Remarkable Results Radio Podcast

Jim Silverman, Director of National Account at ATI, is outspoken on what it takes to be successful. He says he has the best job in the world and …

Training Talk - Daytime vs. Night Time Training | ASE Certification | Instructors and Students

Experience the insights of a Tech and Automotive Instructors talking about the difference between Day and Night training …

How Can We Provide Our Technicians a $100K Yearly Pay Package?

We covered a large swath of reasons to review technician pay and to create a fair and adequate compensation plan based on criteria that is a win, win, win …

The Importance of Third Party Credentialing and Having a Learning Culture in Your Business.

You are a professional in the automotive service …

Alan Symmes: When Your Community Needs Help to Afford Safe and Reliable Transportation

Shop Talk 11 - Important Partnership - Shop, Parts Supplier and Manufacturer

Welcome to Shop Talk 11. Our Shop Talk Panel guests are Monte Hamsher, a shop owner, technician and automotive teacher; Bob Pattengale- …

Improving Employee Loyalty

Fuel your engine today with our discussion on Improving Employee Loyalty with my shop owner panel Donnie Hudson from Troy Auto Care in Troy, MI, Roy Foster from Roy Foster’s Automotive in Reno, …

Sara Fraser - The Power of Social Media for Automotive Professionals

There are a lot of trends happening on social media in the past couple of years. Understanding these trends can give us a competitive advantage and …

FTR 045 Brian Walker - Foundational Marketing Techniques - There Are No Silver Bullets

Brian Walker co-owner of Shop Marketing Pros explains that …

Jennifer Filzen- What Dancing Taught Me About Running a Successful Business

A very interesting discipline that incorporates how you lead and how you …

THA 118 Recruiting Students to Discover a Career in Automotive

Enjoy some great new ideas and real-world issues as I welcome Seth Thorson, shop owner, Eurotech, Brighton, MN. Seth created a $25,000 endowment for …

Family Succession Part 2 - Parents on their Daughters Succession Plan

Welcome to the second installment of Family Succession. Learn how parents mold …

FTR 044 Murray Voth - Your Opportunity is Huge; Find the River Where the Money Is

Technical Talk - ADAS | Support Vendors That Support Training | Fundamental Training

Tech talk with Kevin Fitzpatrick, Vice President Autologic; …

Creative Brainstorming: How To Build an Idea Factory

Some people just bubble with ideas; they are visionaries. You’ve got team members who are great at seeing new and better ways to improve systems and processes, serve …

You should have the highest payroll in town, not the lowest.

A generation ago the shop owner didn’t need to know the numbers. How the world has …

Dave Hobbs - Find The Time and Make the Sacrifice to Attend Training. Trainers Do!

Dave Hobbs travels the country training technicians for Delphi …

Supporting Technician Training with Technology and Partnerships - Paul Louwers - AVI On-Demand

Paul Louwers, CEO and CO-founder of the Automotive …

THA 116 Business Coaches Lab - Improving Shop Efficiency

Look forward to tactics like knowing your techs gifts or strengths, remove obstacles, make …

A Convo with ASA’s new Executive Director, Ray Fisher.

We have an aging workforce that is driving the industry to make some difficult decisions. The …

Find a Balance For Your Ego

Vinnie Lucido from Co-Auto in Reno Nevada says we need to find a balance in our Ego’s. His rant brings in the value of …

New Aftermarket Measurement - Cost Per Billed Hour

I'm with Bob Greenwood, President, and C.E.O. of Automotive Aftermarket E-Learning Centre Ltd. We are discussing how cost per billed hour affects the site’s total …

THA 115 Who Says You Need an Automotive Background to Run a Successful Shop

Now visit with Brian Sump from Avalon Motorsports and Andy Bizub from …

Shop Talk 10 - Sold My Business - What’s Next?

Listen to former shop owners talk about their decisions and what they are doing now. Most importantly …

Change or Be Changed and Commit to be a Forever Student

A case for shop specialization

We are discussing in a bird’s eye view of Shop Specialization and training.

