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ASOG Podcast Ep 92 - Gaining New Perspectives with Jeff Compton Live from ASTE 2022
In this episode, recorded live at ASTE 2022, Lucas sits down with Jeff Compton, a 24-year automotive industry veteran. Jeff views himself as an advocate for the te...
ASOG Podcast Ep 91 - The Possibilities Past Being A Tech with Oscar Gomez at AAPEX 2022
In this episode, recorded live at AAPEX 2022, Lucas sits down with Oscar Gomez, founder of Master Automotive Training.Oscar recounts being impacted by Hurricane Ian on...
ASOG Podcast Ep 90 - What If It Can't Be Fixed with Bryan Pollock and Greg Buckley
How do you handle a situation where a customer is expecting you to fix a vehicle that’s beyond repair? What do you do about a vehicle that goes from bad to worse while...
ASOG Podcast Ep 89 - The Gift That Keeps On Giving with Connor Tracy of Kukui
In this episode, recorded live at ADAPT 2022, David and Lucas are joined by Connor Tracy, Director of Partner Development at Kukui. They talk about the struggles faced...
ASOG Podcast Ep 88 - Marriage, Divorce, and Gary V with Justin Allen
Automotive technicians have one of the highest divorce rates of any profession. It isn’t uncommon to see shop owners on their second or third marriage. What’s causing ...
ASOG Podcast Ep 87 - Should You Charge More Than The Dealer? with Murray Voth
In this episode recorded live at AAPEX 2022, Lucas and his technician, Terry Jackson are joined by Murray Voth, president at RPM Training. Murray is one of Canada’s mo...
ASOG Podcast Ep 86 - Why Won't They Go To Training? with Brandon Steckler
Lucas and David are joined by Brandon Steckler at ASTE 2022 to discuss training events and why it seems those that need it most never attend critical training.Are you ...
ASOG Podcast Ep 85 - Can We Change The Consumer's Mind with Kip Nuesch
In this episode, recorded live at ADAPT 2022, Lucas and David sit down with Kip Nuesch, Specialty Sales Manager at Advance Auto Parts and an industry-recognized expert...
ASOG Podcast Ep 84 - Trying To Make The Industry Better with Dutch Silverstein and Mark Perkins
In this episode, recorded live at ASTE, Lucas and David sit down with Dutch Silverstein, the owner of the A&M Auto Service in Pineville NC, and Mark Perkins, a multi-s...
ASOG Podcast Ep 83 - Are The OEs Trying To Lock Us Out with Ben Johnson of Mitchell One at ADAPT 2022
In this episode, recorded live at ADAPT 2022, Lucas and David sit down with Ben Johnson, the director of product management at Mitchell One. Are the OEs looking to bl...
ASOG Podcast Ep 82 - Quit Fighting EVs and Hybrids with Isaac Rodell at ASTE 2022
In this episode recorded live at ASTE 2022, Lucas and David discuss EVs and hybrids with Isaac Rodell, a manager with Worldpac Training Institute’s Alternative fuels ...
ASOG Podcast Ep 81 - Stepping Into The Future with Jerry Holcom and Doug Grills at ADAPT 2022
Recorded live at ADAPT 2022, David & Lucas had the honor of sitting down with the Godfather of Vision Hi-Tech Training and Expo, Jerry Holcom, and multi-shop owner and...
ASOG Podcast Ep 80 - Paul Danner and Bryan Pollock of ScannerDanner.com from ASTE 2022
David & Lucas sit down with Paul Danner and Bryan Pollock of ScannerDanner.com at ASTE 2022.Are you spending your nights at the shop or worrying about the shop? Get th...
ASOG Podcast Ep 79 - Can Company Culture Be Faked with Adam Liu & Bryan Pollock
Is it possible to "fake" company culture? Can the typical culture catchphrases like, "excellence", "perseverance", "honesty", and "integrity" be just something company...
