Damian Mills stresses dealership diversity, making people 'comfortable being uncomfortable'

Mills Automotive Group CEO Damian Mills talks with Executive Editor Jamie Butters at the Automotive News Retail Forum: NADA (MARISA MARCINKOWSKI)

March 10, 2022 11:59 PM

LAS VEGAS — Damian Mills said he was turned down four times before he landed a salesman position in June 1992 at a Crown Automotive Dodge dealership as he looked for a summer job during college.

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