Mike Norng: Building Auto Film Specialists, Partnerships In Business, Working For Others vs Yourself, and More

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Mike Norng, owner of Auto Film Specialists (AFS), Auto Film Mastery (AFM), and Make More Money. Auto Film Specialists is a film shop located in Houston, Texas with 3 locations focusing on window tint, PPF, and ceramic coating. Today, Mike talks about how he got started in car detailing and how he scaled AFS to one of the largest film shops in the country. On the podcast, Mike talks about his early business struggles, partnerships in business, hiring your first sales advisor, the importance of marketing and advertising, the difference between scaling vs growing, and more. Time Stamps:(0:00) - Intro(0:55) - Early Beginnings of AFS(22:06) - Expanding To A Bigger Shop(29:32) - Early Business Struggles(32:51) - The Importance Of Working For Others(46:03) - Working On The Business, Not In It(48:29) - Partnerships In Business(1:02:20) - Focusing On The Numbers(1:12:08) - Hiring Your First Sales Person(1:17:24) - Learning From Other Shops(1:23:15) - The Importance Of Marketing & Ads(1:33:08) - Scaling vs GrowingAuto Film SpecialistsWebsite - https://www.autofilmspecialists.com/Mike's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mikenorng/Belk Detailing LLCWebsite - https://www.belkmobiledetailing.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/belkmobiledetailing/Road to $1 Million YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Roadto1MillionDetailingInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/roadto1milliondetailing/