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Lance soloed five different types of aircraft on his sixteenth birthday, soloed a glider at sixteen, became a private pilot at age seventeen and started the world's first computerized aircraft multi-listing service before the fax machine was popular or widespread computer use. During this time, Lance was also the Western Regional Advertising Representative for The Pacific Flyer, a major general aviation newspaper. Lance then operated Aero-Auto Wash until April 1990 and in June of 1989 Lance Winslow founded The Car Wash Guys. He later decided to capitalize on his concept and began to franchise. He created Car Wash Guys for this purpose. It was later determined, after 3 years of franchising, that the market potential of the washing industry and related service industries were clearly underestimated. Lance estimates the industry potential of his market sectors at several hundred billion dollars. Lance Winslow and his team, over the past decade, have washed for many large companies; CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
Lance had early interests in architecture and the sketching of WWII aircraft. He built many plastic and balsa wood aircraft models. He also built and airbrushed 100's of army tanks and other military models. Later he got involved in HO scale railroad models. Lance is also an accomplished motorcycle street racer and got into much trouble in his youth when he was not on the race track, most of which was blamed on his warrior genes, as his dad was a US Navy fighter pilot. In high school Lance was class president, four year varsity letterman and voted Most Likely To Succeed. He was President of his high school's Future Business Leaders of America club and Chess club. Lance was in the Civil Air Patrol and the Boy Scouts Aviation Explorers while learning to fly as kid. In the years of 1980 to 1985, Lance personally has assisted non-profit groups in raising over $500,000 in funds for their organizations. In 1995 he rode his bicycle from Oregon to Mexico 1360 miles in six days in a pledge drive for the Special Olympics. He was Deputy Grand Marshall and Honorary Sheriff for the county’s largest parade and largest non-profit fair west of the Mississippi. Lance has been active in the Optimist Club, International and Kiwanis Clubs. He understands local politics having run in two consecutive elections for a city council seat. Lance was appointed to the county’s Council on Economic Vitality. He also served on the California Association of Governments. He founded the Neighborhood Mobile Watch Patrol which involves small businesses, chambers of commerce, police departments and cities. The entire program is privately funded. He also introduced a program where local businesses could sell their wares on the Internet, providing jobs, additional revenue for civic groups and increased sales volumes for many local merchants just as the Internet was getting started.
Lance worked with the County of Ventura to design a NPDES permit for the Regional Water Quality Control Board in California to comply with the EPA federal Clean Water Act. He wrote many of the Best Management Practices for surface cleaners, a category in which mobile washers and detailers fall into, for storm water non-point source discharges. These same BMPs are now used all over the United States to help preserve our fresh water supply. Lance was recognized by the City of Los Angeles for their storm water discharge program. Lance wrote a manual for the cities program which allowed continued car wash fundraising efforts to exist even though at the time they were in conflict with the California Water Codes 13260-13280, and the EPA. Wash Guys BMPs are also available online through many governmental informational web sites. Many government agencies have linked to their web site to WashGuys procedures as a way to help others comply with real environmental concerns. Following exhaustive research and comprehensive comparisons of franchise case law, legislative updates and hundred’s of other franchisor documents, Lance wrote his own Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC), Franchisee Agreement with all exhibits. The ninety plus page legal document was approved by the California Department of Corporations in an unusually short timeframe. Lance became a franchisor at age thirty-two. WashGuys now has over 20 franchise agreements for various WashGuy systems and modifications of those to make the total over 200 different documents each over 160 pages for use in various jurisdictions and countries all written by Mr. Winslow. Lance hates bureaucracy and excess governmental controls, which he knows stifle free enterprise, innovation and consumer choice. It is estimated that this work done by Mr. Winslow has saved the company over half a million dollars in legal fees over the past 3 years alone.
Later Lance battled with the FTC, Federal Trade Commission over complaints and false declarations coming from competitors. After a year of legal maneuvering from both sides, he settled out of court with no fine and no penalty. Later in a letter to the FTC he pledged to keep a continual eye on their activities so they never falsely accuse another franchisor. He rifled off a 45 page letter as well as another 150 page letter citing their many unwarranted attacks on American Business. Mr. Winslow believes in the Friedman Economic Model, that government and business need to work together to provide a seamless free market system where Entrepreneurs can provide innovation, jobs and capital so consumers can have more choices, better pricing and can vote with their dollars. Mr. Winslow will never back down to those who challenge the spirit of free enterprise or any government agency which attempts to ruin all we are and all we have built.. Car Wash Guys was also a member of the International Franchise Association (IFA), but left due to a difference in beliefs regarding the Internet and modern day franchising, the IFA later changed their views and are now in line with Lance's original concerns 3 years ago. Lance also took advice from Susan Kezios, President of the (AFA) American Franchisee Association and Founder of Women In Franchising. Lance's dedication to the franchising industry has also attracted other franchise leaders, such as Lou Gurnick. Lou was Lance's mentor and sole franchise consultant, starting out. Lou helped found Midas Muffler, was a consultant to Ray Kroc and assisted Tom Monahan in taking Dominos Pizza to Europe. Lou has over 50 years experience in franchising. Lance also belongs to the listserve of the American Bar Association's (ABA) forum on franchising. This is where Franchise Attorneys from all the world, try to work out real issues with the franchising format.
