All Episodes
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ASOG Podcast Ep 44 - Grabbing A Cold One Part 2 with Adrian Lowes & Sean Tipping of AutoDiagPodcast.com
This is part two of our conversation with Sean Tipping of the Automotive Diagnostic Podcast which you can check out at autodiagpodcast.com and former shop owner and no...
ASOG Podcast Ep 43 - Grabbing A Cold One with Adrian Lowes & Sean Tipping of AutoDiagPodcast.com
When David and Lucas started this podcast, one of their goals was to capture the conversations you tend to have in between sessions at events like ASTE, Vision, or AAP...
ASOG Podcast Ep 42 - Good Techs Always Have Work with Dusty Harrison
In this episode, we speak to the former owner of his own shop and now the shop foreman at E1 Motorsports in Houston Texas, Dusty Harrison. Dusty shares some very perso...
ASOG Podcast Ep 41 - Jeff Compton & Rick White of 180Biz Discuss Unf***ing The Industry
In this episode, industry veteran Jeff Compton and industry coach Rick White of 180Biz discuss bonus-laden pay plans, production bonuses, and the treatment of technici...
ASOG Podcast Ep 40 - Dirk Fuchs of I-CAR from ETI ToolTech
In this episode, recorded live from ETI ToolTech 2021 in Austin Texas, we speak to Dirk Fooks, the Director of Technical Programs & Services at I-CAR.The repair indust...
ASOG Podcast Ep 39 - Chuck Searles of AMI from ETI ToolTech
In this episode, recorded live from ETI ToolTech 2021 in Austin Texas, we speak to Chuck Searles, the President of the Automotive Management Institute (amionline.org)....
ASOG Podcast Ep 38 - George Lesniak of Autel USA from ETI ToolTech
In this episode, recorded live from ETI ToolTech 2021 in Austin Texas, we speak to George Lesniak, the director of sales and training at Autel USA.Every shop owner and...
ASOG Podcast Ep 37 - Lee Locklear of Cutting Edge Automotive Solutions Live from ETI ToolTech
In this episode, recorded live from ETI ToolTech 2021 (https://www.etools.org/page-1851955) in Austin Texas, we speak to the CEO of Cutting Edge Automotive Solutions, ...
ASOG Podcast Ep 36 - My Car Is Out Front with Tonnika Haynes of Browns Automotive
Albert Einstein said, “we can not solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them”.How important is your mindset in your daily life?Are you dict...
ASOG Podcast Ep 35 - David Burns Bridges While Lucas & Jill Trotta of RepairPal Try To Stop Him
In this episode, Lucas and David sit down with Jill Trotta, the Vice President & GM of Industry, Sales, and Certification at RepairPal. Jill was asked to be on the pod...
ASOG Podcast Ep 34 - Fixing the Industry is Easier Than Fixing a Volvo with Erik from Farpoint Farms
In this episode, David and Lucas sit down with a former Master level Automotive Technician and now a renowned educator and owner of Farpoint Farms and the Farpoint Far...
ASOG Podcast Ep 33 - This Industry Is F**k'd with Jeff Compton
In this episode, Lucas and David sit down with Jeff Compton, a 23 year veteran of the automotive industry. Jeff has worked on everything from Caterpillar D9 Bulldozers...
ASOG Podcast Ep 32 - Jay Goninen of Find A Wrench & WrenchWay on the Technician Shortage
In this episode, Lucas sits down with Jay Goninen, the Founder & President of Find A Wrench, a firm that focuses on finding technicians and mechanics for dealerships, ...
ASOG Podcast Ep 31 - The Secret To Success As A Tech with Brandon Steckler
In this episode, David and Lucas are joined by Brandon Steckler, an instructor and curriculum developer with WorldPac. He’s also a contributing editor with MotorAge ma...
ASOG Podcast Ep 30 - A Conversation with Natalie Rothman - Chief Human Resources Officer - Advance Auto Parts
In this episode, Lucas and David had the honor of sitting down with Natalie Rothman, the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Advance Auto Pa...
