Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z

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The Myth About Rock Bottom: Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder (SUB) with Danielle Fanslow Part 1 HERE The show is sponsored by NAPA Auto Care napaautocare.com NAPA Benefits Center: napabenefitscenter.com NAPA Member Site: member.napaautocare.com Email Matt: mattfanslowpodcast@gmail.com Diagnosing the Aftermarket A - Z YouTube Channel HERE

Preception is Reality Build Up our young talent Consider teaching Link to What the Aftermarket Can Learn From Professional Wrestling Part 1 HERE The show is sponsored by NAPA Auto Care napaautocare.com NAPA Benefits Center: napabenefitscenter.com NAPA Member Site: member.napaautocare.com Email Matt: mattfanslowpodcast@gmail.com Diagnosing the Aftermarket A - Z YouTube Channel HERE

Building and Managing Your Training Collection With guest Carm Capriotto Invest in yourself. Don't think you can't learn from the same class, different instructor There is value in continuous and even redundant training Be sure to bring your training resume to a prospective job opportunity Ask the potential new shop of their commitment to training. Training Resume Ideas: For Technician to include...

A very candid discussion from Matt and Brandon who have each gone through a divorce. They speak about their struggle and anguish over decisions that were made and not made. This is a very honest and transparent discussion among peers. The show is sponsored by NAPA Auto Care napaautocare.com NAPA Benefits Center: napabenefitscenter.com NAPA Member Site: member.napaautocare.com Email Matt: mattfansl...

The Karate Kid was told to close his eyes and picture the Bonsai tree, essentially in your mind, picture the perfect tree. Get down to details, picture this tree in your mind. And now. Open your eyes and start clipping, clipping, and tying, make this tree look like your, you know, what you had pictured in your mind. And Daniel says something to the tyranny of how will I know what's right. And Mr....

Zero Turn Mowers - What Can We Learn More blade time Makes lawn maintenance quicker and more efficient Use the principles of the Zero Turn in our shop Are we taking too many steps Are we looking for tools and equipment Do we need to duplicate often used equipment so easy access? The bigger the shop the more walking to find things is wasted. Thanks to our Partners, Pico Technology, and Autel Watch...

We're talking about loading these circuits, stressing them out, making them do what they were designed or maybe even a little bit beyond. Need bulbs to insert a load on a circuit That's a visual representation that the current control that's the best.  Frame rusted-out conditions are a challenge. Frames can lose ground. Sean: That's what I like about electricity. It plays by a set of rules th...

When You are the Owner, Nobody Stops You From Making Bad Decisions - Nathan Bryant What Nathan thought he was going to do, wasn't how it worked out when he opened his shop. He was doing brakes for soccer moms and had very little diagnosis. His first two years were challenging to say the least He thought he knew how a shop worked from a mangers perspective. It is different when you are the owner. W...

Follow the Money - Inspiration from Mike Rowe Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame has a lot of good advice. One of them that I liked, but aimed at young people is, to show up early, stay late, keep your eyes open your ears open and your mouth shut work hard. Get. And become indispensable. I think that is really, really, really good advice. I don't think it gets executed nearly as well as it should. I thi...

We compare the automotive to health care. Ever think of comparing us to Chef’s or Cook’s? I'm watching an episode of a master chef with my daughter The speed, efficiency, economy, and emotion that these professional chefs displayed and the contestants could not keep up was very glaringly obvious. The fastest texts that come to mind that I've personally witnessed. And I mean, I know some are just i...

Matt Fanslow and shop owner Dutch Silverstein speaks to techs about Jobs, Wages, and Opportunity You need a record of your achievements Technicians need to show up on time for work, 15 minutes early Have very few comebacks You are reliable. Know their production numbers If they go shopping for a job, be able to substantiate to their new employer their productivity numbers Ask prospective employer...

Liz works with her husband Keith Perkins in L1 Automotive Diagnostics and Programing, Tulsa, OK They also operate the L1 Automotive Training Company www. L1Training.com . They operate 3 mobile vans and have a brick and mortar shop She learned to be a diagnostician from the ground up Liz loves programing She continues to train even though she isn’t in a truck on a daily basis She is doing ADAS cali...

RE-RELEASE Matt Fanslow  is the diagnostic tech/shop manager at Riverside Automotive in Red Wing, MN. His primary responsibilities are to diagnose driveability and electrical/electronic issues, and perform most all programming, coding, initializing, adoptions, etc. Basically, if it needs to be figured out or has wires, it goes to Matt. He’s been a tech since 1996. Matt is also a subject...

Matt and Paul talk about their long friendship and that battle of work/life balance. They go back a long way from the start of IAtn He started in 2012 doing video’s Scanner Danner started by putting up content for his students and it exploded from there He started shooting crude video’s and there was no term like ‘YouTuber’ Paul does a lot of good process stuff Paul does not look at other Youtuber...

Do we do enough exit interviews? Why or why not? What can we learn from them? Put your ego away and realize this is a great moment to learn about you and your company Take the employee that is leaving to lunch, even if it hurts, listen Use exit interviews to improve your company and self The show is sponsored by NAPA Auto Care napaautocare.com Email Matt: mattfanslowpodcast@gmail.com Diagnosing th...

What Drives You to Be the Best You Can Be - With Justin Morgan Justin Morgan LMV Bavarian Technical Support and Trainer, ASE-Wave Technical Ambassador, ASE Master, L1, CMAT Technicians portrayed in movies Matt has had a rash of trouble vehicles lately Working on a Dodge transmission issue He always worried that he is going to get a car that is going to kick his butt Asking for help inside your net...

Scott Alton - From the Clients Point of View - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z Matt grade school friend who is also a customer of his Matt has a photographic mind Origins of life, music, and euchre (the card game) Scott sees or perceives that the people working on his vehicle are competent Dress says a lot about competence Personal appearance, also Formulate an opinion if you trust...

What Didn't We Talk About! with Chris Cloutier - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z 012 With Chris Cloutier from Golden Rule Autocare, Dallas, TX, and CEO of AutoTex.me Do all customer-facing employees really practice what they preach or believe when it comes to client experience or satisfaction? A mature leader follows joy and not fear Many managers never received the positive vibes f...

Matt and Haakan Light, from Garage Gurus, are not providing medical remedies or solutions nor are they qualified to give out any medical advice. A very serious topic for everyone in the aftermarket Somewhere in the neighborhood, one in five and one in four adults have mental health issues or concerns and are going undiagnosed and untreated. Concussions can cause issues with mood. We’ve seen this a...

Out of Nowhere - Pistol Pete Marravich - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z He holds some records in basketball that may never be broken He was a scoring machine He was not naturally talented but was 6” 5” He came up with his own drills He was doing things back in the 60s and 70s ahead of his time He spent time training, studying and working out, and challenging himself to get better H...

Observation From a Class I Presented - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z I taught a PICO scope class and had a few observations Some owners/managers were present with their technicians Some owners/managers were amazed at what the scope could do for them Owners should not ignore business management classes at the expense of technician training Great chance to learn what other shops are...

Pickpockets and Magicians - Matt Fanslow Diagnosing the Aftermarket A to Z Matt speaks to how pickpockets and magicians use misdirection to fool you. Focus is critical in successful diagnosis. Distractions need to be minimized to keep a strong level of concentration.

The Road to Redemption from Substance Use Disorder with Danielle Fanslow Part 1. Matt is joined by his wife Danielle. As discussed there will be another episode to continue to keep this discussion alive. A candid discussion between Matt and his wife Danielle People struggle fighting a way back out after substance abuse to create and reach goals An important goal is to have autonomy and have their...