Shaped by practical respect
Ryan Tyrrell has long believed that local businesses are part of the broader fabric of the communities they serve. Ryan’s approach to business has consistently been shaped by a practical respect for customers, neighborhoods, and the importance of contributing locally. During the 2010 Nashville flood, the Nashville Business Journal reported that Ryan temporarily closed local car wash locations in response to city water-conservation needs and joined volunteer cleanup efforts in West Nashville alongside members of his team. That moment reflected a broader belief that local businesses should show up for their communities when it matters.
Per NBJ’s April Wortham:
Not everyone heeded Mayor Karl Dean’s pleas to cut water usage by half after flooding crippled one of the city’s two wastewater treatment plants.
Ryan Tyrrell did. The CEO of Nashville-based Super Speed Wash temporarily closed his company’s three Davidson County car wash locations and joined Hands On Nashville in volunteer cleanup efforts.
On Wednesday, Tyrrell and eight other Super Speed Wash employees were on White Bridge Road in West Nashville, hauling furniture and soaked dry wall out of houses.
“While we were fortunate that our locations made it through the storms with no damage, we realize that many of our friends and neighbors in the Nashville area weren’t so lucky,” Tyrrell said.
Super Speed Wash’s other five Middle Tennessee car washes remained open, but having three locations down — even for a few days — will be a “big hit” for the company, Tyrrell said.
“But that’s OK,” he said. “We’ll weather it.”
