Special guest Tatsu Tsuchida from Tokyo Automotive in Placentia, CA. Link to Tatu’s previous episodes HERE. Discussion topics: Labor rates Confidence in charging what you are worth. Value of hiring a business coach WATCH VIDEO HERE

CarmCast 036 with Ray Fisher, Executive Director of ASA – Technology & Telematics Forum coming up September 12, 2019 in Troy, MI ASA is partnering with the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers to bring you this forum. A comprehensive afternoon designed to bring you face-to-face with the industry leaders and innovators who can help bring this…

Brakes For Breasts WEB-A-THON. Join us and find out everything you’d want to know about reaching the $1,000,000 mark of giving. Do your part for this strong automotive aftermarket program that takes place in October. Listen and learn from the leadership and shop owners who are all in. Our goal is to add 100 new…

CarmCast 034 Carm and Grandson Donovan. Also: Moon landing 50th anniversary. Where were you? Do you remember? Just imagine the tech advances in the last 60 years Web-A-Thon for Brakes For Breats coming next Wednesday, July 24th. (First Ever Web-A-Thon from Carm) Have a vacation planned? Spend time to recharge. Listen to the Town Hall…

CarmCast 33 – ASTE Preview – Why You Must Attend Bob Pulverenti, Executive Director of IGONC (Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina) Trisha Saul, Marketing at IGONC Lucas Underwood, Member of IGONC and shop owner  L & N Performance Auto Repair, Blowing Rock, NC.   September 27-28th, 2019 is a must-attend date as IGO presents…

CarmCast 032 – Ask The Coach w/Murray Voth Murray Voth, with RPM Training, answers these questions: Can you help me get more car count? or What is the best way to get car count? What is the average wage for a technician/advisor? What is going to happen to parts prices with Amazon and Rock Auto…

CarmCast 031 – How’s Business with Kathleen Jarosik Sweltering Heat and what she does to keep ‘cool’ in the shop to keep production high She uses ‘swamp coolers’ to bring the temp down. So hot that these coolers are not getting the job done Slow time in Florida because of snowbirds have gone home Business…

CarmCast 030. Catching Up on Key Trends Data Week The episode with Bill Hanvey HERE on Data Ownership Latest Geek Talk episode HERE Future Episode with Joe Register HERE Trip to Florida with AAAS Don’t you think that with ADAS and Autonomy that Periodic Safety Inspections will become the norm in all states? Salute to…

CarmCast 029: With Kukui CEO Todd Westerlund News: KUKUI Receives Strategic Growth Investment from SSM Partners Key Talking Points: The journey to this big decision Record-breaking growth Where they are going Big Goal of 10,000 customers in 2020 WATCH VIDEO HERE  

CarmCast 028: “Recognizing Excellence: Learn About Auto Care’s Annual Awards” WATCH VIDEO HERE It’s awards season at the Auto Care Association! Nominations/applications are being accepted for the 2019 Impact Award: Four for the Future Auto Care Career and Education (ACE) Awards, Mort Schwartz Excellence in Education Award, and the Women of the Year Awards. The…

CarmCast 027 IGONC & North Carolina Apprenticeship Program IGONC- Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina NC Apprentice 2-year associates degree in automotive Might take 2-3 years to accomplish Work part-time at an independent shop Zero tuition to the student No cost to shop other than IGO membership Benefits Bring new techs to the aftermarket Make…

CarmCast 026 Ron says he is back. He never left but he is going to change his approach to his old style. Worth the watch! He wrote a long rant on Facebook that caught my attention He says there is nothing wrong with empathy, but singing ‘Kumbaya’ around the campfire is not going to cut…

CarmCast 024 ASA Annual Meeting 2019 and the Celebration of Excellence Gary Keyes, AMi Recognition Brin Klein, ASA Alpha Award Frank Leutz, Communicator of the Year Upcoming Town Hall Academy #120 on Technician Pay. Friday, May 15, 2019 Behind the scene story on the podcast interviews with Giuliano Zuccato Mustang Man Episode 172 Chrysler Crossfire…

Ask the Coach with special guest Mike Tatich. Mike Tatich, is President of Tatich’s TMT Automotive Inc., Bremen, Indiana made a major decision after reading many of John Maxwell’s Books on Leadership to become a Maxell Certified Leadership Coach. We cover: Leadership How he provides incentives his techs for training Books to read A stock…

Carm Cast with Mike Tatich

CarmCast 022 CarFest 2019 ‘Unity in the Community’ Behind the Scenes A walk through the largest event that unites independent shop professionals with the community. 13 Vehicles are given away Free admission to the community 25 Vehicles repaired for local non-profit members in need Monies are given to regional post-secondary automotive trade schools CarFest website…

CarmCast 021 with Guest Chelsea Frey Last weekend attended the TST Big Event with over 678 technicians/shop owners in attendance. Upcoming weekend attending CarFest in San Antonio, TX Guest Chelsea Frey, Senior Associate Editor from Motor Age / UBM Americas | Automotive Group. We talked about some top news story of the day: Missouri on…

Live from TST Big Event 2019 in Tarrytown, NY 678 Students from Technicians to Technicians Vendors and top trainers in this yearly event Variety of topics with Scott Brown, Pete Meier, Steve Scott and others

[ssp-video id=”2271778322865163“] CarmCast 020 March 27, 2019 Guest Bob Greenwood from Automotive Aftermarket E-Learning Center. Website here. Terminology Changes – It’s a Mindset: Customer – Client Trade – Profession Training – Development Mechanic – Technician | Diagnostic Engineer | Vehicle Software Engineer Installer – Automotive Service Provider | Vehicle Service Professional Are you busy? –…

CarmCast 019 March 31, 2019, is the deadline for Automotive Scholarships. See CarmCast 013 for details HERE. The release of Mitch Scheider Interview HERE. New Town Hall Academy release ‘Building New Customers’ HERE. Vision Power Panel Podcast release this Friday. My visit (Pictur3es) to the Canadian Rockies and Lake Louise with the Tirecraft group.

CarmCast 018 What was your best take-a-way from Vision Did you get your Vision shirt that supports scholarships Thanks: Thanks to Sheri Hamilton, Jerry Holcom, Joe Severt and Ron Haugen for such a great event and for having me lead the Power Panel. Look for an upcoming episode with Tyler Hubbard, Chris Cheney, Greg Buckley,…

CarmCast 017 Plans for Vision KC 2019 Get your ‘Tribe Sticker’ Be on a CarmCast broadcast live. Details being work out. Moderating the ‘Power Panel’ Friday, March 1st, 2019, Noon – 2 PM Greg Buckley Brian Bates Aaron Stokes Chris Chesney Tyler Hubbard Live Broadcast of Town Hall Academy on Friday. Time to be determined. Great…

CarmCast 16 – Behind the Scene’s at Vision KC 2019 With: Sheri Hamilton, Executive Director, Midwest Auto Care Alliance, MWACA Jerry Holcom, President of MWACA and owner of S & S Service in Kansas City, MO Joe Sevart, I70 Auto Service, Kansas City, MO Topics Covered: Still, time to attend. Many classes filling up or…