Ken Wysocky

Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance

Articles

Dealership lets customers stop in for service anytime

3 weeks ago | autonews.com | Ken Wysocky

Pohanka Automotive Group has a "no appointments necessary" policy across all of its 23 dealerships.
Where Wisconsin’s crazy meth infestation appears most prevalent

3 weeks ago | badgerinstitute.org | Ken Wysocky |Mike Nichols |David Wise

Meth is injected, smoked, snorted or ingested in just about every corner of Wisconsin. But by at least one measure the insidious problem is worse in two adjacent counties — Brown and Outagamie — than anywhere else. In 2023, the drug most often identified in samples sent by law enforcement to the State Crime Lab was meth, which accounted for 1,378 of the 4,805 samples tested — more than cocaine or heroin or fentanyl or even THC, the active ingredient in cannabis.
Mentor program at Walser improves young technicians’ production

3 weeks ago | autonews.com | Ken Wysocky

Mikias Tadesse, a 22-year-old technician at Walser Polar Chevrolet in Minnesota, listens as Jon Olstad instructs him.
Mentoring young technicians across a dealership group

3 weeks ago | autonews.com | Ken Wysocky
Delegation Important for Avoiding Business Owner Burnout

1 month ago | cleaner.com | Ken Wysocky

It’s not unusual for business owners to have Type A personalities that make it difficult for them to give up responsibilities and delegate them to other people. While that driven mentality can produce rapid growth, it can be a double-edged sword that also leads to burnout and... Please login or register to view Cleaner articles.
Bernie Noble Keeps On Pumping

1 month ago | pumper.com | Ken Wysocky

Appeared in print as "Keep the Wheels Turning" March 2025 Cover Story Featured company: Allen Drain Service Serial entrepreneur Bernie Noble says the worst business decision he ever made was leaving Allen Drain Service to start an excavation business in 1985. “I did excavation work for 23 years,” says Noble. “I’m a slow learner.” But the businessman got a shot at redemption......
Septic and Portable Restroom Side Gig Blossoms Into Full-Service Sewer | Cleaner

2 months ago | cleaner.com | Ken Wysocky

Appeared in print as "High Achiever" March 2025 Profile When opportunity knocks, Derrick Nelson firmly believes in opening the door — not just a crack, but wide open. It’s a business philosophy that has propelled Nelson Sanitation & Rental in Rice, a small Minnesota town about 80 miles northwest of Minneapolis, to heights never......
Sticking to What They’re Good At

2 months ago | promonthly.com | Ken Wysocky

Given the harsh winter climates in the areas they serve, the Stahla crew has a few tricks up their sleeves to keep restrooms from freezing, like skirting the perimeter with hay bales from a local farmer.
Job Estimating Software Huge Time-Saver for New York Plumber | Plumber Magazine

2 months ago | plumbermag.com | Ken Wysocky

For years, NaDonte Jones did estimates the old-fashioned way — poring over blueprints and using different-colored highlighters to categorize various materials needed for jobs, then price them out. “I’d manually input all of that information,” says Jones, owner of NJ Jones... Please login or register to view Plumber articles. It's free, fast and easy!
Why Your Ex-Employees May Keep Working For You

2 months ago | digdifferent.com | Ken Wysocky

Appeared in print as "The Secret Weapon" February 2025 Smart Business In the seemingly never-ending struggle to find quality employees in one of the tightest and most competitive labor markets in recent memory, organizations can wield a low-cost and effective — perhaps even surprising — secret weapon: former employees. As counterintuitive as it may......