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Your Comebacks Are Speaking. Great Leaders Listen.
Every comeback has a lesson. The only question is whether you’re willing to learn it. After more than 11 years of podcast conversations with shop owners, educators, coaches, and automotive repair professionals, one topic keeps coming up: Comebacks. Most people see them as failures. The best leaders see them as…
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Brining Attention To Sometimes Invisible Thoughts or Issues
Everyone’s Recruiting. Everyone.
What to pay. How to recruit. I was filling up the car with petro. Hanging from the hose was…
AAPEX Awards
Each year AAPEX, rightfully so, honors many in the distribution and supplier segment of our industry. Two years ago,…
Summer Car Shows – Good for the Soul
Two car shows this week. It’s summer, and the classic cars are eye candy. I’m on the hunt to…
Perfect Timing
August is a great month to start setting your sights on Fall. Conferences, marketing, training, strategies for new business,…
Call Us – It’s OK
Reaching the pinnacle in customer relationships is when they drop their keys and say I’ll be back at the…
I Need Your Help, Again!
A few years ago when AAPEX announced Repair Shop HQ as a stand-alone entity at AAPEX, I got all…
We Should be Rivaled
We have amazingly smart people in our industry. If anyone would ever say that the independent automotive aftermarket is…
Ask Your Customers
Ever ask your customer why they come to your shop? Why they are loyal to your shop? What is…
A Dream Has No Limits
I heard a quote from Barry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records. “A Dream Has No Limits.” My mind…
Dinner Talk – Everyone’s An Expert
When I go to dinner with friends, I enjoy listening, just like I do on my podcasts. I hear…
Imagine
Imagine infecting today’s youth with a love of automobiles? Years ago so many of us learned to love cars…
You Can Help – Will You?
When I need to get up on my soapbox, I will. Here goes. You’ve gotten to know me over…
Developing Talent
I had the privilege to hear from a friend this past week on his commitment to developing the talent…
Tires Go Round and in the Bank
When I host and produce the weekly single subject Town Hall Academy, it gives me great reward to get…
Why Are You Loyal?
We needed a few groceries so we decided to pull into one of these megastores in the suburbs. To…
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