I'm with Rob Morrell, Sr. Director of Management and Technical Training at WorldPac Technical Institute and Mark …

Taking Community Involvement to the Next Level - CarFest - Philanthropy on Steroids

CarFest is an event unlike any others in the US that connect the …

Mike Michalowicz - Making Your Profitability a Habit

What is profit? It is the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent. Mike Michalowicz tells you that you subtract profit from sales and then learn to …

Our Suppliers Need to Better Understand the Service Professional. Bob Greenwood, President of Automotive Aftermarket E-Learning Center points out that the supply side of our industry must find a higher level of …

Kim Walker - Building a Story Brand

People are bombarded with 3,000 marketing messages every 24 hours. What does your message say?

Catch the power of ‘Story Brand’. Learn about the Guide, the Hero, the problem, and the …

Taking Care of Your Most Valuable Asset - YOU

Are you looking to do something for you? Are you exercising? Are you taking care of you? This Town Hall Academy will help you learn how to find your personal motivation.

Get …

Bringing Technical Proficiency to the Next Level Through Tech Mentoring Programs

What is technician mentoring? It is a training program focused on technical proficiency. Helping our techs not just technical but also on …

Grant Swaim full time post-secondary instructor, shop owner and aftermarket instructor says the gear head days are gone

AIST - The Future of Automotive Education

This episode recorded at Vision 2019 in KC brings you into the loop on Automotive Institute of Science and …

Aftermarket Training in the Age of Rapid Tech Changes - How To Navigate Your Training Needs

The commitment to training must come from both the technicians and shop owners. We keep hearing that we are in a hi-tech …

Rob Rowsell - Achieving Success on Life’s Curved Road

Rob Rowsell is a shop owner and author who is an inspiration to the automotive aftermarket. His story of the transition from a homeless individual to a recognized …

Jennifer Filzen from Rock Star Marketing brings you a strong message about caring. Yes she uses the LOVE word. Jennifer says we need to show how much we care for our team, our customer and especially our families more …

Preparing Your Shop For Tomorrow’s Technician: How To Attract And Retain Your Team

We know as a united industry that retaining and attracting talent into our bays is our number one concern. Sure keeping pace with …

Building New Customers

David Roman from Done with Care - Auto Repair from Merium, KS and Greg Bunch from Aspen Auto Clinic from Colorado Springs and …

Mitch Schneider - Legacy Industry Influencer.

You know Mitch Schneider. He is truly a legacy icon of our industry. He has dedicated his life to run a …

Aaron Shaffer Wants The Service Professional to Consider Selling Premium Products For All the Right Reasons. Pick Replacement Parts That Best Serves the Intended OE Performance of the Entire System

Elevating our Industries’ Definition of a Mechanic/Technician

The mechanic/technician is more than just the person who repairs and maintains machinery. He is an automotive professional.

As we discuss bringing a new …

Charging What We Are Worth

We talk professional courtesy, labor rates, training, having the right value proposition for your customer so you can charge accordingly, the labor rate spread in our communities, and why you …

Understanding Consumer Behaviour through Price Transparency

Jill Trotta Vice President, Industry Advocacy and Sales RepairPal, discusses pricing transparency and reiterates the fact that it is not going away. Every shop …

Aaron Shaffer Wants The Service Professional to Consider Selling Premium Products For All the Right Reasons. Pick Replacement Parts That Best Serves the Intended OE Performance of the Entire System

OSHA and Labor Law Expert Helps You Minimize Fines and Get Compliant

Now let’s get some costly roadblocks out of the way as I talk One On One with Dave Fischer, a labor law expert, with California Employer’s Services. …

How to Handle the Overload of Information, Workload and All That You Have to Learn

We are in deep talking about how they deal with getting things done, keeping up on their learning curve, dealing with an overstuffed …

Changing of the Guard at ASCCA with Incoming President John Eppstein

Incoming President; John Eppstein of John’s Automotive Care in San Diego, CA, and Incoming Vice-President; Rory Balmer of Twin Peaks Auto Service in …

Aaron Shaffer Wants The Service Professional to Consider Selling Premium Products For All the Right Reasons. Pick Replacement Parts That Best Serves the Intended OE Performance of the Entire System

Tom Ham: Running your Business Remotely

Tom answers some big questions like: Does it take the right culture and people to make working remotely work? …

The Value of a Professional HR Support Company

OK Let’s Talk HR and Professional Employer Organizations (PEO). The Academy team includes Kevin & Lisa Eckler, Foreign Car Specialists, Poughkeepsie, and PEO …

AJ Nealey: Living the Dream. Turned His Vision Into His Reality. No, is Hard To Say for AJ!

