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Featuring: Mike Masiello; mechanic
Value: Integrity
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Left_quoteI couldn't fix it. I won't take your money.”
Mike Masiello

As the idea of this billboard campaign was being created, we wanted to focus on those people that were making a difference in our communities. It just so happened that our Creative Director, Jay, took his car to have it repaired. Jay searched for an “honest” mechanic and Mike Masiello was highly recommended by the people that knew him well. After Mike spent nearly 3 hours trying to fix Jay’s car, he realized there was nothing he could do. The problem was unfixable. Jay suspected that news, and reluctantly asked how much the diagnosis was going to cost him. Mike simply said, “I couldn’t fix it. I won’t take your money.”

As Jay stood there, in a small shop on Long Island, he knew that people like Mike were exactly who we were looking for in this campaign. Everyday Heroes.

By his neighbors and peers, Mike is known as the “Mother Teresa” of the automotive world. He’s an honest guy, making an honest living, and never tires of helping those around him.

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jj kay 2 months ago from usa
Thank you so much!!!!!!
marie 6 months ago from Alabama
Got me interested, very honest man .... what would we do without these kind people!!
peport p. 7 months ago from philippines
I love these kind of people. Let this kind of being multiply through out the world. Thanks Mike for living life as natural but great. Your deeds are worth to be followed!you're really great men!
Mike M. 8 months ago from Long Island, NY
Hey, guys. When they first showed me the billboard, I was surprised. values.com What was it? So I looked online and found this site. Your comments have made me really and honestly happy. There's no other word for the euphoria I feel. Anyways, Integrity . . . There's a bit of it in everyone. Be yourself. Be you. Be a kind and good person.
Colin Phee 9 months ago from Singapore
Mike Masiello is an excellent model for our younger generation! I hope my students from 2A3, Greendale Secondary School, Singapore, will follow his example.
Cheryl about 1 year ago from Danville,IL
Integrity, like all these values or virtues are choices we all make every minute. The cost of holding values such as integrity can be very high when confronting those of no values. Still,Integrity, Honesty,Responsibility can not be tossed aside and picked up again casually. I wish more people understood this.
Joshua about 1 year ago from Clearlake
I love us recognizing small, but powerful actions. I had a similiar experience just last week when I took my car in, his diagnostics and initial action plan didn't fix the problem and I knew he had put time and effort in it but he refused to let me pay him for the work he put in, knowing that a strong reputation will bring in more business. I know where I will be taking my car in the future!
Maddie over 1 year ago from Omaha Ne
So refreshing to go on a website with wonderful uplifting comments! Integrity is sadly lacking in our communities and churches. All is not lost! Well done Mike. There are still some good people in the world! Also Kudos Mike! Your actions exemplify that wonderfully grand quotation from Samuel Clemens, "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
Paula over 1 year ago from Barbados
So refreshing to go on a website with wonderful uplifting comments! Integrity is sadly lacking in our communities and churches. All is not lost! Well done Mike. There are still some good people in the world!
Beverley E. almost 2 years ago from Sacramento, CA
Kudos, Mike! Your actions exemplify that wonderfully grand quotation from Samuel Clemens, "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest." Especially in a day and age in which most mechanic shops charge a hefty diagnostic fee to cover their cost of doing business before they will even look at a customer's car.
Tanner E. about 3 years ago from Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Ladies and Gentlemen, This is what the United States of America was formed on. I'm 16 years old, and I was addicted to drugs at age 12. I've now been clean for over a year and have a 3.9 GPA. Let this be your poster, Let this be your sign to strive for whatever it is in your life. Just do it.

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