Lance led Car Wash Guys through the rigorous screening of the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) to become an approved franchisor eligible for franchisee funding. A task that fewer than eight percent (Less than 250) of all franchisors had accomplished at the time in 1997. There are approximately 1700 active franchisors in America today. Lance is 100% owner of all concepts, trademarks, co-brands and Chairman of the WashGuy the holding company. Over the years Lance has added modules to WashGuy. These modules include: 1.
Detail Guys Lance has established with the help of his elite franchisee team and master mind group; proto-type franchise projects including; a fixed site car wash, 8-bay detailing super center, truck detailing shop, fixed site truck wash, and pontoon boat washing units. Lance and his team are currently conducting test markets of the following additions to the team: mobile oil change trucks, Oil Change Guys, mobile bed-liners and other coatings and chemical snow removal units. He was engineering and created the drawings, & prototype of an electric powered hydro-cushioned car wash truck, until fuel cells became feasible and sent that project back to the drawing board. Over the last four years Lance has traveled to all 50 US states, visited every state capitol building, and gone to every city in the continental U.S. with a population of 10,000 or more. He did this to lobby for his company and the mobile washing Industry, discussing environmental concerns, non profit groups, energy issues, water shortages, crime, employment, and children's issues. He has traveled to 90 Indian Reservations, 250 museums, visited 500 Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Associations to discuss the possible role for The Car Wash Guys in those communities. Mr. Winslow believes it is necessary to understand the local dynamics of an area before he enters the market. See just a few of the places we have been; click here. Lance has also been to every state capital in the United States; click here. (Photos taken prior to 9/11) Lance has also visited over 3000 coin-op car washes, 700 full service car washes, 3800 roll-over car washes, and had his Corporate Command Center washed at over 100 different truck washes. He has visited 600 of the Nations largest corporation head quarters. He has viewed the units of over 1000 plus mobile washing units and visited every other major manufacturer of washing equipment. WashGuy.com and its predecessor company have forced an estimated 380 competing companies to exit the marketplace through direct competition in the market place. Mr. Winslow takes nothing for granted and does not believe in luck, believing business is a three dimensional chess game whose rules change every minute and every move effects every other and that there are new undiscovered moves awaiting those who study the theory of the game, he loves it.
Lance is also a truck driver, driving the Mobile Command Center around the country and is testing special oil additives, and later plans to test bio fuels and alternative fuels in the truck over the next five years. The Command Center is scheduled for the installation of solar panels to run all electronics housed within and replace the two large fossil fuel generators on board. Lance offers his expertise to those companies and individuals who he believes are on the leading edge for modest fees as an outside consultant or board member. Lance is in the process of forming his own foundation to help the World, LanceWinslow.org and hopes to have it fully formed and funded sometime in 2009. The Foundation will be an extension of Mr. Winslow's commitment for the betterment of all mankind, a lifetime pursuit. Lance had developed over three years, a special sleep schedule, Lance skipped sleeping every third night putting in 36 hour marathon days so he could finish projects. The other days he put in 14-17 hour days taking no days off. This experiment did not work, having affected Lance's positive outlook on the world. Mr. Winslow is a "Futurist" and member of the World Future Society. He is also a member of the Federation of American Scientists. Being an Entrepreneurial Capitalist by nature he is also a member of The Ayn Rand Institute. Mr. Winslow, as founder is organizing chapters for The OTT - Online Think Tank to help network the most brilliant minds of the Planet. He is actively recruiting members now; Online Think Tank
Lance is currently in training for a long-distance bicycle ride from Canada to Mexico. If this works out he will ride from San Diego to Virginia Beach on a blistering 3-week time table. Lance is also a writer (although denies it preferring the title of Entrepreneur) and has written over 12,500 online articles, which are posted at EzineArticles; Thus, making Lance the World's most prolific online article writer in the world to date, as he writes between 4,000 and 16,800 words per day. Mr. Winslow is also a guest writer for Printed Industry Trade Journals, as well as Online Media. He written over 2,500 + pages of Company Manuals. Blogging? Indeed, Lance is involved in more recently evolved writing activities and you will find Blog posts on the link below since 2000, although Lance has been posting since mid-1997, before Blogging was even an accepted word in the language. There are some 5,000 Blog type entries posted here: Lance also assists small businesses which use Blogs to market their local businesses and attract new customers. This service is also available for Corporate Communication Blogs. Leveraging pre-existing content, as well as capitalizing on the ability to write on numerous subjects; Lance with a team of experts is offering Blog Content, Blog Maintenance and Blog consulting services:
Blogging Content
Team
Mr. Winslow also has a Real Estate Industry Blog, where he discusses
issues that affect that sector of our economy. His dialogues include
such things as; droughts, subprime lending fallout, building
materials, living off the grid, sales ethics, commercial property,
crime, revitalizing downtowns, economic development, community
volunteerism, and predicting the future of the real estate markets
in the United States. You will find 500 Real Estate related Blog
posts here:
Lance's
Real Estate Industry Blog Lance is currently working on the following books, to be completed within the 2-years [voice activated software assisted]. Completed Books today are ten using regular methods, but with Voice Recognition he believes this to be an attainable goal.
