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Andy Hipwell and James Rodis of OEM Calibration are with us today and getting into all things calibrations! Stay tuned until the end because it keeps getting better as we go! Did you know that 80% of shops are NOT doing calibrations? Why not? How do you start? What do you need to know? Join us on the Collision Cocktail Hour on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 8pm EST: https://us02web.zoom.us/meet...

Laura Gay is a former shop owner and has been assisting shop owners sell their collision repair facilities (or purchase additional shops) for over 30 years. If you are thinking of selling your shop, wondering what the consolidators are up to or wondering what the future of the collision industry looks like, today's interview is for you!  For those wanting to work with someone who specializes...

Mister Jake Rodenroth came to hang out with us today on Body Bangin’! As the Operations Manager for the Collision Centers in North America for Lucid and a lifetime in the automotive and collision industry he knows a thing or two. Lucid’s have the longest range (520 miles) and the fastest charging of any of the EVs on the market! One thing I really like is that they aren’t fully touch screen. They...

Patrick Crozat, of G&C Auto Body, where they run 32 collision centers at the time of this recording. Patrick is the COO of the largest privately owned, family owned auto body shop group - G&C Auto Body. Patrick's father started this 1 shop back in 1972 in Santa Rosa and look at them now! Hear why he thinks the insurance companies need small, independent shops. This is a podcast where...

Mike Jones of Discover Leadership Training has been working with collision shops for 22 years! Mike and his team work on mindset which is the key to shifting your life! Mike has a couple of programs: 1 - His marquee program - Master Graduate Program that is a 4 day retreat, fully immersive, on-site in Houston, Texas at Camp Allen - all about working on yourself  2 - The Game Changer Program - cere...

Frank Phillips, the collision repair program manager of Rivian and veteran of the collision industry, speaks with us about the Rivian vehicles and how their collision program works which is very impressive! They simplified the collision repair program with 4 levels and the support sounds awesome! One shop is not expected to do and be everything. What a concept! They do have some parts that are res...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! They have incredible customer service and their 5-star reviews give you a taste of the service AFTER the sale. These guys are amazing if you are looking for new or refurbished equipment! https://lombardequipment.com/ The SE Collision Conference was a hit as were all 20 episodes that came from this conference! On the last episode of this series we talk...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! They have incredible customer service and their 5-star reviews give you a taste of the service AFTER the sale. These guys are amazing if you are looking for new or refurbished equipment! https://lombardequipment.com/ The SE Collision Conference was a hit as were all 20 episodes that came from this conference! On the last episode of this series we talk...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! They have incredible customer service and their 5-star reviews give you a taste of the service AFTER the sale. These guys are amazing if you are looking for new or refurbished equipment! https://lombardequipment.com/ We are talking with 2 all-stars in our industry today! We've got Ron Reichen - president of Precision Body & Paint that has 5 lo...

Lombard Equipment has incredible customer service and their 5-star reviews give you a taste of the service AFTER the sale. Call them today! https://lombardequipment.com/ Scott Ayers works for SCRS and the BOT Tool (Blueprint Optimization Tool)! At the SE Collision Conference Danny Gredinberg and Scott Ayers talked about how to "Write Your Strongest Sheet". The BOT Tool is a tool that&apo...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! They have incredible customer service and their 5-star reviews give you a taste of the service AFTER the sale. These guys are amazing if you are looking for new or refurbished equipment! https://lombardequipment.com/ BeTag is an equipment manufacturer that manufactures small damage equipment, outer panel equipment, plastic repair - anything on the exte...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! OH WAIT - THIS IS THEIR EPISODE! https://lombardequipment.com/ Capital equipment are major spends in your business! This is not something to take lightly. We speak with the owner of Lombard Equipment, Kevin Lombard, and Dave Caron where they share some incredible information with us! Here are their warnings: Don't purchase online  Speak with someo...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! Selling equipment for over 30 years who not only does training IN your shop they do hands-on training ON YOUR EQUIPMENT! :) https://lombardequipment.com/ Blake Farley has 3 locations with Relentless Collision in Raleigh, Durham & Cary, NC and is attending the SE Collision Conference for the first time plus he brought his team! Listen in as he share...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! Selling equipment for over 30 years who not only does training IN your shop they do hands-on training ON YOUR EQUIPMENT! :) https://lombardequipment.com/ One of the platinum sponsors at the SE Collision Conference was CAS (Connected Automotive Systems) and Joe Maitland talks with us about their diagnostic scan tools and how they bridge the gap between...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! Selling equipment for over 30 years who not only does training IN your shop they do hands-on training ON YOUR EQUIPMENT! :) https://lombardequipment.com/ Josh is from AirPro Diagnostics and spoke at the SE Collision Conference about how you can do ADAS Calibrations in house! Most shops do not know what that would look like so they shy away from it. Jos...

