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Confessions of a Shop Owner — 120 episodes
Ep 114 - Turnkey Marketing Call #1 | The $84,000 Mistake Hiding in Your Shop
Ep 113 - Saurav Kumar & Kamran Rahman | Why Generic Social Media Is Killing Your Shop
Ep 112 - Coaching Call #20 | Mike is Going to Charge for Diag??
Ep 111 - Mike and Bryan | Technicians Want More Money… But Won’t Do the Work
BONUS AUDIO ONLY EPISODE: Lauren Langston & Jared Haleck | The Auto Repair Industry Earned Its Bad Reputation
Ep 110 - Ryan Ragan and Tony Mercury | Why Every Shop Owner Needs to Go to ASTA
Ep 109 - Becca & Tony Zanders | The Truth About Selling Your Auto Repair Shop
Ep 108 - Coaching Call #19 | The Technician Hiring Mistake Costing You Thousands
Ep 107 - Rich Falco | The ADAS Mistake That Could Cost You Everything
Ep 106 - Mike Allen, Bryan Pollock, & Braxton Critcher | The Repair Industry is Like a Bucket of Crabs
Ep 105 - Zeb Beard | Your Shop Doesn't Need More Techs
Ep 104 - Jordan Mosely | The Truth About Scaling an Auto Repair Business
Ep 103 - Coaching Call #18 | The BIGGEST Mistake Shop Owners Make
Ep 102 - Chris Gayne | If There's a Problem in Your Shop, It's Probably You
Ep 101 - Matt Curry & Richard Tonetti | The Secret Behind an $40 Million Auto Repair Business
Ep 100 - Andrew Fischer | Why Most Technicians Shouldn't Own a Shop
Ep 99 - Adam Rath | What Works in One Shop Could Kill Another
Ep 98 - Jeff Compton & Tonnika Haynes | Are Viral Reels Ruining the Auto Repair Industry?
Ep 97 - Tektonic 2026 Coaches Panel | Flat Rate, Technician Shortage, Performance Based Pay
Ep 96 - Jesse Jackson | The Truth About Selling Your Shop to Private Equity
Ep 95 - Benjie Burris & Callie Johnson | Boobs, Business & Building Culture That Lasts
Ep 94 - Coaching Call #17 | The Secret to a "Perfect" Day at the Shop
Ep 93 - Brad McAllister & Jay Power | $24K/Month More at the Shop with Analytics?
Ep 92 - Mike Allen and Bryan Pollock | Should Advisors Be On Flat Rate?!?
Ep 91 - Greg Buckley & Dan Thieken | Repair Shops That Sell Tires and Use A.I. Are Winning
Ep 90 - Aniz Lavji | This Shop Owner Saw 50% Growth!?
Ep 89 - Sam "Awesome" Freeman & Ethan Whidden | Why You Don't "Need" an A-Tech
Ep 88 - Ashley Butler & Rochelle Gotsdiner | Scale Your Repair Shop by Doing This
Ep 87 - Coaching Call #16 | Maximize Repair Orders with Prebuilt Tickets
Ep 86 - Lucas Underwood and Tonnika Haynes | Did We Accomplish Anything Here??
Ep 85 - Jay Huh | Why So Many Shop Owners Are Broke
Ep 84 - Keith Perkins and Seth Thorson | Will AI Replace Technicians?
Ep 83 - Hunt Demarest | How to Actually Make Money in Auto Repair
Ep 82 - Coaching Call #15 | Why Partnership Agreements Are a MUST!
Ep 81 - Mike Martin, Travis May & Matt Lofton | Why Getting a Coach Will Change Your Life
Ep 80 - Ash Kaplan | I Learn About Golden Hour Garage
Ep 79 - Joe Marconi & Sabrina Wilkerson | Why Service Advisors Will Make Or Break The Shop
Ep 78 - Carrie-Lynn Rodenberg | Social Media Is TERRIBLE For You, But You Need It To Grow
Ep 77 - Eric Merchant and Andrew Klement | Free Diag But Still Pay Your Techs!
Ep 76 - Coaching Call #14 | How to Survive Slow Days at the Shop
Ep 75 - Jamie's Garage | How to Scale Your Repair Shop
Ep 74 - Todd Speciale | Make MORE Money As a Salesperson...with Honesty??
Ep 73 - Nate Winston | Business Partnership are Like Marriage...
Ep 72 - Jon Cabak | How AI & Technology Are Changing the Automotive Industry
Ep 71 - Bryce Evans | The Future of Print Media and It’s Place in the Automotive Industry
Ep 70 - Mr. Subaru | Automotive Social Media...The Good, the Bad, and the Stupid...
Ep 69 - Coaching Call #13 | What I Learned From 2025, and Why 2026 WILL Be Different
Ep 68 - Jared Haleck | A.I. In Auto Repair Shops and What You NEED to Know
Ep 67 - Jimmy Purdy | How to Double Your $$$
Ep 66 - Rick White | Free Diag for Repair Shops - Smart or Stupid??
Ep 65 - What the Hell Did We Do? (Year in Review)
Ep 64 - (Christmas) Coaching Call #12 | How To Set Realistic Goals For 2026
Ep 63 - Aniz Lavji | THIS Shop Owner Trades Tires for Legos
Ep 62 - Uwe Kleinschmidt | Service Advisors Should Use A.I.
