CollisionCast

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.

Stan Medina, the owner of Certified Collision Works in Corpus Christi, Texas, breaks down how shop operators can market their business via social media in a cost-effective manner. 

Tim Hoege is program director and instructor at Madison College in the Auto Collision Repair & Refinish program. Today on CollisionCast we discuss the challenges and opportunities of a modern collision repair program. 

Hoege also recently appeared on NBC15 and Spectrum News to discuss the program and collision repair industry.

Donielle Lopez is the owner/operator of Xtreme Auto Works in Chandler, Arizona. Leaving the world of corporate marketing to enter collision repair, Donielle uses the skills from her old career to bolster her new one.