Latest Automotive aftermarket Podcast Episodes
Collision Technician Survey Results & Analysis
Beyond the Wrench - July 17, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsDara Goroff, Vice President of Planning & Industry Talent Programming at I-CAR, discusses findings from their recent collision technician survey and efforts to promote collision careers. Key takeaways include the importance of gathering anonymous staff feedback, listening to their needs, and bei...
What’s New with ASE? A Chat with the CEO
Beyond the Wrench - July 10, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsDave Johnson, President & CEO of the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) dives into all things ASE-related. Dave shares his personal journey, industry insights, and the critical challenges faced by automotive professionals today. View the video podcast on YouTube About ...
Financial Guru Discusses Technician Pay
Beyond the Wrench - July 03, 2024 05:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsAnders Gustafson, Co-Founder of ShopLevers and former shop owner, breaks down technician compensation. He shares lessons learned from starting a new shop, including the importance of incentive plans, offering benefits like health insurance, and evaluating pay plans correctly. View the video po...
Supporting Skilled Trades Programs
Beyond the Wrench - June 26, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsDanny Corwin from Harbor Freight Tools for Schools and Jay Abitz from Freedom High School discuss why shops, dealerships, manufacturers, and other businesses need to support skilled trades programs. They also dive into the struggles schools are facing, from budget cuts to a lack of administrativ...
Shop Leadership & Management Advice
Beyond the Wrench - June 19, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsJohn Spence, one of the top business experts in the world, author, CEO, and speaker, is back to offer key leadership and management advice. He covers the elements of a good culture, the importance of caring for your people, and the impact that keeping toxic high-performing people can have on you...
Teacher Shortage Crisis
Beyond the Wrench - June 12, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsMatt Kerhin, Technology & Engineering Teacher at Hartford Union High School, joins us to talk about the huge teacher shortage in technical education—from the impact of retiring teachers to training the next generation and the costs of retaining teachers. View the video podcast on YouTube About...
Leadership Transition—Going from Technician to Manager
Beyond the Wrench - June 05, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsRuss Green, Operations Officer at Machinery Advisors Consortium, expresses how top employers need good leaders to keep people happy. Understanding employees, proper career growth, and keeping up with the industry pace are key to nurturing future leaders. View the video podcast on YouTube About...
Technician Pay Deep Dive
Beyond the Wrench - May 29, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsTanner Brandt, President of Autodiag Clinic, discusses the value of evaluating your technicians’ actual take-home income and the necessity of proper pay plans when assessing technician compensation. Tanner also dissects WrenchWay’s recent Technician Pay Survey and Technician Compensation Tool. ...
Improving Your Dealership or Shop
Beyond the Wrench - May 22, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsJay Marrazzo, General Manager of AIM Group, LLC, brings a fresh perspective on how shops and dealerships can improve by thinking of different departments as having different cultures. He also gets candid and discusses our industry's shortcomings. View the video podcast on YouTube About Our Gue...
2024 Technician Pay Survey Results & Data Tool
Beyond the Wrench - May 15, 2024 05:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWrenchWay Co-Founders Jay Goninen and Mark Wilson dive into WrenchWay’s 2024 Technician Pay survey. The survey gathered data about pay and benefits from thousands of technicians across the country. WrenchWay processed the information and developed an evolving technician compensation tool availab...
Navigating Automotive Technician Education
Beyond the Wrench - May 08, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsGeorge Arrants, Vice President at ASE Education Foundation, is back to clear up misconceptions about hiring employees under 18, discuss the shortage of teachers, and explore the impact that work-based learning can have on students. View the video podcast on YouTube About Our Guest: George Arra...
Repairing Relationships in the Service Department
Beyond the Wrench - May 01, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsTrust in the service department is imperative to running an effective shop. Derrick King, Director of Fixed Operations at ClearShift, joins us to give honest advice every shop needs to hear. From the importance of having transparency with your employees to simply respecting their career aspirati...
How Do You Define Success?
Beyond the Wrench - April 24, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsFernando Miranda, Vice President of Transformers Institute, walks us through how everyone sets their own meaning of success in their career and life. He talks about how to create a positive mindset, ways to stay consistent through the highs and lows of life, and the importance of finding your in...
The Impact of Digital Tools on Fixed Operations Management
Beyond the Wrench - April 17, 2024 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsThere is a lot of technology that impacts service departments. The hard part is evaluating what software or digital tool could be useful for your shop. Corey Smith, National Fixed Operations Training Manager for APCO Holdings, LLC, discusses how to get team buy-in for new products, the importanc...
Dealership Recruiting w/ WrenchWay & Hireology
Beyond the Wrench - April 10, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWrenchWay partners with Hireology to help dealerships better hire technician talent. Tiffany Czerwinski, Director of Automotive Partnerships at Hireology, discusses the impact this new partnership will have on dealership recruiting. She also addresses several challenges the automotive industry i...
