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In this week’s episode of Beyond the Wrench we are joined by Josh Carton, Managing Director and Founder, Curien to discuss the future of diagnostics, how it is affecting technicians, what Curien is doing to help, and much more!

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Jay Goninen
Co- Founder & President, WrenchWay
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Josh Carton
Managing Director and Founder, Curien
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In this week’s episode of Beyond the Wrench we are joined by Scott Brown, Industry Ambassador at Diagnostic Network to discuss what the future holds for the automotive industry. We discuss the importance of ADAS, the functionality of new tools, how you can teach but not overwhelm new technicians, and much more!

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Jay Goninen
Co- Founder & President, WrenchWay
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Scott Brown
Industry Ambassador, Diagnostic Network
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In this week’s episode of Beyond the Wrench we are joined by Dan Klecker and Margaret Ragan to discuss how shops and schools can work together to get more students involved in the automotive industry, youth apprenticeship programs, and much more!

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Jay Goninen
Co-Founder & President, WrenchWay
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About Our Guests:
Dan Klecker
State Education Director, WATDA
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Margaret Ragan
Association Outreach Coordinator,  Northwest Automotive Trades Association
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In this week’s episode of Beyond the Wrench we are joined by Cindy Barlow, Director of Internal Relation at WyoTech to discuss challenges students are experiencing, the importance of professionalism, how shops can help new techs and much more! 

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Jay Goninen
Co-Founder & President, WrenchWay
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About Our Guest:
Cindy Barlow
Director of Internal Relations, WyoTech
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Do you struggle with test anxiety? Don’t worry — ASE’s Renewal App is making it easier for technicians to stay up-to-date on their training. On this week’s episode of Beyond the Wrench, we are joined by Kevin Lekas, Project Manager, Special Testing Programs at ASE to explain anything and everything you need to know about ASE’s new recertification App.

About Our Host:
Jay Goninen
Co-Founder & President, WrenchWay
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About Our Guest:
Kevin Lekas
Project Manager, Special Testing Programs at ASE
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Resources:

• Learn more about ASE’s Renewal App HERE
• Download the ASE study guides
• Download on the App Store or Google Play

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Forty-two percent of technicians leave the industry within the first two years (ASE). We need to ask ourselves, why is this percentage so high? What is causing new technicians to leave the industry and find a new career path? 

In this week’s episode of Beyond the Wrench, we are joined by Laura Lyons, President of ATech Training, to learn more about the concerns regarding joining the automotive industry, how to build a stronger industry, and how to set future technicians up for success.

About Our Host:
Jay Goninen
Co-Founder & President, WrenchWay
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About Our Guest:
Laura Lyons
President, ATech Training

Resources:

• Learn more about ATech Training 

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Does your shop recognize employees for their work? According to a recent WrenchWay Insiders polls, 78% of shops are failing to recognize employees.

Employee recognition sounds like it is easy to manage. When in reality, most shops recognition strategies aren’t effective. Simply recognizing employees with gifts and money is no longer impactful. Shops need to get personal with specific recognition strategies that cater to every employee’s preference.

In this week’s episode of Beyond the Wrench, we are joined by the incredible Anna Straus, CEO of Sparck, to learn more about the importance of employee recognition, the proper execution of employee recognition strategies, and how it can have a positive impact on your shop.

About Our Host:
Jay Goninen
Co-Founder & President, WrenchWay
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About Our Guest:
Anna Straus
CEO, Sparck
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Resources:

• Get Your FREE Employee Engagement Cost Analysis (sparckco.com)
• FREE #BeHeard Survey Report (sparckco.com)

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This week, we’re excited to bring George Arrants, Vice President, ASE Education Foundation, onto the podcast. We cover a variety of topics, including: Why students are losing interest in the industry, the struggles of being a new technician, the importance of a successful mentorship program, and much more! 

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Jay Goninen
Co-Founder & President, WrenchWay
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About Our Guest:
George Arrants
Vice President, ASE Education Foundation

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Finding a new job as a technician is terrible. There are hundreds of job openings to search through and all job postings look the same. Listen in as Mark Wilson, Co-Founder & CEO, WrenchWay, talks about Reverse Job Posts, the newest feature in the WrenchWay Insiders mobile app that simplifies the job search process for technicians.

About Our Host:
Jay Goninen
Co-Founder & President, WrenchWay
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About Our Guest:
Mark Wilson
Co-Founder & CEO, WrenchWay
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Resources:

• Technicians can sign up to create Reverse Job Posts on the free WrenchWay Insiders app in the App Store or on Google Play.
• Shop can sign up to receive Reverse Job Posts at https://wrenchway.com/reverse-job-posts

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What does great leadership look like in a shop? Where can we find helpful management and leadership training? How do you measure the ROI of management training? This week, we chat with Chuck Searles, President of Automotive Management Institute (AMi), about all these topics and more. Enjoy!

About Our Host:
Jay Goninen
Co-Founder & President, WrenchWay
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About Our Guests
Chuck Searles
President, Automotive Management Institute (AMi)
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• Check out the podcast Jay & Chuck mention in the episode: Remarkable Results Radio by Carm Capriotto.

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