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		<title>A Blessing in Disguise From My Biggest Mistake [THA 200]</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Blessing in Disguise From My Biggest Mistake [THA 200]

Welcome to the 200th milestone episode of the Town Hall Academy. The industry's premiere and original single subject forum. Thank you for your support in listening and watching the forum and making it a staple of information and insights for our automotive service industry.

Wisdom comes from many sources. If you think about the many mistakes you’ve made there are hundreds. But the blessing that can come from failure is to think of the challenge you faced and the outcome. Your panel today digs deep in their heart and shares with you the triumphs that came from some tough and low spots in their careers. I thank Emily Chung, Kelli Weatherby, Matthew Lachowitzer and Kevin Eckler for their transparent and emotional rendering on how they overcame a huge mistake and found blessings in their decision to act.

Matt Lachowitzer owns and founded Matt’s Automotive Service Center, Emily Chung owns and operates AutoNiche auto repair shop in Markham, Kelli Weatherby co-owner, with husband Lee, co-owns Accurate Automotive in Mesa, AZ., and Kevin Eckler, along with wife Lisa, owns Foreign Car Specialists.

The key talking points from this episode are already done for you on the show notes page at remarkableresults.biz/a200.]]></description>
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<p><strong>Matt Lachowitzer</strong>&nbsp;is a husband, father of 3, avid Minnesota Vikings fan, and owner and founder of Matt’s Automotive Service Center. A Herman, MN native, Matt started this company as a two-bay shop back in 2009. He has expanded the company into 6 locations with beautiful, state of the art facilities all over the Fargo-Moorhead area. Matt enjoys being a pillar in the community, giving back in any way he can, and providing knowledge and education in the biggest ways possible. As a result of being a continuous educator and an amazing pillar in the community, Matt won Entrepreneur of the Year in 2015 through the Fargo-Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce. When Matt’s not working, he enjoys fishing, riding ATV’s, watching football, and traveling with his family.&nbsp;Check Matt’s other episodes&nbsp;<a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=Matt+Lachowitzer" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HERE.</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>Emily Chung</strong>&nbsp;is a proud mom of two energetic boys. She owns and operates AutoNiche, a family-friendly auto repair shop in Markham. She is a licensed Automotive Service Technician, and Automotive Writer with various publications. She also teaches in the Automotive Business School of Canada at Georgian College. Emily holds a degree from the University of Waterloo in Psychology and Business, and her previous jobs include Psychometrist and Human Resources Associate.</p>
<p>She has appeared on various media including Breakfast Television, Cityline, and the Marilyn Denis Show. She is passionate about her work; together with her staff, AutoNiche’s purpose is to bring better communication and client service to the auto repair experience. Check Emily’s previous episodes&nbsp;<a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=Emily+Chung" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Kelli Weatherby</strong>&nbsp;co-owner, with husband Lee, in Accurate Automotive, Inc. in Mesa, AZ. Accurate Automotive was founded in July 1994</p>
<p>Their time building Accurate Automotive, Inc. has been very adventurous. Along the way they have been fortunate to have received awards but mostly Kelli&nbsp;treasures her involvement in ATI and being a part of the sole all women 20 groups, Leading Ladies.</p>
<p>Kelli is the mother of 2. Morgan (daughter), Corbin (Son) both married now and working in their careers. Corbin is a father of 3 which makes me a Nana who LOVES to spoil her little’s!!!&nbsp;&nbsp;Listen to Kelli’s previous episodes&nbsp;<a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22Kelli+Weatherby%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Kevin Eckler,</strong>&nbsp;a Dad and a mentor along with wife Lisa, own Foreign Car Specialists, in Poughkeepsie, NY. Kevin has been named Albany, NY region’s ASE Tech of the Year 2019 and 2020. He was also voted Best mechanic in the Hudson Valley, which encompasses Westchester, Putnum, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Greene counties.&nbsp;Kevin is a 40 year veteran of the industry, and still has a love for it and simply cannot understand why anyone would tell a young person to get out while they can, instead of inspiring them to greatness!&nbsp;Kevin’s previous episodes&nbsp;<a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22Kevin+Eckler%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Key Talking Points:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Matt Lachowitzer</strong></p>
<p> Not letting go of the cancer in my shop because he was a “super tech”</p>
<p>&nbsp;Some points</p>
<ol>
<li>&nbsp;I was afraid because he was our best tech, highest producing, could fix anything</li>
<li>I didn’t know if our team could replace what he could do</li>