ASOG Podcast Ep 29 - Scan Tools & Chicken Sandwiches w/ Tanner Brandt of AutoDiag Clinic
In this episode, David & Lucas are joined by Tanner Brandt of AutoDiag Clinic in Greenville, SC.Tanner who deals with both independent repair shops and dealerships giv...
ASOG Podcast Ep 28 - How To Run Off A Superstar Technician w/ Cody Gaddie of Cody's Auto Diagnostics
What goes through the mind of an A-level technician when they’re about to put in their notice?What drove them to the point where they finally decide to leave?Are they ...
ASOG Podcast Ep 27 - Why You Can't Find A Tech w/ Mario Rojas of Super Mario Diagnostics
You’re flooded with cars at your shop, the phones are ringing off the hook, and everyone is approving the work that you’re estimating. Excited, you put an ad out to hi...
ASOG Podcast Ep 26 - Waiving Diagnostic Fees Part 2
In this episode, the conversation between Dutch Silverstein, the Owner of A&M Auto Service in Pineville, NC, Bill Nalu, the Owner and President of Interstate Auto Care...
ASOG Podcast Ep 25 - Waiving Diagnostic Fees Part 1
Some time ago, a new member to ASOG posted an ad where they touted “free diagnostics”. When asked, they stated that if you had the repair done with them, they would wa...
ASOG Podcast Ep 24 - How To Keep Talent From Leaving with Dwayne Myers of Dynamic Automotive
Every shop owner knows just how difficult it is to find great help. For every 1-man operation that is looking to add their first service advisor or technician, there a...
ASOG Podcast Ep 23 - Thinking Like A CEO with Carolyn Coquillette
The advice to think like a CEO is often given to shop owners as it forces you to think outside the day-to-day operations of your shop. David & Lucas had a chance to si...
ASOG Podcast Ep 22 - Finding Better Problems with Sam Johnson of Beachside Tire and Auto Repair
Lucas always says, "the problems never vanish... we just find better problems."But what do better problems look like, exactly? For that discussion, we’re joined by Sam...
ASOG Podcast Ep 21 - Is Your Shop Under-Equipped? With Brandon Dills of Jarhead Diagnostics
One of the best ways to attract and keep great talent is being a well-equipped shop. There’s nothing more frustrating for a good technician than not having the right t...
ASOG Podcast Ep 20 - How Do The Two Connect? With Brian Plott of ETI
What does it take to get the information from the OEs into the scan tools we use every day at the shop?Connecting the tool manufacturers that serve the automotive afte...
ASOG Podcast Ep 19 - The Ugly Secret Behind Performance Shops w/ Mike Maleski of PSK Auto Repair
A lot of technicians dream about owning a performance shop.Cool technology, even cooler cars, and lots of horsepower...What's not to like?But what does owning a perfor...
ASOG Podcast Ep 18 - This One Thing Could Change Your Life
This wasn't supposed to be an episode...David was simply asked to edit the audio of a conversation between Lucas Underwood and Dutch Silverstein of A&M Auto Service in...
ASOG Podcast Ep 17 - Discovering the Customer Communication Formula w/ Charlotte Purvis, Author & Customer Service Expert
Every shop owner understands the importance of having standardized systems in their business. But, how do you systemize the customer service experience? How do you sys...
ASOG Podcast Ep 16 - What To Do When You Can't Find an A Tech w/ Kevin FitzPatrick, Senior VP at OPUS IVS
We’re all aware of how difficult it is to find technicians, so what do you do as a shop owner when you’re ready to move out of the bays and into an office? How do you...
ASOG Podcast Ep 15 - Finally Finding & Fixing Your Problem - Part 2 - w/ Jim Cokonis, Sr Curriculum Developer at Carquest Technical Institute
In our previous episode, David & Lucas were joined by Jim Cokonis, a Senior Curriculum Developer at Carquest Technical Institute. We discussed the principles behind si...
