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137. Women Shop Owners: Leadership, Resilience & Growth | Part 1 w/ Laura Gay & Micki Woods

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136. Women in Collision Repair: Leadership & Opportunities with Laura Kottschade & Kristle Bollans

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135. The Leadership Shift Every Shop Owner Needs to Make with Dr. Melissa Furman

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134. Women Shop Owners: Build a Business That Thrives Without You with Hannah Chalker

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133. The Future of Independent Collision Shops: Why Specialization Beats Size Every Time with Kyle Bradshaw

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132. Could Your Shop Survive 90 Days Without You?

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131. Beyond the Business: Creating a Vision for Life After the Exit

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130. The Biggest Family Business Succession Mistakes Owners Make

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129. Stop Undervaluing Your Shop: Mindset, Pricing, and the Customers You Keep with Jimmy Purdy

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128. From Survival to Success: Growth Strategies for Independent Auto Body Shops with Dave Luehr

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127. Clean Books, Bigger Exit: Financial Management for Collision Shop Owners with Bill Park

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126. Ask WHO not HOW: The Shift Every Collision Shop Owner Must Make

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125. Why Collision Shop Owners Must Reclaim Strategic and Renewal Time

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124. ADAS Calibration: Space, Safety, and Liability in Modern Collision Repair with Frank Phillips

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123. Building Value Before the Exit: The Human Side of Transition Planning with Hannah Chalker

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122. Keeping the Legacy Alive: A Collision Shop Owner's Path Forward with Andy Peters

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121. Planning Your Exit Before Burnout: A Collision Shop’s Owner 45-Year Journey with Tom Ricci

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120. Why Do-It-Yourself Exit Plans Don’t Work

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119. ADAS Calibrations Done Right: The Lightning Auto Service Approach with John Voulgarakis

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118. Raising Repair Standards and Shaping the Future with Frank Phillips

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117. Why You Need an Advisor as Conductor of Your Financial Life

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116. Leadership, Neurochemistry, and Life Beyond the Shop with John Stuef

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115. 5 Important Things You Need To Know About Conference Season

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114. Emotional Challenges of Transitioning Your Shop

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113. Revolutionizing Tech Support in the Collision Industry with Jason Bartanen

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112. Exploring the Benefits and Complexities of ESOPs for Collision Shop Owners with Steven Golden

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111. Challenges and Solutions for Internal Transfer

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110. Beyond Wrenches: How ADAS and Advanced Systems Are Reshaping Auto Repair with Pam Oakes

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109. DIY Exit Planning: Why They Fail

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108. ESOPs Unpacked: A Smart Exit Strategy for Business Owners with Kelly Finnell

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107. Life After the Shop: Answering Key Questions From The Northeast Conference

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106. Addressing the Talent Gap in Collision Repair with Brandon Eckenrode

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105. The Power of Education: Helping Collision Shops Thrive with John Shoemaker

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104. Building the Future: Apprentice Programs and Mentorship in Collision Repair with Stan Russell

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103. Structuring Business for Tax Efficiency and Succession Planning: Part 3 with Stuart Sorkin

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102. Structuring Business for Tax Efficiency and Succession Planning: Part 2 with Stuart Sorkin

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101: Structuring Business for Tax Efficiency and Succession Planning: Part 1 with Stuart Sorkin

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100. 100 Episodes Strong: A Journey of Impact and Gratitude

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99. How ESG Principles Can Drive Value for Your Collision Repair Shop with Eddie Hightower

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98. The Collision Industry’s Hotbed for Buyers: What’s Driving the Boom? with Laura Gay

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97. Automation in Action: Boosting Efficiency and Reducing Backlogs in the Collision Industry with Phillip Brown

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96. Building the Future: Talent, Technology, and Training in the Automotive Industry with Diane Benting

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95. WreckWeek Session Part 3: Key Strategies to Help Build Your Business Value

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94. WreckWeek Session Part 2: The 3-Step Process to Build Value in Your Business

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93. Strengthening Family Businesses Through Leadership with Pete Walsh

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92. WreckWeek Session Part 1: Building Value In Your Shop

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91. Connecting Business Success with Personal Well-Being with Luci Gabel

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90. Empowering Independent Shops in a Consolidated Market with John Hollingsworth and Kristle Bollans

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89. Planning Ahead: Identifying and Cultivating Successors in Collision Shops

