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Saeli: Building Trust: Does Your Shop’s Culture Measure Up?

Sept. 6, 2024
Understand your shop's culture and craft it to make a tool for long term success and growth.
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Jones: Working for Free(dom)

Sept. 3, 2024
While the sacrifices we sometimes make have no direct financial reward, they plant the seeds for brighter days to come.
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Charlie Zlatkos: Embodiment of the American Dream

Aug. 30, 2024
As the successful owner of Pleasant Car Care in Massachusetts, R+W All-Star Runner-Up Zlatkos now offers other newcomers the same support that helped him enter the industry.
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Stacey Diaz: A Life of Cars & Community

Aug. 29, 2024
Ratchet+Wrench All-Star Runner-Up Stacey Diaz began working part-time for her father’s shop. Little did she know, she would one day be serving the children and even grandchildren...
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Bunch: Learning from Setbacks as a Path to Grow

Aug. 26, 2024
The path to growth in the shop environment requires embracing setbacks and converting them into successes.
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Broski: Increase Your ARO by Putting the Customer First

Aug. 22, 2024
Prioritizing the customer's needs will lead to growing ARO's, repeat customers, and easier service calls.
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Callahan: Time Bandits (Shop Owner's Edition)

Aug. 20, 2024
Do you know all of the unnecessary activities that are stealing your ability to build your business?
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Saeli: So You Hired a Great Tech? Your Job is  Not Done!

Aug. 16, 2024
Bringing on a good tech isn't the end of the process, it's the start. Here's how to do it right.
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Silverstein: Retirement: Leave Yourself Options

Aug. 13, 2024
You may not be thinking about the day it's time to exit your business, but you should be—now.