October 22, 2026
Starting a vehicle inspection business? Antone Hempstock shares seven areas to plan before your first order, from inspection standards and pricing to inspectors, workflows, and clear reports.
October 30, 2025
I’m Antone Hempstock, an ASE Certified Master Technician with 17 years of experience under the hood and the founder of Lemon Squad Auto Inspections, a multimillion-dollar company that changed the way people buy used cars. Before creating Lemon Squad, I spent years inspecting vehicles for other companies while working as a technician at a Honda […]
October 30, 2025
#3 is not what you might expect I built the multi-million-dollar company, Lemon Squad. But I never went to business school. Never had an internship. I was a mechanic, driven by anxiety and an over-active mind, so you better believe I learned a lot of my entrepreneur lessons the hard way. Today I want to […]
December 30, 2024
Today, my mind is on how many people have helped me throughout my life. I am where I am today in large part because of the support and love of my grandparents, who I call Ma & Pa. I’m also the recipient of a whole lot of good will from law officials and judges who […]
February 19, 2024
Hi. My name is Antone Hempstock. I’m a new member of Lake Superior Writers. I’m a new writer, too. Well, new to publishing my writing. Actually, I’ve been writing poetry and memoir for a while, but it’s been mainly for myself or people close to me. Now, I’m starting to publish my work. My memoir […]
February 14, 2024
A lot of you know my memoir, From Turmoil to Triumph, is coming out later this month. I’m super excited. I can’t wait to hold it in my hands, and to share it with you. The process of writing the book helped me to see my life in a new light. A lot happened towards […]
November 16, 2023
Anybody who knows me knows how much I love technology. As a kid in the 1980s, I was pulling apart computers and trading up for the next best Walkman model. Technology and top-shelf programming helped launch Lemon Squad into the national company it is today. And Artificial Intelligence? Yeah, it fascinates me. Personally, I’ve been […]
November 14, 2023
I founded Lemon Squad, a company built on serving customers’ car needs. Providing good customer service was the foundation of the company’s success. If we couldn’t excel at customer service, the business would fail. My wife Raven and I spent decades on the phone with customers all over the country. Customers in all kinds of […]