If you need equipment make sure to reach out to Lombard Equipment! Selling equipment for over 30 years who not only does training IN your shop they do hands-on training ON YOUR EQUIPMENT! :) https://lombardequipment.com/ The amazing Frank Terlep, the new CIC chair and VP of ADAS Solutions and Emerging Technology, spoke at the SE Collision Conference on how to open and successfully operate an ADAS...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! Selling equipment for over 30 years who not only does training IN your shop they do hands-on training ON YOUR EQUIPMENT! :) https://lombardequipment.com/ Mark Olson was one of the great speakers at the SE Collision Conference. He talks about the different generations and how different each one will do something as basic as making a peanut butter and je...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! Selling equipment for over 30 years who not only does training IN your shop they do hands-on training ON YOUR EQUIPMENT! :) https://lombardequipment.com/ Michael Bradshaw opens up about the way they do things at their very successful shop in Hickory, NC - K&M Collision. He taught a class on how to stop estimating and start repair planning. He feels...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! Selling equipment for over 30 years who not only does training IN your shop they do hands-on training ON YOUR EQUIPMENT! :) https://lombardequipment.com/ As shops are having a hard time finding quality workers Kurt's local schools are shutting down their technical and automotive programs. Kurt and his wife, Crystal, created the idea of something c...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! Selling equipment for over 30 years who not only does training IN your shop they do hands-on training ON YOUR EQUIPMENT! :) https://lombardequipment.com/ Today we are talking with Richie Seaberry from Decisely. The medical plan is from SCRS as a way to provide incredible health insurance to small shops especially those shops that couldn't afford a...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! Selling equipment for over 30 years who not only does training IN your shop they do hands-on training ON YOUR EQUIPMENT! :) https://lombardequipment.com/ "Reverend" John Shoemaker of BASF is what I like to call him! John always has great input and today he's talking about charging for the proper labor rates with proper labor times. What&...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! Selling equipment for over 30 years who not only does training IN your shop they do hands-on training ON YOUR EQUIPMENT! :) https://lombardequipment.com/ As a vendor and sponsor of the SE Collision Conference, Amanda Valmonte, BDM with PPG, talks with us about the latest automated mixing system technology called Moonwalk! Moonwalk is 100% automated oth...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! Selling new and refurbished equipment from Maine to Miami and helping anyone anywhere with their equipment questions. :) https://lombardequipment.com/ Car O Liner is a sponsor of the SE Collision Conference and we talk today with Chad Dellinger. Chad says that we will see pre-measuring and post-measuring needed on every vehicle so it's important t...

Thank you to our sponsor - Lombard Equipment! They are the REAL DEAL. Check them out: https://lombardequipment.com/ Another great episode from the SE Collision Conference with Danny Gredinberg! Danny had a session where he talked with shops about how they can utilize the DEG to get paid for what they do plus the SCRS Bot Tool. Visit www. DEGweb.org to use this great resource. It helps you and all...

Lombard Equipment provides in person, HANDS ON training. Visit their website: https://lombardequipment.com and talk to them about your equipment needs! Our 3rd interview from the SE Collision Conference is the owner of KECO - Chris White! KECO is a glue pulling system that has taken over the world. :) We've talked to Danny Hacker before about how to do glue pulling which got SO many downloads...