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Business By The Numbers

Hosted by Hunt Demarest · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 240 episodes

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What is Business By The Numbers?

Hunt Demarest, CPA has consistently provided his financial business acumen to help move the industry toward greater heights of success and profitability. Hunt was recently referred to as a "terrific advocate of the aftermarket."He is the author of the book, Your Perfect Shop: How to Start, Run & Sell a Profitable Shop. In this book, he compiled some of the best practices for auto repair shop owners, whether they are just starting or have been in the business for years.Hunt's podcast will provide a core understanding of the financial aspects of running an auto repair shop.

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Hunt Demarest hosts Business By The Numbers, a business show with 240 episodes published.

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Debt-Free Isn't the Win You Think It Is [E232]

Jul 23, 202626mEp. 232

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Your bank account just hit zero. What do you do in the next 24 hours? And if you're planning six months ahead instead, is a bank loan real

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Debt-Free, Cash-Broke: The Reserve Mistake Nobody Warns You About [E231]

Jul 16, 202623mEp. 231

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve How much cash did your shop actually make last month — and how much of it is still sitting in the bank? If you paid off every dollar of de

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The 4 P&L Mistakes Quietly Sinking Your Shop's Profit [E230]

Jul 9, 202624mEp. 230

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Do you actually know how much money your shop made last month? If 90% of new clients walking through Hunt's door don't, what are the odds

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The IRS Flagged His Return: Here's the Playbook That Won the Case [E226]

Jul 2, 202628mEp. 229

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Why does the IRS really pick a tax return to audit? And if a CPA who does this for a living can still get dragged through a three-year fig

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Same Labor Rate, Different Profit: What the 2026 Benchmark Report Reveals About Where You Do Business [E228]

Jun 25, 202634mEp. 228

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Why is a shop charging $300 an hour in Texas still taking home less profit than a shop in Maine charging $30 less? Does where you're locat

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What the Top 10% of Auto Repair Shops Are Doing Differently — And What the Bottom 10% Refuse to Fix [E227]

Jun 18, 202629mEp. 227

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Is your shop growing in revenue but shrinking in profit? Are you convinced that raising your labor rate is the fastest path to the bottom

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Auto Shop Benchmarks: Biggest Changes, Key KPI's and Trends [E226]

Jun 11, 202644mEp. 226

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Your technicians got more productive in 2025. Your labor rate went up. Your parts margins improved. So why is the average shop owner keepi

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529, Roth, or Trump Account? What Shop Owners Actually Need to Know [E225]

Jun 4, 202625mEp. 225

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve What if the government — and a few well-known billionaires — were offering to deposit cash directly into an account for your child or gran

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The Parts Reconciliation Gap Costing Auto Repair Shops Six Figures [E224]

May 28, 202635mEp. 224

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Is your shop management system telling you one number while QuickBooks says something else entirely? Are parts credits going unclaimed? An

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The Big Four: Why Your Overhead Isn't the Problem — Until It Is [E223]

May 21, 202629mEp. 223

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Is your advertising budget working for you, or quietly draining you? Are you paying a credit card processing premium you didn't even know

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The Hiring Playbook Auto Shops Are Missing: PTO, Tool Allowances, and the 3-Day Interview Rule [E222]

May 14, 202654mEp. 222

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Are your PTO policies scaring off the technicians you actually want? Could a $100-a-week tool allowance or a reimbursed truck payment beat

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How Cutting Costs Doesn't Always Mean Keeping More Profit [E221]

May 7, 202629mEp. 221

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve You bought a slower machine to save money. You kept the cheap tech to avoid risk. You sent the customer home with the cheaper repair to do

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Parts Matrix Problems: How Inflation Is Quietly Eroding Your Gross Profit [E220]

Apr 30, 202626mEp. 220

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Are you leaving money on the table every time a parts price goes up — without ever realizing it? Most shop owners focus relentlessly on la

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No Cash, No Car: The Rule That Could Save Your Shop From Fraud [E219]

Apr 23, 202632mEp. 219

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve What if the biggest fraud threat to your shop isn't a dishonest employee or a shady vendor, but your own customers? What if the payment yo

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The Hidden Volatility Killing Auto Repair Shop Profits: The 3 Category Framework That Fixes It [E218]

Apr 16, 202623mEp. 218

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Every auto repair shop owner knows the feeling: a monster month followed by a stretch that barely covers the bills. But most owners assume

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AI, Agents and the Death of Mundane Work: Tekmetric's COO on the Future of Shop Software [E217]

Apr 9, 202642mEp. 217

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve What does the COO of the most widely adopted shop management software in the industry actually see when she looks at your data? In this ep

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Stop Spray and Pray: The Marketing System Helping Auto Shops Fill Bays in 2026 [E216]

Apr 2, 202643mEp. 216

Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve What if the reason your car count is down has nothing to do with your marketing — and everything to do with your people? And if you don't

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Discover the Shocking Hidden Price Tag on Every Comeback Job (It's Not What You Think) [E215]

Mar 26, 202625mEp. 215

Thanks to our partners Promotive and Wicked File You know comeback work costs money, but do you know how much? Most shop owners look at what they paid their technician and stop there. Hunt Demarest shows why that number

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Number One Thing Your Team Needs to Hit Your Goals, And It Has Nothing to Do With Skill [E214]

Mar 19, 202632mEp. 214

Thanks to our partners Promotive and Wicked File What if the reason your team isn't hitting your numbers is simply that they don't know what the numbers are? How do you go from being the guy fixing the cars to the guy ru

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That Empty Bay Is Costing You $175,000 a Year: The Real Math Behind Recruiting (Or Not Recruiting) [E213]

Mar 12, 202647mEp. 213

Thanks to our partners Promotive and Wicked File What if that empty bay in your shop is costing you $175,000 a year? What happens when your best technician walks in on Friday afternoon and says they're not coming back Mo

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Business By The Numbers is hosted by Hunt Demarest. The show is categorised under business (management) and has published 240 episodes.

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Business By The Numbers has published 240 episodes.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I pitch Business By The Numbers as a podcast guest?

Who is the host of Business By The Numbers?

Business By The Numbers is hosted by Hunt Demarest. The show is categorised under business (management) and has published 240 episodes.

How many episodes does Business By The Numbers have?

Business By The Numbers has published 240 episodes.

What topics does Business By The Numbers cover?

Business By The Numbers regularly covers business, management, entrepreneurship. It sits in the business category, with a management focus.

Is it hard to get booked on Business By The Numbers?

Business By The Numbers is accessible for guests with genuine business expertise. A personalised, episode-aware pitch will still outperform a generic one every time.

Is Business By The Numbers currently accepting guest pitches?

How long are Business By The Numbers episodes?

Episodes of Business By The Numbers average 33 minutes. a focused format where a clear narrative arc and tight preparation matter most.