DO IT FOR A LIVING

By Todd Earsley & Kevin Dubois interview the big players in motorsports and pr

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DO IT FOR A LIVING is a podcast where YOU, the performance racing industry enthusiast and shop owner can hear from the best minds in the performance racing industry talking about business and tech. We discuss new products and services and the best resources used by the big dogs. You can listen on your way to work or in the shop. With new episodes coming out every Monday, you'll find interesting topics and valuable information you can use to build your performance business. Now take this information and use it to build the next record-breaking car or innovative product.

Episode Date
163: Stewart Waliser of Stews Self Service Garage
Mar 03, 2020
162: Nathan Cicio of Cicio Performance
Feb 17, 2020
161: Chris Riggs from Speed by Design
Feb 10, 2020
160: Ben Silcock and Andre Simon return to discuss HP Academy
Feb 03, 2020
159: Bryan Thompson of Powerhouse Racing
Jan 27, 2020
158: AJ Hartman returns for an update on AJ Hartman Aero
Jan 20, 2020
157: Matt Beenen returns with BuiltRight Industries
Jan 14, 2020
156: Alejandro and Pablo Moreno of Tandem Automotive
Jan 06, 2020
155: Theresa Contreras and Sara Morosan of LGE-CTS Motorsports
Oct 14, 2019
154: Vadim Belogorodsky from CANtrolls
Sep 03, 2019
153: Reid Lunde returns to discuss his interconnectable relay entered in the SEMA Launch Pad Competition
Aug 05, 2019
152: Johnny Cichowski of Nine Lives Racing
Jul 22, 2019
151: Jonny Mill of WheelWell.com
Mar 11, 2019
150: Charlie Eklund of Hennessey's Tuner School
Feb 11, 2019
149: Richard Tomlin of Apex Auto Works and White Pony Dry
Feb 04, 2019
148: Bob Morreale of The Tuning School
Sep 03, 2018
147: Dave Carapetyan of Rally Ready Driving School wants to teach everybody how to drive a rally car!
Aug 27, 2018
146: Dan Kahn of Kahn Media started by sending articles about his car to magazine editors. Now he runs his own PR firm.
Aug 20, 2018
145: Joe Gambino of Rogue Fabrication couldn't find a tube bender to meet his particular needs so he went out and made one himself!
Jul 30, 2018
144: Colin McLemore of Mac’s Custom Tie Downs is working to become the household name for tie downs of all sorts
Jul 23, 2018
143: Chris Walters details how they built up a relationship with Jay Leno over years before releasing Jay Leno’s Garage Car Care products
Jul 16, 2018
142: Will Baty of Centerforce clutches shares how they continue to innovate to stay ahead of market demands
Jul 09, 2018
141: Tony Whatley wants you to turn your side hustle into a successful business
Jul 02, 2018
140: Bret Voelkel of RideTech explains how his company emerged from the 2008 recession stronger than ever
Jun 18, 2018
139: Steve Dinan, Founder and former owner of DINAN, made the best products possible and backed them with a warranty and recently started a new service shop called CarBahn
Jun 11, 2018
138: Jason Gauci of Lund International talks product development, marketing, and patents for their products in the off-road truck market
Jun 04, 2018
137: Brent Picasso of Autosport Labs discusses the process of using crowd funding to make RaceCapture and Podium
May 28, 2018
136: Dave Rowe of EPS Motorsports travels all over the world tuning various race cars using his MoTeC expertise
May 21, 2018
135: Lance Stander, the owner of Superformance, tells how he moved from South Africa to the US to pursue his passion for cars
May 14, 2018
134: Jim Ring shares how he and his brother Mike expanded RingBrothers to include manufacturing billet assemblies and specialty body panels
May 07, 2018
133: Kris Miller has helped Powerstop Brakes increase their brand’s recognition through strategic sponsorships and by creating excellent content
Apr 30, 2018
132: Gary Carbono left his job as a lawyer in Panama to pursue his passion for cars and founded Race Lab Motorsports
Apr 23, 2018
131: John Nguyen quit his day job to pursue Track Spec Motorsports and has parlayed that into the Spec Corvette racing series
Apr 16, 2018
130: Scott Molitor of MoFab takes us through the process of acquiring a performance shop to grow his business
Apr 09, 2018
129: Dennis Overholser, co-founder of Painless Performance Products, takes us through the ups and downs of growing his wiring and accessories company
Apr 02, 2018
128: The Bondurant Racing School just celebrated its 50th year in business! Tune in to hear what Pat and Bob are doing to make it thrive for another 50 years.
