All episodes
3 Year-End Money Checks Every Auto Shop Needs [E247]
Free AI Tools That Find Your Auto Shop’s Missing Money [E246]
Auto Shop Health Insurance Up Again? 4 Ways to Pay Less [E245]
Who Pays Most for Your Auto Shop? 3 Buyers Compared [E244]
Interest Rates in 2026: No Relief Coming [E243]
6 Ways Auto Shop Owners Overpay on Taxes [E242]
Stop Guessing What You'll Owe in Taxes [E241]
Why 70% of New Technicians Quit Within a Year [E240]
Break-Even Is About Profit, Not Sales [E239]
Why Deleting That Invoice Could Cost You at Tax Time [E238]
Rich vs. Wealthy: The Personal Finance Trap Quietly Sinking Shop Owners' Retirement [E237]
The 5 Blind Spots Quietly Killing Your Shop's Sale Price [E236]
Chris Cotton on Why Less Than 10% of Shops Ever Hit Their True Capacity [E235]
Is Your New LLC Protecting You Or Quietly Costing You Money?? [E234]
Secured vs. Unsecured: The Borrowing Playbook Every Auto Shop Owner Needs Before They Need It [E233]
Debt-Free Isn't the Win You Think It Is [E232]
Debt-Free, Cash-Broke: The Reserve Mistake Nobody Warns You About [E231]
The 4 P&L Mistakes Quietly Sinking Your Shop's Profit [E230]
The IRS Flagged His Return: Here's the Playbook That Won the Case [E226]
Same Labor Rate, Different Profit: What the 2026 Benchmark Report Reveals About Where You Do Business [E228]
What the Top 10% of Auto Repair Shops Are Doing Differently — And What the Bottom 10% Refuse to Fix [E227]
Auto Shop Benchmarks: Biggest Changes, Key KPI's and Trends [E226]
529, Roth, or Trump Account? What Shop Owners Actually Need to Know [E225]
The Parts Reconciliation Gap Costing Auto Repair Shops Six Figures [E224]
The Big Four: Why Your Overhead Isn't the Problem — Until It Is [E223]
The Hiring Playbook Auto Shops Are Missing: PTO, Tool Allowances, and the 3-Day Interview Rule [E222]
How Cutting Costs Doesn't Always Mean Keeping More Profit [E221]
Parts Matrix Problems: How Inflation Is Quietly Eroding Your Gross Profit [E220]
No Cash, No Car: The Rule That Could Save Your Shop From Fraud [E219]
The Hidden Volatility Killing Auto Repair Shop Profits: The 3 Category Framework That Fixes It [E218]
AI, Agents and the Death of Mundane Work: Tekmetric's COO on the Future of Shop Software [E217]
Stop Spray and Pray: The Marketing System Helping Auto Shops Fill Bays in 2026 [E216]
Discover the Shocking Hidden Price Tag on Every Comeback Job (It's Not What You Think) [E215]
Number One Thing Your Team Needs to Hit Your Goals, And It Has Nothing to Do With Skill [E214]
That Empty Bay Is Costing You $175,000 a Year: The Real Math Behind Recruiting (Or Not Recruiting) [E213]
Why Profit on a $40 Cabin Air Filter Can Beat a $600 Water Pump Job: Discover the Metric Your Shop Isn't Tracking [E212]
How to Build a Commission Plan for Your Advisor or Manager Without Getting Burned [E211]
What Your Technician Pay Plan Is Really Telling You [E210]
From MBA to the Bays: Why the Next Generation Isn't Taking Over Family Shops (And What One Second-Gen Owner Did Differently) [E209]
Everything You Need to Know About Life Insurance for Your Shop (Without the Sales Pitch) [E208]
The Tax Mistakes That Get Auto Shops in Trouble (and How to Avoid Them) [E207]
The New Tax Rules That Could Save (or Cost) Your Shop Thousands in 2026 [E206]
Why Your Sales Goal Might Be Leading You Toward Disaster [E205]
2025 Wrap-Up: Interest Rates, ERTC, Overtime, and What Shop Owners Need to Know for 2026 [E204]
