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Maximum Octane — 134 episodes

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Stop Marketing When Things Are Slow: Start 365 Days Ahead

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Why Auto Repair Shops Lose Customers by Ignoring LinkedIn with Harris Fanaroff

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Why Your Hiring Ads Fail and How Data-Driven Marketing Attracts Better Techs

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Stop Guessing at Marketing: Carrie-Lynn Rodenberg on Intent, Strategy, and Getting Real Results

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From Shop Owner to Business Owner: Brian Hammond on the Mindset That Changes Everything

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Use Your Data or Miss the Truth: David Boyd on Revealing the Problems Shops Never Notice

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Close the Trust Gap: Travis Bickham on Winning Customers with Transparency and Tech

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The One Skill AI Will Never Learn: Michelle Wood on Service Advising That Builds Trust

9

Rebuilding from the Inside Out: How Chris Darmody Turned Chaos into Culture at Graham Auto Repair

10

Analysis Paralysis Is Costing You Customers! Doug Robison on Taking Action in Your Marketing

11

Fixing the Unseen: The Tools Every Shop Owner Needs for Mental Health and Team Support, with Lee Anderson

12

The Struggle Years That Shape Entrepreneurs: Josh Oberlander on Building Smarter, Not Faster

13

Stop Wasting Your DVIs: How to Increase ARO, Build Trust, and Create Fans for Life, with Bruce Nation

14

The Delegation Wake-Up Call: How Connor Tracy Went from White-Knuckling 80-Hour Weeks to Building an Engaged, Self-Running Team

15

The Succession Shift: How Planning Now Saves Your Future and Your Legacy

16

Building, Battling, and Letting Go: The Journey to a Multi-Million Dollar Exit with Gilda Dyckman

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Your Exit Plan Isn’t a Back-Burner Task: What If Your Business Had to Run Without You Tomorrow? with Tony Mercury

18

Your Brand Is Costing You Talent: Use This 2.5-Year Strategy to Attract A-Players and Grow Smarter

19

Cutting the Surcharge Cord: Customer-First Payments with Dr. Mark Hale

20

How to Stop Tool Hunts, Boost Accountability, and Run a Smoother Auto Repair Shop, with Reiny Salmen

21

How To Turn Tech Training Into Your Auto Shop's Superpower with Angie and Ken Rocha

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Throwback To Ep# 91 | How To Maximize Your Auto Repair Shop's Social Media Potential

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Throwback to Ep# 30 | Breaking Things Down Into Little Pieces and Living More Intentionally with Wendy Hawks

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Little-known Benefits of Specializing in the Automotive Industry with Chris Fraser

25

A Quantum Leap to Mental Wellness. Lessons from Eric Gibson's Inspirational Story

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Make it Sticky. How To Turn Your Auto Shop into Internal Customers' Third Place with Anthony Wrixon

27

Total Gain. How To Take Your Collision Shop To the Next Level with Jeff Zalis

28

Small Town Big Growth: Insights from Robbie Windham on Body Shop Expansion Strategies

29

How Convenient Is Your Auto Shop? The Human Business of Auto Repair with Geoff Berman

30

Transparency, Accountability, and Clear Communication at the Service of Auto Repair Growth with Fred Gestwicki Jr

31

The Importance of Strategic Planning in the Face of the Unexpected. The Story of John and Jackson Blanton

32

Is AI Here To Fix the Automotive Industry? An Insightful Conversation with Dan Garlock, Mike Bennett, and Ricky Jordan Jr.

