In this episode, we take an in-depth look at Technicraft Automotive Group, a leading name in the Chicago-area auto body repair industry. Discover how the company has strategically grown through partnerships with reputable, established auto repair businesses, expanding its network while preserving the local identities of each shop. We explore their …

In this episode of the AutoBody Podcast, we have Jason Brozak, a peelable paint installer extraordinaire associated with JustTheDipz. Jason shares his professional journey, from working in a sign shop to exploring different career paths. Eventually, he found his passion in peelable paint and started dipping his own car after having the necessary bu…

Quick Clips today with Doug Irish, the current Department Chair Collision Repair & Refinish Technology at Fayetteville Technical Community College and, the President & CEO of AccuracyDriven4, Inc. Mr. Irish graduated from Saint Leo University with a BA in Business Management and has nearly four decades of collision industry experience. Doug has ext…

Quick Clips today with our returning guest, Tim Briggs of National Coatings & Supplies, Inc. (NCS) and the Owner Designer of Collision Edge. Tim is an experienced Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Tim Briggs and his wife, Ginger, are the owners of Collision Edge and the inventors of many products, including…

Quick Clips today with Kyle Boyce of Boyce Body Werks, Inc. Kyle Boyce literally grew up in the shop. When he wasn’t even a year old, he was with his parents when they looked at and signed the lease on the first Boyce Body Werks building on Paramount Parkway. He started helping his dad ‘work’ on cars at a very young age. Kyle has held 9 different p…

Quick Clips today with Paul Prochilo of Simplicity Car Care. Paul was born in Caledon East, Ontario, Canada. At the age of seven he moved to Brampton, Ontario, Canada and currently residing in Totonto, Ontario, Canada Paul is a CEO at Simplicity Car Care and a Chairman at Canadian Collision Industry Forum (CCIF). Paul is an active player in the aft…

Quick Clips today with David Caulfield, CEO of Flashback Forward Inc. as well as the owner of Fix Auto Anaheim North, a specialized collision repair center that separates work on lighter and heavier hit vehicles into two buildings. With over 42 years of experience in collision repair, he has founded several Fix Auto locations and created industry-d…

Quick clips today with the CEO of IBIS Worldwide, Jason Moseley. Jason is an experienced P&L Business Leader with a proven track record of success within international B2B, IT, automotive, OEM, aftermarket, engineering, manufacturing, insurance & commercial market sectors. He is known for his strong operational leadership with strategic business de…

For today's episode, we have the Regional Director of Classic Collision Inc., Richard Miller and Andre Ayala, Tesla's Regional Collision Manager. This podcast episode features a discussion among three individuals, Adam, Andre, and Richard, who share their experiences working in the auto collision repair industry. They talk about their backgrounds a…

For today's Quick Clips, we have the privilege to listen to the inspiring journey of Dave Luehr, the Owner of Elite Body Shop Solutions and the Founder of The Limitless Entrepreneur. With over three decades of experience in the collision repair industry, Dave has worked his way up from being a floor sweeper and technician to becoming a successful b…

For today's episode, we have Justin Dunglison from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Justin is currently the General Manager/Director of Aussie Automotive Group. He caters the needs of clients and working with a team that has the potential to grow. Their objective is to ensure our customers get the best out of their car repairs and we will work clos…

Quick Clips today with Justin of Automotive Reinsurance Concepts (ARC) Justin is an experienced executive automotive dealer consultant and trainer who has worked for the National Independent Automotive Dealers Association (NIADA). He has rewritten NIADA's Certified Master Dealer Certification curriculum and has traveled across the US to help dealer…

For today's episode, we have Dave Reece from Barwell, England. Dave has 55 years' experience in the automotive industry ranging from all dealership departments to collision repair. These positions have been technical and managerial at a variety of levels. These positions have been technical and managerial at a variety of levels. Dave started his ca…

Quick Clips today with Paul Goedhart of ColorInvent B.V. Paul pioneered for some of the larger coatings multinationals. Specialized in the main aspects of color, pigments, applied colorimetry and intercultural business development. Paul started his career at Akzo Nobel Company. He has worked for Azko Nobel for 22 years. Started as a Supervisor OEM …

Today's episode, we have Rachel Murray from UK who is a Freelance Refinisher & the Owner of "Paint by Rach". Rachel is a successful and passionate young woman in the Automotive Collision Repair Industry all because she crashed her dad’s car when she was 17 -- three and a half weeks after Rachel passed her driving test, Rachel crashed her car. Somet…

Quick Clips today with our amazing guest, Ted Williams, who has been loyal to Sherwin-Williams for almost 30 years. Ted Williams has been the Global Director of Business Services of The Sherwin-Williams Company for almost 4years. He's assigned to design and deliver business solutions that provide unique, measurable value to customers. He has extens…

Today's episode, we have Mike Monaghan from Kirkham, England - the business owner of Auto Motivate. Mike is a recognized industry professional with over 46 years’ experience in the body repair and insurance industry. Mike’s background was established within the UK, from an apprentice motor engineer to multi-shop owner and ultimately became the foun…

