Where the Voices, Ideas and Insights that are helping to Advance the Future of the Automotive Repair Industry Reside.

The Back Catalog - LISTED BY MOST RECENT

The Superhighway to Estimating: Canned Jobs and Categories For Shop Efficiency [THA 473]

Beyond Service Advisors: Embracing the ‘Repairathist’ Mindset [RR 1079]

Looking Rich VS Living Free: The Hidden Truth About Success and Money [THA 472]

Executing a 25 Year Plan: Retired at 47 [RR 1078]

The Digital Front Door For Auto Repair: SEO, Google, and Website Marketing [THA 471]

Beyond the Repair Order: The Strategy of Customer Loyalty [RR 1077]

The 250K Mile Mindset: Selling Maintenance Without Selling Fear [THA 470]

Beyond Babysitters: Developing Strong Managers and Financial Transparency [RR 1076]

Streamlining the Mundane: How Automation Buys Back Time [THA 469]

The Capacity Crisis: What If It Didn’t Have To Be So Hard? [RR 1075]

Mastering Your Shop Finance: The Power of Specialized Automotive Accounting [THA 468]

Do You Own a Business or a Job? [RR 1074]

Future-Proofing the Automotive Industry: Consolidation, AI, and Career Evolution [THA 467]

The Four Defining Roles in Your Business Story: Victim, Villain, Hero, and Guide [RR 1073]

The Chicken or the Egg Trap: Hiring and Marketing for Auto Repair Shops [THA 466]

Profitable vs. Valuable: The Hard Truth About Selling Your Shop [RR 1072]

Vehicle Service Experts: Resources, Strategy and Best Practices for Shops [THA 465]

When Customers Ask AI First: What Shop Owners Need to Know [RR 1071]

The Aussie Connection: US and Australian Auto Repair Face Parallel Challenges [THA 464]

The Level Testing Sales Amplifier: A Tiered System for Auto Repair Diagnostics [RR 1070]

The Power of ASE Certification: 40% Better Productivity and 60% Fewer Comebacks [THA 463]

The Future of Automotive Services: Diversify or Get Left Behind [RR 1069]

Finding Joy in Your Business Again: The Shop Owner’s Comeback Story [THA 462]

The Value of Diverse Training at ASTA 2025: From Finance to Mental Health [RR 1068]

Building a Foundation to Prevent Employee Turnover [THA 461]

People Love to Buy, They Don’t Like to Be Sold [RR 1067]

Good Debt, Bad Debt: Distinguishing Healthy Leverage from Financial Risk [THA 460]

Rock Your Role: Creating an Experience Employees and Customers Cheer For [RR 1066]

Train the Trainer: Building an Industry Boot Camp for Automotive Educators [THA 459]

Helping People Do Life in Auto Repair [RR 1065]

The Everyday Educator: How Leaders Reinforce Learning [THA 458]

Stress, the Struggle, and the Resilience: A Guide for Leaders [RR 1064]

Google Endorsed: Leveraging Local Service Ads (LSAs) to Differentiate Your Shop [THA 457]

Feelings Don’t Fix Cars: Action Over Emotion in Shop Leadership [RR 1063]

Walking the Talk: Why Auto Coaches Are Buying Shops Again [THA 456]

A Professional Face Lift: Why the Automotive Generalist Model is Broken [RR 1062]

From Alignment Dilemma to ADAS Center: Say Yes When Everyone Else Says No [THA 455]

Do We Need A License To Calibrate Vehicles: The Professionalism Gap [RR 1061]

Auto Repair Business SWOT: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats [THA 454]

Building an Essential Skilled Automotive Career [RR 1060]

The Karen Cooper Foundation: Bringing Christmas to Shelter Dogs [THA 453]

AAPEX 2025: The Aftermarket Trade Show Reimagined [RR 1059]

The Silent Profit Killer: Inconsistent Processes [THA 452]

2025 Voice of the Technician Survey: Addressing Industry Pain Points [RR 1058]

Business By The Numbers: Insights Into Auto Shop Benchmarks [THA 451]

Process Engineering: Six Sigma for Auto Shop Efficiency and Growth [RR 1057]

Recruiter’s Playbook: Overcoming Ghosting and Hiring Roadblocks [THA 450]

A Phone Call Is Worth a Thousand Emails [RR 1056]

The Growth Tax: What Every Shop Owner Must Pay to Move Forward [THA 449]

Practice What You Preach: Coach Chris Cotton’s Shop Ownership Experience [RR 1055]