<li>It appeared that he was well liked, and I didn’t want to cause issues, even though it was causing lots of issues. Lost front end staff especially.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>Emily Chung</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>I didn&#8217;t terminate the employee soon enough</li>
<li>I believed that I couldn&#8217;t run the business without him</li>
<li>The employee was a great technician, and I thought that meant I could take advice from him in other areas e.g. business operations</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;Lessons learned</p>
<ul>
<li>Slow to hire, quick to fire</li>
<li>Being a tech and being a business owner are very different skills</li>
<li>I&#8217;m more resourceful than I give myself credit for, no matter what happens I&#8217;ll figure it out</li>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;Blessings</p>
<ul>
<li>The experience has added resiliency to my character</li>
<li>I now know the price I pay when I allow toxicity to persist</li>
<li>I was able to work through that season of my business</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Kelli Weatherby</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Our 20 group had made mention that we were going to have shop spotlights as a line item in our meetings for 2020 and beyond. As discussed, this would help shops/owners in reaching goals set along with many other advantages. Lee and I along with another local shop had been part of an in-person shop tour. So my thought was there is NO way we would be considered for a spotlight. OH BOY WAS I WRONG.&nbsp;</li>
<li>We were lucky to have 5 separate committees 1.) Facilities 2.) Marketing 3.) Management 4.) Finance 5.) Lee and Kelli Headspace support</li>
<li>Outcome (PRICELESS) &#8211; With the help that was rendered I believe we were prepared and STRONG in all that was 2020. We put together AND finalized our organization chart. Our standard operating procedures were dialed in with new manuals. Our financials and budgets along with our 3 yr business plan have been shared with our whole management team. Our succession is going forward.&nbsp;Lee and I are working diligently on our 35 yr marriage and have included a counselor that we BOTH agree is helpful. I mentioned this last but I certainly believe with ALL that I am, this is the most important work we do. In a business where the owner/operators are all in and on deck looking to manage personal challenges AND business growth and personnel engagement along with customer experience&#8230;.MAN OH MAN this will spin the head &nbsp;</li>
<li>If you feel any of this is relevant to where you would like to go, I am an open book and glad to share. If not, l have had many experiences with what started out as a train wreck, turned to a golden opportunity for growth!!</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Kevin Eckler</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Being too busy and drawn up into the moment and not seeing the bigger picture was my fatal flaw.I was so consumed in the daily work that I never seriously sought out bettering myself thru business education and only sought out technical knowledge.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">My focus was being the best at what I did, which is fine, except I continued to view myself as a tech and not an owner. It was safe, comfortable, familiar, and completely the wrong way to, which held growth and prosperity way back and kept us as a shop from being who we could have been.</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">So in short, not stepping into and owning the position that had come to hold and clinging to what was safe almost financially, physically, and emotionally destroyed me.Accepting and finally embracing my responsibilities and putting <strong>the same efforts into becoming an educated owner as I did as a tech</strong> is when the change began in the business towards being successful. It is still a fight to not fall back into what is safe, but I now own my place and responsibilities.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Resources:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A special thanks to<strong> Matt Lachowitzer, Emily Chung, and Kelli Weatherby </strong>for their contribution to the aftermarket.</li>
<li>Books Page&nbsp;<a href="https://my.captivate.fm/books/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HERE</strong></a></li>
<li>Listen to all&nbsp;<a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/remarkable-results-radio-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Remarkable Results Radio</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/for-the-record/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">For The Record</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/town-hall-academy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Town Hall Academy</a>&nbsp;episodes.</li>
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		<title>Auto Repair in the Decade of the Eighties [THA 194]</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carm Capriotto, AAP]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Auto Repair in the Decade of the Eighties [THA 194]

Welcome to another trip down memory lane and a flashback to the decade of the 1980s. My guests recall that the new tech that came out in the decade was learned through trial by fire and carburetors could be diagnosed with your ears. A fun time where the music was made by hair groups…. what was your favorite group?

