?" from Step Brothers Who's on your Spotify playlist? Chris Stapleton, The Commonheart, Lucero, Brandi Carlile, Paul Simon, Red Hot Chili Peppers (among many others) During the pandemic, Evelyn Kelly Searle — Ev to her friends — and her husband, Justin Searle, would host a Zoom happy hour called "Thirsty Thursdays Think Tank." It was through these virtual get-togethers that the Searles began meeting more fixed ops professionals. Before that, most of Ev's marketing work was on the dealership sales side.

Dealership marketing professional puts focus on community

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