The Jaded Mechanic Podcast

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors. Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout  HERE In this episode, Jeff Compton is together with Kent Bullard, John Firm, and Dawn Sloas at ASTA to discuss personal growth, leadership, and building stronger teams. Kent explains why g...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout  HERE In this episode, Jeff is with Josh Farris, a Mini Cooper dealership technician from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to talk about diagnostics, dealership life, flat rate pay, and career growth...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors.    Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout HERE In this episode, Jeff Compton sits down with Zach Fogle, a 26 year old technician from Idyllwild, California, to discuss shop life, training, technology, and the challenges facing m...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout  HERE In this episode, Jeff Compton sits down with JT the Car Guy, a longtime Chrysler and Stellantis technician and YouTube creator, to discuss dealership life, content creation, and the ch...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors. Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout  HERE In this episode, Jeff and Aniz talk about shop schedules, training, shop culture, and the value of finding the right people in the automotive industry. They discuss why seven day oper...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors.    Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout HERE In this episode, Jeff Compton sits down with Aniz Lavji to talk about shop growth, better workflow, and the value of finding your people in the automotive industry. Aniz shares how...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout  HERE In this episode, Jeff sits down with Ben and Jenna of 3Ts Automotive to talk about mobile automotive repair, business growth, marriage, and building a business online. Ben and Jenna sh...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors. Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout  HERE In this episode, Jeff Compton talks with Tanner Waters, a field and shop technician in rural Montana, about his path into the trade and what life is like working on tractors, combines...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors.    Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout HERE In this episode, Jeff talks with Oregon technician Sean Pierce about his unconventional path into automotive repair, from car audio and alarms to trade school, ASE certifications, a...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout  HERE In this episode, Dustin Stutzman, a shop foreman and high-efficiency flat-rate technician, shares why he left engineering for the automotive industry and how he became a master technic...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors. Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout  HERE In this episode, Jeff welcomes Pennsylvania technician Brian DeCesare to discuss how the automotive industry can rebuild customer trust through honest inspections, ethical recommendat...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors.    Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout HERE In this episode, Jeff welcomes veteran technician Steve Blanchard to compare Quebec's hourly-pay system with Ontario's flat-rate model. Steve shares his journey from GM dealerships...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout  HERE In this episode, Jeff sits down with technician-turned-shop-owner Caleb Mac to discuss the challenges of leaving the comfort of employment to build a business from the ground up. Caleb...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors. Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout  HERE Recorded at Tools in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Jeff sits down with Josh Coomes of Auto Shop Therapy and technician Brian Ramsburg to discuss the realities of running a modern repair shop...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors.    Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Save 15% on your next Launch Tech USA tool with code Launch15. Use that code at checkout HERE In this episode, Jeff is with Josh Forbes of Maxim Muffler in Winnipeg talks about his unconventional path into the automotive industry. What started with constant breakdowns on his...

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Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors.    Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Launch your tool game to the next level with Launch Tech USA! HERE In this episode, Jeff Compton sits down with Kansas technician Eric Schoenberger of Holt Motor Company. Having grown up around Chrysler dealerships alongside his father, a veteran drivability and transmission...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Launch your tool game to the next level with Launch Tech USA! HERE In this Jaded Mechanic Podcast episode, Jeff sits down with Canadian technician Daniel Whitey to discuss his journey through the automotive trade. Daniel shares how a Chrysler co-op program at Centennial College...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors. Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Launch your tool game to the next level with Launch Tech USA! HERE Recorded at Tools in Hershey, PA, Jeff Compton features Cody Kirkenester of Fadely’s Auto Masters. After 15 years as a technician and shop foreman, Cody transitioned into the service advisor and shop manager rol...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors.    Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Launch your tool game to the next level with Launch Tech USA! HERE In this episode, Jeff Compton talks with Promotive’s Lisa Coyle and Kat Ayers about what’s changing in technician hiring, including their AI virtual recruiter and how it helps shops with consistency, speed-to...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Launch your tool game to the next level with Launch Tech USA! HERE In this episode, Jeff Compton and Greg Hilliard talk about Greg's career spent in dealerships, independent shops, and finally as a one-man owner-operator. Greg pulls no punches about toxic shop dynamics, the true...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors. Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Launch your tool game to the next level with Launch Tech USA! HERE In this episode, Jeff chats with Derek Amodio about his unique path back into the automotive industry after spending years working as a chef. Derek opens up about making the switch from the kitchen to the shop,...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors.    Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Launch your tool game to the next level with Launch Tech USA! HERE In this episode, Jeff talks with Christopher Clingerman, a fleet mechanic out of Rochester, New York. Christopher shares how he went from working on tractor trailers to maintaining school buses, and what surp...

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsors Need to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERE Launch your tool game to the next level with Launch Tech USA! HERE In this episode, Marco Palumbo shares his journey from technician to owner of Maxim Tire and Muffler in Winnipeg. He discusses the challenges of adapting to new automotive technologies, such as ADAS and electric...