dott. is a strategic business and consulting practice dedicated to Automotive and Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket leaders.

Our comprehensive offerings include advisory services for executives to facilitate organizational change and foster inclusive workplaces with strong cultures. Our approach is scientific, sustainable, scalable and systemic.  Through enriching learning experiences, we address barriers and promote inclusion to attract and retain top talent, ensuring a diverse and thriving workforce.

Leadership

With nearly three decades in the Automotive industry, Tammy Tecklenburg is both a visionary leader and tireless advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.  From her foundational years at Honeywell to her innovative leadership at dott., her influence spans Fortune 500 corporate boardrooms to grassroots initiatives.

As the founder and President of the Auto Care Association’s “community” Women in Auto Care, she collaborated with numerous dedicated volunteers to create an inclusive environment to engage, educate and empower women.

Recently, Tammy’s entrepreneurial spirit emerged with the creation of dott., inspiring Aftermarket organizations and promoting resilient cultures through DEI programs.  dott. which stands for “diversity of thought,” swiftly became a recognized and awarded community for leaders to learn and grow together.  Her legacy is a testament to her unwavering faith in the transformative power of community, uplifting the Aftermarket, and nurturing collective progress towards a more inclusive future for all.

Awards & Recognitions

  • This award is presented annually to a woman who is a leader, mentor, and role model who has made significant and outstanding contributions to the auto care industry throughout her entire career in the industry, leaving a legacy behind her.

  • To recognize the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the automotive and commercial vehicle aftermarket and to celebrate those individuals and organizations who champion the spirit of DEI in their organizations and communities, MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers created the Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Awards. MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers recognizes one individual from a member company and one member company who meet the following qualifications.

    Individual Award Criteria:

    •Influential leader in the aftermarket

    •Inspires others in the industry and future generations of industry leaders.

    •Supports, advances, and/or embodies core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

    •Advanced and advocated for DEI within the industry and/or within their organization

    • Works collaboratively with others to achieve DEI objectives in the aftermarket setting and encourages positive outcomes as part of larger solutions.

  • The Auto Care Education (ACE) Award recognizes auto care companies dedicated to excellence in education. The award was initially created by the Auto Care Association Education Committee to acknowledge aftermarket companies dedicated to employee professional development and growth. As the industry adapts and innovates to changing business needs, the award has been expanded to recognize industry companies dedicated to investing in the growth of knowledge and skills within their organization and/or throughout the industry.

    Award-winning companies are acknowledged as leaders in the industry. The Auto Care Association promotes the winning companies as examples of what leading companies are doing, outlining their successful programs, and sharing the return on investment each company experiences.

  • For decades, the MOTOR Magazine Top 20 Tools Awards recognized the most outstanding achievements in automotive tools and equipment.

    This year, MOTOR announced the successor to this industry-respected tradition: the MOTOR Top 20. These awards welcomed not only tools and equipment, but any automotive industry solution developed in the past year, such as shop supplies, training materials, virtual classes, products, replacement parts and process improvements. Entries were judged using an online voting system that was open to all over a five-week period this summer.

  • Recognizing companies and agencies that provide automotive information through outstanding advertising, marketing and public relations efforts throughout the past year. The communications awards cover several Business to Consumer and Business to Business categories.