The Great Canadian Aftermarket Podcast
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Issues and ideas for Canada's automotive aftermarket professionals and business owners. Hosted by Andrew Ross, publisher and director of content at CHAT Integrated Media. From the people who bring you IndieGarage.ca and JobberNation.ca. Selected by Feedspot as one of the Top 10 Canadian Automotive Podcasts. The Great Canadian Aftermarket Podcast is presented by Castrol EDGE Visit wakefieldcanada.ca
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Ontario's scrap tire crisis continues to fester
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May 22, 2026 |
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The truth about access to repair information, security, and crime
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May 12, 2026 |
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Building customer satisfaction with clarity and consistency
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May 07, 2026 |
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Orphan EVs and making the leap with your customers: Notes from the EV & Charging Expo
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Build your own ZEV: Conversion course launches in Vancouver
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Incoming AIA Canada Chair Jason Herle on challenges for the aftermarket, and benefits of getting involved
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Buying or selling a shop? Here's what you need to know
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Takeways from the Canadian Auto Care Industry Conference
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Going from burnout to breakout success in your shop, with Murray Voth
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Shad's R&R Fundraiser: On the road to $10 million
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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New AIA Canada CEO Emily Chung: Bringing it all together
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Scrap tires are piling up in Ontario. Are we risking another Hagersville tire fire disaster?
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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There's a better way to talk about tires. This may be it.
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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AARO rebrands, goes national: Ontario shop association starts a new chapter
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Learning to be a leader: Yes you can!
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Why integrated design build is the way to go for your shop reno
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Skilled Trades Ontario: Getting past growing pains and moving ahead
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Live from AAPEX: Importance of passion, mentorship and good friends to your success
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Live from AAPEX '25: A Global Meeting Place for the Aftermarket
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Navigating Quebec's Right to Repair
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Canadian independent aftermarket shops are slipping. Fixing what matters most
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Shop marketing: Why your customer's reputation matters more than yours
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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What the changing used car marketplace means for the aftermarket
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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ADAS and your shop
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Yukon Gold: How northern shops can step up with this used oil program
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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What's your shop really worth? Part 2
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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What's your shop really worth? Part 1.
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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The best EV strategy for your shop, with Jeff Taylor
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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What's in your toolbox meeting?
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Stop the Trash Talk: Bruce Eccles on why it matters
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Getting your shop management system priorities straight
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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EV owners and the aftermarket: A wake up call for shops
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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A tale of four shops (Part 2): Why it (really) matters
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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A tale of four shops (Part 1): Do you have the shop you want?
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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AIA Canada's departing CEO JF Champagne looks back, and ahead
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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UAP's Alain Primeau on key trends to watch shaping Canada's aftermarket
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Top shop operators continue to succeed
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Managing your margins (for fun and profit!)
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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EV diagnostic tools and strategies for success
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May 15, 2025 |
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Rising parts prices got you down? We have a fix for you!
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May 08, 2025 |
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Winning Right to Repair in Quebec: Still work to do!
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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No succession plan? Time to get started!
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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New AIA Canada Chair Tony Kuczynski: The Team Player
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Live from a '72 VW Camper: What's new at the Automotive Business School of Canada
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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New apprentice prep guide helps build Red Seal success!
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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What does rising Canadian sentiment mean for the aftermarket?
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Tariffs are in: Here's what you need to know
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Trade, tariffs, and the aftermarket: Impacts and strategies to handle the unknown
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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How to build your business the smart way! With Murray Voth, RPM Training
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Shad's R&R Fundraiser: Making a real difference for half a century
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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AI and your shop: Where does it really fit?
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Motormouth's take on EV incentives and beyond
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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What the end of federal EV incentives mean for the aftermarket
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Top challenges and opportunities that 2025 holds for Canada's aftermarket
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Weathering headwinds: Focusing on the four pillars
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Renewal and growth at Bestbuy Distributors
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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What's behind Canadians' winter tire usage?
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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What's driving today's oil change business
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Right to repair wins big in Canada: Where we go from here
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Is your desire to be a "problem solver" hurting your business?
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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The truth about access to repair information, security, and crime
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Why this is a critical time for Right to Repair in Canada
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Strong future ahead for Canada's auto parts entrepreneurs
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Stephan Guay on the foundations of Transit's innovative approach
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Rising tide of repair is lifting automotive service sector
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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How to get out of the way and let your team shine, part 2
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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How to get out of the way and let your team shine, Part 1
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Let's get digital! with Doug Brackett
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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YPA's Kari Hann: Setting the stage for the aftermarket leaders of tomorrow
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Are you using all the tools in your toolbox?