About 1/2 of the content for these Books is already pre-written through online article endeavors (approx. 4-million words). He is considering qualified co-authors for at least some of the proposed titles below: * Completed - ready for
editing in Green Futurist Books
Taking Over the World, But When -
The Quotient of All
Fears
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Computer, Human or
Both?
Wake Turbulence &
Hard Economic Landings
Considering the Economics of the 21st Century
The Best is Yet to
Come - the Time is Now
Growing Our Own
Fuel
Killing Hurricanes
and
Stopping Locust
Plagues
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All Sensing & All
Knowing SmartDust of the Future -
Smart Garages of
the Future
-
The Human Animal
Debate
-
Unmanned Aerial
Vehicle
Virtual Reality of
the Future
Wind Cars of the
Future
- Hybrids, Tri-Brids, and Wind Car Technologies will Increase Efficiency and Move like Hockey Pucks - Dare to Learn How These Future Cars will Work
Military Books: · Human Fighter Pilots VS.Artificial Intelligent UAVs The Last Generation of Manned Warplanes and
the Future of Air Combat - The Future of Military Air Superiority
·
The Robotic Net-Centric Battlespace of
the Future
· Winslow on War;
Military Strategy and Philosophy - War-fighting Theory for the 21st Century
Advanced Weapon Technologies of the Future - Hyperspacing of Science in the Name of War
Other Books:
Blurred in the Information Age of Modern Society, the Challenges of Identity Theft, Fraud & Privacy
Achieving Your Objectives Every Time
How to Become an Internet Author and Online Writer
Business Books:
A Look Into the Secret Efficiencies of Finite Capacity Scheduling Models as Applied to Small Business
How to Buy a
Franchise Business
Step-by-Step Guide
Investing
Marketing Magic and
Developing a World
Class Marketing, Branding
Non-MBA Business Management
Strategies -
Secret Strategies to
Propel Your Small Business
How Government
Regulators
Sales Management
Strategies - Sales People
are a Different Breed - Learn the Secrets
Sales Training Tips From the Real World Overcoming the Barriers of the Dominant Sales Personality to Teach them the Techniques and Relationship Strategies to Win for Your Company's Bottom Line
Winning at the Sales Game -
Tips, Techniques and Tactics to Turbo Charge Your Sales and Top Your Customer's Expectations During the Sales Process
Strategic Planning -the Entrepreneurial Start-Up Turn Your Business Planning into an On-going Planning Process without Losing the 'Entrepreneur's Edge'
The Case for Outsourcing and Off Shoring Considering
the Importance of Free Markets, Free Trade and
Profits and How These Realities can Make or Break
Your Company
The Greatest Business Format Ever Created is Often the Most Misunderstood - Dive into the Philosophy, Economies of Scale and Branding of Modern Day Franchising
for You and Your family - Strategically Selecting the Best Business Situation for Your Lifestyle, Skills Sets, Financial ability and Future - Navigating the Maze of Sales Tactics, Disclosure Documents and PR Hype
Adventures in Advertising for
Advanced
Entrepreneurs - Alternative
Marketing,
Business Ethics for
Entrepreneurs -
Science Fiction Books:
Human
and Alien Civilizations and Humans are Dangerous, Alien Species dominate Technology - the struggle for resources, culture and the Freedom to Choose challenges all we know, changing the the Planet Forever
The Cubed Experience
- Advanced Virtual Reality Technologies challenge cultural norms and the first human trillionaires emerge, as chaos ensues and reality is turned on it's head when the Cubed Experience is revealed
5u53j Son of Ander -Secret Department of Defense Time Traveling Technologies are used to send an AI Android back to Biblical periods - a simple observational error is made, which challenges all we think we know and changes everything we are
Small-Business Books: for Small Business Never Trust Your Marketing to a Guerrilla - Learn the Secret Strategies of a Serial Entrepreneur
Everything You Know to Become a Nautical Entrepreneur Promoting, Public Relations and PR Strategies for a Profitable and Successful Business
Learn the Secrets of The Car Wash Guy with Over 30-years in the Industry Promoting, Public Relations and PR Strategies for a Profitable and Successful Business
Start-up Strategies to Get Your Company Rolling
