Chris Jones

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Group Editorial Director, Endeavor Business Media
Editorial Director, Professional Tool and Equipment News

Virginia

Business and Finance, Technology, Transportation

As seen in: Endeavor Business Media, Professional Tool and Equipment News, Medium, iVoox Podcast and Radio, CGTN, BiggerPockets, WFAE-FM (Charlotte, NC), Libsyn, Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, HR.com, Richmond Magazine (US), Modern Tire Dealer and

Covers: Health and wellness, business profiles, and human interest stories.

Doesn't Cover: Politics, finance

Editor @ratchetnwrench (#autocaresuccess| #autocare | #autoindustry).

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Chris Jones’s Biography

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Chris Jones is an award-winning journalist, editor, and graphic designer; and a magazine and online content writer and editor.

He loves profiling individuals and businesses and sharing unexplored angles to their stories.

When not writing, you can find him enjoying time with his family or binging on audiobooks and podcasts.

Chris lives in upper James City County with his wife and children.

Chris Jones’s Journalist Portfolio

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A Different Type of Habitat

Stereolithography. While the name suggests it should be linked to M.C. Escher, Diego Rivera or even Andy Warh…

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"When You Know Better, Do Better."

Coined in 1956 by American psychologist Leon Festinger in the book "When Prophecy Fails," cognitive dissonanc…

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Gloucester's T.C. Walker, "The Black Governor of Virginia"

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on June 17, 2020, former President Donald Trump responded to cri…

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Why Not Gloucester?

Think you know Gloucester? Here are four things you may not know about the little spot on the map that sits a…

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Rethink Main Street

Ask Jeff Szyperski what he loves, and he'll tell you "good design." Mention the relationship between urban de…

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Real-time Economics

Economist Adam Blandin has been tracking COVID-19 pandemic numbers since March, but not the ones you're think…

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Articles

Podcast: Reintroducing a 100-Year-Old Brand to a New Generation of Drivers

Jun 25, 2026 |

By Chris Jones

| Vehicle Service Pros

Imagine being handed the job of introducing a brand with more than 100 years of history to a generation that's never heard of it — and pulling it off. That's exactly what my guest today has done. Paul Montopoli is head of marketing for U.S. aftermarket at MANN+HUMMEL, the global filtration leader behind iconic American brand Purolator.

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Podcast: Give Up What You Don't Need

Jun 11, 2026 |

By Chris Jones

| Vehicle Service Pros

A technician crashes two vehicles and causes $14,000 in damage. What would you do? My guest today chose to skip the punishment — and made an investment instead. Louie Sharp of Sharp Auto Body joins hosts Chris Messer, VP of Transportation Group at EndeavorB2B, and Mike Jones, founder of Discover Leadership Training, for a conversation about one of the most counterintuitive ideas in leadership: that the thing holding you back might not be what you need to add, but what you need to let go.

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Northwood University Announces New New Strategic Plan, Talent Growth Focus at APSG

Jun 03, 2026 |

By Chris Jones

| Vehicle Service Pros

Northwood University is launching a new five-year strategic plan with a key element of "doubling down" on the automotive aftermarket industry, Dr. Matthew Bennett, vice president of strategic alliances and the Center for Automotive and Mobility Studies (CAMS), told attendees at the Automotive Parts Services Group's "Success is a Choice" national conference in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday, June 2.

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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first job as a journalist was to cover a Friday night varsity high school football game.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I have! I received one for my fifteenth birthday and I would watch football on Sunday afternoon and type post-game summaries.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Clark Kent—no contest.

Awards

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Virginia Press Association

2001 - Sports Event Writing

3rd place for writing a sports story about competing high school football teams with the Culpeper Star-Exponent.