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Canadians are cooling on EVs, but what does it mean for you?
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Bruce Eccles tells all in new book
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Setting new targets for Ontario's AARO association in 2024
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May 30, 2024 |
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Lift safety matters: We all want to go home tonight
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May 03, 2024 |
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Simple steps to happier customers and a better bottom line
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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AIA Canada's Incoming Chair: Ryan Bruno crashes the party!
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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The hand off: Behind the success of succession
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Stop the trash talk: Bruce Eccles on why it matters
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Keeping it positive: Beyond the trash talk with Bruce Eccles
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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DEI and the Aftermarket: An honest conversation
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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The new trends driving the automotive service business today
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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What's keeping car dealers up at night?
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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David Booth "Motor Mouth" talks car theft, right to repair, and techno geeks
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Falling in love with your business all over again
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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How does an Average Repair Order of $2600 sound?
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Automotive Aftermarket Management education comes of age in Canada
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Skills Ontario: Bringing youth to the trades
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Build your ARO? Yes you can!
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Inside the dealer-indie ARO gap and what to do about it
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Scott and Michael Waddle: Effective EV service strategy
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Building your team from the techs up
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Increase your ARO and build customer satisfaction too!
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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AI Brings a new Force to service
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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AAPEX 'Best Kept Secret' is what it offers shops and techs
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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The importance of staying current and having an impact
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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The Quebec aftermarket's "Golden Opportunity" on Right to Repair
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Our "Best Of" Collection: New Skilled Trades Ontario agency and what it means for you
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Our "Best Of" Collection: Growing your shop the right way
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Our "Best Of" Collection: Keeping your shop on track during winter tire changeover season
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Our "Best Of" Collection: A full circle approach to maximizing team performance
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Our "Best Of" Collection: What's in your toolbox meeting?
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Our "Best Of" Collection: Stop the trash talk with Bruce Eccles
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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One apprentice's journey so far
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Murray Voth: Why are techs paid less?
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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The hand off: Behind the success of succession
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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If business is so good, why is it so hard?
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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100 years in the aftermarket (and counting!)
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Upping the ante on training
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Effective Tool and Workshop Organizing
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Up Your Scope Game
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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ASE's new EV Certification Program
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May 24, 2023 |
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Going big, growing at home: Inside the new Carquest/Worldpac DC
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May 18, 2023 |
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Change management starts with you
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May 11, 2023 |
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Trends shaping the aftermarket
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May 04, 2023 |
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One shop owner's training journey
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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AIA High Fives for Kids launches into 2023 with a renewed challenge
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Building store efficiency and effectiveness
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Evolving in an evolving aftermarket
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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The road to better shop team attitude and performance
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Improving gross profit dollars for your shop
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Behind the research: What's really going on at Ontario shops?
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Right to Repair Update 2023 with Alana Baker
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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The best EV strategy for your shop with Jeff Taylor
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Fighting catalytic converter theft
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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What's your shop really worth? Part 2
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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What's your shop really worth? Part 1
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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The truth about Canadians and winter tires
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Keeping Your Shop on Track During Winter Tire Changeover Season
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Support Ontario Youth offers Apprentices and Shops a New Path
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Making "Word of Mouth" Work in the Tech Age
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Stop Warranty Fraud: Check the Part
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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What a "20 Group" is and why shop owners should join!
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Aftermarket gives back: High Fives for Kids Foundation with Raymond Proulx
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Keeping it positive: Beyond the trash talk
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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J.D. Power 2022: A good news, bad news report on Canada's aftermarket
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Be the Best Service Advisor You Can Be
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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My First Car Season 2: A '67 Camaro that got away
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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My First Car: Bruce Eccles' Beetle
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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My First Car: Brad Bowman's 72 Olds buy was just the beginning . . .
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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My First Car, Season 2: The Showroom Guy's Big Block Delta 88
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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My First Car, Season 2: Jason's Lada
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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The Road to Right to Repair: An American Tale
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Right to Repair in Canada: Where we're at, and what you can do
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Summer Suggestions: From Triage to Recharge with Murray Voth
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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From the archives: Revisiting Australia's big win
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Succeeding with your Significant Other, Part 2
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Succeeding with your Significant Other, Part 1
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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What car dealers are doing and why it matters to the aftermarket, Part 2
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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What car dealers are doing and why it matters to the aftermarket, Part 1
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Women in the Aftermarket Panel, Part 2
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Women in the Aftermarket Panel, Part 1
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May 25, 2022 |
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Check out the Great Canadian Aftermarket Trade Show, May and June 2022
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Is diesel part of our low-carbon future?