Mar 26, 2018
127: Tim Palazzolo of GAP Racing earned his reputation as a world-class builder by paying attention to the little details
Mar 19, 2018
126: Trevor and Travis Hill of TWOth Autosport want to take novices and turn them into professional racing drivers
Mar 12, 2018
125: Dirk Starksen from Advanced Clutch Technology (ACT) tells how he got started and how he continues to innovate
Mar 05, 2018
124: Doug and Brad DeBerti build crazy vehicles, race trucks, and have a new show on Discovery called Twin Turbos
Feb 26, 2018
123: Glen Reid of Futura Trailers brought his innovative idea of a lowering trailer to reality
Feb 19, 2018
122: David Schardt of Forgeline Motorsports continues to push the envelope with their carbon+forged wheels
Feb 12, 2018
121: Bob Boileau discusses how he became President of Pikes Peak International Raceway and how they have outlasted the previous owners
Feb 05, 2018
120: Paul “Scooter” Brothers shares his experience at Comp Performance Group, the SEMA board, and how they look for companies to acquire
Dec 11, 2017
119: Larry Chen works every single day to capture stunning automotive pictures from all over the globe
Dec 04, 2017
118: Chris Stewart took his knowledge of marketing & design and combined it with his love of music & racing to create the GridLife festivals
Nov 27, 2017
117: John Whalen of Whalen Speed R&D details how he has built up his business over the years
Nov 20, 2017
116: Trevor Doelling of Texas Speed quit installing parts to focus on online sales. Now, they are machining and manufacturing their own parts.
Nov 13, 2017
115: Howard Anderson of AR Fabrication and Darton East believes that slow and steady growth is the best way to ensure success
Nov 06, 2017
114: Three friends - Jeremy, Ben, and John - teamed up with different skill sets to start Fathouse Fabrications
Oct 23, 2017
113: Jason Whitfield of Whitfield Fab has built his business by doing everything he can in house, including manufacturing weld-ready cages for drag racing
Oct 09, 2017
112: Chris Stephens, the co-host of Discovery Channel’s Garage Rehab, helps shops improve operations and turn a profit
Oct 02, 2017
111: Tim Suddard of Grassroots Motorsports explains how the magazine got started and how it has changed over the years
Sep 25, 2017
110: Ian Baker of World Time Attack set out to create the ultimate time attack racing spectacle and continues to improve his event
Sep 18, 2017
109: Eric Hazen explains how he and Paul Lucas use their engineering knowledge to design products at Verus Engineering
Sep 04, 2017
108: Mike Lewin of Professional Awesome shares how they are transforming their racing hobby into a real business
Aug 28, 2017
107: Victor Alvarez took his love for Supras and turned it into a business with Induction Performance
Aug 21, 2017
106: Rory Connell has leveraged his network to become more successful and recently became Chairman of the SEMA YEN Select Committee
Aug 14, 2017
105: Dom Tucci is expanding the family business of building hot rods with his design firm Dom Tucci Designs
Aug 07, 2017
104: Ben Horst of Eddy Motorworks epitomizes the term “hot rod” with his Tesla-powered Exocet
Jul 17, 2017
103: Sasha Anis of OnPoint Dyno is positioning himself as a leader in electric car performance
Jul 10, 2017
102: Susan Johnson of Moore Automotive takes a deep dive into proper accounting practices
Jun 05, 2017
100: Reid Lunde returns as a guest for Episode 100 and tells us about Kaizenspeed and KS Tuned
Apr 17, 2017
099: Ron Sledge gives some insight on how King Engine Bearings operates in the US.
