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Hosted by Auto Care Association · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 123 episodes
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"Auto Care ON AIR" is a candid podcast dedicated to exploring the most relevant topics within the auto care industry. Each episode features insightful discussions with leading experts and prominent industry figures. Our content is thoughtfully divided into four distinct shows to cover four different categories of topics, ensuring collective professional growth and a comprehensive understanding of the auto care industry. The Driver's Seat: Navigating Business and the Journey of Leadership To understand organizations, you need to understand their operators. Join Behzad Rassuli, as he sits down for in-depth, one-on-one conversations with leaders that are shaping the future. This show is a "must listen" for how top executives navigate growth, success, and setbacks that come with the terrain of business. Carpool Conversations: Collaborative Reflections on the Road to Success Hosted by Jacki Lutz, this series invites a vibrant and strategic mix of guests to d
Auto Care Association hosts Auto Care ON AIR, a business show with 123 episodes published.
Change at work rarely arrives as one clean announcement. It shows up as a new boss, a new system, a new set of goals, and a creeping feeling that nobody will say what happens next. Jacki Lutz sits down with Matt Fowler o
The aftermarket is projected to grow, but growth is not the same thing as opportunity. Host Stacey Miller zooms in on what’s actually shaping day-to-day business conditions across independent repair shops, distributors,
AI didn’t quietly “arrive” at work. It showed up all at once, and now every team is being asked to respond, even if they’re not sure where to start. Jacki Lutz sits down with Jeff Paul of Vipar Heavy Duty and Meagan Mood
“Make it make sense” is more than a catchy line. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is landing on desks across the automotive aftermarket, and the rules are arriving state by state with real deadlines, real reporting
One tiny mistake can blow up hours of progress, and Scott Tilema has lived that reality. Scott is an internationally recognized crisis negotiator and former SWAT hostage negotiator, and he joins us in Atlanta at Auto Car
Your car is getting smarter, but what happens when “smart” means you cannot fix it, cannot access the data, or cannot even start it when you need to get out the door fast? We dig into the real world stakes of repairabili
Your customers are not grading you on effort. They are grading you on how fast you move, how easy you are to understand, and whether you treat them like a human being. From Auto Care Connect in Atlanta, Jacki Lutz and St
Your feed can make the world feel like it is changing every hour, but your business cannot afford to swing with every alert. We built this Traction Control segment around a simple idea: the real danger today is not missi
A single sentence from the White House can change the pressure on an issue overnight, and right to repair just got that kind of spotlight. Stacey Miller reacts to the President’s public comments about restrictions that c
One of the biggest career accelerators in the automotive aftermarket is also the simplest: someone decides you’re worth their time. From the Women in Auto Care conference, Jacki Lutz sits down with two award-winning indu
A dashboard used to be a project. Now it can be a conversation. Host Mike Chung sits down with Arthur Lee, founder of Fyne and a longtime data and business intelligence practitioner, to show what modern AI analytics look
Gas prices may be the headline, but the next real pinch could show up when you pop the hood. We’re tracking a fast-moving shift in the motor oil market that’s pushing wholesale prices up and putting pressure on some of t
Training is everywhere in the automotive aftermarket, yet too many teams still treat it like a checkbox and then wonder why sales, retention, and customer experience stay flat. Stacey Miller sat down with Laurie Bacopoul
The hardest part of a difficult conversation isn’t what you say. It’s the story you tell yourself before you ever open your mouth. We’re recording from the Women in Auto Care conference with two award-winning leaders: Co
AI is changing how drivers discover and buy aftermarket parts, and the shift is happening faster than most teams are ready for. Mike Chung joined by Jon Hedges, founder of Hedges & Company, to unpack what “digital market
Mexico’s vehicle fleet just crossed a milestone that should make every aftermarket planner sit up: 36.1 million vehicles in operation. Stacey Miller sits down with Evaristo Garcia, Founder and CEO of IDF, to unpack the l
Most career advice assumes you already know who you are at 18. We don’t buy that, so we sit down for a real talk about uncertainty, pressure, and the messy path that actually leads to work you like. Jacki Lutz is joined
Inflation is forcing a new kind of creativity in car ownership and the ripple effects are everywhere in the automotive aftermarket. We talk with Rob Pietrowski, VP of Research at IMR, about what the data says when repair
A lot of the biggest threats to the automotive aftermarket don’t start in Washington. They start quietly in a statehouse, inside a bill that sounds harmless until you read the fine print. Stacey Miller is joined by Donov
A layoff can feel like a verdict. A tough pivot can feel like proof you failed. We see it differently, and this conversation shows why. From the Women in Auto Care Leadership Conference, we sit down with April Williamson
Megan Hansen
Category Marketing Manager · Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Association
1 appearance on this show
Anthony Johnson
Assistant Coach, Youngstown State University · Riverside County District Attorney's Office
1 appearance on this show
Chris Jones
Director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1 appearance on this show
Jeff Paul
Vipar Heavy Duty
1 appearance on this show
Meagan Moody
The Moody Blueprint
1 appearance on this show
Arthur Lee
Fyne
1 appearance on this show
Laurie Bacopoulos
Cobblestone Consulting
1 appearance on this show
Lauren Briggs
NAPA Auto Care
1 appearance on this show
Courtney Pedler
Autology Data
1 appearance on this show
Jon Hedges
Hedges & Company
1 appearance on this show
Evaristo Garcia
IDF
1 appearance on this show
Zoi Holloway
Auto Care Association
1 appearance on this show
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