Road to $1 Million Detailing Podcast

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Adam Hindman, owner of Detailers of Sarasota based out of Sarasota, Florida. Over the past 12 years, Adam has built a detailing business that generates $10,000 - $15,000 per week working only 4 days per week. Today, Adam has 1 full time employee, thousands of returning customers, an amazing contract with a Lamborghini dealership, an...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Rollie Abshire, owner of LeJeune Ceramic Coating and Paint Protection based out of Marietta, GA. Over the past 5 years Rollie has scaled his Ceramic Coating and PPF company to $50-60k per month in revenue with 2 full time employees. Rollie is also a PPF trainer at Opticle Paint Protection Film,  which is the Car Supplies Warehouse b...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh talks about three things that all successful detailing businesses are focusing on. Number one, best known always beats best. Number two, it's about creating an experience not just detailing. Number three, your mindset and confidence. If you're looking to start a car detailing business, or scale your current operation, following these three pri...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Ray Padilla, co-founder of Media Tune and Auto Film Mastery. Ray started Media Tune in 2019 and has scaled it to one of the largest marketing agencies for PPF and window tint shops in the world.  On the podcast Ray talks about starting Media Tune and AFM, navigating Meta ads, what kind of content to create, targeting the right clien...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Dustin Wharton, owner of Official California Detailing (OCD) based out of San Diego, California. Dustin has been detailing for almost 17 years and has scaled his detailing and ceramic coating business to 465 five star reviews with 3 full employees.  On the podcast Dustin talks about what he looks for in a employee, budgeting finance...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Evan Dils owner of Pristine Projects: Ceramic Coatings & Auto Detailing located in Springville, New York. Evan has scaled his detailing and ceramic coating business from $7K months to $40K months in the past year with just 2 employees in a small town of only 4,000 people. On this week's episode, he talks about how he did it.  On the...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh shares his opinion on what creates a successful partnership within a detailing business. He highlights six things to think about and watch out for when it comes to creating a sustainable and healthy partnership, not just with a business partner but also with your employees.  Time Stamps:  (0:00) - Intro (1:56) - What Creates a Successful Partn...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Mike Norng, owner of Auto Film Specialists (AFS), Auto Film Mastery (AFM), and Make More Money. Auto Film Specialists is a film shop located in Houston, Texas with 3 locations focusing on window tint, PPF, and ceramic coating. Today, Mike talks about how he got started in car detailing and how he scaled AFS to one of the largest fil...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews David Santos owner of South Side Detail out of Plainfield, IL. David started detailing in June of 2021 and made the leap last year in 2024 to go full time. He generated a little over $40K in sales last year as a full time mobile detailer. This year, he hopes to continue to scale while maintaining a five star rating.  On the podcast...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Neil Maser owner of Urban Werks Garage in Lancaster, PA outside of Philly. Urban Werks is a 12,000 square foot PPF, window tint, ceramic coating, and detail shop with 7 employees and over 450 five star reviews. Neil Started his business back in 2014 out of a 900 square foot shack with 0 customers on the books and has since scaled to...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Nick Burton owner of Mountainside Mobile Detailing located in Parker, CO right outside of Denver. Nick started Mountainside Mobile Detailing in Dec 2023 and has quickly built it into a six figure detailing business with 3 employees and 5 vans. He currently has 2 vans on the road with 3 more he recently purchased and is preparing to...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh talks about his story starting Belk Mobile Detailing, some of the lessons he has learned, and 6 things you can focus on for scaling your car detailing business to $100,000+ a year in 2025.  Time Stamps: (0:00) - Intro (2:33) - How Belk Mobile Detailing Started (9:35) - Create a Frictionless Process (14:54) - Be Personable and Professional (20:...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Alex Lee owner of Rhino Films and Detailing located in Huntington Beach, CA. Alex started his business over 15 years ago doing mobile detailing and offering services from his church but has since built Rhino into a million dollar 17,000 square foot car care facility. Today, Rhino focuses on paint protection film, window tinting, cer...