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Thank You To Our Partners The Institute, AutoFlow, Shop Dog Marketing, In-Bound, Express Watch Full Video Episode I’m sharing a story I don’t tell often – my first time attending AAPEX (Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo) in 2017. At the time I first attend – I had just left the family business, was traveling on my…

Thanks to our partners Promotive and Wicked File Ever been charged for someone else’s part? Or failed to get a credit on a return you were sure you’d handled? You’re not alone—and those small leaks could be costing your auto shop thousands each month. This week, Hunt Demerast breaks down how to uncover where your…

Thanks to our Partners, Shop Boss and AppFueled Brian and Kim Walker sit down with Wayne Marshall, CEO of The Institute for Automotive Business Excellence, to explore the real power behind storytelling in the auto repair industry. With deep roots in manufacturing and marketing, Wayne shares how his own journey and the stories along the…

Thanks to our Partner, NAPA Autotech Training and Pico Technology Watch Full Video Episode Live(ish) from ASTA 2025 in Raleigh, I “borrow” a guest from a Keith Perkins immobilizer class: Mike Maleski of PSK Automotive and Rosedale Technical College. We dig into the business of keys/immobilizers—what drew him in, locksmith gatekeeping, where OE tools beat…