ASOG Podcast Ep 78 - Your Business Is Failing Because Of This with Chris Enright and Scott Pelava
In this episode, David is joined by Chris Enright and Scott Pelava to discuss the one thing many shops are doing to cripple their own businesses. Are you spending your...
ASOG Podcast Ep 77 - Why All The Yelling? with Cecil and Kent Bullard from The Institute for Automotive Business Excellence
Cecil and Kent Bullard from The Institute for Automotive Business Excellence talk about their vision of creating an industry that becomes a destination for talent, not...
ASOG Podcast Ep 76 - You're All Grease Monkeys with Scott Pelava
Can standardization take the industry into the future? Is it even possible?Do all shop owners consider their technicians nothing more than grease monkeys?In this episo...
ASOG Podcast Ep 75 - Getting Trashed Online with Brandon Dills of Jarhead Diagnostics
In this episode, David and Lucas sit down with Brandon Dills, the owner of Jarhead Diagnostics and Small Town Automotive Technologies in Lexington, NC.Brandon recently...
ASOG Podcast Ep 74 - Life and Death Decisions with Mike Willever of ASP and Donald Smith of Schlenker Automotive
In this episode, David and Lucas sit down with Donald Smith, the general manager of Schlenker Automotive in Rockledge Florida, and listen to his extraordinary story. T...
ASOG Podcast Ep 73 - Are Profits Ethical? with Kent Bullard of The Institute
In this episode, David and Lucas are joined by Kent Bullard of the Institute for Automotive Business Excellence. Kent sat down thinking there was going to be a meeting...
ASOG Podcast Ep 72 - Is The Industry Changing For The Better? with Chris Cloutier of AutoText.me
This is part 2 of Lucas and David's conversation with the founder of AutoText.Me, Chris Cloutier.Are you spending your nights at the shop or worrying about the shop? G...
ASOG Podcast Ep 71 - Are Dealer Techs Better? with Chris Cloutier of AutoText.me
In this episode, Lucas and David are joined by Chris Cloutier, the founder of AutoText.me as well as the co-owner of Golden Rule Auto Care in Wylie, TX, and Rowlett, T...
ASOG Podcast Ep 70 - Who's Really Getting Screwed? Part 2 with Jeff Compton
This is part 2 of David and Lucas' conversation with industry veteran Jeff Compton.Are you spending your nights at the shop or worrying about the shop? Get the numbers...
ASOG Podcast Ep 69 - Who's Really Getting Screwed?
Who is getting the short end of the stick when things turn south? Is it the shop owner or is it the technician?Is ASE certification still relevant in today’s environme...
ASOG Podcast Ep 68 - Are Mobile Guys Making Things Worse?
Lucas and David are joined by Sean Tipping of the Automotive Diagnostic Podcast to discuss mobile diagnosticians and his upcoming trip to ASTE. Are they ruining the in...
ASOG Podcast Ep 67 - Big News from Chris Messer of Endeavor Business Media
In this episode, David & Lucas are joined by Chris Messer, Vice President and Publisher with Endeavor Business Media. Endeavor recently announced their acquisition of ...
ASOG Podcast Live Ep 66 - Lester Kovacs from Dorman Products is Back
Director of Ideation at Dorman Products, Lester Kovacs sits back down with Lucas and David to discuss the aftermath of episode 47 as well as how he feels about dealers...
ASOG Podcast Live Ep 65 - Finally Attending Training with Jeremy and Ashley Jo Bloom
You’ve been listening to this podcast for a while and heard us telling you how important it is to get to training events like The iSCAN Technical Training Conference 2...
ASOG Podcast Live Ep 64 - Does Training Pay with Dwayne Crawford and Rick Curren of Family Auto Care
Diagnostician and trainer-extraordinaire Jim Morton is known for saying, "training doesn’t cost, it pays".But is that really true? In this episode recorded live at ITT...
ASOG Podcast Ep 63 - Cecil and Kent Bullard from The Institute Offer Their Solution
Most would agree that the automotive industry could use more professionalism and expertise. With it would come an opportunity to offer higher wages and thus attract ne...
