RR 096: Jeff Peevy of AMI on Creating A Learning Culture
Meet Jeff Peevy, President of the Automotive Management Institute (AMI), a 34-year industry veteran who has spent the past 20 years involved with education and research. Jeff discusses and drives home an important strategy on ‘Building A Learning Culture’ in your business. This episode can be distilled down to four words: Let’s Go Learn Something!…
Listen and view episode notesRR 086: Cecil Bullard from Institute for Automotive Business Excellence
Cecil Bullard, President of the Institute for Automotive Business Excellence shares this thoughts and lessons on the success of the service professional. He is very passionate about the success of the service professional and shares some important strategies for growth and profitability. Why Listen? You will hear Cecil talk about: Six KPI (Key Performance Indicators)…
Listen and view episode notesRR 069: E-Myth: Working ON your business and not IN it.
Michael Gerber’s E-myth is a very powerful book that serves up the Entrepreneurial Myth. It is a must read book for all entrepreneurs. I won’t serve up the premise of the book now because I do it in the beginning of the episode. This is a must watch or listen to episode and one that…
Listen and view episode notesRR 064: BJ Lee from Institute of Automotive Business Excellence
B. J. Lee is a business coach, consultant and VP of Client Services at the Institute for Automotive Business Excellence. A great episode with a smart guy who has all the battle scars to prove his wisdom. Throughout the years, B. J. has managed, owned or partnered in several repair shops and has gained a…
Listen and view episode notesRR 063: Value of a Business Coach
Business coaching is a hot subject and one that my guests know a lot about; they share their reasons for engaging a business coach and honestly and intimately tell how it has changed their lives and business. Two of my guests have done or are doing coaching for other shop owners. An enormous amount of…
Listen and view episode notesRR 062: Tom Ham of Automotive Management Network
Tom Ham, with the help of his wife Deb, is the creator and owner of Automotive Management Network an 12,000 plus member website that is the largest information center for vehicle service facility owners and managers.
Tom got his start in the auto service industry pumping gas in the late 60’s. Tom and Deb operate Auto Centric, an import specialty shop in Grand Rapids. Tom and Deb have five children including two sons and a daughter who served in the Iraq War as U.S. Marines. He writes extensively on industry topics. Tom’s previous episodes HERE.
Listen and view episode notesRR 049: Bob Greenwood from AAEC
Bob Greenwood, AAM is President and CEO of Automotive Aftermarket E-Learning Centre Ltd. AAEC is a company focused on providing Business Management Resources and Development for the Independent Sector of the aftermarket industry. Bob has over 40 years of Business Management experience within the Independent sector of the automotive aftermarket industry in North America, consulting with…
Listen and view episode notesRR 041: Jim Murphy from Elite Worldwide
Jim Murphy prefers to use only one word when describing himself: coach, “That’s all I am, and honestly, that’s all I want to be,” he says. In nearly every position Murphy has held throughout his 30-plus-year career in the repair industry, his work has revolved around shop improvement. After graduating from Oregon State University, Murphy…
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