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Growing your shop the right way
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Stop the trash talk: Bruce Eccles on why it matters
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Incoming AIA Chair Jason Yurchak: Taking the aftermarket training challenge head-on
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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What’s in store for Fountain Tire?
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Are stockroom problems killing your customer service?
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Coaching your way to Fridays off
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Is it time for strong aftermarket retail pricing policies?
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Revisiting Fighting Fraud
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Skilled Trades Ontario Part 2: The industry weighs in
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Metro Supply Chain's ZEV Last-Mile Delivery Journey
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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New Skilled Trades Ontario agency and what it means for you
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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A full circle approach to maximizing team performance
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Right to Repair Update 2022 with JF Champagne
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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The Best of 2021: Focusing on the Client Experience
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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The Best of 2021: Keeping the team together: Shop employee retention
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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The Best of 2021: My First Car with Zara Wishloff
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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The Best of 2021: The Challenges Ahead, feat. Bob Jaworski, AIA chair
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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You don't always know what you don't know!
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Managing a shop for profit
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Leadership with Mauro Cifelli
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Great store design is about more than pretty shelves
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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The Paperless Shop: It is not really about the paper
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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How to keep your team firing on all cylinders
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Building a Better Apprentice for Your Shop
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Throttle Thrashers Garage heads to SEMA (Again!)
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Getting the Right Training, at the Right Time
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Keeping the team together: Shop employee retention
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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The post-election wrap up with JF Champagne
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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The Evolving Financial Markets and the Aftermarket
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Winning market share and customer dollars
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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Refocusing on the Client Experience
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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Your Aftermarket Election Playbook
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Maximizing Your Team's Potential
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Remembering John Maslack
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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My First Car: Remembering the '57
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Zara's '67 Cougar. The one that didn't get away.
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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My First Car: 1980 Toyota Supra "Unfiltered"
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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My First Car: Ahead by a Century, A Buick Century
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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My First Car: Freedom and a Ford Falcon
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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My First Car: Bob Jaworski
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Series Premiere: My First Car
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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A New Era: B.C. skilled trades certification returns
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Access to Repair Information: Expert Panel
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Show Me the Money! Connecting With Shop Finances
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Exceeding Customer Expectations, Part 2
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Financial Markets and the Aftermarket, Part 2
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May 26, 2021 |
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Exceeding Customer Expectations, Part 1
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May 19, 2021 |
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Financial Markets and the Aftermarket, Part 1
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May 12, 2021 |
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The Work-From-Home Shop Owner
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May 05, 2021 |
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Investing in EV training
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Australia's big win.
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Apr 21, 2021 |
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Zara's tale: A case for ownership
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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The path from Apprentice to Owner
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Focusing on the Client Experience
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Fighting Fraud
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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The Challenges Ahead: Bob Jaworski, Incoming AIA chair
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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All aboard? Incentive travel and the aftermarket
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Ontario shops: What's up (and down)?
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Resetting and renewal
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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What's in your toolbox meeting?
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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Aftermarket giving back: High Fives for Kids Foundation. Guest: Raymond Proulx, chair
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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The Young Phenom: Canada's award winning rat rod builder. Guest: Matteo Medoro
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Customer area design solutions for auto service businesses. Guest: Paul Reed, The Showroom Guy
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Shop management systems and CRM w. Robert Whitehurst, Epicor MechanicNet
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Welcome to 2021: Happy New Year? Outlook, tips, and trends
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Who owns a car's data? with Guest JF Champagne, President, AIA Canada
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Digital Vehicle Inspection with Guest Mike Risich, BOLT ON Technology
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Alan Mclelland, Centennial College: Apprenticeship in a Pandemic
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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Norm Rose, Excel Sales Consulting: Dealing with Stress
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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Paul Reed, The Showroom Guy: Store Design and COVID
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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Steve van Kessel, Parry Automotive: Maintaining Your Balance
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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J.D. Ney, JD Power, on Raising Your Customer Satisfaction
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Dec 29, 2020 |