Quick Clips today with Sara Dakarmen of LA Dismantler. Sara is the current CEO of the family owned business, LA Dismantler. Sara is truly dedicated to the community. She attends all major Porsche global events, it’s very active in the PCA, is an ambassador as well as started many groups including Porsche Women Global and Porsche People Global And w…

For today's episode, we have another returning guest, Greg Stefan from Refinish Performance Advocates, a consulting company that is looking to improve and streamline processes in the collision industry. Greg is also the Chief Executive Officer of Fleet Hail Restoration, which is an automotive hail repair company specializing in customized repair pl…

Quick Clips today with an Automotive Services Professional, Mike Wandrey! Mike is an Automotive Services Professional specializing in coaching, consulting, and business development and growth. He was the former Regional Vice President of Caliber Collision for almost 20 years. Shop Fix Academy helps independent automotive repair shop owners achieve …

New Podcast Episode with Destiny Potter, Nissan Certified Collision Estimator of Andy Mohr Collision Center in Indianapolis, IN. A mixture of factors sparked Potter’s interest in the collision repair industry. At age five, she helped her father with small repairs on his vehicles. They watched automotive TV shows together, and he helped her begin a …

Quick Clips today with the Executive Director of Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), Aaron Schulenburg. Aaron is a passionate representative of the collision repair community. He serves as the Executive Director for the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), a national trade association representing over 40 affiliate associatio…

Today's episode we have Jason Gimesky of PPG Industries on! Jason started his career affiliated with the autobody industry on 2011 in Transtar Autobody Technologies, Inc. As a Territory Manager where he was responsible for the sales growth and management of a multi-state territory that consists of Maryland, Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia. Ja…

Quick Clips today with Shawn Foster, the Chief Operating Officer of Autosmart Chevrolet - Autosmart LLC. Shawn has been an Automotive Executive and Vice President with 20+ years of expertise in dealership startups, business turnaround, software sales, and revenue growth. Shawn possesses strong skillsets in assessing the current business state, unde…

Today's episode, we have Danyon Kirchner, a Business Services Manager of Zimmerman Auto Body Supplies and C20 Refinish Moderator of Collision Hub as well. Danyon, as a teenager in the late 90’s and early 2000’s he started hanging around some local body shops, and became intrigued with painting immediately. The fact that people could take a wrecked …

Quick Clips today with Jeanette Frazier! Jeanette is the National Director Of Dealer Franchise Development of CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts. She's working with the CARSTAR for more than 2 years now. Jeanette became the Collision Center Manager of Hendrick Automotive Group for 5 years. Let's hear more of her thoughts and stories about the industr…

For today's episode, we have Richard Smith from across the country, United Kingdom. Richard Smith has 30 years experience in the Automotive industry & even more in country pursuits. He is involved in both Bespoke Automotive Refinish & Rural Sports. Richard currently co-owns Rural Sports that involves all all Rural Sport activities. He is the Managi…

Quick Clips today with the COO of G&C AUTO BODY INC., Patrick Crozat! G&C AUTO BODY INC. is a family owned and operated since 1972. He's been in the company for 18 years. In the full episode, Patrick shares some thoughts, stories and how this business grows. Patrick is definitely skilled from Business Strategy to Leadership. Click the link below to…

For today's episode, we have another returning guest, Chris Maimone. Throughout Chris' career, he learned critical elements of sustaining a strong culture, operational systems for coaching and sustaining superior quality, and customer service. Chris Maimone have been in the auto collision industry since 2011. Currently, he is a Business Mentor and …

Quick Clips today with a Marketing Professional, Guy Gagne! Guy Gagne, an experienced seasoned marketing brand development professional with a strong demonstrated history in the automotive industry. He's skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Unique Industry Brand Creation and development, integration of education platforms to sales strategies.…

Today's episode, we have an amazing guest, all the way from Spain, a Global Product Director Refinish Coatings at ROBERLO, S.A.U. company - Juan Pablo Franch Mazzino. Juan Pablo is a Business Manager with thorough cross-regional experience. Ample Sales and Marketing expertise along different functions, including P&L accountability. Pablo is known f…

Quick Clips today with the business owner, Rob Paddock! Rob Paddock is the business owner of Paddock's Paint Works. Rob started his career at a technical center in the auto body program in high school. From the first time he picked up a sanding block and paint gun he knew that this is what he wanted to do. It wasn't until he began working for Class…

For today's episode, let's hear a great story and thoughts about the industry with the Senior VP of Auto and Truck at Accudraft Paint Booths, Brandon Lowder. Accudraft recently announced that Brandon Lowder was appointed to the newly created position of Senior Vice President of Auto and Truck. Brandon will oversee the automotive and truck industrie…

Quick Clips today with the expert, Yvan LaCroix! Yvan has been a part of several different businesses and his expertise spans multiple different industries. In this episode we talk about some things that body shop owners could add on to their business to make it more profitable and less reliant on insurance work. Click the link below to listen for …

