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In this episode, Josh Parnell and David Martin talk about the upcoming Sunrise Training and Expo in Chandler, Arizona. David also reflects on his career from pumping gas at his father’s Chevron station, to running a thriving full-service automotive repair shop. He tells you why true leadership is about listening more than talking, building culture, and creating space for every team member to contribute and grow.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Generational Family-Owned Auto Business
• 03:09 Beyond Training: A Holistic Experience
• 09:08 Workplace Camaraderie and Collaboration
• 10:34 Embracing an Abundance Mindset
• 15:44 Comprehensive Arizona Training Expo
• 17:49 Explore Training Classes Online
• 20:13 "Implementing Training for Industry Success"
• 23:46 Empowering Ideas through Collaboration
• 29:07 Embrace Lifelong Learning

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I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.

For more information, please visit limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE

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In this episode, Josh is joined by Samantha Higdon, owner and head coach at Shift Point Training Academy and 2024 AAPEX Service Advisor of the Year.

Samantha shares her journey from CSR to award-winning service advisor, emphasizing the importance of continuous, individualized training for automotive professionals.

She also discusses actionable strategies for reducing workplace stress through prioritization and time management, and highlights how personalized, virtual coaching can help advisors and teams achieve greater results.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 "Personalized CSR Training Academy"
• 05:40 Journey from CSR to Service Advisor
• 09:21 Training Attendee Types
• 11:57 "Shifting Mindsets for Growth"
• 13:42 Time Management Training Importance
• 18:59 Client Performance Tracking Tools
• 21:57 Effective Team Communication Strategy
• 23:34 Customized Training for Service Advisors
• 28:04 Phone Call Recording Requirements
• 31:17 "Influence from Afar"
• 33:33 Unlocking Leadership Potential

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I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.

For more information, please visit limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE

Every great leader deserves a great beard. Be sure to visit https://www.thebeardedbrotherhood.co/LEAD15 to grab your favorite beard oils, beard balms, mustache waxes, and more, and get 15% off in the process. 

In this episode, Josh Parnell sits down with Andrew Fischer, owner and trainer at FACTS (Fischer Automotive Consulting and Training Services). 

Andrew shares his journey from watching his grandfather attend technical classes as a child to becoming a leader and trainer in the automotive industry. 

Three key points stand out: Andrew emphasizes the lifelong importance of training and networking for technicians; he challenges the perception of being “just a tech” by highlighting the professionalism and impact of specialists in the industry; and he offers a heartfelt discussion on leadership, stressing the power of extreme ownership and lifting up others.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 "Serendipitous Journey in Technical Training" 
• 04:54 Connecting Through Authenticity and Passion 
• 08:42 Redefining the Role of Technicians 
• 11:23 "Andrew's Leadership Insights" 
• 15:45 "I Believe in You" 
• 19:37 Reflective Guidance and Growth 
• 23:50 Personal Accountability Mindset 
• 24:32 Fixable vs. Unfixable Traits 
• 27:48 Houston Training Event Plans 

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I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results. 

For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE: https://youtu.be/xEmac_vEbhg

I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.

For more information, please visit limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE

Every great leader deserves a great beard. Be sure to visit https://www.thebeardedbrotherhood.co/LEAD15 to grab your favorite beard oils, beard balms, mustache waxes, and more, and get 15% off in the process. 

In this episode, Josh Parnell explores the daily huddle's transformative impact and essential structure. 

Josh emphasizes three key points: the importance of holding huddles daily to boost team communication and engagement, the value of starting huddles in the morning to set a positive tone for the day, and the inclusion of engagement opportunities—such as icebreakers and public praise—to create genuine connection and increased performance among team members.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Morning Daily Huddles: Optimal Timing
• 04:34 Timing and Structure of Daily Huddles
• 09:01 Daily Shop Workflow & Leadership
• 10:03 Daily Huddles & Engagement Strategies
• 14:32 Engagement Through Team Connection Activities
• 17:13 Building Camaraderie Through Word of Week
• 19:57 "High Low Buffalo: Daily Reflection"
• 23:17 "Empowering Leadership Communication Tactics"

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I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results. 

For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE: https://youtu.be/xEmac_vEbhg

I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.

For more information, please visit limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE

Every great leader deserves a great beard. Be sure to visit https://www.thebeardedbrotherhood.co/LEAD15 to grab your favorite beard oils, beard balms, mustache waxes, and more, and get 15% off in the process. 

In this episode of the Limitless Leadership Podcast, host Josh Parnell interviews Dave Macholz, CEO and founder of AVTECC, about his mission to reshape the automotive technician industry. 

Dave highlights that the real challenge facing the industry is not a shortage of technicians, but rather a problem with retention, which leads to significant costs and disruptions for shop owners. 

He also discusses the need to move beyond traditional cognitive exams and instead implement performance-based, proficiency testing and ongoing continuing education so that technicians can demonstrate their true capabilities and maintain current skills. 

