Auto Shop Showcase

Auto Shop Showcase

Showcase is the automotive industry podcast by and for auto shop owners. Showcase is a podcast series focused on Automotive Repair Shop Owners.

Since 1979, Gary Gunn, AAM has worked with owners in both equipment sales and business coaching. Now, Gary brings his experience and expertise to shine a spotlight on industry success stories and share tools to help others take their shops to the next level.

26/07/2024

Gary wraps up his 3-part look at the binders that make up the 𝗛𝗼𝘄-𝗧𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 to transform their businesses into self sustaining shops. How? By documenting a system for each facet of the business! This binder will contain your SOPs that run your shop's 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. None of your staff will be able to say "you didn't tell us that!" or "We don't know how!" It's all in the binder. Want to get started? 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

24/07/2024

In part 2 of our 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 Review, Gary shows us the 2nd binder. This contains the information we need to run our auto repair shop's 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀. Over time, this will become an invaluable reference for your automotive business. Ready to increase your car count and start stacking up cash? 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

22/07/2024

Gary's proven method for running an auto repair shop involves an operation manual comprised of three binders. Here's an in-depth look at the first binder, which details the key to key process of servicing customers' cars. It's all here, from answering the phone to delivering the fixed car back to the customer. If you want loyal, repeat customers, this How-To Manual will get you there! Contact us today to get started!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

19/07/2024

Gary shows us what each binder in an automotive shop's How-To Manual should contain. Everything from your 𝗸𝗲𝘆-𝘁𝗼-𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 to 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 to 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀 for a successful shop is contained here. Train all of your staff with this information, and you are the road to being a hands off auto repair shop owner! Contact us and get started today!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

17/07/2024

Gary talks a lot about 𝗦𝗢𝗣𝘀, or Standard Operating Procedures, which make up an auto repair shop's How-To Manual. Here's an up-close look at how these operations manuals are organized. Everything your Service Advisors, General Managers, and Mechanic Technicians need to know to run the shop FOR YOU, the Owner, is contained in these binders! If you want to become an absentee owner of a staff run shop, this is the way! Contact us today!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

15/07/2024

🌳 🌳 🌳 Gary Gunn's always got auto repair on the brain. Everywhere Gary goes, he sees something that reminds me of the automotive repair shop owners and managers he helps daily. Even these three bushes represent three benefits auto shop owners seek to provide their customers. If you don't see it, maybe it's time you gave Gary a call.

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

12/07/2024

Wouldn't it be nice to own a classic Ford Truck and a T-bucket like this? If you put the right systems in place and your staff runs them, you could grow your shop exponentially. Then, owning classic vehicles like this wouldn't be just a dream!

10/07/2024

What if you could hop in this crane and pull the roof off of your auto repair shop? Would you see an automotive business in disarray? Service Advisors and Technicians doing their own thing because you don't have an operations manual with clearly defined SOPs to follow? You probably don't need a crane to know that is the case. Gary Gunn and Auto Shop Showcase can help. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

08/07/2024

Whats this Tesla doing at the gas pump?? ⚡️🤔

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

05/07/2024

Auto Repair Shop owners, service advisors, technicians, and managers get paid for what they do. Rather, they get paid for what they know! When you continually study, train, and improve, you will bloom like this beautiful tree!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

03/07/2024

Auto Shop Owner: are you walking the path to profit, or the road to ruin?

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

01/07/2024

Does your auto repair shop know the True Cost Of Doing Business? If you do, you know what it's like to streak through the sky!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

28/06/2024

Vintage hotrod or a strange hooptie truck? Which one would you want in your auto shop?

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

26/06/2024

How is your auto repair shop like a smooth, newly paved parking lot?

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

24/06/2024

An alligator got in the pool! Is there an "alligator" car that keeps showing up in your shop?

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

21/06/2024

Which vehicle would you prefer to work on in your auto repair shop? This classic Chevy or the new BMW?