This was an era too where the Chrysler Caravan, Fiero and the IROC-Z debuted. When the phone rang during this period, they said that 80 percent of the time that caller would-be customers and 12 D Cell Batteries to make the Boom Box work. And of course, the mullet was the hair cut of choice. If you don’t remember because you are too young, then listen to what your brethren, who came before you, remember about the decade of the eighties. BTW There are pictures of the entire panel from the 1980s  in the show notes

The panel, Kevin Eckler, along with wife Lisa own Foreign Car Specialists, in Poughkeepsie, NY, Paul Marquardt, Northwoods Auto Techs, Rhinelander, WI was the National NAPA ASE Tech of the Year for 2010 and is a NAPA Autotech Trainer
Rich Falco, Instructor at CTI (Carquest Technical Institute) and John Bridgwater, Wright's Automotive Service, San Leandro, CA. The show notes at remarkableresults.biz/a194 where you’ll find pictures and links to my panel’s previous episodes.]]></description>
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<p>The Panel:</p>
<p><strong>John Bridgwater </strong>and his wife own Wright’s Automotive Service in San Leandro, CA. John started to earn his ASE certifications early on and began networking with other technicians and shop owners. John was honored among eleven others as an Auto Care/ASE World Technician in 2015. In order to be considered for this award, you must hold at least 22 ASE certifications. John currently has 49 certifications and he is working on the 50th. John Bridgwater has a very interesting story on his rise to shop ownership. He started in 1987 and became a shop owner in January 2015. John actually was recruited by a shop in the bay area that he and his wife eventually purchased. He waited a long time for the right opportunity. John is also a technical trainer for an aftermarket company.&nbsp;Listen to John’s previous episodes <a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22john+bridgwater%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Kevin Eckler,</strong> a Dad and a mentor along with wife Lisa, own Foreign Car Specialists, in Poughkeepsie, NY. Kevin has been named Albany, NY region&#8217;s ASE Tech of the Year 2019 and 2020. He was also voted Best mechanic in the Hudson Valley, which encompasses Westchester, Putnum, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Greene counties.&nbsp;Kevin is a 40 year veteran of the industry, and still has a love for it and simply cannot understand why anyone would tell a young person to get out while they can, instead of inspiring them to greatness! Kevin’s previous episodes <a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22Kevin+Eckler%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Richard Falco Jr.</strong>&nbsp;is an instructor for Carquest Technical Institute (CTI).&nbsp;He is an ASE Master Technician L1 with over 25 years in the auto repair industry. His technical experience includes Domestic, Asian, and European vehicles both at the dealership level and as a successful shop owner. He has instructed technicians and college students in all aspects of automotive repair and currently takes care of our customers, for CTI, throughout the southeastern U.S.&nbsp;Listen to Rich’s previous episodes&nbsp;<a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22Richard+Falco%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Paul Marquardt&nbsp;</strong>Started in this business in 1979 as a pump jockey and lube tech. Paul attended various training over the years, some of it daytime training 4 hours of travel time. He bought the business Northwoods Auto Techs, Rhinelander, WI, in 1990 and in 1995 expanded from 2 bays to 5 bays and became a NAPA Autocare center at the same time. He was the NAPA Stevens Point NAPA ASE Tech of the Year from 1999 through 2008 and was the National NAPA ASE Tech of the Year for 2010. Paul Joined the NAPA Autotech training team around 2011 as a contract trainer and have been doing that as well as keeping the business going. Learn of Paul’s Previous episodes&nbsp;<a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22Paul+Marquardt%22" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Key Talking Points</strong></p>
<ul>
<li class="ql-indent-1"><strong>Many technicians and shop owners started pumping gas ‘Pump Jockeys’ at full-service stations</strong>Paul and Rich pumped gas when they started. Groomed into the shop</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">1986 Ford was fuel injected. The learning curve happened after that.You learned about new tech via trial by fire</li>
<li>You could diagnose carburetors with your ears and vacuum Gauge</li>
<li>Many had great mentors that were very instrumental in teaching them</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Kevin worked at the dealer because he thought it was the mecca of technician jobsHe graduated top of his class from Rhode Island Technical Institute</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">The dealer was the place you worked because it was considered a careerIt may not apply today</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">Chrysler Caravan debuted in the 80sHad a Mitsubishi motor</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">It set the pace for the future of SUV’s and Crossovers</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">IROC-Z debuted in the 80sRich owned one</li>
<li class="ql-indent-1">When the phone rang in the 80s you had a high potential that they would become a customerToday it can lean toward pricing</li>
<li>Pricing of parts was from different color sheets</li>
<li>They don’t miss paper catalogs or manuals</li>
<li>Paychecks went into race cars</li>
<li>Boomboxes with 12 D cell batteries were the norm</li>
<li>Some starting pay rates today are not as strong as some were in the 80s. Rich Falco’s story.</li>
<li>Safety is very important. Gloves, use proper equipment so you protect your body. Hearing protection. Years later these professionals would have done it differently to protect themselves</li>
<li>So many warnings about the new tech &#8211; It Won’t Last. Who knew!!!</li>
<li>Have a different hobby than what you do for a living</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Resources:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A special thanks to <strong>John Bridgwater, Kevin Eckler, Rich Falco, and Paul Marquadt&nbsp;</strong>for their contribution to the aftermarket.</li>
<li>Books Page&nbsp;<a href="https://my.captivate.fm/books/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HERE</strong></a></li>
<li>Listen to all&nbsp;<a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/remarkable-results-radio-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Remarkable Results Radio</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/for-the-record/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">For The Record</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/town-hall-academy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Town Hall Academy</a>&nbsp;episodes.</li>
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		<title>THA 146: The Value of Twenty Groups</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carm Capriotto, AAP]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2019 10:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[THA 146 - The Value of Twenty Groups

