Todd McCandless
todd@autosnark.com

It’s been a circuitous route to the car industry blogosphere for Todd but it has always been there whether in dormancy or in full swing. Todd started his career in Banking and then moved quickly to the telecommunication business where he managed the Consumer Services Group of Sprint for several years. Local Exchange Carriers were his specialty and he rode the post divestiture-era growth and development.

After becoming weary of the telco battles, Todd moved to a vice president role for an audiovisual communications company that also manufactured the world’s leading aftermarket microphones in their industry. For 10 years he managed all aspects of the company before turning to his own entrepreneurial spirit. In 1999 he started his own company specializing in audiovisual integration for the commercial market.

Successfully designing, selling and managing the install of multi-million dollar global videoconferencing systems integrated with conference room, boardroom and facility control systems and audiovisual presentation systems has been his main focus for the last 10 years. His clients are fortune 500 corporations as well as government and healthcare markets.

In 2005 Todd started to develop his passion for the automotive industry as well as the motorsport industry. Having started life with a journalism/advertising degree, he thought he could combine his education with his passion for cars and motorsport. That notion created www.formula1blog.com (F1B) which has grown to become one of the top F1 blogs in the world and boasts massive traffic growth as well as 8 contributing editors and writers. Few F1 blogs rival the size, scope, reach and frequency of F1B.

From the earliest age he was steeped in cars and racing as his father was a genuine “car guy”. Like many young boys, watching racing with their father remains the sole catalyst as to why they are racing fans at all and my story is no exception. An avid car consumer and enthusiast, Todd continues to cover motorsport with the same passion his father instilled in him as a young boy. You can follow his work at F1B for the latest in motorsport and all of his automotive opinion at www.autosnark.com.

As a consumer, businessman, blogger and entrepreneur Todd has transferred his life lessons, passion and skills to the automotive and motorsport industry. Continually pulling at the threads, Todd has started a new chapter in his life with the same zeal, snark and consumer-oriented opinion he has always had. Thanks Dad, I miss you dearly.