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88. Aligning Spouses in Business Transition Planning

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87. Marketing Your Collision Repair Shops: Is It an Expense or an Investment? with Micki Woods

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86. Maximizing Collision Shop Value: Strategies for Employee Retention, Financial Planning, and Long-Term Success

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85. Elevate Your Collision Repair Business: Strategies for Growth and Peak Performance with Holly Jean Jackson

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84. Crafting Your Personal Vision For Life Beyond Business

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83. What Collision Shops Should Be Doing to Start The 2024 Financial Year Off Right

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81. Ethics in the Age of AI: Unraveling Misconceptions on Artificial Intelligence with Laura Miller

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80. Transform Your Life and Business Through Self-Awareness and Mental Fitness Part 2 with Charis Santillie

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80. Transform Your Life and Business Through Self-Awareness and Mental Fitness Part 1 with Charis Santillie

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79. Transform Your Life and Business Through Self-Awareness and Mental Fitness with Charis Santillie

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78. Guiding Businesses From Transition to Transaction with Laurie Barkman

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77. Safeguarding the Future: What Collision Shops Need to Know About Business Continuity

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76. Breaking Barriers: Women Making Waves in the Collision Repair Industry with Petra Schroeder

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75. The Perfect Time to Start Planning Your Business Exit

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74. Transform Your Business: Become Extraordinary

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73. How a Financial Assessment Process Works - Part 8: Income Needs, Funding, Incentive Planning, and Asset Protection

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72. Finding Life After Business with Larry Dragan

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71. How a Financial Assessment Process Works - Part 7: Questions to Ask When You’re Looking For a Financial Advisor

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70. Developing Strong Leaders with Bruce Schronce

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69. How a Financial Assessment Process Works - Part 6: How to Continue Your Business Without a Family to Take Over

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68. How to Level-Up Your Exit Planning Game with John Brown of BEI (Business Enterprise Institute, Inc.)

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67. How a Financial Assessment Process Works - Part 5: Family Considerations and Family Succession

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66. How to Prepare Your Family Business for the Fourth Quarter with Nicholas Niemann

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65. How a Financial Assessment Process Works - Part 4: Why Developing Culture Within Your Business Matters

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64. Which Business Structure is Right For You - S Corp or C Corp? with Stuart Sorkin

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63. How a Financial Assessment Process Works - Part 3: The Importance of a Value Drivers Report

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62. What Leadership in the Automotive Industry Looks Like With Dan Ryan

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61. How a Financial Assessment Process Works - Part 2: Know What Your Business is Worth

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60. What Collision Shop Owners Should Know About Employee Retention Credits (ERC) with Ray Roth

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59. How a Financial Assessment Process Works - Part 1: Starting Off With a Written Continuity Plan

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58. Understanding Threats to Collision Shops From an Insurance Perspective

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57. Changing The Way Collision Shops Compete with Mike Anderson

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56. Finding Your Core Genius with Louie Sharp

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55. Repairing the Repair Process with Tom Bemiller

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54. Do You Know What Your Business is Worth? with Michelle Seiler-Tucker

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53. How to be Big Enough to Serve and Small Enough to Care with Jacob Tilzer

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52. How to Turn Customers into Repeat Clients Through Technology with John Burkhauser

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51. Getting the Best Bang For Your Buck Through Marketing With Micki Woods

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50. The Challenges of Being a Pro-Consumer Guy with Clay Hoberecht

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49. Identifying Who You Are vs. What You Do with Mitch Russo

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48. How to Build a Community Around Your Brand with Jeff Gargas

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47. Valuable Insights From an Industry Disruptor with Frank Terlep

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46. Guiding Businesses Through a Seamless Exit with Laura Gay

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45. Fighting the Battle Against Misinformation with Barrett Smith

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44. 3 Things Business Owners Should Be Thinking About at the Start of 2022

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43. Will Independent Collision Shops Thrive in the Future? with Bob Miller

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42. Creating Extraordinary Transformations Through Journaling with Kim Ades

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41. Turning Frustrations into Freedom with Pete Mohr

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40. Dealing with Mental Health in the Family Business with Michelle E. Dickinson

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39. Are Independent Collision Shops Equipped to Face the Future? with Jake Rodenroth

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38. How to Optimize Your Full Potential to Achieve a Prosperous Life with Dr. Jay LaGuardia