If you are a struggling shop, I’d like to introduce you to three shop owners who were in your position once. They climbed out to find great success. One of the tactics was to join a twenty group.

Keep in mind that so many struggling shops discovered the way out of their situation just in time before they closed the doors. Two of my guests are not bashful to say they were on the brink of failure.
With me on the Academy is: Judi Haglin, Haglin Automotive, Boulder, CO, Lisa Eckler, Foreign Car Specialists, Poughkeepsie, NY, John Eppstein, John’s Automotive Care, San Diego, CA and Keith Williamson, Williamson’s Repair and Tire, Bondurant, IA

Listen to this team as they point out that they didn’t know what they didn’t know and their discovery came by being with their industry colleagues in a twenty group. Many in the group have special strengths, will hold you accountable and can provide you a different view of your pathway to remarkable results than you ever thought of yourself.]]></description>
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<p>The Panel:</p>
<p><strong>John Eppstein </strong>is the owner of John’s Automotive Care in San Diego, CA. He is the incoming ASCCA President. One thing he credits for his success is making his customer <strong>his main focus</strong>. John was honored as the 2016 NAPA ASE Technician of the year.  Hear John in our one on one interview in episode <a href="e119/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">119</a>, <a href="e200/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">200 </a>and Academy <a href="a003/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">003 </a>on the Top Qualities of a Service Advisor. Look for John’s other episodes <a href="?s=john+eppstein" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
<p><b>Judi Haglin</b> and husband Dana own Haglin Automotive Inc., a full-service auto repair shop in Boulder, CO, and they’ve been leaders in the Boulder auto repair industry since 1981.</p>
<p>Judi and Dana have a super working relationship and they pay attention to details, share a core value; ‘Everyone Speaks’ that is part of their strong business culture.</p>
<p>They received Motor Age’s Top Shop honor in 2015. Key to their success is they know their roles and together make a strong business owner. They say, “Fixing cars is secondary, we are primarily solving our customer’s problems”. Look for Judi’s previous episodes <a href="?s=haglin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Keith Williamson</strong> is the owner of Williamson’s Repair and Tire in Bondurant, IA for over 20 years. He is a member of MWACA where he leads the Shop Owner Support Group (an amazing group of shops) in Iowa. He and his team focus on the customer experience, as well as Hybrid, Electric and emerging vehicle technologies. He recently added a solar array to his building and uses a Toyota Prius and Chevrolet Volt as shuttle vehicles and plans to add more hybrid and electric vehicles as they continually update their loaner fleet. He is a member of RLO Training’s Bottom Line Impact Group for 4 years. Listen to Keith’s previous episodes <a href="?s=%22Keith+Williamson%22"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Lisa</strong> <strong>Eckler</strong> is an executive assistant by trade, and a native upstate New Yorker – and somehow managed to marry a Red Sox fan!  Lisa’s background in office management and marketing brought a new facet to the business. When she left her position three years ago, Lisa became the business and marketing manager for Foreign Car Specialists.  In her new position, she has increased customer awareness for the business, increased the shop’s search engine optimization (SEO) and has brought the business to the first page of Google’s organic rankings for search engine results.</p>
<p>Lisa has two boys who are grown and gone and a daughter still at home.  Kevin’s teenage daughter and son live with them full time and rounding out the family are four cats, a perfect dog and 11 chickens who provide breakfast and entertainment daily. Find Lisa’s other episodes <a href="?s=lisa+eckler" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</p>
<p><strong>Key Talking Points:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>You need to be in a good place in your business where you need help or a bad place and you need help, twenty groups are for you. You must be willing to commit to the process and responsibility</li>