Service Department Communication
Beyond the Wrench - April 03, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsChris Craig, the Fixed Operations Content Owner from RockED, is back to talk about service department communication. In this episode, he dives into the current state of the automotive industry, gives various management and communication advice on how to support shop staff, and shares great tips ...
Creating Work-Based Learning Opportunities for Students
Beyond the Wrench - March 27, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsSue Dickson, Founder of Give Me Ten, and Jack Wilson, Auto Service Instructor at Lake County Tech Campus, discuss the progress of collaborating with the industry to develop more meaningful work-based learning opportunities for students. Each individual's path in the automotive field varies, and ...
7 Tips from a 7-Year Technician
Beyond the Wrench - March 20, 2024 05:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsJosh Arnold, Master Technician of Toyota & Subaru Corvallis, is back again to give young technicians seven tips from his seven years as a technician. From focusing on developing skills to never wasting an opportunity, Josh passes along valuable lessons he has learned along the way. View the vid...
New Technician Pay Plan at Woody Anderson Ford
Beyond the Wrench - March 13, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWrenchWay’s Co-Founder & CEO, Mark Wilson, covers an exclusive conversation with John Frazier, Service Director of Woody Anderson Ford, to discuss their new technician pay plan. This is a different type of episode for us, but provides great insight and real-world conversation about how one deale...
Philip Austin, Technical Training & Development Manager, Niterra North America
Beyond the Wrench - March 06, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsLet’s talk about improving the automotive industry and properly training future technicians. Philip walks us through why dedicated training during the day instead of after work can be valuable. He also breaks down the impact of hands-on training, and discusses the importance of teaching the basi...
Joe McCue, Founder & Partner, Pencilwrench
Beyond the Wrench - February 28, 2024 06:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsHelping technicians quickly write accurate repair event documentation, Pencilwrench allows shops to provide customers with an invoice that is clear, concise, and readable. In this episode, we explore how new shop software can help improve the overall perception of technician careers by bringing ...
Jon Belmonte, CEO, AutoVitals
Beyond the Wrench - February 21, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsTechnician efficiency and productivity are crucial factors in maximizing your shop's profitability. In this episode, we discuss the impact new technology can have on shops, exploring how it can simplify technicians' tasks, improve customer retention, and ultimately boost revenue. View the video...
Matthew Donovan & Craig Misak, SocketTime
Beyond the Wrench - February 14, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsIs the automotive industry still the only industry that uses faxes? Let’s talk about shop management, scheduling, and improving your shop’s efficiency! In this episode, we'll explore the unique SocketTime software and how it helps shops maximize every technician’s day and every hour, while still...
Dr. Thomas Litzinger & James O’Dell, Northwood University
Beyond the Wrench - February 07, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsLearn the importance of valuing your technicians, discover effective strategies on how to transition out of flat rate, and explore ways the auto industry can improve technicians’ career paths. Immerse yourself in Aleck's passion for the automotive industry in this week's episode! View the video...
Aleck Brownstein, Regional VP, Volvo Car USA
Beyond the Wrench - January 31, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsLearn the importance of valuing your technicians, discover effective strategies on how to transition out of flat rate, and explore ways the auto industry can improve technicians’ career paths. Immerse yourself in Aleck's passion for the automotive industry in this week's episode! View the video...
Jim Phillips, Principal, Training Team USA
Beyond the Wrench - January 24, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsBorn and raised in a dealership, Jim’s evolving passion for the automotive industry has blossomed into key advice on what it takes to create a great shop. From the importance of evaluating financial statements to the process of rebuilding dealerships in crisis, Jim breaks down his expertise in t...
Bogi Lateiner, Host of All Girls Garage on MotorTrend
Beyond the Wrench - January 17, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsAs a master technician with over 20 years of experience and a public figure within the industry, Bogi has a unique message to share. Discover the challenges she and other women face in the shop, the significant impact respect for technicians can have, and the changes the automotive industry has ...
George Russell, Founding Member, Machinery Advisors Consortium
Beyond the Wrench - January 10, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsDealers come together, share best practices, evaluate each other's businesses, and grow together. Learn how valuable peer performance groups can be to dealers, explore how to support the career development of aging technicians, and dive into the evolution of the equipment industry. View the vid...
Josh Simons, Instructor at Greenville Technical College
Beyond the Wrench - December 20, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsWe explore Josh’s career in automotive, discuss his decision to become an instructor, and he shares key advice for young technicians on how to find good managers and mentors. Our team is taking a couple of weeks off the podcast for the holidays. We would like to thank you for all of your suppor...
2023 Voice of Technician Survey Results
Beyond the Wrench - December 13, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsEnjoy this previously recorded webinar where WrenchWay Co-Founders, Jay Goninen and Mark Wilson, discussed the findings from WrenchWay’s 2023 Voice of Technician Survey. With over 650 responses from technicians, students, and other industry professionals, the survey uncovered feedback on job sat...
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