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Women In NAPA (WIN): Building a Supportive Community [THA 441]
This episode spotlights the launch of Women in NAPA (WIN), a new initiative created to celebrate NAPA’s 100th anniversary by empowering women throughout the NAPA family, including shop owners, technicians, warehouse employees, sales team, and corporate team members alike. WIN provides a dedicated networking platform and distinctive “bolt bracelets” to cultivate connections and community. The discussion explores the unique challenges women face in the male-dominated automotive industry, emphasizing the value of mentorship, training, and representation. WIN also aims to inspire the next generation, supporting recruitment efforts and promoting diversity across the industry. With a focus on professional growth, personal development, and work-life balance, the program aspires to help women learn, lead, and thrive.
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Eating Electric: Fueling Your Body for Longevity [RR 1047]
Recorded at the TST Big Event, John Anello passionately advocates for holistic health and nutrition, drawing from personal experiences and research. He shares practical tips on balanced eating, the power of natural, unprocessed foods like homemade beet juice, and the benefits of exercise and lifestyle choices for longevity and disease prevention. The conversation sheds light on common health challenges in the automotive industry and encourages listeners to take charge of their well-being through regular health monitoring, proactive self-care, and informed dietary decisions.
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RR 073: Charitable Initiatives in the Automotive Aftermarket
Watch the replay below or listen to the audio only podcast when you are traveling, commuting or when you can’t be in front of a screen. The podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher Radio and of course listen below. Charity starts at home. Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Initiatives peer discussion. Here’s what’s in store: How Joe, Jeff…
RR 072: Tony Molla on the 21st Century Repair Shop
Tony Molla, Vice President of ASA, The Automotive Service Association and I hand a frank discussion on ‘The 21st Century Repair Shop’. You will take-a-way a perspective on the: Need for a learning culture Impact of technology Need for owners to be involved in the industry, to network and to be involved in 20 groups…
RR 071: Chris Price from Saratoga Shell
Chris Price from Saratoga Shell in San Jose, CA is just a stone’s throw from Apple Headquarters. He says that the medium income in the market is $350,000 and houses start at $2.5 Million. Only a handful of markets in the country can boast those stats. Chris is a 25 year industry veteran with 3…
RR 070: G Jerry Truglia with ATTS
G Jerry Truglia is well known for his automotive training through his company ATTS: Automotive Technician Training Services, where he covers topics ranging from hybrid vehicles, electricity, to Heavy Duty Truck repair. G is also a very proud founding member of the non-for profit Technician Service Training group (TST). TST is a 501(c)(3) educational not-for-profit and…
RR 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…
RR 068: Shari Pheasant from Horse Power Strategies
Shari Pheasant is owner with her husband of a professional repair shop in Reno, NV and the COO of the Institute for Automotive Business Excellence, and also the founder of Horse Power Strategies. This episode brings a focus to Shari’s passion for and focus on personal growth and professional development through equine based strategies. Her…
RR 067: Joe Valind from Auto Safety Center
As a high school senior Joe got his first automotive mechanic job in September 1995 through his high school co-op program. As the Lord’s providence would have it, the placement was with Roger Berth at the Auto Safety Center. (The shop he owns today) In January 1996 Joe graduated from West Bend East High School…
RR 066: Tony Molla from the Automotive Service Association (ASA)
Industry veteran Tony Molla, Vice President of ASA (Automotive Service Association) brings an enlightening discussion to the Remarkable Results Podcast tribe. Tony has over 35 years’ experience in the automotive service industry and has held positions at all levels, including technician, service manager, parts store manager, new car sales and automotive technical editor writing service…
RR 065: Darrell Marx from Darrell’s Firestone
Darrell Marx from Darrell’s Firestone from Farmington, MI joined the family business at 12 … not uncommon for most families to engage the children at an early age. At 16 he was certified in auto repair and began his career repairing cars. He bought his Firestone stores in 1999 and 2000 and his sister Pamela…
RR 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…
RR 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…
RR 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.