Apr 10, 2017
098: Kenny Tran of Jotech Motorsports says passion and focus are the keys to success
Apr 03, 2017
097: Sam Barros of Nostrum Energy saw a need for aftermarket direct injection injectors and is meeting the demand.
Mar 27, 2017
096: Thad Norman of Hypercar Development has lofty goals for their McLaren and wants to break a whole bunch of records
Mar 06, 2017
095: Hear how Chris Rhoad started StudioRhoad.com to build beautiful websites and create engaging content for businesses
Feb 27, 2017
094: Jim Liaw tells us how he helped bring drifting to the US with Formula Drift
Feb 20, 2017
093: Dave Vasser used hard work and determination to build Nitrous Outlet into a powerhouse in the nitrous market
Feb 13, 2017
092: Ken Anderson has helped many companies grown their US presence. Hear about his latest venture with Mountune USA
Feb 06, 2017
091: Mike and Rossy Welch tell us how they met and built Road Race Engineering
Jan 31, 2017
090: Hear what it takes to start a performance shop with James Siebert of F&S Motorsports
Jan 23, 2017
089: Marty Staggs of Turbosmart USA explains how he helped bridge the gap between Australia and the US
Jan 16, 2017
088: Frank Rehak tells how he transformed his family auto shop to Driveshaft Shop over several decades.
Jan 09, 2017
087: Cody Loveland of LoveFab and Affinity Aero shares how he went from Honda’s to NSX’s to tube-frame carbon-bodied race cars.
Dec 19, 2016
086: Franco Ganino of Alliant Insurance talks about their Garage Keepers insurance plan called Installers Edge
Dec 12, 2016
085: Gidi Chamdi exposes the real truth about what it takes to chase the 6 second quarter mile with his GTR.
Dec 05, 2016
084: JP from Radium Engineering tells how he concentrates on design and outsources the manufacturing.
Nov 28, 2016
083: Zach Denney explains how he brought ECUMaster to the United States
Nov 14, 2016
082: Matt Beenen tells us how he climbed the ranks to become President of GrimmSpeed
Oct 31, 2016
081: Jud Massingill, founder of School of Automotive Machinists, tells us how he built the coolest vocational school around!
Oct 24, 2016
080: Jason Dienhart details how he created Global Time Attack
Oct 17, 2016
079: Louis Gigliotti focuses on efficiency and tracking metrics to keep GSpeed on a path to success
Oct 10, 2016
078: Cole Powelson of LYFE Motorsport shares his journey to building the fastest Time Attack R35 GTR in the world.
Oct 03, 2016
077: Jens von Holten shares his story of sailing from South Africa to the Americas and eventually purchasing Fuel Injector Clinic.
Sep 26, 2016
076: Ryan Basseri from Rywire details how he grew his custom wiring business
Sep 19, 2016
075: Brian Tooley, the founder of Brian Tooley Racing, tells us how he went from hand porting heads in his apartment kitchen to running 5-axis CNC machines
Sep 12, 2016
074: Brian Mack from Lathrop & Gage talks patents!
Sep 05, 2016
073: JJ Jabaji used to flip cars to make a buck. Hear how he transitioned into building billet Subaru blocks at IAG Performance
Aug 29, 2016
072: David Buschur holds nothing back and details his 25-year history modifying cars
Aug 15, 2016
071: Terry Fair of Vorshlag Motorsports exposes the hard truths of purchasing CNC machines
Aug 08, 2016
070: AJ Hartman details how he transitioned from working at a body shop to manufacturing composite aero parts
Aug 01, 2016
069: Greg of GSC Power Division shares his path to manufacturing billet camshafts.
Jul 25, 2016
068: Steven Aghakhani tells us how he manages being an 8th grader who also races supercars!
Jul 18, 2016
067: Jay Payson shares his experience of growing HP Tuners over the past decade.
