***THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION OF ADDITIONAL BUSINESS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS THREAD IS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS OWED AND TO WHOM. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE YOU TO ATTEMPT TO PLACE A NEW ORDER FOR PRODUCT UNTIL I CAN BOTH SATISFY PRIOR COMMITMENTS AND PAY PROPER ADVERTISING FEES***
Hi everyone,
My name is Alan Eosso and I'd like to take a moment to discuss Carbon One's issues on this, and other, website(s). Currently, I'm in the process of forming a partnership with John Perez, the owner of the now defunct Carbon One, in the south Florida market. Before I can work on creating new business, I'd like to address and try to clean up any messes created prior to my involvement.
Essentially, I'm moving him down and setting up a shop in the greater Broward County area. Frankly, I don't think it reasonable to get into business with someone who has disappointed clients the past without getting square with them first.
As a member in good standing of several enthusiast forums, I think I can get this all cleaned up in a relatively short period of time and make sure you all get that for which you've paid. The first thing I need to do, though, is get a list of who has made payments but failed to receive product, the product(s) in question, and a method of contact for those people. (your date of payment would be helpful, as well.)
I'm aware of the fact he's had significant issues both in terms of over-commitment and under-delivery, so as you can imagine, I find his past business practices to have been more than a little concerning.
The point of this conversation is to share a new point of contact with those who have paid for parts, figure out exactly what he owes and to whom, so they can get that for which they've already paid, as well as become the single point of contact for ANY future dealings.
Like many of the members on the site, I've purchased carbon parts from Carbon One (for my Lotus Exige) and was left with an unsatisfying experience; not by the quality, but by the long delivery times and feelings of having been mislead. The one thing that appears to be a constant with Carbon One, however, is the fact that he's never tried to run. He hasn't changed his name and he's been basically in the same place throughout.
Based on an analyses of his business dealings, it appears Carbon One's problems aren't that of intentional deception, but that of poor fiscal and business management skills. (I can tell you story after story of how the then emerging turbo market within the Mustang Community experienced a similar birthing issue 5 -6 years ago.)
In fact, I've had a few conversations with a member here (Benji4, I believe) who has made comments consistent with what I think I've observed organically.
I understand that I have no financial ties to anything Carbon One has done prior to today, but in an effort to put a little goodwill into the universe, I've discussed with John his existing backlog and my absolute expectation for us to satisfy any and all transactions for which he's taken money, yet failed to deliver product. I can not and will not go into business with someone unwilling to fix his/her mistakes.
Moving forward, my involvement within the organization is focused on three key areas of performance.
1. Deliver a robust manufacturing process to ensure smooth and timely delivery of product orders, while helping to maintain the highest standards of quality. I realize the need to deliver ahead of schedule is vital to any business' survival and are building a strategic foundation accordingly. Additionally, we absolutely will not be accepting deposits for orders unless we physically have said part completed and ready to ship the same day we receive funds.
2. Provide a strong fiduciary backbone in terms of both effective cash flow management and overall financial stability. We don't need anyone's money today in order to produce a product for sale tomorrow.
3. Development of a multi-platform sales channel for the purposes of aggressive, continuous, and stable business growth. Ultimately, in a rapidly globalizing market; a business that isn't scalable, isn't much of a business at all.
Personally, I've got degree in Business Administration (Management) with a minor in Marketing, as well as 10 years in the automotive retail vertical, of which, the last 8 having specialized in e-business and marketing.
In fact, over the last two years, I was a part of Ford Motor Company's Digital Marketing Team as a full time consultant. Specifically, I specialized in SEM/SEO strategy development, as well as online business transactional process development/implementation.
I'm also walking away from my private consulting company that's been doing reasonably well, in order to make this work with John.
On top of that, my wife also has more than 10 years in the marketing space and is currently the Executive Director of Marketing and e-Commerce for a large and well respected automotive dealer group.
Lastly, I've got more than 10 years of successful selling, albeit privately, on various forums.
I'm posting this under not an anonymous business name, but the same name I've used for the last 10+ years of forum membership. If you Google "Big Top Gt", you'll find me in seconds. The same goes for a Google search of my real name (Junior, not Senior with is my father), which will return my home address. (As an aside, I have three kids and a beautiful wife, so I'd prefer to keep my home address off a public forum, lest someone show up at my door with ill intentions.)
Here's a short list of places where I've spent a significant amount of time over the years. On Corral.Net and SVTPerformance.Com you'll find I've started a few "starting a new business, what do you think" posts. (I've done the same on a few other sites, as well.)
