By Tom Williams
n 2013, Stan Harrison was entrenched in the corporate world as a factory representative for a major automotive paint supplier. Over the years, he had grown weary of the corporate lifestyle, the pressures of meeting changing company expectations, and, most importantly, the constant travel and endless nights away from his family.
On March 10, 2014, Harrison bought an established body shop in Old Hickory, Tenn., just outside of Nashville, and Apple Collision Centers was born. Suddenly, Stan Harrison became the CEO of his own collision shop, and in just seven years he has turned that single-shop operation into a successful, up-and-coming, multi-shop operation with a bright future.
There are currently three Apple Collision Centers in the Middle Tennessee Old Hickory Lake communities of Old Hickory, Hendersonville, and Gallatin, with dreams of growing.
It would be easy to take the credit for his company’s growth, but Stan readily admits …