AJ Nealey from Nealey’s Auto Service in Edgewater, MD shares a bit of his legacy as a racer but concentrated on the …

Are you an Automotive Person in Automotive Business or a Business Person in the Automotive Business.

Scott Shotton: Straight Talk on Entry Level Technicians, Tips on Becoming an Aftermarket Trainer and Post-Secondary Automotive Education

Scott and I …

Discover How To Keep Your Women Customers For Life

We heard the stats that the female makes up over 50% of your customer base. That is based on certain geographies and demographics. Some are higher, some are lower. But …

Dennis Montalbano: He Survived a Heart Attack and Stroke and so Did His Business!

This isn’t the first episode I’ve done on having a health scare. Think about it. The interviews I’ve done lived through their health …

Kirk Richardson is a young and successful entrepreneur. Born into a blue-collar, hard-working family, he was a below average student in high school …

Geek Talk 2.0 Part Three - The Independents Biggest Competitor

This episode will enlighten and open your eyes to who are the biggest competitors of the independent shops; how to deal with them and how to market against …

Managing a Negative Online Review

The Academy panel will go over a 5 step process and go above and beyond by sharing their personal experiences.

So you got a "NEGATIVE" Review now what? Here is a 5 step process we are …

Barry Barrett - Book Review - Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss

Barry reviews and shows the principles of the book by Chris Voss and Tahl Raz called “Never split the difference - Negotiating As If Your Life …

Pierre Respaut has a steep history as an automotive shop owner, dealership mechanic/technician, and trainer. He is in the aftermarket for fifty years.

Pierre worked at BMW and Ferrari dealerships and owned “Ultimate …

A Grant that Ensures The Future of the Aftermarket.

CAWA receives a $25K grant from the University of the Aftermarket. The program would consider …

Catering to the Millennial Customer

We are talking with three millennial aftermarket successors, they are each involved in the family service …

Lucas Underwood - Take Ownership and Learn from your Mistakes. Find Humility.

There are a lot of responsibilities being a business owner. You have to …

Leadership Deficit: Let’s Get Into the People Building Business. Brett Bohlmann talks about the technician shortage with an interesting twist.

Generation Z - Understanding Our Newest Employees and Customers

Generation Z our newest generation born from 1990 until 1995 that are ready for the workforce and will become your customer. They are on their way to make a …

The Business Coaches LAB: The Art of Implementation: How To Get Things Done.

In our continuing series of the Business Coaches Lab, we work to help you get into gear. The coaches mostly agree that there a few key problems …

Family Succession Part 1 - Our Future Female Shop Owners

We are talking to three millennial ladies who are geared for the succession of the family business. Many of our aftermarkets family businesses want to retire …

What Owners want from their technicians. Technicians please get all in and understand my perspective on your important role in 'my' service …

400th Episode Milestone. What does it mean to “Listen To Learn Just One Thing.

Welcome to the 400th episode. I started back in March 2015 with the seed of an idea to help all ships rise in the industry. Hats off to those …

Turn Phone Price Shoppers into Customers

We bring light to the service adviser/manager position as the toughest job in the company. It is very possible that your caller may not be looking for a price because they don’t …

Service Talk Part 1 - The Center of the Hub: Customer - Technician - Owner

Service advisors are the liaisons between the customer, technicians and the owners. Their job is one of the most important in the aftermarket …

What Techs want from Shop Owners. Shop Owners: Make Me Want To Work For You. Survey information from Automotive Management Network.

Shop Talk 9 - Business and Leadership Transformation

I’m so glad to welcome Chris Machado from JCircle M Truck Repair, Inc. in Bakersfield, Ca and Corey Evaldi from Olmstead Auto Care, North Ridgeville, Ohio. Two …

Second Chance - Working with and Supporting Addiction

We cover a lot of ground in this episode that will open your eyes to addiction including the way out, living life without, the law of exposure, the reward system, …

Acquisition Integration: A Look Inside a New Location Transition

Mike Allen, a General Manager Telle Tires and Auto Centers tells of his first-hand experience integrating a recent acquisition. This episode will show you …

Andy Bizub Is The Dealer Alternative And He Tells You Why All Independents Should Be.

