Seven years ago, Haji Tehrani, president and chief executive officer of Drive and Shine, left the comforts of corporate America and decided to start his own place. He wanted to design a company that held quality at the top of the list of musts, no matter what the costs. Tehrani wanted a place that looked at the big picture of the business instead of looking at the progress of only one year.[…]

By HEIDI PRESCOTT

South Bend Tribune Aug. 31, 1997

MISHAWAKA-What drives Haji Tehrani as a car wash owner can be traced back to the textile business his father owned In Iran.

As a teenager, Tehrani picked up the fundamentals of running a successful company that is helping him now manage his own business, the Drive & Shine car wash. He re­members making small sacrifices. […]