Ford Mustang Forums : Corral.net Mustang Forum
(I've sold two cars and literally thousands of dollars in parts)
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/member.php?u=23864
(I bought and resold my car from LT, plus have bought/sold a bunch of parts)
Corvette Forum - View Profile: Big Top Gt
SVTPerformance
Moving forward, I will be handling any and all communications, both financial and otherwise, between clients and the business. Furthermore: at no time should anyone on the forums (anywhere) send additional monies to anyone for the purposes of purchasing carbon fiber products, at any time.
Until we (he) can deliver on that for which has already been paid, the only thing more foolish than a business having the audacity to ASK for more money would be the client foolish enough to PAY it.
I can be reached directly at:
Phone: 310-902-1050. (it's been my phone number since 2002)
Professional Email: [email protected]
Private email: [email protected]. (Also my same email for several years.)
Skype: alan.eosso.jr (For overseas clients)
Unless it's the middle of the night, I ALWAYS answer the phone when it rings.
I return ALL missed calls and emails, without exception.
So, I'm putting myself in the same boat as everyone who has done business with Carbon One in the past: I'm exposing myself to the risk of doing business with John Perez, only on a much greater scale.
In the event he doesn't follow through and relocate operations to the South Florida facility, he will have proven everyone correct, in that, he's actively been engaged in intentional acts of deception for the purposes of defrauding upstanding members of the automotive enthusiast community.
it'll be the time to seriously seek legal council and pursue him to the ends of the earth.
If/when he makes the move to south Florida and satisfies his back log, it'll vindicate our suspicions that it has never been about being evil, but about being a poor business manager.
In all the years in which I've been involved in sales and business development, one thing has been a constant:
No business is 100% flawless, but making a mistake isn't the measure of a successful organization. The true measure of a successful business is how they handle and resolve any mistakes they make.
Only time will tell and it looks like we're all in this together, at least in the short term.
So, if you're out there and you're owed product, or if you know of anyone who is owed product, please share this information with them. Please encourage them to email me so I can set a time for us to talk on the phone about what they're owed and how I can make sure they get it.
I'm going to post this same message on www.lotustalk.com, since he's done some damage there, as well.
Thanks for listening. If there's anything anyone needs, I'm always available. (I live in Florida, which is EST.)
Be well,
Alan Eosso
Managing Partner
G3 Composites, LLC
c. 310-902-1050
e. [email protected]
Hi everyone,
My name is Alan Eosso and I'd like to take a moment to discuss Carbon One's issues on this, and other, website(s). Currently, I'm in the process of forming a partnership with John Perez, the owner of the now defunct Carbon One, in the south Florida market. Before I can work on creating new business, I'd like to address and try to clean up any messes created prior to my involvement.
Essentially, I'm moving him down and setting up a shop in the greater Broward County area. Frankly, I don't think it reasonable to get into business with someone who has disappointed clients the past without getting square with them first.
As a member in good standing of several enthusiast forums, I think I can get this all cleaned up in a relatively short period of time and make sure you all get that for which you've paid. The first thing I need to do, though, is get a list of who has made payments but failed to receive product, the product(s) in question, and a method of contact for those people. (your date of payment would be helpful, as well.)
I'm aware of the fact he's had significant issues both in terms of over-commitment and under-delivery, so as you can imagine, I find his past business practices to have been more than a little concerning.
The point of this conversation is to share a new point of contact with those who have paid for parts, figure out exactly what he owes and to whom, so they can get that for which they've already paid, as well as become the single point of contact for ANY future dealings.
Like many of the members on the site, I've purchased carbon parts from Carbon One (for my Lotus Exige) and was left with an unsatisfying experience; not by the quality, but by the long delivery times and feelings of having been mislead. The one thing that appears to be a constant with Carbon One, however, is the fact that he's never tried to run. He hasn't changed his name and he's been basically in the same place throughout.
Based on an analyses of his business dealings, it appears Carbon One's problems aren't that of intentional deception, but that of poor fiscal and business management skills. (I can tell you story after story of how the then emerging turbo market within the Mustang Community experienced a similar birthing issue 5 -6 years ago.)
In fact, I've had a few conversations with a member here (Benji4, I believe) who has made comments consistent with what I think I've observed organically.
I understand that I have no financial ties to anything Carbon One has done prior to today, but in an effort to put a little goodwill into the universe, I've discussed with John his existing backlog and my absolute expectation for us to satisfy any and all transactions for which he's taken money, yet failed to deliver product. I can not and will not go into business with someone unwilling to fix his/her mistakes.