33

Cracking the Recruitment Code: A Deep Dive into Internal Customers' Growth with Dan Garlock and Ricky Jordan Jr

34

Give 'Em the Pickle! Building an Outstanding Auto Repair Shop from Scratch with Kori and Troy Vaninetti

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Turning A Passion for Cars into A Profitable Auto Repair Shop with Terry and Travis Griffith

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How To Make Your Auto Shop Start Like the Lions and End Like the 49ers with Jason Patel and Geoff Berman

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How To Recruit A Swifities' Army for Your Auto Repair Shop with Jason Patel

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Throwback To Ep# 5 | Mixing Business and Family the Right Way with Kelli and Lee Weatherby

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Throwback To Ep# 72 | Is Your Auto Repair Shop Undercharging For Its Services? with Brian Hunnicutt

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Throwback To Ep# 60 | The B-side of Holidays with Mike Warren

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Throwback To Ep# 61 | A Miracle From God with Lee Anderson

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Throwback To Ep# 55 | Everything You Need To Know About Your Auto Policy with Richard Sharman

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Rev Up Your Marketing Efforts and Make Your Competitors Eat Dust with Kim and Brian Walker

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You Can Become an A-Tech and Repair Your Own Mind with Cally Rampis

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How to Choose the Perfect Software for Your Auto Shop with Kirk Mize and Jesse Meddaugh

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How To Maximize Your Auto Repair Shop's Social Media Potential

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Why Aiming for Profit Will Help You Put People First with Ron Saharyan

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Build Trust Before You Build Dollars And Money Will Follow with Roy Niemi

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Run Your Auto Repair Shop As Effectively As A Big Corporation with Drew Bryant

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Why Every Auto Repair Shop Should Think Of Getting A CPA with Eric Joern

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Using Culture And Reputation To Build A Bench For Your Auto Shop with Roy Keiser

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Turning Auto Shop Customers' Data Into Revenue with Justin Rae

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What Makes A Perfect Auto Repair 2nd In Command with Andrew & Rachel White and Will Ogles

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Helping Auto Repair's Internal Customers Make The Right Choices with Al Sutherland

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Create More Than A Great Environment In Your Auto Repair Shop with Bianca Gosser

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Thinking Big On Small Auto Repair Shops' Marketing with Phil Jackson

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How To Make Workers' Comp Work Both Ways with Paige Hazeltine

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A Peep Into The Self-Driving Automotive Industry with Chris Chesney

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Put People First And Think About What They Want with Lisa Coyle and Jesse Meddaugh

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Why You Should Train Your Trainers with Jim Bennett

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Take Your Auto Repair Shop Further Faster with George Zeeks

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Is Your Auto Repair Shop Undercharging For Its Services? with Brian Hunnicutt

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Hire The Right Service Advisor And Level Up Your Auto Repair Shop with Jodi and Darren Knepper

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Build An All-Star Bench For Your Auto Repair Shop with Geoff Berman

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Hope For The Warriors with Leslie Hunt

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Throwback To Ep# 32 | Don't Be Cheap! Pay Your Freedom Tax with Bruce Spencer

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Set Your Business In Front Of The 2023 Automotive Industry's Trends with Mike Bennett

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Getting Ready To Face The Whatifs of Life with Donna Hazeltine

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How Ready Are You For Your Business' Succession with Eric Goodnoe

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Swing Hard, In Case You Hit It with Jesse Cole

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Seven Proven Marketing Methods with Jimmy Lea

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How To Lead, Influence, and Trust Internal Customers with LeAnne Williamson

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How To Turn Satisfied Employees Into Engaged Internal Customers with Don Rheem

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How To Befriend Internal Customers And Keep Things Business Oriented with Greg Marks

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A Miracle From God with Lee Anderson

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The B-side of Holidays with Mike Warren

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How To Create Achievable Goals For Your Business with Don Walter

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Repairing the Automotive Industry with Gilda Dyckman, Denise Stanley, Chris Cozad, and Frank Leutz

79

Two Blessings In Disguise with Gilda Dyckman

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Everything You Need To Know About Your Auto Policy with Richard Sharman - Part 2

81

Don't Wait Until the Palm Tree Falls Into Your Car! with Richard Sharman - Part 1

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Transparency and Development, The GPS of Business Growth with Chuck Lafferty

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The Forever WOW Experience Approach with Charlene Parlett

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Why You Should Never Be Too Busy For Marketing with Dave Martin