<li>You don’t know what you don’t know and discover that in a big way by joining a twenty group</li>
<li>Learn quickly what basics you need to start fixing</li>
<li>You’ll learn to give a higher level of customer service and give exceptional service</li>
<li>Judi is experiencing an explosion in your business since she is focused in another area with ATI to support its 20-Group program. Without Judi, the business is flourishing.</li>
<li>Besides national groups, there are regional twenty groups</li>
<li>Find close friends that are all willing to help you with your success and even take your call then things are not going well. Lean on each other.</li>
<li>There are local groups such as NAPA’s BDG (Business Development Group). Jasper has some groups like this. But they are not exactly like twenty groups, but they are there to help.</li>
<li>Travel in twenty groups can be limited to twice or three times a year and ZOOM meetings monthly supplement</li>
<li>Google Drive is supplementing the ease to share your numbers and even ads used to hire</li>
<li>One of the biggest values from twenty groups is accountability
<ul>
<li>It is not easy to accept accountability from your peers especially if you are not strong enough to hold yourself accountable</li>
<li>It is OK if you are struggling and being held accountable will help you and your business to blossom</li>
<li>You are looking too closely at your business. Backing up and getting a bigger picture will help you see what is wrong</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Many who going twenty groups find themselves at the bottom of the metrics. The goal is to grow your success by measuring your success</li>
<li>You’ll find members in your group that have special strengths to pull from. They are for you to use</li>
<li>Some twenty-groups use this time for social, to get to know each other and some for philanthropic purposes</li>
<li>Grow as a leader and become a reader (readers are leaders). Books on Tape and podcasts are great resources for learning</li>
<li>Other networking opportunities like BNI are places you can get help</li>
<li>Great ideas on what to do beyond the shop: Mentoring</li>
<li>Many did not enjoy going to work until they joined a twenty group</li>
<li>Twenty-groups help you find and pull the levers of change</li>
<li>Twenty-groups do shop tours:
<ul>
<li>You get a chance to have your peers review you. All details.</li>
<li>Accept what you learn and start your transformation
<ul>
<li>Can be difficult to do</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>You’ll discover things you already knew you had to do (why not do them?)</li>
<li>You’ll learn things you did not know you needed to change</li>
<li>Judi has done a virtual tour for her group and learned a lot and learned a lot more when there was an actual shop visit from her twenty-group peers.</li>
<li>A marketing survey ‘Do you own your own neighborhood’ Survey of local businesses by your twenty-group members</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Financial measures and goals are one of the first things you’ll start to learn in a twenty-group</li>
<li>You learn a lot about the soft skills that make you a better leader</li>
<li>Most owners are car people and not business people. Hence the value of a twenty-group</li>
<li>The panel believes they get an ROI on the costs they spend on going to their twenty-group meeting</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Resources:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A special thanks to <strong>John Eppstein, Judi Haglin, Kieth Williamson </strong>and<strong> Lisa Eckler </strong>for their contribution to the aftermarket.</li>
<li>Books Page <a href="books/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>HERE</strong></a></li>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Value of a Professional HR Support Company

OK Let’s Talk HR and Professional Employer Organizations (PEO). The Academy team includes Kevin &#38; Lisa Eckler, Foreign Car Specialists, Poughkeepsie, and PEO specialists; Jim Belliveau, from Acadia HR and Greg Bauer, from ESC Employer Services

Shop owners Kevin and Lisa Eckler brought me this topic because it has made a huge difference in their business. As Kevin says he wants control and trusts no-one. The sheer fact that he brought on a PEO company to be his HR department is a testament to the fact that he is still in control and has a ton of trust.