Moving forward, my involvement within the organization is focused on three key areas of performance.
1. Deliver a robust manufacturing process to ensure smooth and timely delivery of product orders, while helping to maintain the highest standards of quality. I realize the need to deliver ahead of schedule is vital to any business' survival and are building a strategic foundation accordingly. Additionally, we absolutely will not be accepting deposits for orders unless we physically have said part completed and ready to ship the same day we receive funds.
2. Provide a strong fiduciary backbone in terms of both effective cash flow management and overall financial stability. We don't need anyone's money today in order to produce a product for sale tomorrow.
3. Development of a multi-platform sales channel for the purposes of aggressive, continuous, and stable business growth. Ultimately, in a rapidly globalizing market; a business that isn't scalable, isn't much of a business at all.
Personally, I've got degree in Business Administration (Management) with a minor in Marketing, as well as 10 years in the automotive retail vertical, of which, the last 8 having specialized in e-business and marketing.
In fact, over the last two years, I was a part of Ford Motor Company's Digital Marketing Team as a full time consultant. Specifically, I specialized in SEM/SEO strategy development, as well as online business transactional process development/implementation.
I'm also walking away from my private consulting company that's been doing reasonably well, in order to make this work with John.
On top of that, my wife also has more than 10 years in the marketing space and is currently the Executive Director of Marketing and e-Commerce for a large and well respected automotive dealer group.
Lastly, I've got more than 10 years of successful selling, albeit privately, on various forums.
I'm posting this under not an anonymous business name, but the same name I've used for the last 10+ years of forum membership. If you Google "Big Top Gt", you'll find me in seconds. The same goes for a Google search of my real name (Junior, not Senior with is my father), which will return my home address. (As an aside, I have three kids and a beautiful wife, so I'd prefer to keep my home address off a public forum, lest someone show up at my door with ill intentions.)
Here's a short list of places where I've spent a significant amount of time over the years. On Corral.Net and SVTPerformance.Com you'll find I've started a few "starting a new business, what do you think" posts. (I've done the same on a few other sites, as well.)
Ford Mustang Forums : Corral.net Mustang Forum
(I've sold two cars and literally thousands of dollars in parts)
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/member.php?u=23864
(I bought and resold my car from LT, plus have bought/sold a bunch of parts)
Corvette Forum - View Profile: Big Top Gt
SVTPerformance
Moving forward, I will be handling any and all communications, both financial and otherwise, between clients and the business. Furthermore: at no time should anyone on the forums (anywhere) send additional monies to anyone for the purposes of purchasing carbon fiber products, at any time.
Until we (he) can deliver on that for which has already been paid, the only thing more foolish than a business having the audacity to ASK for more money would be the client foolish enough to PAY it.
I can be reached directly at:
Phone: 310-902-1050. (it's been my phone number since 2002)
Professional Email: [email protected]
Private email: [email protected]. (Also my same email for several years.)
Skype: alan.eosso.jr (For overseas clients)
Unless it's the middle of the night, I ALWAYS answer the phone when it rings.
I return ALL missed calls and emails, without exception.
So, I'm putting myself in the same boat as everyone who has done business with Carbon One in the past: I'm exposing myself to the risk of doing business with John Perez, only on a much greater scale.
In the event he doesn't follow through and relocate operations to the South Florida facility, he will have proven everyone correct, in that, he's actively been engaged in intentional acts of deception for the purposes of defrauding upstanding members of the automotive enthusiast community.
it'll be the time to seriously seek legal council and pursue him to the ends of the earth.
If/when he makes the move to south Florida and satisfies his back log, it'll vindicate our suspicions that it has never been about being evil, but about being a poor business manager.
In all the years in which I've been involved in sales and business development, one thing has been a constant:
No business is 100% flawless, but making a mistake isn't the measure of a successful organization. The true measure of a successful business is how they handle and resolve any mistakes they make.
Only time will tell and it looks like we're all in this together, at least in the short term.
So, if you're out there and you're owed product, or if you know of anyone who is owed product, please share this information with them. Please encourage them to email me so I can set a time for us to talk on the phone about what they're owed and how I can make sure they get it.
I'm going to post this same message on www.lotustalk.com, since he's done some damage there, as well.
Thanks for listening. If there's anything anyone needs, I'm always available. (I live in Florida, which is EST.)
Be well,
Alan Eosso
Managing Partner
G3 Composites, LLC
c. 310-902-1050
e. [email protected]
