Philip Schram
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Philip Schram is an entrepreneur. He is recognized for his expertise in vintage cars, especially the Le Zebre. He has also been recognized for his creative integration of social and web-based business solutions. He holds a MS in chemistry from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG) and an MBA from INSEAD/CEDEP, Paris. He is one of the owners of Buffalo Wings & Rings, a restaurant franchise based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Philip Schram was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris to a family recognized as business leaders in France. He served a tour of duty with the prestigious Liautey Cavalery Military Corp, France’s equivalent to the U.S. Marine Corps from 1987 to 1988. He quickly distinguished himself in IT and became an instructor.
After his time of service, he worked in the French automobile industry with Renault Vehicules Industriels (RVI) before its acquisition by Volvo Trucks. As a hobby, he joined the Amateur des Automobiles Anciennes (Amateur of Vintage Cars Society) in 1989 and would soon distinguish himself as an expert in vintage cars.
Schram immigrated to the United States in 1999 to participate in the newly formed joint venture between German transmission manufacturer ZF Batavia and Ford Motors. In 2005, Schram acquired the restaurant franchise Buffalo Wings & Rings.
Within one year of joining the Club des Amateur d'Automobiles Anciennes, Schram was elected treasurer, a position he held for six years. In this time, he helped grow the vintage car society’s annual Epoqu’Auto from a regional car show to the second most important vintage car show in France. His expertise as a controller and business developer helped bring large exhibitors, such as La Fondation de l’Automobile Berliet to the annual event.
He was once again involved with Amateur des Automobiles Anciennes in 2009 for the 100th anniversary of the Le Zebre. With two other members of the organization, he helped organize a rally which was attended by owners of vintage Le Zebres.
In 1997, Schram published the first book ever written about the Le Zebre, a French make built between 1909 and 1931 in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, near Paris. The book has been recognized in multiple publications. It is currently in its fifth printing. In 2012, a German version was co-authored with Marek Hötzelt & Schram .
In 2004, Schram recognized the value of integrating websites, social media, YouTube and ecommerce. This led to the development of AdvanceLinks and the acquisition of Paljunction, two web-based business solutions which he expanded further in their applications. AdvanceLinks introduced a platform where depth of content from multiple perspectives could be supported and social contribution could be encouraged. The results may be seen on lezebre.eu, where one of the most comprehensive knowledge bases for this vintage automobile may be found. Users of the site are able to learn or contribute to the knowledge-base.
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