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Celebrating 10 years in the auto mechanic industry this Jan 2022, Nhu Nguyen joins Nau on the podcast to dive deep into the world of Porsche and the events that led her to be the first Classic Certified Woman for Porsche.

Having an interest for cars and a knack for working with her hands, she went on to build an amazing skill set centred mainly around Porsches and with that garnered opportunities to work along side Nakai-San on the Kitchener RWB build, being on a racetrack team and more. All of this is only one of the many hats that Nhu wears, as we explore her career and dig into the human condition and what drives people to pursue their passions.

The biggest take away from this episode is that you will never realize the doors that will open until you take that leap into the unknown. You never know what’s waiting for you on the other side! 

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Music: Jobii - Pizzazz

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Almost one year after their first episode together, Nau and Kaval sit down to talk about the past 12 months: what it's like building a business, working/managing employees and creating a niche. They get introspective and dive deep into the Kodawari Mindset. Question why some people work the way they do.  How can a company build morale and support its employees with their goals? And finding happiness in your work.

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Kaval's first interview on KodaCast (EP 3): HERE 
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Music: Jobii - Pizzazz

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Listening in on Nau and Austin, you would figure they were long time friends but sometimes people just click. Diving right into Austin's most recent restoration on a 1991 Civic EF, we knew he had the Kodawari Mindset. Every small detail of the vehicle was restored to the highest standard, which is something a son of an engineer would have a pretty good eye on.  You can tell these two (now best friends) really value the same ideals when it comes to cars, ESPECIALLY Porsches, driving experience and overall outlook on sharing all this knowledge with the car community. Make sure to follow Austin as he continues to build his garage and tune in to find out what his next car project will be!

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Music: Jobii - Pizzazz

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The KC team is back with another car release episode! Our boys Lanzo, Kodawari Dave and Nau Ho sit down to discuss some of the most exciting Acura news to come out this year: the relaunch of the Integra Type S. This is definitely one for the JDM fans as we drool over all the specs of this manual 6-speed.
Other big announcements over the past few weeks include: the announcement of the 2023 Civic Type R, more news on Porsche's GT4 RS, Toyota's Corolla GR coming to the North American market, the newest Subaru's WRX (thoughts??) and much much more.

Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE 
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Music: Jobii - Pizzazz

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When asking our community about a powder coater in the Toronto area, Ronan was someone that kept coming up - and once we were in touch, sparks just flew and we knew we had to have him on the podcast!

Growing up as the son of a drag racer Smax Smith, meant Ronan is no stranger to the camera. He recounts wild stories about growing up  in the drag car scene in England and eventually here in Canada. Finding his way through different jobs within the automotive industry from paint shops, tire shops, custom performance shops to eventually carving into his own niche now specializing in powder coating multi-piece Japanese wheels. Six years after opening up shop, Ronan is still hungry to study and learn more about his craft and continues to grow and share everything. And that's exactly what we're all about.

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Music: Jobii - Pizzazz

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This week we get to learn about Porsches and what it's like to be in the ever-changing landscape behind these fuel injected to electric vehicles with Josh Wee, a Gold Certified Tech at Porsche Centre of Oakville. 

From humble beginnings, Josh started at Porsche as a detailer while waiting for an apprenticeship to open up and is now one of the leading techs that gets to help and mentor the newer technicians in the field. You can really get a sense that Josh, has really developed that Kodawari mindset of continual learning, by always keeping an open mind, always asking questions and always, always double checking your work. There is so much to take away from this episode, but the last piece of advice that Josh left us with us is: read the owner's manual!

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We get a chance to sit down with Mark Seto, whom was settling back at home after being on the road for five consecutive weeks. As the director for the Driven Show, Mark and Nau talk about the 2021 shows and how they differed in many ways to past years, reflecting on the challenges of organizing and bringing a static car show across Canada. 

Having started in 2018, the Driven Show was something the car community was highly anticipating this summer. KC had the best time at the Toronto show, having had a chance to podcast live and was invited to come back next year for a special opportunity - but you’ll have to listen to find out!

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Nau sits down with retail manager, Ben Kitchen and creative director, Chris James to learn more about the JRP and Speed Therapy brands. Being passionate about what you do and being able to bring that into work is something not a lot of people get to do as Ben and Chris talk about their personal experiences in tracking and building cars.

Being a distributor and retailer of performance car parts, JRP has come a long way in terms of their presence on social media and has grown retail-wise through their social outlets. They also attend many car shows across Canada, and all over the globe like SEMA, and the Geneva Auto Show.

Speed Therapy is a division of JRP that focuses on track and performance. Speaking on their last track day held for family and friends, we get to understand how these events brings people together and helps to appreciate motorsports even more. 

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Sitting down with our friend, Rob Scaglione was long overdue. As a recognizable name in the fd2 community and an award winning sales manager at Acura of Oakville, Rob is someone that definitely represents the Kodawari Mindset. We dive into Rob’s family history with the Acura brand and how that passion has trickled into his work at @acuraofoakville from detailer, now as a used/new car sales consultant. We get to hear about the hype Acura is bringing back with the recently announced revival of the Integra, and we speculate (erm..dream) all the things we’d love to see and the possibilities it brings. 

Plus, we get our first listen into RC cars and drift culture at the diecast level. Check it out!

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A few weeks ago some of our team members attended the Japan Classic Track Day event at Shannonville Motorsport Park. We got a chance to check out some JDM icons, like R32s, R33s, R34s, AE86s, RX-7s, S2000s, and even a few Datsun’s, including Tim’s 240Z.

We knew after that event, we had to sit down with organizers Tim and Navin, to learn more about this meet and dive deeper into what classic JDM car culture looks like in Toronto.

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