CollisionCast

Collision repair industry veteran Frank Terlep sat down with FenderBender to explain how he stays passionate about the industry after four decades and four business ventures.

Longtime industry consultant Bill Sefcek breaks down the future of OEM certifications and the value of investing in them for body shop owners.

Mike Croker, an executive with Chief Collision, breaks down the foreseeable future of advanced driver-assistance systems.

As the owner of Maaco Houston, Kevin Taylor doubled its sales within the first two years of ownership. He recently sat down with FenderBender editorial director Anna Zeck to discuss his secrets to success.

Tom Burden, the founder of Grypmat, shares the inspiration behind his tool tray, which was named one of Time's Best Inventions of 2018, and his advice for finding your inner problem-solver.

FenderBender caught up to John VanAlstyne, I-CAR CEO, and found the inside scoop on the company's updated governance model. 

DJ Mitchell, vice president and co-owner of MITCHCO Collision Repair, shares his top three goals for 2020 and how he plans to execute them.

A pair of automotive marketing experts from Podium share insight on how text messaging can easily and cost-effectively market a body shop these days.

Farzam Afshar, the CEO of VeriFacts Automotive, breaks down the current state of the collision repair industry and also shares how shop operators can thrive moving forward.

Kyle Medeiros, an account supervisor with Entegral, breaks down the CIC talent pool's recent student survey, and what it illustrates about today's entry-level job candidates.

DJ Mitchell, vice president and co-owner of MITCHCO Collision Repair is back in another episode of the MSO Podcast. Today, he interviews a painter at Joe Hudson's Collision Centers, to find out what technicians look for in their career.

In this installment of the MSO Podcast series, DJ Mitchell, vice president and co-owner of MITCHCO Collision Repair shares some common mistakes shop owners make and how they can come overcome them. Stay tuned to the end for exclusive MSO Podcast bloopers. 

Kasey Bayne, head of marketing for DataTrue and marketing consultant, shares how collision repairers can save money and time when advertising a needs-based service on Facebook.

Greg Kopf, a brand ambassador with online parts retailer CARiD, breaks down the automotive trends that stood out at the recent SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

KECO owner Chris White sits down with FenderBender to talk about the development of glue pull repair for a variety of dent types on multiple surfaces.

Jim Lang, president of Lang Market, discusses what independent shop owners need to do in order to stay relevant. 

Bill Stull, Kuzin's Kustom Body & Paint, shares how switching paint companies and tools has saved him time and money as not only a collision repair shop owner but as a full-time painter.

Samantha Welch won the Collision Repair Education Foundation's student of the year award. Find out her future plans and thoughts on the industry. 

FenderBender sits down with Ryan Evans during SEMA 2019. Evans,  lead painter for Count's Kustoms and star of "Counting Cars" on the History Channel, shares a technique that saves him time in his painting process. 

Jay Hayward, CSN Collision Centres' vice president of operations, spoke at the Canada Night event during SEMA about how body shop owners can train their staffs to handle evolving technology like advanced driver-assistance systems.

Matt and Marcia Seebachan, who were involved in a crash earlier this decade that resulted in a significant lawsuit with John Eagle Collision, spoke on Tuesday about the importance of body shops following OEM repair procedures.

Jeanne Silver, the longtime owner of CARSTAR Mundelein near Chicago, explains what needs to change to make most body shop environments more inclusive of women.

American television personality, and former CEO of Texas based Austin Speed Shop, shares what he's most excited about for SEMA 2019. 

LINE-X executives share the history behind bedliners and the future goals for the collision repair market at SEMA 2019.

Della Domingo, the director of public relations for SEMA, sat down with FenderBender and offered tips to those attending the 2019 event in Las Vegas.