{"id":12028,"date":"2021-12-23T15:24:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T15:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carcredittampa.com\/?page_id=12028"},"modified":"2023-07-29T16:59:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T16:59:46","slug":"about-the-owner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carcredittampa.com\/about-the-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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It\u2019s hard putting Steve Cuculich in a box. He\u2019s a successful entrepreneur with businesses that range from real estate to\u00a0car dealerships<\/a>, a philanthropist who is actively involved in the Tampa community, and has even worked as a teacher in Chicago. But at the end of the day, he\u2019s someone who simply wants to help others and feel at peace with himself. \u201cIf you\u2019re in a position to do something for others, you always should,\u201d says Cuculich. \u201cI\u2019d probably be a rich guy if I didn\u2019t, but I probably wouldn\u2019t be able to sleep at night.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Known as someone who more than once has given out free tires to customers who\u2019re facing financial hardships\u2014\u201dI\u2019ll talk to a single mom and see that her car has bad tires; I put new ones for free,\u201d explains Cuculich. \u201cIt drives everyone at the office crazy\u201d\u2014one can see how his early years have shaped his outlook for both his personal and professional life. Growing up and getting into daily fights in the South Side of Chicago, he and his brother faced hardships after losing their father at a young age.<\/p>

They didn\u2019t have much and financial insecurity was a constant\u2014but so were the people ready to help. \u201cAlong the way, there\u2019s been so many who were ready to lend a hand. It\u2019s impossible to forget them, it puts a soft spot in your heart,\u201d explains Cuculich. \u201cWorking hard for everything I\u2019ve achieved has probably made me appreciate life and what I can do for others a bit more. It\u2019s impossible to forget where you came from.\u201d<\/p>

This mindset is at the core of his\u00a0used-car business<\/a>, Car Credit (sponsor of this article). The challenges he faced at a young age made him realize how important a dependable vehicle is, especially for families. \u201cA car in Florida is a necessity, not a luxury,\u201d says Cuculich. \u201cIt\u2019s a simple formula: If your car doesn\u2019t work because somebody sold you a bad car, they made their money on you. You can\u2019t afford to fix it, so you can\u2019t go to work and you\u2019re unable to support your family. That\u2019s something that we really want to avoid.\u201d<\/p>

This holds especially true for Car Credit\u2019s usual customers: recently arrived immigrants. Seeing up close the many challenges immigrants face, the company decided, with Steve at the helm, that they wanted to do more. \u201cWe\u2019re not just selling cars. We\u2019re furthering someone\u2019s education and their ability to go forward in life,\u201d says Cuculich. \u201cWe\u2019re in the communities and we\u2019re constantly looking for ways to be there for them.\u201d<\/p>

They have done so through two programs:\u00a0Corazones de Car Credit<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Nuevo en-US<\/a>. Created in 2010, every month for more than ten years, Corazones de Car Credit made a donation to a Tampa Bay area charitable organization in recognition of their work helping people who are new to the country. From schools and food banks to women\u2019s empowerment programs and local soccer leagues, the reach of the program was felt for more than a decade across the Tampa community. On the other hand, Nuevo en-US is a \u00a0nonprofit organization founded by Cuculich to assist and empower, as its name implies, those who have just moved to the country. By connecting them to a free directory of resources such as schools, churches, hospitals, legal help, and community organizations, Nuevo offers critical information in Spanish to help them get established.<\/p>

Through these programs, Cuculich hopes to make their new lives a little bit easier. \u201cI really think immigrants are the future of the country,\u201d he says. \u201cThey really put themselves out to come here. If you can help them, think about what you\u2019re doing for their future and the country. Hopefully, they\u2019ll remember and will help somebody else.\u201d<\/p>

His philanthropic work has also permeated into his used-car business. \u201cWe\u2019re not dollar motivated, we\u2019re people motivated,\u201d says Cuculich. And it\u2019s not just words: Their diverse team is known for their commitment to the company and the causes they support, and they also have established a profit-sharing program that benefits all employees. In the end for Cuculich, it\u2019s about who you choose to surround yourself with and how you want to make an impact. \u201cGood people attract good people. We take pride in that most people we hire are actual friends or referrals of people who work here.\u201d<\/p>

Are you thinking of\u00a0purchasing a used car<\/a>? Visit www.carcredittampa.com and find a quality vehicle you can trust. With its\u00a0two-year free maintenance policy<\/a>, you can depend on your car and the service Car Credit provides even beyond your purchase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About The Owner Check out our inventory here Get Approved Here Free Maintenace Steven Cuculich It\u2019s hard putting Steve Cuculich in a box. He\u2019s a successful entrepreneur with businesses that range from real estate to\u00a0car dealerships, a philanthropist who is actively involved in the Tampa community, and has even worked as a teacher in Chicago. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carcredittampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12028"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carcredittampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carcredittampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carcredittampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carcredittampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12028"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/carcredittampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34072,"href":"https:\/\/carcredittampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12028\/revisions\/34072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carcredittampa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}