Jul 11, 2016
066: Ravi Dolwani shares how he created the performance division of CSF Radiator
Jul 04, 2016
065: Lee Sweitzer details the steps he is taking to open up his shop, Sweitzer Performance
Jun 27, 2016
064: Carlos Tirado explains how he leveraged forums and friendships to create Tirado Custom Coatings
Jun 20, 2016
063: Jack McGee of Jacks Transmissions shares how he has improved his business by working smarter, not harder
Jun 13, 2016
062: Jeremy Gerber of Roadster Shop says the keys to success are hard work and improving the operations at the shop
Jun 06, 2016
061: Don Herring Jr gives us an insight into how successful dealerships are operated
May 30, 2016
060: Justin Miller of Force-Fed Performance explains the difficulties of running a small business
May 23, 2016
059: Round table discussion - System for certifying shops, tuners, and engine builders
May 16, 2016
058: David Localio tells us how he built Headgames Motorworks from humble beginnings in a 200 square foot room
May 09, 2016
057 Part 2: Extra conversation with Andrew Brilliant
May 05, 2016
057: Andrew Brilliant of AMB Aero shares some secrets to improve the aerodynamics of your race car
May 02, 2016
056: Eric Leichtle gives us an insider’s view of a professional racing team
Apr 25, 2016
055: Alex Soto explains how he made Sheepey Built into what it is today
Apr 18, 2016
054: Kyle Shelley from Turn14 explains how they are trying to protect margins for brick & mortar shops
Apr 11, 2016
053: Dale Heiler of Castle Hill Performance explains how EFI tuning and turbos are changing the domestic drag racing market
Apr 04, 2016
Steve Ciabattoni of 360 Payment Solutions explains the ins and outs of credit card processing and how it affects your business
Mar 28, 2016
051: Jim McIlvaine explains how he manages Optima Batteries’ online presence
Mar 21, 2016
050: Peter Blach turned his passion for Supras into the TX2K event we know and love today!
Mar 14, 2016
049: Chris Raymond of Garage40 debunks marketing myths and provides insight into brand management
Mar 07, 2016
048: Tim Bailey of Cobb Tuning explains how they control and protect their dealer network
Feb 29, 2016
047: Chase Lautenbach & Justin Keith tell us how they made Street Car Takeover a success
Feb 22, 2016
046: Peter Tarach & Dave Pratte from Speed Academy discuss how they transitioned from print media to producing online content
Feb 15, 2016
045: Rhys Millen explains that hard work and focus are the keys to success
Feb 08, 2016
044: Lucas English says the reality of getting your car sponsored is not cheap
Feb 01, 2016
043: Mark Jager explains the level of effort needed off the track to be a sponsored racer on the track
Jan 25, 2016
042: Jimi Day from FM3 Marketing discusses how to get the most out of attending events
Jan 18, 2016
041: Todd Earsley from My Shop Assist discusses the importance of working ON your business, not IN your business
Jan 11, 2016
040: Kevin Dubois from My Shop Assist discusses the importance of accurately tracking your builds
Jan 04, 2016
039: Damian Borroto from Belak Industries says “you’re not gonna win if you don’t play!”
Jul 24, 2015
038: Chris Jewell from Competition Clutch gives a no BS interview about mixing business with friendship
Jul 20, 2015
037: John Veloso is the founder of K-Tuned, and like most entrepreneurs, he wasn’t handed his success, he had to work for it
Jul 17, 2015
036: Brian Gillespie from Hasport Performance on building and maintaining a performance business
Jul 13, 2015
035: Nick D’Agostino from Wiseco Pistons is here to discuss pricing strategy and customer value
Jul 10, 2015
034: Bottle and Nero Deliwala from Titan Motorsports talk racing, business systems, and lessons learned
Jul 06, 2015
032: John Shepherd the legend from Shep Transmissions shares his goals, his daily grind and what it takes to be the man
Jun 05, 2015
031: Are the odds stacked against you!? Eric and Marc Kozeluh from Twins Turbo Motorsports tell their rags to - fabricator’s story
Jun 01, 2015
030: Jeremy Allen the engine builder at Inline Pro talks about engines, drag racing, and family
May 29, 2015
029: Autonerdz founder Tom Roberts is a tech guy who’s assembled a top-notch team with top-notch service
May 25, 2015
028: Cobb Tuning’s founder Trey Cobb built an industry leading brand, and he’s here to offer his advice
May 22, 2015
027: Kyle Loftis from 1320 Video really is living his dream!
