Staff
Meet our Staff
Owner - Sam Sinno
Q: What is your hometown?
HOUSTON,TX
Q: How long have you been in sales? How long have you been with Apple Sport Imports?
I've been at Apple since 1999 and I have been in car sales since 1991.
Q: What’s your favorite car and why?
Infiniti qx56. It has a lot of technology and drives great.
Q: What’s your favorite sports team?
Houston Texans..used to be the Astros.
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do on your day off?
Spend time with my family or go to the car auction.
Q: What’s your favorite place to eat in Austin?
Trudy”s is my spot for Fathers Day.
sam@applesi.com
Sales Manager - Bob Morrow
Q: What is your hometown?
El Paso, TX
Q: How long have you been in sales? How long have you been with Apple Sport Imports?
I've been in sales since September of 1998 and I've been at Apple Sport Imports since March of 2000.
Q: What’s your favorite car and why?
I have many favorites, but I would have to say currently my favorite is my 1968 Corvette convertible.
Q: What’s your favorite sports team?
I have 2. The Denver Broncos and the St. Louis Cardinals.
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do on your day off?
Anything outdoors. I enjoy golf and fly fishing.
Q: What’s your favorite place to eat in Austin?
Chila Quiles in Cedar Park. Amazing Mexican food!
bobm@applesi.com
Marketing Director - Cody Sutton
Q: What is your hometown?
I was born and raised in Austin, TX.
Q: How long have you been in sales? How long have you been with Apple Sport Imports?
I've been in sales since 2006 and I started at Apple Sport Imports in March of 2007.
Q: What’s your favorite car and why?
I have many but right now it would have to be a 1977 Pontiac Trans Am--the one from Smokey and the Bandit. One day I'll have one.
Q: What’s your favorite sports team?
Texas A&M football.
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do on your day off?
Spend time with my wife Vickie and my daughter Emma.
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do in Austin?
My wife and I love to go to Alamo Drafthouse when we get a chance.
cody@applesi.com
Finance Director - Mike Quintanilla
mike@applesi.com
Sales Professional - Cory Rutherford
Q: What is your hometown?
Phoenix, AZ
Q: How long have you been in sales? How long have you been with Apple Sport Imports?
I've been in sales for 11 years and have been with Apple Sport Imports since January of 2006
Q: What’s your favorite car and why?
'68 Camaro. It represents such a big piece of our American auto heritage.
Q: What’s your favorite sports team?
Phonix Suns.
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do on your day off?
Spend time with my kids and wife.
Q: Tell us about your family?
My wife Stephanie is a born and raised Austinite. I have 3 beautiful kids. My son Austin was born in August of 2008, my daughter Ashleigh was born in February of 2012 and my oldest daughter Ali was born in June of 1998.
cory@applesi.com
Sales Professional - Tonette Cortez
Q: What is your hometown?
Lytle, TX
Q: How long have you been in sales? How long have you been with Apple Sport Imports?
I've been in sales for 13 years and I started with Apple Sport Imports in June of 2009.
Q: What’s your favorite car and why?
Any Lexus. Reliable, smooth, comfortable, and luxurious.
Q: What’s your favorite sports team?
San Antonio Spurs.
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do on your day off?
Eat good food, shop with girlfriends, clean the house, and relax with my husband.
Q: What’s your favorite hobby?
I enjoy camping on Big Shell, Corpus Christi, and fishing with my husband all day.
tonette@applesi.com
Sales Professional - Gregory Wilburn
Q: What is your hometown?
Longview, Texas. Been in Austin for 19 years.
Q: How long have you been in sales? How long have you been with Apple Sport Imports?
I've been in sales for over 20 years and with Apple Sport Imports since December of 2012.
Q: What is your favorite car and why?
My favorite car is the Acura TL. It's dependable and affordable.
Q: What is your favorite sports team?
Hook 'em horns! -need I say more?
Q: What is your favorite thing to do on your day off?
Relax, relax, relax.
Q: What's your favorite place to eat in Austin?
My favorite place to eat is torchy's tacos.
gregory@applesi.com
Sales Professional - Johnnie Burns
Q: What is your hometown?
Dayton, Texas, in which the chief industry is cattle raising.
Q: How long have you been in sales? How long have you been with Apple Sport Imports?
Since 1995, and I first started at Apple Sport Imports in 2005.
Q: What’s your favorite car and why?
Any BMW. I love mine!
Q: What’s your favorite sports team?
I like the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans.
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do on your day off?
Shopping and spending time with family and friends.
Q: What’s your favorite place to eat in Austin?
Serrano's!
jburns@applesi.com
Sales Professional - Mischa Baeza
Q: What is your hometown?
Born in Berkely, grew up mostly in Dallas.
Q: How long have you been in sales? How long have you been with Apple Sport Imports?
I have been in sales for 6 years. I've been with Apple Sport Imports since January of 2013.
Q: What’s your favorite car and why?
Either a Godzilla or an Aston Martin Vanquish. I love cars that are fast, exotic, and limited and those 2 have it all.
Q: What’s your favorite sports team?
USC Trojans, my alma mater. Fight on!
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do on your day off?
Hiking, watching movies, trying new restaurants and exploring Austin with my girlfriend.
Q: What’s your favorite place to eat in Austin?
I'm still pretty new to Austin so I'm still trying to figure it out.
mischa@applesi.com
Sales Professional - Ben Green
Q: What is your hometown?
Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Q: How long have you been in sales? How long have you been with Apple Sport Imports?
I have been in sales for over 20 years and with Apple Sport Imports since January of 2013.
Q: What’s your favorite car and why?
My BMW R1200RT, because it only has 2 wheels.
Q: What’s your favorite sports team?
Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies, and the Denver Nuggets.
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do on your day off?
Spend time with my family.
Q: What’s your favorite place to eat in Austin?
Any Brazilian steakhouse. If I had to choose a second career it would be competitive eating.
ben@applesi.com
Sales Professional - Anthony Himel
Q: What is your hometown?
Jacksonville, Florida. A little known fact, rainfall averages around 52 inches a year in Jacksonville, with the wettest months being June through September.
Q: How long have you been in sales? How long have you been with Apple Sport Imports?
I have been in sales at Apple Sport Imports since January of 2013.
Q: What’s your favorite car and why?
My favorite car is the Koenigsegg CCXR. It's extremely powerful and well engineered as well as possibly the most beautiful next to the Pagani Huayra.
Q: What’s your favorite sports team?
My favorite sports team is the New Orleans Saints.
Q: What’s your favorite thing to do on your day off?
Almost any outdoor sporting activity will suffice; running, rock climbing, swimming. Anything extreme.
Q: What’s your favorite place to visit?
I like to frequent a small Banana Republic in the West Indies called Dominica. I also have an infatuation with the Asian culture and hope to visit many Asian countries in the near future.
anthony@applesi.com