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Jared Clasen owner of Upscale Detailing Co located in Columbus, GA. Upscale is a detail shop focused on high end detailing, ceramic coatings, paint corrections, PPF, and window tinting. Upscale has 322 five star reviews, 4 employees, and plans to do $500K in gross sales in 2025.  On the podcast, Jared talks about tips and tricks for...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Grant Menard owner of Menard Premium Detailing located outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Grant started his detailing business back in 2018 out of his mom's garage after leaving his job in the pharmaceutical industry and has since built it into a +$3,000,000/year business. Today, over 60% of their sales comes from PPF and the ot...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast, Josh interviews Zaia Dinkha owner of 48 Detailing Co. located in Surprise, AZ. Zaia started his detailing business 7 years ago as a mobile detailer and has since built 48 Detailing into a million dollar shop with 8 employees and over 500 five star reviews. Today, they specialize in PPF, window tinting, and ceramic coatings. On the podcast, Zaia ta...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast, Josh interviews Austin Pruett owner of Fort Worth Auto Detail. Fort Worth Auto Detail is a detailing shop located in Fort Worth, TX offering ceramic coatings, paint protection film (PPF), and window tinting. Austin moved into a new facility in September of 2024 and launched PPF. He plans to hit $1.2 million in sales in 2025 with the addition of th...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast, Josh interviews Matthew Jones owner of Harker Heights Ceramic Coatings located outside of Killeen, TX. Harker Heights is a window tinting, ceramic coating, and paint protection film (PPF) shop with 5 full time employees and 623 five star Google reviews. Matthew started 2024 working out of his home shop doing around $30,000 per month in sales. In J...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast, Josh interviews Jake Gammill owner of Sig Auto Detailing located in Joplin, MO. Sig Auto Detailing is a automotive detailing, ceramic coating, and window tinting shop. Jake started his detailing business back in 2020 offering strictly mobile detailing but has since transitioned his business to shop only. Sig just recently started offering window t...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast, Josh interviews Alex and Paul owners of Detail Doctors in Kansas City, MO. At just 25 and 22 years old, Alex and Paul have built their detail shop into one Kansas City's largest. The Detail Doctors offer ceramic coatings, PPF, window tint, and premium detailing. With 4 employees and 234 five star Google reviews, Alex and Paul have built a strong r...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast, Josh interviews the Villegas Brothers, Alexis and Juan. Alexis and Juan started bogartechdesigns.com in 2019 and have since build it into $3 million per year film, vinyl, and tint e-commerce company. Alexis and Juan also run a podcast called the Driven Podcast where they talk entrepreneurship, business, and life.  On the podcast, Alexis and Juan t...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Wills Amstutz owner of Windows and Wheels out of Gilbert, AZ. Wills and his sister started their detailing business from rock bottom when they were still in high school and have since grown it into a $950,000/year detail shop. Today, most of their revenue comes from paint protection film (PPF), ceramic coatings, and window tint. Win...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Christopher Di Giovanni, owner and founder of Detailers Roadmap. Detailers Roadmap is a digital marketing agency for detailing, ceramic coating, PPF, and window tint shops. Chris and his team build websites for some of the largest brands and detail shops in the country including Chicago Auto Pros, LLumar, STEK, CARPRO, System X, as...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews brothers Brett and Kyle owners of AZ Heat Detail out of Phoenix, AZ. Brett and Kyle have built up two businesses under the AZ Heat umbrella. First is their dealership reconditioning business, which focuses on scratch removal, touch up paint, and curb rash repair for dealerships. Second, is their retail detail shop focused on paint p...

On this episode of the Road to $1 Million podcast Josh interviews Sean Free owner of Prestige Auto Detail out of Portland, OR. Prestige Auto Detail is a paint protection film (PPF) and ceramic coating shop which started in 2016 specializing in vehicle protection and correction services. While Sean has experience managing a 3 person team he has since scaled back to a solo operation focusing solely...