CollisionCast

Colette Bruce, the owner of Team Safety LLC, details how body shop operators can prepare their staff for OSHA visits, and avoid violations as a result.  

Pete Stemper, owner of Stemper Auto Body in Lake County, S.D., shares how he used his town's small size to his advantage. Stemper has been involved in the South Dakota Auto Body Association, formed a succession plan for his shop and uniquely accommodated any trainers or vendors visiting the shop.

McConnell Trapp, a "white hat hacker" who serves as the director of Speed Trapp Consulting near Detroit, explains how a malicious hacker might try to compromise a body shop's data. 

Today on CollisionCast, Bucky Covington of Covington's Collision Center shares a few hints and tips to make your next video commercial stand out from the crowd. 

Scott Funk, an IT manager with Global Finishing Solutions (GFS), breaks down how body shops can avoid having information like customer history compromised by hackers. 

Do you use an inbound digital messaging service so your clients can reach you at a moment's notice?  Sure hope so.  Today, we're joined by Hayden Neil and Tyler Brunatti of Podium to discuss the real-world benefits (and revenue) tied to 21st-century digital service. 

Listen to the second installment of The MSO Project podcast series, in which DJ Mitchell discusses being a young leader in the industry.

“Every hit is different; every vehicle is different,” and to Matt Dozois, “anytime is a good time to join the collision repair industry.”  Today on CollisionCast, we're joined by Matt Dozois, a young technician at Nylund's Collision Center in Englewood, Colorado, to discuss the technician shortage and how shops can bolster their young talent. Don't miss this one.    

Gerry Frank is the founder of Repair Shop Coach and owner of Auto Repair Technology, both located in Brook Park, Ohio. According to a recent Ratchet+Wrench article, Frank is a “prophet with numbers,” one who took his shop to more than $1 million in revenue in the first year. During the podcast, we discuss a formula to help shop owners succeed. In Frank’s own words, the formula is at the full link below. Good luck!

After several decades of premium repair service to their community, Don and Diana Gould turned over the shop to their friends Brian and Heidi Meyers. Hear how the transition went, what Brian and Heidi strive to preserve, and how they'll forge a new legacy at Gould Body & Paint.