High Gear Podcast

Introducing "The Right Choices" : A Journey from Mobile Diagnostic Business to Multi-Location Success. Join Ryan Burton on the latest episode of Near Me Radio's podcast, "The Right Choices," as he sits down with automotive professional Rob Choisser , owner of a thriving auto repair shop. In this engaging conversation, Rob takes us back to the early days of his business and shares his remarkable jo...

On this episode of Near Me Radio called " Chris Knuth and the Mission of APAC ATI " we catch up with Chris and APAC ATI. We will hear about the Ambassador program, Chris being names a speaker at R+W 2023 and catch up on APAC ATI. APAC ATI, which stands for Automotive Professionals Advancement Center for Automotive Technical Instruction, is a non-profit organization that is making a profound i...

Welcome to Near Me Radio, a podcast dedicated to automotive professionals. Join your host, Ryan Burton, as he brings you insightful discussions and engaging stories from the industry's experts. In today's episode, " Uniting Shops for a Breast Cancer-Free Future ", we have two extraordinary guests, Laura Frank and Leigh Anne Best, who will take us on an inspiring journey through the remarkable init...

In this podcast episode " Why Everyone Needs an Accountability Coach " Near Me Radio host Ryan Burton speaks with Eric Twiggs, a coach for the Automotive Training Institute (ATI). With over 14 years of experience, Eric is an expert in helping shop owners achieve their goals and dreams of running a successful shop. They discuss Eric's journey as an accountability coach and his passion for helping a...

Welcome to Near Me Radio, the podcast for automotive professionals. In this episode, Ryan Burton talks about an exciting event for anyone in the auto repair industry - the High Gear Auto Repair Marketing conference. Ryan shares that tickets for the conference will go on sale on May 5th at 10 AM Eastern Time, but for Leads Near Me clients, there is a special presale starting on May 3rd at 10 AM Eas...

Parental Advisory Explicit Content: In this episode of Near Me Radio " Covering Your Shop's A#$ ", host Ryan Burton welcomes Jonathan Sparks, the founder of Sparks Law, to the show. Jonathan shares his journey into the legal profession, which started with reviewing artist contracts for record labels and eventually led him to study business law. As a classic car enthusiast and musician, Jonathan br...

ATLANTA, GA —The first-of-its-kind High Gear Auto Repair Marketing Conference , presented by Leads Near Me ®, gets underway November 29 through December 1, 2023, at the Atlanta Airport Marriott. “Repair shops will be marketing for their share of $58.7 billion in repair industry revenue in 2024,” says Ryan Burton, owner of Leads Near Me ®. “Getting customers, getting cars into shops is the most imp...

Ever wonder how they put together Ratchet & Wrench Magazine ? How they choose who gets in and who is on the cover? Then don't miss the latest episode of Near Me Radio which is out now! Learn from " The Meticulous Chronicler of Auto Repair "! Join us for an exclusive conversation with Chris Jones, the editor of Ratchet & Wrench Magazine, as he shares his insights into the leading publicatio...

In the latest episode of "Near Me Radio" titled "Ask Them To Come Back," Parker Swift, the founder and CEO of Steer by Mechanic Advisor, addresses one of the most significant issues facing auto repair shops today: customer retention. According to Swift, nearly 50% of customers who visit a shop do not return, which can be detrimental to a shop's success in the long run. Fortunately, Steer has a sol...

In this episode of Near Me Radio "Perpetual Improvement - A Leadership Lesson" we talk to Sunil Patel the Founder & CEO of Tekmetric the leading cloud based Shop Management Software. Sunil talks about his diverse background from auto repair, to law enforcement, to medicine, he is a unique leader that is an inspiration to any business owner working towards the American business dream. It's a po...

In this episode of Near Me Radio "The Million Dollar Month" Todd Hayes reflects on 30+ years in the auto repair business. Todd is the COO of 6 shops that do $30M in annual revenue. One of the shops Todd works with is the highly successful Adams Automotive in Houston, Texas the shop that regularly does $1M in monthly revenue. Todd tells us his thoughts on how the shop accomplishes these astronomica...

WEBINAR REPLAY: Guy Roberts the Director of Sales Fix appeared on the Leads Near Me webinar series on March 24th, 2023. Here is a replay of the audio portion on Near Me Radio. Improve your phone skills. Near Me Radio is sponsored by Leads Near Me a marketing company for auto repair shops  https://leadsnearme.com/ and APAC ATI which can be found at  https://apacati.org/

In "Turning Tragedies Into Triumphs" episode #3 of Near Me Radio a podcast for automotive professionals, Mason Bragg from Gulf Breeze Automotive & TurnKey Auto Repair in Gulf Breeze, Florida talks about going from $465,000 a year to $4,200,000 per year in revenue (10X growth) and doing so through serious adversity, including the tragic death of his 20 year old son Brandon. Mason shows us that...

In episode #2 "The Song That You Sing" Ryan Burton talks to Thomas Hays the Director of Technology & Director of Enrollment at Shop Fix Academy, he is also the host of Success Leaves Clues: An Automotive Industry Podcast . Thomas talks about his podcast, Shop Fix Academy and how to tune in to the "song you are singing" as a company. Near Me Radio is sponsored by Leads Near Me a Marketing compa...

Episode #1 of Near Me Radio a podcast for Auto Repair professionals features Jeff Bragdon owner of Service Masters Auto Repair in Clearwater FL & Draper UT. In this episode "Nice Shop Owners Finish First" Jeff talks about growing from 1 shop, a $280,000 per year operation, to a $2M a year shop, being an MSO, local networking & being generous. The show also features Chris Knuth talking abou...