The Shop N Tread talk Podcast

Brand   new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician . Natasha from Ohio speaks to us on being a GM tech. Great conversation from another very experienced technician. Give this one a listen for sure, you won't be dissapointed!Visit our Facebook page at The Shop N Tread Talk Podcast!

Brand   new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician .  Frank speaks on the fact that this is something he has always wanted to do. Training doesn't cost IT PAYS! Looking forward to recording an episode with Frank and getting a recap of his and Margarita's experience post Tools 2026!Visit our Facebook page at The Shop N Tread Talk Podcast!

Brand   new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician . Wiktor really made us laugh on this one! His story where the "Soviet vehicle inspector" came from was quite interesting and its blossomed into a huge following online and at his shop. Give this one a listen and enjoy! Visit our Facebook page at The Shop N Tread Talk Podcast!

Brand   new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician .  What a wonderful guest. Frank and I got the pleasure to speak with Melody about her experience as a dealer technician.  Melody is a wealth of knowledge and we really enjoyed speaking with her!Visit our Facebook page at The Shop N Tread Talk Podcast!

Brand   new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician . The three of us talk about the difficulties of finding the right person and keeping shop culture positive. Always a great time chatting with Frank and Margarita. Some good nuggets of info in this episode that really hit home the fact that your team members are super important and recruiting the right people is very important. Visit our Facebook page at The Shop N Tread Talk Podcast!

Brand new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop owner/Technician . We dive into shop ownership and how it all began for the both of us.  We will be featuring special guests every week from the automotive industry and also a few surprise guests we have lined up in the not so distant future. We want this podcast to be fun but informative about the automotive repair industry. We are not perfect in what we do but operate with integrity and have been doing so for years. Sit back and listen in for some fun banter and conversations about the automotive repair world!Today we got to speak with Coralee about her role as a Master service advisor. We never knew there was a red seal for parts! Wow, the things you learn on here!! We had a bit of a snafoo with the episode so we will be releasing a episode 16.2 for the rest of the episode :p :p :pSit back and enjoy this one! Please like and subscribe! You can also follow us on Facebook @ The Shop N Tread Talk Podcast.

Brand   new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician .   Aniz and Frank  talk burnout and how its affecting the daily life of a owner/tech. Burnout is real! This is a tough industry we are in so its important to make sure you take time for yourself. Follow us on Facebook! Search The Shop N Tread Talk Podcast!Don't miss this episode!Sit back and enjoy this one!

Brand new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop owner/Technician . We dive into shop ownership and how it all began for the both of us.   Frank and i dive into what its like caring for our staff and what we do to show them we care. We ended up going down a few rabbit holes on this one!

Brand new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop owner/Technician . We dive into shop ownership and how it all began for the both of us.   Frank and I had a very special guest this week. His wife and business parter Margarita. I really enjoyed getting to know Margarita and hearing their story. It's not easy working with your significant other but these two made it work and knocked it out of the park! Listen in on this great episode!

Brand   new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician .   Great episode with our new friend BJ. I learned more about forklifts and repairing them than i thought i ever would. This really was eye opening. Follow us on Facebook! Search The Shop N Tread Talk Podcast!Don't miss this episode!Sit back and enjoy this one!

Brand   new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician .   Aniz and Frank get in to some nitty gritty details of shop workflow.  Owning a shop is no joke but there are some golden nuggets to take away in this episode!Follow us on Facebook! Search The Shop N Tread Talk Podcast!Don't miss this episode!Sit back and enjoy this one!

Brand   new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician .  Today we got to hang with Tyler Van Gaalen who is a Licensed mechanic at North London Toyota. (London Ontario Canada for yall on the other side of the border :p )He lives and breathes Toyotas but also has a passion for Chevy trucks. He has one actually in his home garage in the background of the vid! Home garage setup is on point!Follow us on Facebook! Search The Shop N Tread Talk Podcast!Don't miss this episode!Sit back and enjoy this one!

