CAR WASH Podcasts

Brian Krusz has a penchant for taking on a challenge. He's gotten into a habit of acquiring tough locations and building successful washes out of them. In one case, Krusz took a location and literally flipped it around completely, and converted the Quick Lube Bays into his Pay Stations. Krusz spends time talking to us about his path to the industry, the challenges and rewards of building a success...

We get the full story of General Manager A.J. Bornhorst's path to the industry in this episode of CAR WASH, The Podcast. An avid automobile enthusiast, Bornhorst goes out of his way to make the experience a positive one for customers at the high-end hand wash. Get the full story, and get insight into what turned a job into a career for this car wash professional.

Gleb Tsipursky, an Internationally-renowned thought leader in Disaster Avoidance, joins David Begin on this episode. Hear Tsipursky share insight into different biases that are playing into how we work our way through disasters. It's an enlightening conversation that will help you in the long term. If you're looking for more on ways you can prepare your business for the future, check out his lates...

In this continuation from episode 148, we hear from Dave Edwards from the Pennsylvania Car Wash Association and Stefano DiPietro a meteorologist who has taken a different approach to the car wash forecast.

In this episode, we hear from Dave Edwards from the Pennsylvania Car Wash Association and Stefano DiPietro a meteorologist who has taken a different approach to the car wash forecast. And we'll spend some quality time talking micro climates, and impacts to car washing!

In this episode, we get to hear a fantastic story about the impact we can have in the lives of others. For several years, Motor City Wash Works has hosted an open house event and auction, raising money for charity. Specifically, they've raised more than $750,000 for St. Jude. Listen in as we talk to Rich Belanger and Jim Utterback from Motor City, and Mike Hull from St. Jude. Learn how you can mak...

In this continuation of Episode 145, David Begin and Curtis Wade discuss considerations around adding a Self-Serve or In-Bay to your washing business, including the implications of adding Beer Keg Nozzles with the 25 degree conical stream, balancing the pressure vs. coverage. We also talk vacuums and more on this episode of CAR WASH, The Podcast.

In part 1 of a two-part episode of CAR WASH, The Podcast Curtis Wade, VP of Sales for Oasis Car Wash Systems joins David Begin to share why In-bay Automatics and Self-Serves are as alive as ever. "It's stronger now than it's been in several years," Wade said. Hear the story of this more than 40 year old car wash business.

In this two-part episode of Car Wash, the Podcast, David Begin visits with Sara J. Ross, Chief Vitality Officer at BrainAMPED in Toronto, Canada. Sara has spent her career as a researcher in the field of emotional intelligence and works with fortune 500 companies and executive leaders to understand how their personal vitality effects every aspect of their organization.

In this two-part episode of Car Wash, the Podcast, David Begin visits with Sara J. Ross, Chief Vitality Officer at BrainAMPED in Toronto, Canada. Sara has spent her career as a researcher in the field of emotional intelligence and works with fortune 500 companies and executive leaders to understand how their personal vitality effects every aspect of their organization.

In this Episode of CAR WASH The Podcast, David Begin visits with Bob Klein, Chief Strategy Officer with Blue Chip Worldwide. In this 3-part podcast, David and Bob discuss different aspects of the 2019 ICA Consumer Study. Bob give insights on the data that is useful to owners and operators and specific advice on what they can do to improve their operations. If you are interested in acquiring these...

In this Episode of CAR WASH The Podcast, David Begin visits with Bob Klein, Chief Strategy Officer with Blue Chip Worldwide. In this 3-part podcast, David and Bob discuss different aspects of the 2019 ICA Consumer Study. Bob give insights on the data that is useful to owners and operators and specific advice on what they can do to improve their operations. If you are interested in acquiring these...

In this Episode of CAR WASH The Podcast, David Begin visits with Bob Klein, Chief Strategy Officer with Blue Chip Worldwide. In this 3-part podcast, David and Bob discuss different aspects of the 2019 ICA Consumer Study. Bob give insights on the data that is useful to owners and operators and specific advice on what they can do to improve their operations. If you are interested in acquiring these...