As Kevin says, they started on his handbook, it needs to work legally because if there is a problem the policy will be carefully scrutinized. Benefits are another huge option in a PEO. So many in the industry have told me that this is the year they are going to expand their team benefits so they can have a competitive advantage and also to become a retention tool. A PEO can help with your benefits program.
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<p>The Panel:</p>
<p><strong>Kevin Eckler</strong> is a native New Englander who moved to New York State’s Hudson Valley with his parents back in the mid-1980s.  Kevin began his automotive career at the age of 14, pushing a broom in a mom and pop shop in Rhode Island. He attended a trade school, graduating at the top of his class and went right to work as a tech in a prestigious Porsche/Audi dealership in Cape Cod.  Kevin continued his dealership work when he moved to NY and eventually came to work for two brothers who owned <strong>Foreign Car Specialists, Poughkeepsie, NY.</strong>  When the owners retired in 1995, Kevin bought the business and the rest is history. <span style="font-weight: 400">Find Kevin&#8217;s other episodes <a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=kevin+eckler" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>HERE</strong></span></a>.</span></p>
<p><strong>Lisa</strong> <strong>Eckler</strong> is an executive assistant by trade, and a native upstate New Yorker – and somehow managed to marry a Red Sox fan!  Lisa’s background in office management and marketing brought a new facet to the business. When she left her position three years ago, Lisa became the business and marketing manager for Foreign Car Specialists.  In her new position, she has increased customer awareness for the business, increased the shop’s search engine optimization (SEO) and has brought the business to the first page of Google’s organic rankings for search engine results.</p>
<p>Kevin and Lisa are newlyweds who will celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary soon.  Lisa has two boys who are grown and gone and a daughter still at home.  Kevin’s teenage daughter and son live with them full time and rounding out the family are four cats, a perfect dog and 11 chickens who provide breakfast and entertainment daily. <span style="font-weight: 400">Find Lisa&#8217;s other episodes <a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=lisa+eckler" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>HERE</strong></span></a>.</span></p>
<p><strong>Jim Belliveau </strong>was born<span style="font-weight: 400"> in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1948 and raised in Springfield, New Jersey, Jim has lived in the Hudson Valley since 1972. He attended Seton Hall University, majoring in finance and played on the varsity golf team all four years. He and his wife of forty–one years have raised five children and have eleven grandchildren.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">From 1973 – 1989 Jim owned and managed Belliveau Builders, a residential building construction company which built single-family architecturally-designed homes, two of which were featured in New York State as winning designer homes. He and his wife co-authored a book entitled, </span><span style="font-weight: 400">Riches Under Your Roof, How to Make Your Home Worth Thousands More</span><span style="font-weight: 400">, (Holt, Rhinehart and Winston, New York, 1983).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">In 1989, Jim started a P<strong>rofessional Employer Company (PEO)</strong>, Acadia HR with offices in Austin, Texas and Red Hook, New York which provides human resource management to other companies throughout the United States, ranging in size from one employee to five hundred employees in a variety of different types of businesses. Find Jim&#8217;s other episodes <a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=Jim+Belliveau" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>HERE</strong></span></a>.</span></p>
<p><strong>Greg Bauer </strong><span style="font-weight: 400">founded ESC in 1995. Prior to founding ESC, Greg ran a family auto business. While in that role, he recognized that a company that could help businesses with employment administration and human resources would be a valuable addition to the WNY marketplace. Shortly thereafter, he founded Employer Services Corporation.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">ESC is an Outsourced Human Resource (HR) Firm and </span><b>Professional Employer Organization (PEO) </b><span style="font-weight: 400">headquartered in Buffalo, NY. The only locally owned PEO, ESC provides to hundreds of businesses locally, regionally and throughout the country, offering unmatched expertise in all areas of HR outsourcing and employment administration, all under one roof.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">ESC is a full-service HR Outsourcing firm, integrating HR, payroll, benefits procurement &amp; administration, and HR technology into one seamless platform.  By providing services typically procured by 3-7 different vendors, ESC’s client base of small to medium-sized businesses experiences savings and efficiencies. </span></p>