Health Insurance Shakeup for 2026: ACA Subsidies, Association Plans, and the HRA Strategy Shop Owners Need to Know [E203]
Does Training Actually Pay Off? What Shop Owners Get Wrong About Technician Development [E202]
End-of-Year Tax Traps: The Deductions, Deadlines & Mistakes That Cost Shop Owners Thousands [E201]
The Road to 200: How to Double Your Sales, Profit, and Net Income [E200]
Stop Paying Taxes You Don’t Owe: The Tax-Free Way to Reward Your Team [E199]
Stop Letting the Dealer Decide Your Finances — Leasing vs Buying Explained [E198]
Why 2026 Will Redefine Auto Repair: Inside the Industry’s Biggest Shifts, Struggles, and Opportunities [E197]
Customer Acquisition Cost vs. Lifetime Value: The Math That Decides If Your Shop's Advertising is Working [E196] [E196]
Stop Guessing Your Ad Budget! Why Most Auto Shops Overspend and Undergrow [E195]
Your $200 Labor Rate Means Nothing: What Really Matters in Auto Shop Profitability [E194]
ERTC Audits Are Here: What Every Shop Owner Needs to Know in 2025 [E193]
Profit or Time? The Tradeoff Every Shop Owner Gets Wrong [E192]
The $5,000 Parts Problem: Why Every Auto Shop Loses Money Without Knowing It [E191]
The Gray Area of Write-Offs: How to Save on Taxes Without Sinking Your Business [E190]
Flat Rate vs. Hourly: The Hidden Productivity Trap Killing Auto Shop Margins [E189]
Profit vs. Cashflow: Why Shops Go Broke While Making Money [E188]
Inside Wage and Hour Audits: What Every Shop Owner Must Know [E187]
Profit Problems? Why Reviewing Your Financials Wrong Could Cost You Thousands [E186]
Is Your Shop Management System Lying to You? [E185]
Should My Spouse Own my Business Too? Should I Pay Them? [E184]
Private Equity in Auto Repair: Threat or Opportunity for Your Shop? [E183]
The ROI Wake-Up Call: Why Most Auto Shops Are Measuring It All Wrong [E182]
ROI - Return on Investment [E181]
Mailbox: Write-Off for Weight Loss Drugs, Gambling Winnings, and Employee Handbooks [E180
Tax Changes: How to Maximize the Changes in Your Shop [E179]
The Big Beautiful Bill: What These Tax Changes Mean to You and Your Business [E178]
2025 Benchmark Report Part 3 [E177]
2025 Benchmark Report Part 2 [E176]
2025 Benchmark Report Part 1: Biggest Changes, Key KPI's and Trends [E175]
When and How to Plan (and Minimize) Your Taxes [E174]
Should I Create a New Entity For That? [E173]
Mailbox: Warranty Work and Ownership with Spouses and Divorce [E172]
Is My Labor Rate Too Low? [E171]
Earn Your CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) With Jimmy Lea [E043] - Speak Up! Effective Communication
The Largest Tax Cut in US History? [E170]
Credit Card Processing Fees [E169]
Just Call Your Clients! With Hunt Demarest [E041] - Speak Up! Effective Communication
Don't Mess With Sales Tax! [E168]
Tax Season Recap and Tips [E167]
Tariffs: Higher Prices, Higher Profits? [166]
Finding Lost Money with Alex Saladna - WickedFile [E165]
How Much Do I Need to Retire? [E164]
Where Are My Customers? [E163]
Stagflation: What is It? [E162]
Projections: Not Just a Bank Requirement [E161]
Market Update: BOI Reports, Interest Rates, and More [E160]
Can I Afford to Close on Saturdays? [E159]
Is My Shop Management Lying to Me? Fixing Tech Costs [E158]
Am I An Overpaid Employee? [E157]
To Lease or Not to Lease: Buying Versus Leasing Decisions [E156]
Executive Orders - Taxes and IRS Updates [E155]
How To Trigger An Audit [E154]
Should I Use Profit First? [E153]
Setting Goals for Success in 2025 [E152]
Help! I Need Cash! [E151]
Maintaining Proper Reserves [E150]