Finally, Dave emphasizes the importance of grassroots support from technicians, shop owners, and educators, noting that broad industry change will only be possible through collective action and a shared commitment to improving professional standards. 

Timestamps: 

• 00:00 Advancing Automotive Education Leadership
• 05:08 Bridging Gaps: Trades and Community
• 07:48 Confirming Change with Industry Support
• 12:34 "Proficiency Testing Over Cognitive Exams"
• 15:46 Proficiency Testing and Career Path
• 17:22 AVTECC's Educational Ecosystem Overhaul
• 23:05 Balancing Family and Time Management
• 27:02 Supporting Technicians for Industry Growth
• 28:54 "Building Momentum for Industry Change"
• 31:28 8th Grade Dance Awkwardness
• 35:37 "The Way We Do Everything"

Visit https://www.avtecc.org/ to learn more.

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I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results. 

For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE: https://youtu.be/xEmac_vEbhg

I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.

For more information, please visit limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE

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Bryce Evans, Founder and Editor of Auto Service Leader, joins me to talk all things leadership, from leading and driving change in an industry that he didn't have a background in, to learning, listening, and ultimately starting his own publication. 

Bryce is well known and respected in automotive repair, and the voice of the customer is at the forefront of the minds at Auto Service Leader. 

When the leader gets better, everyone gets better, and the automotive repair industry is better because of Bryce Evans. 

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I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. 

As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results. 

For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE: https://youtu.be/xEmac_vEbhg

I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.

For more information, please visit limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE

Every great leader deserves a great beard. 

Be sure to visit https://www.thebeardedbrotherhood.co/LEAD15 to grab your favorite beard oils, beard balms, mustache waxes, and more, and get 15% off in the process. 

Shop owner Chris Enright joins me to talk all things leadership, how to level up in multiple areas of our lives, and how he leverages social media for exposure, growth, and education. 

An industry leader in his own right, Chris believes in the power of coaching and training, and shares how investing in yourself, exercising self care, and sharpening the ax allows you to grow in to the leader you were destined to be, at work and at home. 

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I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results. 

For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE: https://youtu.be/xEmac_vEbhg

I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.

For more information, please visit limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE

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Any time I'm introduced to a fellow leadership coach, I'm always excited. But when I find out that the leadership coach also coaches Limitless Leadership AND lives in Houston, I can only assume that the connection was fate.

As a believer in the power of transformation and our limitless potential, Rick Torrison understands how our life experiences both positive and negative, can shape our perspective and view of our own lives, the world and the people around us.

As a global speaker, bestselling author and master coach with over 20 years of experience, Rick is passionate about empowering individuals and organizations to break free from their limiting beliefs and step into their limitless potential.

Tune into this episode to crush limiting beliefs, cultivate an infinite mindset, and unleash your true potential.

For more information on Rick Torrison, visit https://www.ricktorrison.com and buy his best-selling book, Born Limitless, by visiting https://www.amazon.com/Born-Limitless-Limiting-Cultivate-Potential/dp/1636802028/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

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I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.

For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE: https://youtu.be/xEmac_vEbhg

I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.

For more information, please visit limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE

Every great leader deserves a great beard. Be sure to visit https://www.thebeardedbrotherhood.co/LEAD15 to grab your favorite beard oils, beard balms, mustache waxes, and more, and get 15% off in the process.

As a field training representative for Hunter Engineering Company, Justin Allen is one of the top trainers in our industry.

With over 25 years of industry experience, he's seen a lot of changes, both good and bad. But one things remains the same... the people, and the opportunity for us to be a bright light for them in what sometimes feels like a dark place.

In this episode, we dive into the discussion of shifting paradigms, recognizing the similarities between anxiety and excitement, and learning how to channel our emotions to stay positive in the midst of challenges. 

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I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results. 

For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE: https://youtu.be/xEmac_vEbhg

I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.

For more information, please visit limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE

Every great leader deserves a great beard. Be sure to visit https://www.thebeardedbrotherhood.co/LEAD15 to grab your favorite beard oils, beard balms, mustache waxes, and more, and get 15% off in the process.

Kelsey Outram of Lift Auto Repair Marketing joins me to share how he and his co-founder, who happens to be his wife, have been able to find balance for family and scale their business through servant leadership.

The Outrams, armed with backgrounds in finance and marketing, took a leap of faith jumping into an unfamiliar industry years ago, and have carved an incredible path along the way. 

Fast forward to today, and Lift Auto Repair is a marketing leader in the automotive industry and one of the fastest growing companies in Utah.

This episode tackles a variety of leadership topics that will leave you wanting more. Tune in, and prepare for LIFToff!

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I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. 

As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results. For more information, please visit https://www.limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE: https://youtu.be/xEmac_vEbhg

I'm Josh Parnell, Founder and CEO of Limitless Leadership. As a leadership coach, trainer, and speaker, I help aspiring leaders in the automotive repair industry tap into unrecognized potential to achieve limitless results.

For more information, please visit limitlessleadership.co and check out The Limitless Leadership Blueprint HERE