May 18, 2015
026: David Hsu (Part 2) from Group A Engineering, Skunk2, Kraftwerks, and Grams Performance calls it how he sees it
May 15, 2015
025: David Hsu (Part 1) from Group A Engineering, Skunk2, Kraftwerks, and Grams Performance talks business!
May 11, 2015
024: Andre Simon and Ben Silcock from HP Academy offer a unique approach to EFI Tuning
May 08, 2015
023: Dave Arce from Arce Racing Engines offers his experience selling quality services when customers are price driven
May 04, 2015
022: Chris Carey from Modern Automotive Performance has three unique differences
May 01, 2015
021: Scott McIver from Kaizen Tuning is creating new customers with a killer strategy
Apr 27, 2015
020: Nate Silveri and Jason Slater from TPG Tuning partnered up and opened up shop
Apr 24, 2015
019: Steve Nichols from Dyno Dynamics USA offers advice to help you avoid mistakes
Apr 20, 2015
018: Matt Wright from Haltech Engine Management gives killer insight into the performance business
Apr 17, 2015
Episode 017: Chris Delgado and Dave Donnals from D3 Performance Engineering in Houston, Texas
Apr 13, 2015
Episode 016: Todd Lewis from Mainline Dyno expands on his journey from mechanic to business-owner
Apr 10, 2015
Episode 015: Jordan Watson from National Speed is building a scalable, systematized speed shop!
Apr 06, 2015
Episode 014: Scott Kuhner from Emtron Australia talks about the struggle of working with outside engineers
Apr 03, 2015
Episode 013: Jason Siebels from Pro EFI talks about the business of engine management
Mar 30, 2015
Episode 012: Martin Musial from AMS Performance tells the story of AMS and Alpha Performance
Mar 27, 2015
Episode 011: Ever built your own ECU? Andy Wyatt from Adaptronic did when he was 19.
Mar 26, 2015
Episode 010: Robert Young from Forced Performance discusses keeping customers happy and billet turbos!
Mar 25, 2015
Episode 009: Jay Meagher from Real Street Performance talks pricing, tuning and competition
Mar 24, 2015
Episode 008: Shane Tecklenburg is the EFI Calibrator behind the first ever 5-second import
Mar 23, 2015
Episode 007: Todd Berk from Push, Inc. talks about integrating hardware and software for his new motorsports product
Mar 20, 2015
Episode 006: Joel Levy from RaceSpec talks motorsport wiring, and surviving Hurricane Irene
Mar 16, 2015
Episode 005: Chris Harris from Xenocron.com tells his entrepreneurial story
Mar 13, 2015
Episode 004: Ryan Fisher from Shift-S3ctor talks about roll-racing and organizing big events that attract supercars
Mar 09, 2015
Bonus Episode: Reid Lunde and Ben Strader Debate Professionalism, Authenticity, and the F-word
Mar 07, 2015
Episode 003: Paul Yaw, the founder of Injector Dynamics talks business, engineering and how-to add value for your customers
Mar 06, 2015
Episode 002: Tony Palo from T1 Race Development talks business and 4,000 HP dynos!?
Mar 02, 2015
Episode 001: Ben Strader tells how he founded EFI University
Mar 02, 2015
Episode 000: About me / About the show / What’s in it for you?
Feb 28, 2015
Teaser- The Story of the First 8-second Pass in a Street-Class Honda
Feb 26, 2015
Teaser- Paul Yaw from Injector Dynamics 2
Feb 18, 2015
Teaser- Paul Yaw from Injector Dynamics 1
Feb 18, 2015
Teaser- Ben Strader from EFI University
Feb 18, 2015
Teaser- Tony Palo from T1 Race Development
Jan 22, 2015