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The official podcast of Ratchet+Wrench, providing strategies and inspiration for auto care success.

Ratchet+Wrench Radio Ratchet+Wrench

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    • 4.7 • 23 Ratings

The official podcast of Ratchet+Wrench, providing strategies and inspiration for auto care success.

    Enhance Your Service with The DVI Quadrant

    Enhance Your Service with The DVI Quadrant

    In this episode, Jamie Cuthbert, founder & CEO of AutoServe 1, talks about the harmony between auto repair shops and their customers when digital vehicle inspections are done with care, intention, and good communication.

    • 33 min
    Achieving Clarity Through Failure

    Achieving Clarity Through Failure

    In this episode, Juke Ball of Juke Auto in Austin, Texas, discusses mistakes he made as a young shop owner and the resulting lessons. 
    You can read the story that inspired the episode, "What You Don't Know You Don't Know" on ratchetandwrench.com.

    • 36 min
    Growing From Mistakes to Become a Better Shop Owner

    Growing From Mistakes to Become a Better Shop Owner

    In this episode of Ratchet+Wrench Radio, Erich Schmidt talks about the early mistakes he made as a shop owner that have enabled him to become the conscious business owner he is today. 

    • 40 min
    How to Hire Faster (and Retain Longer)

    How to Hire Faster (and Retain Longer)

    In this episode of Ratchet+Wrench Radio, Mike Allen, owner of Carfix Auto Repair & Tires with shops in the greater Raleigh, North Carolina area, talks about why he likes to hire fast (as quickly as the same day), how he does it, why it works and why his people stick around. 

    • 26 min
    Strong Shop Culture Begins with Onboarding

    Strong Shop Culture Begins with Onboarding

    In this episode, Bill Greeno of Quality Automotive Servicing in Truckee, California, talks about his meticulous process for onboarding new team members.
    Bill was a 2022 Ratchet+Wrench Best Workplaces winner and has a reputation for having a strong shop culture that begins with how he onboards his new hires. 

    • 30 min
    Highlights from VISION 2024

    Highlights from VISION 2024

    In this episode, Ratchet+Wrench Editor-in-Chief Chris Jones takes a look back at the events at VISION Hi-Tech Training and Expo in Kansas City, and shop owners and other industry professionals share their experiences from the event. 

    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
23 Ratings

23 Ratings

oliviabaker13 ,

Actionable strategies!

Meet your new favorite auto care success podcast! Chris and the Rachet Wrench team have created a hub for actionable business strategies for you. Hear from industry experts as they discuss challenges, present solutions, and share their insights into what’s next in the industry.

sugarthumb ,

Top notch

This podcast has great information to provide and the topics are always changing. Keep them coming, I love what you have to share.

Ynot307 ,

Good content, need to improve sound quality

I really enjoy the content of your podcast, but you really need to improve the sound quality. Also, Tess needs to stay quiet while the guest is talking. Keep improving and thanks for sharing the info!

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