LAS VEGAS—In a way, Keith Jarman's tenure as president of the Tire Industry Association board of directors never will end.
Even though the founder and president of AME International passed the gavel and the presidency to Debra Hamlin, director of operations at Bridgestone Commercial Dealer Network, during TIA's annual membership meeting Nov. 4 in Las Vegas, Jarman ensured his memories will survive forever.
Jarman documented his term as TIA president, as well as other industry happenings, on a podcast he hosted, called "As the Tire Turns." The name is quite appropriate: Jarman's company manufactures tire changing tools and equipment.
Episode 24, which was released in early November, is the final one of the series, all available on YouTube.
Jarman said his predecessors shared one common thread: the one-year term goes fast. Thus, he created the podcast, featuring industry people who have influenced him as well as others he has come to know.
The podcast, he said, was a way to "slow it down" and "memorialize" his term.
Reflecting on his tenure moments after turning the presidency over to Hamlin, Jarman said one of his big takeaways is how well-run TIA is.
"The staff does the heavy lifting," he said.
"Having been on the board for a number of years ... a new person comes in and sometimes maybe goes a different direction than the previous administration," Jarman told Tire Business. "But the bulk of everything is in a great shape, right? And if we can just provide a little bit of governance and work together, that's the main thing."