“𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡. 𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩.” — Kurt Mueller

CEO had another incredible visit with Kurt Mueller, founder of CARSTAR Maryville, whose journey began at just 17 years old with a simple but powerful goal: build a successful auto body shop. Nearly 45 years later, Kurt continues pouring wisdom, positivity, and grit into the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Today’s visit was filled with life lessons that stretch far beyond business:

🚘 Key Takeaways from Kurt:

• 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙤𝙣 “𝙄 𝘾𝘼𝙉,” 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙤𝙣 “𝙄 𝘾𝘼𝙉’𝙏.” 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙛 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜.
• 𝙉𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨. 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙚𝙩—𝙞𝙩'𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙩.
• 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙. 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢.
• 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜.
• 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙣. 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜. • 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮. 𝘿𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜—𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩—𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩.

Kurt once again gifted our students Think and Grow Rich, reminding them that success begins with the thoughts they choose and the beliefs they nurture every day.

CARSTAR Maryville continues to thrive under the leadership of Kurt’s son, Nathan Mueller, who carries on the family’s commitment to excellence, community, and customer care.
Kurt, thank you for another inspiring visit. Your wisdom, energy, and belief in our students leave a lasting impact year after year!

CARSTAR Maryville