For today's episode, we had a great chat with amazing Brandon Eckenrode who is known as a Facilitator of Generosity within the Collision Industry. Brandon has been in the collision industry for over 20 years, initially with I-CAR from 2002-2009 serving in their marketing department to then joining the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) in…

Quick Clips today and get motivated with Gabriel Merino, founder of Motivated Painters! Gabriel was born and raised in Ecuador. 16 years ago his family moved to Canada, where now he lives with his wife Johana. Gabriel loves listening to podcasts, audiobooks and trying to constantly get better at everything he does. Gabriel is the founder of Motivat…

For today's episode, we have the Director of Strategic Accounts of National Coatings & Supplies | Single Source, Inc. (NCS | SSI), Ryan Ketcham. Ryan is an accomplished Sales Executive with proven experience in identifying, analyzing and utilizing market opportunities within a variety of organizational structures and corporate development stages. R…

Quick Clips today with Jack Thornton from Custom Cars and Collision! Jack loves to share his wonderful story and thoughts about the industry. He inspire and teach people who are interested using his social media that grew really quick. He shares fast tips and quick clips showing techniques and amazing results! Check out Jack's socials: Instagram: @…

Quick Clips today with Tim Briggs from Collison Edge and National Coatings & Supplies, Inc. (NCS)! Tim is the Director of Strategic DevelopmentNational Coatings & Supplies, Inc. (NCS) and the Owner Designer of Collision Edge. Tim is an experienced Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Tim Briggs and his wife, G…

On today's episode, we have Doug Irish, current Department Chair Collision Repair & Refinish Technology at Fayetteville Technical Community College and, the President & CEO of AccuracyDriven4, Inc. Mr. Irish graduated from Saint Leo University with a BA in Business Management and has nearly four decades of collision industry experience. Doug has ex…

Quick Clips today with Terry Fortner of LKQ Corporation! We previously interviewed Terry Fortner, the Vice President of Sales and Marketing North America LKQ Corporation. LKQ Corporation has named Terry Fortner as Vice President of industry relations and market development. He's responsible for the development, implementation and coordination of LK…

Quick Clips today with Jeremy Winters from Accudraft! Jeremy Winters was the host of the very popular Booth Talk. A show that mostly aired on FB live every week where people from the auto body industry would get together and talk paint! Click the link below to listen for the full episode 13: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1895628/10699278 If you are in…

For today's episode, we have our returning guest - Tim Briggs of National Coatings & Supplies, Inc. (NCS) and the Owner Designer of Collision Edge. Tim had been a guest on our podcast earlier this year and shared his story and thoughts about the industry. And today, he's definitely back for more - that's for sure! Tim is an experienced Designer wit…

For today's episode, we have Kyle Boyce, the Vice President of Boyce Body Werks, Inc. On Sept 1, 1985, Ken and Marcia Boyce opened the doors of Boyce Body Werks on Paramount Parkway in Batavia. The original building came equipped with a homemade paint booth which was soon replaced by a state-of-the-art German downdraft paint booth. During that era,…

Today, I'm talking with an inspiring man behind Simplicity Car Care. Paul was born in Caledon East, Ontario, Canada. At the age of seven he moved to Brampton, Ontario, Canada and currently residing in Totonto, Ontario, Canada In an interview, Paul says that he did not plan on being in the collision repair industry. Paul planned to attend law school…

For today's episode we had an amazing chat with David Caulfield, CEO of Flashback Forward Inc. and the Owner of Fix Auto Anaheim North David Caulfield was priming a classic car for delivery at Fix Auto Anaheim North, a specialized collision repair center he owns and operates that separates the work performed on lighter hits and heavy-hit vehicles i…

In this episode, we have Jason Moseley, the IBIS Worldwide's CEO. Jason is an experienced P&L Business Leader with a proven track record of success within international B2B, IT, automotive, OEM, aftermarket, engineering, manufacturing, insurance & commercial market sectors. He is known for his strong operational leadership with strategic business d…

For today's episode, let's hear from Dave Luehr, the Owner of Elite Body Shop Solutions, a national organization dedicated to the success of the independent collision repairer and the Founder of The Limitless Entrepreneur. For over thirty years, Dave has been a student of the industry and has literally worked his way up from the very bottom by work…

Most people in the Automotive Industry surely know our podcast guest in this episode. We have Mike Anderson, the owner of CollisionAdvice. Mike Anderson is the former owner of multiple collision repair centers in Alexandria, Virginia. Mike’s shops held numerous OEM certifications and were voted the #1 Collision repair business for 12 years in a row…

For today's episode, we had interesting financial talks with Justin Osburn of Automotive Reinsurance Concepts. Justin is a former executive automotive dealer consultant, trainer and retail 20 Group Moderator for NIADA (National Independent Automotive Dealers Association). The NIADA bestowed the honor on Justin of rewriting its Certified Master Deal…