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Luke Lunkenheimer

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2139 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

So he came in, gave the pitch, the speech, you know, I'm going to drive my car to the front of the dealership, went to leave, did one of these things, put his arm around the armrest, turned around, look back out the car and then drove to the front of the dealership. Yep. So,

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

Honestly, brother, we didn't move. We all just kind of, it happened. It came in and pushed the wall in. It was like one of those lower like metal with the upper glass and just kind of bent everything in. And the guy looked up, looked at both of us or three of us, put his car back in park and reverse and drove out of there.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

Honestly, brother, we didn't move. We all just kind of, it happened. It came in and pushed the wall in. It was like one of those lower like metal with the upper glass and just kind of bent everything in. And the guy looked up, looked at both of us or three of us, put his car back in park and reverse and drove out of there.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

Honestly, brother, we didn't move. We all just kind of, it happened. It came in and pushed the wall in. It was like one of those lower like metal with the upper glass and just kind of bent everything in. And the guy looked up, looked at both of us or three of us, put his car back in park and reverse and drove out of there.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

Yeah. And I think probably somewhere on the way home, he had a little bit of validation about the fact that he actually did what he threatened he was going to do, but I don't think he was happy about it. Oh, geez. All right.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

Yeah. And I think probably somewhere on the way home, he had a little bit of validation about the fact that he actually did what he threatened he was going to do, but I don't think he was happy about it. Oh, geez. All right.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

Yeah. And I think probably somewhere on the way home, he had a little bit of validation about the fact that he actually did what he threatened he was going to do, but I don't think he was happy about it. Oh, geez. All right.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

Yeah, man. Doing well.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

Yeah, man. Doing well.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

Yeah, man. Doing well.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

So, within a week or two. There was one guy that was, his name's Roy Heath. Hope he hears this. Pay him the appropriate homage, but he's a real good car. So, he's in the business as a salesman to this day. Has his own podium in the corner. Doesn't even work out of an office. Just a runner. And we kind of went back and forth for the top spot. And, you know, that segues kind of into...

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

So, within a week or two. There was one guy that was, his name's Roy Heath. Hope he hears this. Pay him the appropriate homage, but he's a real good car. So, he's in the business as a salesman to this day. Has his own podium in the corner. Doesn't even work out of an office. Just a runner. And we kind of went back and forth for the top spot. And, you know, that segues kind of into...

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

So, within a week or two. There was one guy that was, his name's Roy Heath. Hope he hears this. Pay him the appropriate homage, but he's a real good car. So, he's in the business as a salesman to this day. Has his own podium in the corner. Doesn't even work out of an office. Just a runner. And we kind of went back and forth for the top spot. And, you know, that segues kind of into...

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

where I later found out that I had a love for sales was a thing that happened between me and Roy, but it got very dark very quickly, you know, just, just to kind of move the story along. I, the, the dynamic at this dealership, like I told you, it was a big group of guys that were just, they called it liquid lunch. They would go and they would drink at lunch.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

where I later found out that I had a love for sales was a thing that happened between me and Roy, but it got very dark very quickly, you know, just, just to kind of move the story along. I, the, the dynamic at this dealership, like I told you, it was a big group of guys that were just, they called it liquid lunch. They would go and they would drink at lunch.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

where I later found out that I had a love for sales was a thing that happened between me and Roy, but it got very dark very quickly, you know, just, just to kind of move the story along. I, the, the dynamic at this dealership, like I told you, it was a big group of guys that were just, they called it liquid lunch. They would go and they would drink at lunch.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

They would come back half of me wiping their nose. They'd go out every night and, and I kind of slipped into that dynamic, and it was augmented by the fact that I wanted to go back and play football. The car business for me was a means to an end. I knew I could do it. I wanted to go in. I wanted to make a few bucks. I wanted to get my surgery.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

They would come back half of me wiping their nose. They'd go out every night and, and I kind of slipped into that dynamic, and it was augmented by the fact that I wanted to go back and play football. The car business for me was a means to an end. I knew I could do it. I wanted to go in. I wanted to make a few bucks. I wanted to get my surgery.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

They would come back half of me wiping their nose. They'd go out every night and, and I kind of slipped into that dynamic, and it was augmented by the fact that I wanted to go back and play football. The car business for me was a means to an end. I knew I could do it. I wanted to go in. I wanted to make a few bucks. I wanted to get my surgery.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
From Bank Robber to Sales Success: Luke Lunkenheimer's Journey of Redemption and Resilience

I wanted to go back to playing football because I wanted to go to college. I wanted that experience, and I wanted a degree. To this day, I'm glad everything worked out the way it did, but at that point in my life, that was the... But, dude, I get it, though, man, because it really does.