Education - Inside the Automotive Business School of Canada

Listen to the story of how one Automotive Business College prepares students for an …

Ghosting: Minimizing New Hire No Shows.

When ghosting happens, you are always wondering what you did wrong. For many, you are always improving your HR …

Shop Talk 8 - Second Shop Challenge - The Power of Blacktop - Industry Image

I’m so glad to welcome John Eppstein from John’s Automotive Care in San Diego, CA, Scott Pelava from Lonsdale Auto Works in Lonsdale, MN, and …

Andy Bizub Is The Dealer Alternative And He Tells You Why All Independents Should Be.

What Quality Employees Really Want - Results From a Technician Survey

Join Tom Ham from Auto Centric and Automotive Management Network (AMN)as we talk …

Up Your Game: Become a Level Five Leader and Improve You and the Aftermarket

Think of this podcast like 9 five minute Ted Talks. Here are the topics covered, Listening, Resilience, Learn to be a CEO, Perseverance, Invest …

ADAS is the Next Big Thing. Advice from an ADAS Calibration Shop.

Matthew Roayaee is franchise owner of Auto Check- Cypress Station in Katy, TX. Matthew brings his insights as an ADAS calibration shop. Matthew made the …

Derek Kaufman has an intriguing thought on the growth of start/stop systems and what they are really doing for vehicle owners. He is also thinking …

Shop Talk 7 -Leading Ladies

Judi Haglin, from Haglin Automotive, Boulder CO, Shelle Bennett, from Mike’s Kars in Gettysburg, PA and Kelli Weatherby …

The Impact of the New 2018 Tax Law on the Service Professional

Join Reed Meils, Financial Therapist and Partner in Paar, Melis and Assoc., Mt. Airy, MD, Hunt Demarest, CPA at Paar, Melis and Assoc and shop owner Gerry …

What Happens When a Technician Becomes a Customer for Automotive Repair.

Pete Meir, Director of Training for the UBM Advanstar Automotive Group, which includes Motor Age magazine, wrote a story “When a Technician …

Bill Nalu has been a great contributor to our many panel discussions. And as many of know, Bill is a big and deep thinker. You may need to listen to this twice so that you can appreciate the simplicity and depth of his …

DATA - How Understanding Search Habits Will Help Grow New Customers

Al Haberstroh, a partner and Chief Strategy Officer at MontAd Media has developed …



 Your Learning Curve Never Sounded So Good

Chris Chesney is the Senior Director of Customer Training, CARQUEST Technical Institute, and a NASTF board member and a member of the ‘Road To Great Technician’ project.  …

The Art of Successful Mentoring

Dr. John Passante is a well-respected mentor who has 35+ years of experience in human resource and organizational …

Rick White helps you over the Blame Game

Re-Inventing You! A Personal Story Of Prolific Change.

Carlo Sabucco from Sils Complete Auto Care Centre, a successful 8 bay shop on the east side of …

Service Professional Loyalty: A Supplier Perspective

On the panel is Brad Hartline, from Hyde Villa Auto Parts President and Pottsville Auto Parts in the Reading PA markets and Trevor Martin, President, Vaca Valley Auto …

In Praise of Our Trainers

Our Guests: Bob Greenwood, AMAM, is the President and CEO of Automotive Aftermarket E-Learning Centre Ltd and has over 40 years’ experience working with Independent shops developing their …

Greg Buckley Wonders if we Are Pigeonholing Ourselves Into Just One Area Of Repair

Making it Work: Husband and Wife Partners

Our married partners are Judi and Dana Haglin of Haglin Automotive Boulder, CO, along with Kim and Rob …

Engage our Kids in the Automotive

This episode is a call to action to step up and get involved in your high school or college advisory boards and your …

AAPEX 2018 - Driving the Aftermarket to be Ahead of the Curve

The Auto Care Association and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA) are valued partners working together to meet the needs of the industry …