In the Episode of CAR WASH The Podcast, Matt DeWolf interviews Justin Salisbury, Operations Manager of Breeze Thru Car Wash, located in Colorado and Wyoming. Matt and Justin talk about the importance of developing people in the car wash. Justin talks about the importance of developing employee in other areas of their lives. Justin talks about how failure is an integral part of the Breeze Thru miss...

In this episode of CAR WASH The Podcast, David Begin visits with Alex King, Senior Value Consultant with Slack, a workplace collaboration platform company. Alex talks about how Workplace collaboration tools, such as Slack dramatically improves the communications of organizations, increases workplace efficiencies and can be the tool that improves the overall culture of an organization.

In this Episode of CAR WASH The Podcast, David Begin visits with Ryan Cook, General Manager and Vice President of Sales for Diamond Shine, A division of Sonny’s Holdings. David and Ryan discuss the importance of developing and executing a quality car program for your wash. Ryan and David talk about the challenges and opportunities in developing a culture where car quality is paramount and some way...

In this Episode of Carwashing, the Podcast, David Begin visits with Ryan Cook, General Manager and Vice President of Sales for Diamond Shine, A division of Sonny’s Holdings. David and Ryan discuss how car wash chemistry has come a long way in the past 5 years and how the car wash owner and customer have benefited from the innovations. Ryan talks about the importance of a cohesive chemistry program...

In this second part episode of Car Wash, The Podcast, Co-Host David Begin and Matt DeWolf discuss the concept of normal vs. the new normal and how the current pandemic is changing the way business methods are changing at a pace that could not be achieved before the pandemic. They also talk about how carwash owners and managers need to look for the changes that are happening in the industry and how...

In this Episode of Car Wash, The Podcast, Co-Host David Begin and Matt DeWolf discuss the concept of normal vs. the new normal and how the current pandemic is changing the way business methods are changing at a pace that could not be achieved before the pandemic. David and Matt discuss how the brain manages change and some examples of radical business changes we have already seeing.

Hear how one car wash owner in Georgia transitioned from a sales advisor to owning his own wash. Mathew Stoner shares his path into the industry, including the successes he's seen with California Hand Wash in Johns Creek, Ga.  This wash's volumes are heavy on high end vehicle in the affluent area outside of Atlanta, and the additional profit centers, like it's high end ceramic application, make bu...

Join Matt DeWolf for the audio version of one of his Facebook live sessions! He goes through some tips and tricks on how carwash owners can handle COVID-19 in a smart and effective way. Sara Ross joins the podcast to talk about how you can still work efficiently, but not trade in any life or fun living time to work hard. Jimmy Branch also joins the show ands gives the perspective of a carwash owne...

In this Episode of Carwash, The Podcast, David Begin visits with Claudia St. John, CEO of Affinity HR Group and discusses the unique issues that carwash owners and managers deal with during this pandemic. Claudia reviews some of the government programs that are available to carwash owners and managers and what to do if you have employees or family members of employees who might be ill. If you are...

In this Episode of Carwash, The Podcast, David Begin visits with Claudia St. John, CEO of Affinity HR Group and discusses the unique issues that carwash owners and managers deal with during this pandemic. Claudia reviews some of the government programs that are available to carwash owners and managers and what to do if you have employees or family members of employees who might be ill. If you are...

In this episode of Car Wash the Podcast, Matt DeWolf interviews Mark Philipp. Mark Philipp worked for 35 years with Compaq, HP and Dell in the technology industry selling hardware across a large territory. But, after plenty of unpleasant experiences with the TSA and one too many overloaded planes, he decided it was time to make a change.

In this episode of Carwashing, The Podcast, David Begin interviews Levi McClendon, CEO of Optspot. Optspot is a text marketing company focused on the carwash industry. Optspot helps carwash owners and managers increase the frequency of communications with their customers and talks about how Optspot can help owners build a loyal customer base.