Brand   new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician .  We  had the pleasure to hang out with Dan Thieken from Kraeger Tire and Service. Great episode and i was really glad we finally got a "tire shop" on the show! Dan's had great success in his business and we got to learn about his story. This won't be the last time we have him on, what a guy!One take away from this episode, you can't do everything alone. Being properly staffed is key. Don't miss this episode!Sit back and enjoy this one!

Brand  new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician .  We got a special guest by the name of Zeb Beard. He owns Strokers Diesel and Automotive and is very well known in the automotive repair world. We had a blast recording with Zeb and get into some hilarious stories.  Oh and if you don't own a 16 foot trailer, don't bother giving Zeb any advice! :p Don't miss this episode!  Sit back and enjoy this one!

Brand new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician . We dive into shop ownership and how it all began for  the both of us. Today we have Caleb Wall from General Dynamic in London, Ontario Canada!I Interesting conversation and loved the fact that he gets to work on some next level vehicles! Had a very quick technical difficulty during the show but got Caleb back pretty quick! Having the ability to be sent all over to fix vehicles must be pretty awesome. Sit back and enjoy this one!  

Brand new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician . We dive into shop ownership and how it all began for  the both of us. Today we have Nathan from CDP Diesel & Auto Inc! What a great episode learning about his craft. Working on Diesel's aren't the easiest to work on but someone has to do it! Sit back and enjoy this one!  We also get into a convo about Tekmetric(THE BEST SHOP MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE) and as usual i get pretty excited to get deep into that conversation! 

Brand new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop  owner/Technician . We dive into shop ownership and how it all began for  the both of us. Today we have Devin from Matco Tools! We had a few technical difficulties with video but all in all it was a fun episode. Sit back and enjoy this one! The last few minutes were a bit of a cluster with Devins connection but up until 39 minutes or so it was smooth sailing :p Gotta love internet connection issues but hey, we keep it raw and things like this happen! 

Brand new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop owner/Technician .   We will be featuring special guests every week from the automotive industry and also a few surprise guests we have lined up in the not so distant future. We want this podcast to be fun but informative about the automotive repair industry. We are not perfect in what we do but operate with integrity and have been doing so for years. Sit back and listen in for some fun banter and conversations about the automotive repair world!

Brand new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop owner/Technician . We dive into shop ownership and how it all began for the both of us. Today we have Eric from VIP auto in Detroit Michigan. We dive into shop ownership and different strategies on building shops up. Had some hiccups in the beginning of the episode with a lost connection but hey, things happen! Sit back and enjoy this fun and entertaining episode!

On this episode, we get to chat with Lindsey from Feminauto! She's a mobile mechanic and killing it! Join us for this episode of banter and insight into the mobile mechanic realm. What she does isn't for everyone but she's turning wrenches in the snow! Kudos to her, what she does is NOT easy! We need more woman in this industry and i'm glad Lindsey is part of the trade. Brand new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop owner/Technician . We dive into shop ownership and how it all began for the both of us. This is the second of many episodes to come so stay tuned for next weeks episode. We will be featuring special guests every week from the automotive industry and also a few surprise guests we have lined up in the not so distant future. We want this podcast to be fun but informative about the automotive repair industry. We are not perfect in what we do but operate with integrity and have been doing so for years. Sit back and listen in for some fun banter and conversations about the automotive repair world!

Brand new podcast hosted by a Shop owner and a Shop owner/Technician . We dive into shop ownership and how it all began for the both of us. This is the first of many episodes to come so stay tuned for next weeks episode. We will be featuring special guests every week from the automotive industry and also a few surprise guests we have lined up in the not so distant future. We want this podcast to be fun but informative about the automotive repair industry. We are not perfect in what we do but operate with integrity and have been doing so for years. Sit back and listen in for some fun banter and conversations about the automotive repair world!