85

Hurricanes, Real Heroes, and the Ones Who Keep America Going

86

Retirement In the Mirror May Be Closer Than It Appears with Jim Groves

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The Destructive Power of Toxic Employees with Keith Katz

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A Thousand and One Reasons To Share Metrics with Ken Martin

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How To Make Your Clients Forget The World Is On Fire with Mary Kelly

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Leading by Example and Prioritizing Personal Relationships with Cassandra and Autumn Bergum

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How To Stop Procrastinating On Solving Our Procrastinating Issues with Eric Twiggs

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Three Questions That Can Solve (almost) Every Problem with George Zeeks

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Everything Speaks. The True Meaning of Being At Service

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Putting In What We NEED To Get Out with Brian Hunnicutt

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How To Build Our Own Fleet of Red Trucks for Our Business with Chris Messer

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Simplifying the Intricate Process of Building a Small Empire with Jason Meyer

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Turning Tiny Habits into Massive Results with Mary Kelly

98

Removing the Veil of Mystery Lying Over Crypto and Blockchain with Dr. Mark Hale

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How To Use Diversity and Inclusion to Grow Our Business with Charlene Parlett

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How Empowering Internal Customers Can Increase Revenue with Matt Barnes

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When Rebranding Is the Only Way To Keep Growing with Aden McDonnell

102

The Benefits of Building A Solid Team and BEEing POTsitive About Our Passion with Pam Tures

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Don't Be Cheap! Pay Your Freedom Tax with Bruce Spencer

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Bringing the Best of Corporate America into the Automotive Industry with Bruce Spencer

105

Breaking Things Down Into Little Pieces and Living More Intentionally with Wendy Hawks

106

Dealing with the One In the Mirror To Improve Our Relationships with C. Regi Rodgers

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How To Balance Work, Being A Spouse, and Mother of Small Kids with Ashley Lehr and Katie Plitt.

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Learning About the Benefits of Salt Therapy with the Salty Sisters, Rosa Anderson, and Laura Ritch

109

How To Get the Best Out of Your Raving Fans On Google with Jimmy Lea

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Bringing Balance In Our Finances' Force with Ron Saharyan

111

Building Systems To Gain Freedom and Get Better Results with Wendy K. Walters

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Identifying the Toys We Use More And Discarding the Rest with Randy Dean

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Learning To Design Our Business with The Automotive Rockstar Frank Leutz

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Putting the Focus On Security Exactly Where It Should Be with Terry Choate Jr

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How To Offer Jobs Aligned with the New Generation's Values with Jay Goninen

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Regaining Control And Blowing The Smokescreens Away with Andrew Neitlich

117

Getting Into the IRONMAN Mindset To Run Our Business with Adam Kushner

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Building A Team of Owners with Mike Michalowicz

119

Treating Every Internal Customer As A Leader with Brittany Schindler

120

The Thriller Effect of Podcasting with Ginni Saraswati

121

Looking After the Jan Brady's Within Our Organization | Debbie Muno - Part 2

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Learning How To Identify, Articulate, and Empower our Values with Barney Feinberg

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Turning Obstacles into Opportunities with Patrick Connell

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Dealing with the Modern Version of Saber Tooth Tigers | Debbie Muno - Part 1

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How to Protect Our Assets and Avoid Tax Surprises with Jerry Jankowski

126

Four Things You Need To Know To Become a CEO with Tom Grady

127

Providing Excellence in Customer Service Before it Was Cool with Dennis Snow

128

The Power of Decentralization with Scott Brown

129

Creating Teams To Run the Long-distance Run with Bill Nalu

130

Mixing Business and Family the Right Way with Kelli and Lee Weatherby

131

Learning the Secrets of Hypnotherapy and its Benefits with Robert Radnoti

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Learning to Get Out of Our Company's Way with Mike Bennett

133

Turning Our Internal Customers Into Inspiring Leaders

134

The Teachings from a Profitable Business that Started Out Doing It All Wrong