BodyShop Business Editor Jason Stahl, Consolidation Coach Owner Laura Gay and Consolidation Coach business development specialists Chad Smith and Russell Winston discuss how important it is for body shops looking to sell to ask the person, entity or company trying to help them sell, "Who do you work for?" Because some work for the buyer, and while they might pretend to be your friend, you may not get the best deal.  Consolidation Nation is sponsored by Consolidation Coach, a consulting firm that coaches and guides body shops through the selling process from beginning to end.

n episode 6 of Consolidation Nation, BodyShop Business Editor Jason Stahl, Consolidation Coach Owner Laura Gay and Consolidation Coach business development specialists Chad Smith Russell Winston talk about life for an auto body shop owner after selling their shop — the options available to them, embarking on "Career 2.0" and the understanding that life doesn't have to end. Consolidation Nation is sponsored by Consolidation Coach, a consulting firm that coaches and guides body shops through the selling process from beginning to end.

BodyShop Business Editor Jason Stahl, Consolidation Coach Owner Laura Gay and Consolidation Coach business development specialists Chad Smith Russell Winston get into the mind of the seller — the owner of a body shop who may be contemplating exiting the business. Consolidation Nation is sponsored by Consolidation Coach, a consulting firm that coaches and guides body shops through the selling process from beginning to end.

BodyShop Business Editor Jason Stahl and Consolidation Coach Owner Laura Gay get into the minds of the buyers of auto body shops, what they're looking for and how they operate. Consolidation Nation is sponsored by Consolidation Coach, a consulting firm that coaches and guides body shops through the selling process from beginning to end.

BodyShop Business Editor Jason Stahl and Consolidation Coach Owner Laura Gay crunch the numbers and get into how shop owners can understand the value of their business and getting the money they need to live the life post-sale that they want to. Consolidation Nation is sponsored by Consolidation Coach, a consulting firm that coaches and guides body shops through the selling process from beginning to end.

BodyShop Business Editor Jason Stahl and Consolidation Coach Owner Laura Gay discuss what "wolves in sheep's clothing" means when it comes to the collision repair mergers & acquisitions world. Consolidation Nation is sponsored by Consolidation Coach, a consulting firm that coaches and guides body shops through the selling process from beginning to end.

"Consolidation Nation" is sponsored by Consolidation Coach, a consulting firm that coaches and guides body shops through the selling process from beginning to end.  On this episode, BodyShop Business Editor Jason Stahl, Consolidation Coach Owner Laura Gay and Consolidation Coach Operations Manager Tori Jolly discuss what the auto body consolidation landscape looks like in 2025.