Essays: Sketches, Concepts and Invention Ideas: Airborne Laser Lightning Weather ControlAnti-Terrorist Truck Bomb Barrier Aircraft Air-Thickening Concept Bus Stop Water Retention Concept Cargo Helicopter Slat Device Cloning Family Challenges CO2 Atmospheric Collection Contoured Winglet Design Convoy Laser Protection System Electromagnetic Space Energy Collection Emergency Depressurization Safety Device Endless Hydro Electricity Generation Harbor Mouth Defense System Hollow Planet Theory Laser Relay System Airlift Aircraft STOL Concept Micro-Loan Mobile Cart Business New Aircraft Design I Perpetual Motion Toy Vehicle Prepackaged Food Drop Concept Anti-Terrorist Shoulder SAM Defense Sending Data by Light UAV Cargo Launch Aerial Re-Fueling Smart Dust Dispersion Device Super Volcano Prevention Thinking on Religious Symbols UAV Self-Burying Drop Device Unique MAV Concepts VTOL UAV Concept Weather Control Concept I
Aerospace Concepts Articles Some History: Contact Lance to Just Say Hi: N ote: Lance will be doing his Transcontinental Bike Ride Across the US from May 15 - to June ?, 2008. He will not be returning emails for a few weeks. However, if you leave him a voice mail at 1-800-879-TRUE he may be able to call you back in a few days, if you do not mind a late phone call.
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Lance's genealogy and ancestry was traced all the way back to the Mayflower Voyage. Both Edward Winslow,
later a Governor and Governor Bradford of the Mayflower are ancestors to Mr.
Winslow. 
Lance was a
Junior Olympic AAU track and field champion starting at age ten which culminated into a
track scholarship to college, which he chose not to take advantage of. During his youth,
Lance posted four consecutive years of no defeats. He continues running to this day.
In addition to track and field Lance was involved in other team sports, including soccer,
which he played for 7 years. Four years in AYSO- American Youth Soccer Organization, 2
years of Club Soccer and one year in HS. 
During the
aftermath of the Northridge, California earthquake Lance reconstructed a water
purification plant for Unilab, a medical clinical laboratory testing corporation. His
innovation in marketing has propelled The Car Wash Guys to celebrity status in many
cities. Known for this enthusiasm, exuberance and motivation, Lance Winslow is a
speaker for MBA programs at top colleges and universities.
Lance was
previously elected to The Board of Directors of the American Association of Franchises and
Dealers (AAFD). He also served on the Fair Franchising Standards Committee. This
committee, advised the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and various Senate sub-committees on
law changes necessary to protect franchisees. 
Lance has also
co-authored the book "Franchising 101" published by Upstart Publications a
subsidiary of Dearborn. This book is co-sponsored and distributed by the Association of
Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC). Copies are sold and distributed
to individuals attending government run seminars and who are interested in
starting a business or buying a franchise. Lance Winslow also authored a
book "How To Run A Successful Car Wash Fundraiser" which is geared towards
helping non-profit groups raise money. The Car Wash Fundraiser Book
has been referenced on the EPA web site, as well as the states of Montana,
Tennessee, Florida, Washington, the City of Los Angeles and many academic
papers on the environment and other social issues. This book is available on
The Car Wash Guys web site. Lance with the help of his expert web team has developed the premier
franchising web site on the Internet; 
Mr. Winslow
constantly stays abreast of information in all of WashGuy's 22 industry market sectors and
reads over 160 paper periodicals per month, views 75 online
newspapers, newsletters, & e-zines daily. Lance after leaving college has been
self-educated taking his 3000 plus title business library with him on the road. He usually
reads three books per week in his quest for knowledge & 10-12 white papers
per day. Lance is the only franchisor
in the history of franchising to have a corporate office on wheels. Lance has
been literally living in the Blitz Mobile Command Center for the past 6 years.
Mr. Winslow's recommended reading list for up and coming super stars
can be found at the following link: 
