Heavy Hangs The Crown: Joe Aranki Head of Automotive Department of College of DuPage
EPISODE SUMMARY
Lefty loosey. Righty tighty. There’s much more to a career in the automotive industry. Tune in to the latest episode of The Local as Marc and Meg talk with Joe Arnaki, Program Coordinator of Automotive Technology at the College of DuPage. Family. Work Ethic. Entrepreneurship. Teaching. Advice to his younger self. It’s high octane through and through.
Episode Notes
Lefty loosey. Righty tighty. There’s much more to a career in the automotive industry. Tune in to the latest episode of The Local as Marc and Meg talk with Joe Arnaki, Program Coordinator of Automotive Technology at the College of DuPage. Family. Work Ethic. Entrepreneurship. Teaching. Advice to his younger self. It’s high octane through and through.
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