Guest Posts
Why Can’t Every Shop Owner Be Profitable? [RR 682] – AUDIO 30 Minutes
Too many business owners are silently struggling and think they are the only ones. Or maybe they do want to elevate their business to the next level but have been stuck in the day to day…that leads to month to month and then year over year struggle. Before you know it, the only thing progressing…
Guest Host and Shop Tour with Fred Gestwicki Jr [AW 074] – VIDEO 30 Minutes
Guest host, Fred Gestwicki Jr from Fix-It with Fred, Canton, OH speaks on price shoppers. How to handle the call, why do they ask for a price and how to convert them to customers.
Addition by Subtraction: Letting Someone Go [THA 244] – AUDIO 39 Minutes
Are you the type of person that sees potential in others when they don’t see it in themselves? Do you work hard to get them to contribute to the business? Too often business owners hold onto employees longer than they should because they want the employee to succeed. Sometimes we give many chances, however, how…
Amazing Women in Automotive [RR 681] – AUDIO 38 Minutes
Did you know only 2% of our automotive industry is female? Staffing shortages has never been more critical than now. Are we missing a huge opportunity to get women involved? And for the 2% that are involved, what are we doing to retain them? Amazing Women in Automotive is the answer. It’s a safe space…
Thank you, Mr. Auto Dealer, for my Free European Vacation
What would I do if I owned an auto dealership, was struggling to find inventory, and had limited supply on hand? What would I do? Depending on the limits of my supply, I would likely charge full sticker price. If my inventory was substantially low, I might even ask over sticker. But how far over…
Guest Host and Shop Tour with Craig Noel [AW 073] – VIDEO 22 Minutes
Guest host, Craig Noel, Sun Automotive, Springfield, OR. 4 Locations speaks on recruiting high school students to our industry. How to engage students and teachers. Also a virtual tour of one of Craig’s locations.
Catching Up With Your Mentor [RR 680] – AUDIO 49 Minutes
Mentoring is a special relationship that grows between two individuals and also within themselves personally. With me is Jim Morton and Brandon Steckler: Mentor and Mentee. We all know when you teach you learn, but did you also know the best mentor never responds to a question with an answer? In this episode Jim and…
The Courage to Make Tough Decisions [THA 243] – AUDIO 43 Minutes
Making a difficult, tough decision can be one of the hardest things to face. Ever toil with, when is it the right time? Are you making the right choice? Can you push through it? Well in this episode my panel of courageous women shares their own examples of pulling the trigger on a tough decision.…
Profit Strategies [RR 679] – AUDIO 33 Minutes
The financial numbers of any business tell an important story. But how many owners know how to read their financial statements correctly? Do you know your breakeven point for your business? Do you review your cash flow monthly? In this episode, Natalie Paris from Three Rivers Bookkeeping shares the importance of the dynamics of a…
Scan Tools Part 3 [RR 678] – AUDIO 55 Minutes
Audio Link Same crew, Matt Fanslow, Keith Perkins and Bill Nalu from Part 1 and 2 and in this episode we are hearing about preferred scan tool preferences by platform. We also hammer about the investment the shop needs to make in scan tools for the team and some additional myths. The team speaks to…