CollisionCast

DJ Mitchell, vice president of MITCHCO Collision Repair, a Florida-based MSO, discusses a number of important things to consider when choosing and working with shop managers. 

Greg Peeters, CEO of Car ADAS Solutions, joins the show to discuss the future of ADAS and his company's goals of creating turn key calibration centers for shops across the country. 

Jason Scharton, senior global expertise delivery manager for 3M, discusses advanced vehicle materials, including ultra high-strength steel and more, and what they mean for collision repair.

Doug Voelzke, owner of Doug's Custom Paint and Body and a co-founder of Key Choice Collision Centers, discusses the importance of having support in the collision repair industry, and how that need contributed to the founding of Key Choice.

Brandon VanEck, chief operations officer for three Car Center Collision & Mechanical locations and Scott's Body Shop, discusses his passion for growing people, why it's good for business, and why he thinks collision repair is an awesome career.

Collision repair marketing expert Megan Williams discusses how shops can learn more about their audience—both who they are and what they drive—and then use that information for more effective marketing.

MSO operator DJ Mitchell breaks down the differences between having a single shop and multiple shops, and how it requires owners to think differently.

Dustin Caldwell, owner of Old Dominion Collision, discusses the decision behind his business becoming a Tesla Approved Body Shop, as well as the investment and how Tesla's certification program differs from others.

Collision repair marketing expert Megan Williams offers her dos and don'ts for using social media to promote your shop. Do: Think outside the box.

Andrew Batenhorst, body shop manager at Pacific BMW in Glendale, Calif., discusses what he's learned and how he's improved his facility using departmental cycle times.