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<p><strong>Key Talking Points:</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">PEO: Professional Employer Organization</span>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">They provide compliance, policies procedures, Payroll, benefits and more for the small business person</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">The help their clients become the employer of choice by offering programs that make them competitive in the hiring arena.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Can be your payroll company.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Legal support can be provided</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">They become your co-employer</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">PEO’s become part of your trusted advisor network like your accountant and lawyer.</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Kevin Eckler did not want to lose control of his people and his authority, but after very careful discovery he chose to go with a PEO and has not regretted the decision. The trust was there and he didn’t lose control.</span>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">His fears were solved with his PEO, which is Acadia HR</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Kevin was too busy being busy to stop an realize that PEO’s are there to help.</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">A handbook in business brings design and order and relishes a level of respect.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Post PEO’s by nature are regional by nature, but some can be multi-state organizations and across many industries.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Most small businesses do not have an HR professional on staff. Many times it is the bookkeeper or CFO who doubles as the HR specialist.</span>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">HR laws and policies are changing so fast. Compliance and wage/labor issues are areas you need to understand.</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Involuntary Non-Compliance</span>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">You don’t know what you don’t know.</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">PEO’s can encapsulate all your labor costs into one number which can provide you a great metric to realize your total labor costs.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">PEO’s can provide health insurance options for their clients that can have a competitive advantage. PEO’s can give a small company the accessibility. Smaller companies can get the look and feel of a larger company because of the benefits package they offer.</span>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Health care is the single biggest benefit that employee’s want and need</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Flex spending accounts are options to consider.</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">The PEO owners on the panel say that the costs for this service can be revenue neutral when you consider your current costs and the costs of all the time invested in HR tasks.</span>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Also, consider the advice and risk management support that is included.</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">When writing new policies for your handbook your PEO and review the language and be sure it is not discriminatory.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">PEO’s provide a secure portal for access to pay stubs and information from your company.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Get coaching advice on a legal termination.</span>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Could include a warning and a path for improvement.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">Sometimes letting a person go can be good for both.</span></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">The termination of a person in a ‘protected group’ needs special attention.</span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><span style="font-weight: 400">PEO’s are gaining respect from government agencies, like EEOC, and can look favorably on an employer that has a PEO as their HR provider.  </span></li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Resources:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A special thanks to  <strong>Kevin Eckler, Lisa Eckler, Jim Belliveau, and Greg Bauer</strong> for<b></b> their contribution to the aftermarket.</li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400">Books Page <a href="https://remarkableresults.biz/books/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>HERE</strong></a></span></li>
<li>Acadia HR webiste <a href="https://acadiahr.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>here</strong></span></a>.</li>
<li>ESC Employers Services website <a href="https://myesc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">here</span></strong></a>.</li>
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					<description><![CDATA[Never Too Late to Get a Business Coach to Help Put the Business on the Right Path.