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

19/06/2024

Don't let nostalgia play tricks on your mind! Today and tomorrow hold huge promise for your auto repair shop business. Studies show that more people are keeping their cars longer instead of buying new ones. Swoop in and capture their business! Reach out to past customers and entice them to return. Use tools like direct mail marketing and Meta ads to attract new business. There's never been a better time to grow your automotive business!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

17/06/2024

Does Direct Mail really work for auto repair shop marketing? Gary is living proof! Check out his interview with Tim Ross of UpSwell. You will learn 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗻 about how mailing cards to advertise to your community can bring in new, 𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 auto automotive repair customers! Tune in and get that car count up!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

14/06/2024

We talk a lot about customer loyalty, but what are you doing to earn it?

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

12/06/2024

Think Direct Mail is dead? Think again! Gary is partnering with the automotive industry leader UpSwell and he wants to show you just how effective that direct mail advertising can be! Call today so we can get your ads in the mailboxes of every potential customer in your community!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

10/06/2024

Auto Shop Owner Bryan Kelly runs his business from home - 4 1/2 hours away! Want to know how you can too? Check out Gary's full interview with Bryan on Youtube and Facebook.

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

07/06/2024

Ready for some 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲? Gary recently interviewed three auto repair industry leaders. Watch and learn about auto shop marketing, direct mail advertising, and training your staff so you can run your shop remotely!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

05/06/2024

Paralyzed by the FEAR of advertising your shop online? Maybe you've been burned one too many times. Maybe you have a website, a page, or an Instagram, but you have no clue of what to do with them. Maybe you're trying your best, but not getting the results you're looking for. Let's overcome your fear together. Give Gary a call. We're offering a FREE online audit to just five Auto Repair Shops. Call today.

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

03/06/2024

We're calling for 5 Shop Owners to get a FREE audit of their auto repair shop's online advertising and marketing - that means an expert will work with you directly to pinpoint what you can do to make your website and social media into effective advertising hubs to fill your bays with new customers! This is a limited time offer, and again, only 5 owners will qualify. Call today.

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

31/05/2024

This Auto Repair Shop Tip is sponsored by the letter "P". When you start your shop's SOP How-to Manual, it will all make sense. People - Process - Profits - Purpose - Presence - Persistence. Let Gary show you how.

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

Photos from Auto Shop Showcase's post 29/05/2024

Last week's jokes were such a hit, we had to do it again! Here's FIVE MORE gut busting auto repair jokes!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

27/05/2024

🚨 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 for being an auto repair shop owner, would there be enough evidence to convict you? Show, don't tell! Reach out to Gary today.

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

24/05/2024

When confronted with 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽, will you take action? It can be scary to reach out, but scarier still not to. Let me help you reach your automotive repair business goals. Call today.

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

22/05/2024

What are you doing to ensure your auto repair customers are completely satisfied?

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

20/05/2024

"𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻" is actually a good thing if you own an auto repair shop! Let me explain and help you keep an eye on today's business 𝗮𝗻𝗱 tomorrow's growth!

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 mentors automotive shop owners. Gary Gunn has trained shop owners and managers since 1979. Gary helps auto repair shops write SOPs and create their How-to Manual. Automotive staff run the systems that run the business, so auto repair shop owners can be hands off. Join our mentoring program at AutoShopShowcase.com and start your freedom path!

Videos (show all)

Automotive How-To Manual, Binder 3 - Run Your Shop On These Systems!
Auto Shop Manual, Part 2: Covering EVERY Advertising, Marketing, Money Base!
Key To Key Automotive Shop Manual In Depth (USE THIS!)
Let These Three Binders Run Your Shop For You! (Operations Manual)
A Closer Look At An Auto Repair Shop's Operations Manuals
Is Your Auto Shop Meeting These Three Customer Needs?
What If You Had These Classic Cars In Your Garage?
🛻 View From The Crane
⛽️ Tesla At The Gas Pump??
🌳 Get Paid For What You KNOW!
💸 Are you on the pathway to profit?
🚀 The True Cost Of Doing Business!

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