RR 061: Keith Katz from Quality Service Center
Keith Katz is owner of Quality Service Center in York, PA for the last seventeen years and an industry veteran of thirty-four years. His 7 bay shop has 6 lifts and supports 3 technicians with one service advisor. He is involved with the NAPA Advisory Board and supports the Bridge of Hope organization that helps…
RR 060: Greg Buckley from Buckley’s Car Care
Greg Buckley from Buckley Auto Care in Wilmington, DE has been a previous guest and did an entrepreneur interview back in episode 19. A classic … don’t miss it. After hooking up with Greg in Detroit in summer 2015 at NACE/CARS and attended two seminars he was teaching, I knew that we needed to have…
RR 059: Technician Training Best Practices -Roundtable
Watch the replay or listen to the audio only podcast. Podcast is available on iTunes and Stitcher Radio and of course listen below. Welcome to Episode 60 a rebroadcast of a Face To Face Video Podcast using the BLAB platform for Live Video Conversations. We had a lively discussion on technician training best practices with…
RR 058: Robert Redding from ASA
Bob Redding, ASA Legislative Representative goes ON-POINT with an eye opening discussion on the 2nd annual Safety Inspection Forum at the Hunter Engineering Center in St. Louis this year on December 2nd, 2015 … Noon till 4PM. ASA is a co-host again this year with ASA Midwest and the Missouri Alliance of Automotive Service Providers. …
RR 057: John Passante discussing the Women’s Board Book on Leadership
Dr. John Passante is an important contributor in an important, never been done before, industry project that will be introduced at AAPEX 2015. It’s a new book highlighting the success stories of some of today’s leading female aftermarket professionals and it will be unveiled at AAPEX 2015. The book, “A Woman’s Perspective on Leading” is…
RR 056: Multi-Shop Ownership: Opportunities & Challenges
Jose Bueso is partner in Dynamic Automotive in the Maryland Washing DC area. Along with partners Dwayne Myers and Lee Foreman they’ve have three locations, been a Motor Age top shop in 2014 is involved with the Auto Care Association, Car Care Professional Network. This partnership team was just recognized with a ‘Head Of The…
RR 055: Louis Efron from Telsa
Louis Efron is this year’s keynote speaker at the AAPEX General Session on Wednesday, November 04, 2015, 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM, in the Palazzo Ballroom at The Venetian. The event is open to all AAPEX and AAIW attendees and there is no fee to attend. Louis Efron, currently at Tesla Motors, is a contributing…
RR 054: Social Media Best Practices
Greg Buckley of Buckley Auto Care says it was a thrill working alongside his dad, when he was eight years old, helping with his brother to build the 49 year legacy business. He is a busy man being a member of ASA, an ATI Coach, and is Car Seat Certified and is on the…
RR 053: Danny Sanchez from Autoshop Solutions
Danny Sanchez is owner and founder, of Autoshop Solutions and grew up spending countless hours working around his dad’s auto repair shop in California, eventually taking over and running the business himself. Autoshop Solutions started in 1998, when Danny founded Auto Web Solutions. The Internet was starting to take off, and Danny took great interest…
RR 052: Mike Davidson from Parkway Automotive
Mike Davidson from Parkway Automotive in Little Rock, Arkansas, been in the industry for 31 years and a business owner for 18. His team includes 6 techs who support eight lifts and seven bays with a shop foreman, two service advisers and an estimator. He’s on track to do $1.7 million this year. Mike is…
RR 051: Bill Hanvey from AASA
Bill Hanvey is the Sr Vice President of AASA (Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association). He has oversight of AASA’s internal operations while leading their marketing and new member initiatives while serving as executive director of the Brake Manufacturers Council and the AASA Marketing Executives Council. His resume is impressive with The Schaeffler Group USA, Dorman, Fleet…
RR 050: Joe Sevart of I70 Auto Service
A special thanks to Joe Sevart, in celebrating a milestone, as the 50th podcast guest! Joe Sevart from I70 Auto Service in Kansas City, MO, received a very high honor from NAPA in 2014 as their NAPA/ASE Technician of the Year. Please watch this special video done as a tribute to Joe: http://i70autoservice.com/joes-award/ He’s a…
RR 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…
RR 048: Jeff Matt from Victory Auto Service
Meet Jeff Matt owner and founder of Victory Auto Service & Glass, a family-owned, award-winning auto repair and auto glass business with six locations in Minnesota and Florida, is known for its honest, dependable service. Before opening Victory Auto in 1997, Jeff worked as an automotive technician and dreamed of opening a shop where the customer always felt…
RR 047: Trish Serratore SR Vice President of ASE
Trish Serratore is the Senior Vice President of ASE along with being President of the National Automotive Technicians Education foundation (NATEF) and the Automotive Youth Educational Systems (AYES). She works closely with all of the organizations within the ASE Industry/Education initiative, which also includes ASE and the Automotive Training Managers Council (ATMC), to help provide…
RR 046 Greg Skolnik from Motor Works
Greg Skolnik from Motor Works in Rockville, MD is a 40 year industry veteran and a shop owner for 37 years. Greg has a 3,000 SQ FT facility with 6 bay/lifts plus an alignment bay. The shop team is made up of 2 techs, one apprentice, one service adviser, one ops manager and a shuttle…
RR 045: Kim Walker from 5 Stones Media
Kim Walker from 5 Stones Media is a social media expert, but before she became involved with Five Stones Media she was a school counselor and a teacher. Her husband Brian, started his own shop while he was a Mercedes technician in North Carolina. Then asked Kim to leave her school job and join his…
RR 044: Rick Bilger from Advanced Auto Pros
Rick Bilger a 40 year service professional owns Advanced Auto Pros in Greely, CO. His Grandfather and Dad were mechanics/technicians and Rick practices his craft in a 10 bay facility with 4 techs, and two service advisors. Rick, a pilot, offers some very interesting and unique strategies in this episode. Much to learn from this episode.…
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