This interview is for anyone who started a business and took time to discover that their talent as a top technician didn’t help when it came to run a business. Lisa and Kevin Eckler from Foreign Car Specialists in Poughkeepsie, NY bring you a very raw and transparent story of their business evolution.

Kevin shared his story so that you will benefit. His business acumen wasn’t as good as his talent as a technician. He gives great advice to anyone who is struggling to make money.

Lisa is new to the business and they married four years ago. They took their blended family and business struggles head-on. Their story is fit for the ages and I know many can relate to the challenges they’ve overcome. 



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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="cfm-player-iframe" style="width: 100%; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-radius: 6px; overflow:hidden;"><iframe style="width: 100%; height: 200px;" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" seamless allow="autoplay" src="https://player.captivate.fm/48355af4-37f1-45a0-b1b2-ff496a6a7e66"></iframe></div><p><strong>Kevin Eckler</strong> is a native New Englander who moved to New York State&#8217;s Hudson Valley with his parents back in the mid-1980&#8217;s.  Kevin began his automotive career at the age of 14, pushing a broom in a mom and pop shop in Rhode Island. He attended trade school, graduating at the top of his class and went right to work as a tech in a prestigious Porsche/Audi dealership in Cape Cod.  Kevin continued his dealership work when he moved to NY and eventually came to work for two brothers who owned <strong>Foreign Car Specialists, Poughkeepsie, NY.</strong>  When the owners retired in 1995, Kevin bought the business and the rest is history.</p>
<p><strong>Lisa</strong> <strong>Eckler</strong> is an executive assistant by trade, and a native upstate New Yorker &#8211; and somehow managed to marry a Red Sox fan!  Lisa&#8217;s background in office management and marketing brought a new facet to the business. When she left her position three years ago, Lisa became the business and marketing manager for Foreign Car Specialists.  In her new position, she has increased customer awareness for the business, increased the shop&#8217;s search engine optimization (SEO) and has brought the business to the first page of Google&#8217;s organic rankings for search engine results.</p>
<p>Kevin and Lisa are newlyweds who will celebrate their fourth wedding anniversary soon.  Lisa has two boys who are grown and gone and a daughter still at home.  Kevin&#8217;s teenage daughter and son live with them full time and rounding out the family are four cats, a perfect dog and 11 chickens who provide breakfast and entertainment daily.</p>
<p><strong>Talking points:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>They are really specialists with European and fix just about anything in the realm.</li>
<li>Kevin purchased the shop he worked in. He obtained a small business loan (SBA).</li>
<li>They survived for 20 years and Kevin went through some tough struggles.</li>
<li>Just recently they turned around the business.</li>
<li>Lisa in strongly involved in the business. She takes all the classes she can get in regards to management.</li>
<li>Lisa’s work in the business has re-ignited Kevin&#8217;s passion for the automotive.</li>
<li>Kevin works in the bays every day. This is his love. He realized his talent was not on the counter or in the office.</li>
<li>His service manager allows Kevin to be in the bays.</li>
<li>He was too generous when he worked on the counter. He gave too much away.</li>
<li>They wish they had a coach 20 years ago.</li>
<li>You can’t afford not to have a coach.</li>
<li>Their business coach helped Kevin and Lisa understand WHY things needed to get done.</li>
<li>They are both perfectionists.
<ul>
<li>Perfection does not exist but high standards do.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>They love to travel in their RV. Love the outdoors.</li>
<li>They will close the shop and take the team to the World Pac seminar in TX.</li>
<li>They offer education bonuses to their technicians for taking training. They are paying for the training and the travel.</li>
<li>Treat your team like family. Reward them. If you appreciate them, thank them for a great day.</li>
<li>Get business training. You need CEO training.</li>
<li>If your business is not doing well, it is an internal problem, not an external one. There is enough business for everyone; it is not about the shop down the street.</li>
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<caption>Shop Profile</caption>
<tbody>
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<td  style="width:225px" >Number of locations:</td>
<td  style="width:375px" >1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Total square feet of all facilities:</td>
<td >4500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Years in industry (Kevin):</td>
<td >37</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Years business ownership:</td>
<td >22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Number of technicians:</td>
<td >3 Includes Kevin</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Number of service advisers:</td>
<td >1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Number of lifts:</td>
<td >7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Number of bays:</td>
<td >8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Days open:</td>
<td >Mon &#8211; Fri</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Annual estimated volume:</td>
<td >$823K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Technician efficiency:</td>
<td >148%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Technician productivity:</td>
<td >96% on average</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Labor rate:</td>
<td >$110.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Effective labor rate:</td>
<td >$95.25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Average repair order (ARO):</td>
<td >$470.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Average car count:</td>
<td >146/Month</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >YTD gross profit percent:</td>
<td >56.9%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >YTD net profit percent:</td>
<td >9.4%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Percent Repair vs Maintenance vs Other:</td>
<td >50/35/15</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Technician training hours per year:</td>
<td >40</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Service adviser training hours per year:</td>
<td >45</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >CEO training hours per year:</td>
<td >80</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Training Type:</td>
<td >Leader Led 80%  &#8211;  On-Line 20%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Specialize:</td>
<td >BMW, Audi, VW but work on all makes and models</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Specialist in:</td>
<td >Euro diagnostics, as well as old air cooled. Complimentary wash/spray wax and vacuuming for every customer visit. Loaner cars and a local complimentary shuttle.</td>
</tr>
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<tr>
<td >Personal certifications:</td>
<td >ASE Master</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Special accreditations:</td>
<td >New York State Inspection, Factory Training Porsche, Audi, VW, Toyota, Peugeot, Bertone.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Shop management system (SMS):</td>
<td >NAPA Tracs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Completely paperless in the shop?:</td>
<td >Yes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Digital Vehicle Inspection:</td>
<td >AutoVitals Smart Flow 2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td >Business coach:</td>
<td >Cecil Bullard</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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