Ep 61 - John Firm (Buckaroobob) and Michael Guenther | Mounted Fish Aren't Real???
Ep 60 - Coaching Call #11 | Am I Too Expensive??
Ep 59 - Chris Enright | Communication is a HUGE Issue
Ep 58 - Darrin Barney | Kids Are Entitled These Days
Ep 57 - Mbie Dowd and Tonnika Haynes | Mike's "Sticky" Situation
Ep 56 - Eric Merchant Stuffed a Technician in a Trunk
Ep 55 - Coaching Call #10 | Your Property is Your Most Valuable Asset
Ep 54 - Josh Coomes and Josh Rainwater | Growing a Repair Shop Is a Slow Process
Ep 53 - Justin Allen and Jim Cokonis | ADAS is a Scam!!
Ep 52 - Bret Fadely | Bryan Almost Lost His Leg
Ep 51 - Tommy Markham Uses His Wallet as a Wheel Chock
Ep 50 - Ashley Kaplan | Bryan Wants to SHUT DOWN Mitsubishi
Ep 49 - Lucas Underwood and Jeff Compton | Is Jeff Compton Unemployable?
Ep 48 - Sunil Patel | Tekmetric is Taking Over The World!
Ep 47 - Coaching Call #9 | To Sell More - Talk to More Customers
Ep 46 - Ryan Ragan and Jessee Potter | SUMO Wrestling, Disco Shoes, and Cigars at ASTA - What Could Go Wrong?
Ep 45 - Greg Buckley is a Songwriter Now
Ep 44 - Buckaroobob (John Firm) | Mike is Scared of Spiders
Ep 43 - Coaching Call #8 | Holding Your Accountability Accountable
Ep 42 - Erich Schmidt | He Left Automotive Toxicity Behind
Ep 41 - Nathan Ward and James Hornak | Two Evil Shop Owners in the Making
Ep 40 - Kirby Sawyer | Nissan is the Chrysler of Japanese Car Companies
Ep 39 - Coaching Call #7 | Mike is NOT on Matt's "Best Shops List"
Ep 38 - Jack Shields | Mike vs Jack - Who's Right in the Free Diag Debate?
Ep 37 - Brandon Dills | Bryan Power Lifts Trees
Bonus Ep - Free Diag is the Cause of America's Moral Decay
Ep 36 - Jon Cabak and Josh Oberlander | Face-To-Face Sales SUCKS
Ep 35 - Josh Parnell | Poor Communication is KILLING Your Shop
Ep 34 - Coaching Call #6 | May Was a Tough Month
BONUS EPISODE! Bill Brusard | "Straight Pipe No Muffler"
Ep 33 - Lucas Underwood & David Roman | David Says Advisors Are Replaceable
Ep 32 - Dan Thieken | Dealerships Are Prone To Lying
Ep 31 - Tonnika Haynes | A Serial Gifter of Anonymous Silliness
Ep 30 - Neal Maier | He Knows Where The Bodies Are Buried
Ep 29 - Coaching Call #5 | Pizza Party For The Boyz
BONUS EPISODE! Charlie Zlatkos is Living The American Dream
Ep 28 - Sunil Patel and PJ Leslie | Don't Make Fun of Miata Lovers
Ep 27 - Brian Stolpa | We Get Heated Over Flat Rate vs Salary
Ep 26 - Coaching Call #4 | Role Play at the Repair Shop?
BONUS EPISODE! | Todd Westerlund Has A Confession
Ep 25 - Ed Trevino | What Else Could Go Wrong?
Ep 24 - Josh Rainwater | Bryan Sold Feet Pics
Ep 23 - Darrin Barney | I Made a Grown Man Cry
Ep 22 - Taylor Wilson | Having Kids Was Good For His Shop?
Ep 21 - Carrie-Lynn Rodenberg & Tyler Ellinson | I Almost Started A Dental Practice
BONUS Episode! Todd Hayes Welcomes The Hate
Ep 20 - Jim Murphy & Nick Fox | I Need To Sell More Tires
Ep 19 - Bret Fadely | Key Lime Pie Beer?
Ep 18 - Dan Buss & Rich Cox | Their Shops Are Squeaky Clean
Ep 17 - Coaching Call #3 | Matt Lofton w/ Elite Worldwide
Ep 16 - The Buckley Clan | Mike Has Cowboy Hat FOMO
Ep 15 - Chris Enright
Ep 14 - Harrison Rusk & Richard Gautier | Deep Thoughts From Texas
Ep 13 - Matt Fanslow Is WAY More Mature Than We Are
Ep 12 John Phelps & Katy Carl - Our Software Is Better Than Yours
Ep 11 - Group Call w/ Josh Parnell and Lola Schmidt
Ep 10 - Matt Lofton w/ Elite Worldwide - Coaching Call #2
Ep 9 - Josh Coomes, A New King Of The Trolls?
Ep 8 - Greg Buckley and Stephane Grabina
Ep 7 - Dutch Silverstein Says Dutch Type Things
Ep 6 - Lucas Underwood, Before He Was President
Ep 5 - Joe Adams w/Adams Automotive
Ep 4 - Zeb Beard w/ Stroker's Diesel
Ep 3 - Matt Lofton w/ Elite Worldwide
Ep 2 - Venting Helps Soothe the Soul...Sometimes
Ep 1 - What the Hell Are We Doing?