A COVID-19 Information and Discussion for Small Business Owners with Henry Lopez and David Begin. Basic information to help you deal with the coronavirus impact on your small business. In this episode of The How of Business podcast, Henry and David share some facts, resources, examples and ideas on how to deal with and prepare for the impact of the corona virus pandemic on your small business.
In this episode of the How of Carwashing, David Begin talks about the components of Crisis Management and how Crisis Management should be an integral part of your car wash planning and training. David gives some practical steps and shares cleaning training from White Water Express wash and how they are dealing with the Coronavirus.
In this episode of The How of Carwashing David Begin and Matt Dewolf sit down with Ken Littrell and Eric Wulf of the International Carwash Association. Ken and Eric talk about how they answered vendor questions and how they helped vendors to the best of their ability. They talk about what decisions were made and what struggles they had with cancelling the ICA Show
How to build your personal brand with Melva Robertson. She shares her personal story & how she helps her clients develop their personal branding.
How do you plan on budgeting for your small car washing business? Learn to market on a budget for small car wash owners with Melissa Forziat. She shares tips and techniques to manage your marketing strategy and tactics.
In this episode of The How of Carwashing, Matt Dewolf from Car Wash Magazine interviews Phil D’ Matt D'Agostini of Utah Auto Spa and talks about the opportunities and challenges of an owner of a self serve and In-Bay Automatic (IBA) car wash.
Systems & tools to stay organized and productive as a small business owner with Henry Lopez. Henry shares his thoughts and tips on personal productivity, including the systems and tools he uses to stay organized and on task. To achieve success as an entrepreneur, you must stay organized and highly productive. The key is to find the tools and systems that work for you, and then use them consistently. Then evolve your system for organization over time to continue improving your personal produc...
Sacrifice – what are you willing to personally sacrifice to become your own boss and start your first business? If you are already in business, what are you willing to sacrifice further to grow it? Henry Lopez shares his thoughts on the kind of sacrifices that, based on his entrepreneurship experience, you have to be willing to make in order to succeed as a small business owner – particularly when launching your first business.
Henry shares a recommended process and approach for firing or terminating a poor performing employee. The process should include a verbal documented warning, one or more written warnings with specific guidance, a possible suspension without pay, and then a firing the employee. Keeping a bad employee too long usually has a detrimental impact on our small business culture. Be sure to get the advice of an employment attorney before applying any of these practices.
In this part 2 episode of The How of Carwashing, David Begin visits with Randy Wingert and Erika Fey from JBS Industries. David and the group talk about the evolution of chemicals in the car wash industry and how a good chemical program can enhance your wash quality and your bottom line. The group also talks about the history of the carwash industry and some interesting ideas on where it’s going.
In this episode of The How of Carwashing, David Begin visits with Randy Wingert and Erika Frey from JBS Industries. David and the group talk about the evolution of chemicals in the car wash industry and how a good chemical program can enhance your wash quality and your bottom line. The group also talks about the history of the carwash industry and some interesting ideas on where it’s going.
In the Episode of The How of Carwashing, David Begin discusses how business and individuals who plan on success in the future will need to say “No” more often. By focusing on both what we want to do and be and more importantly, what we don’t want to do and be, we give ourselves the clarity and bandwidth to be successful and achieve the goals we desire both personally and professionally.
In this new year episode of The How of Carwashing, David Begin discussed the use of metrics in the carwash and how good metrics can drive performance. David talks about the elements of good metrics and common mistakes that mangers make with metrics.
In this episode of The How of Carwashing David and Henry sit down to discuss the benefits of being a student of human resources. Explore new ways to better your small business team. What traits should you look for in a potential employee? How can you diffuse a toxic work environment? David and Henry talk about finding the right people to add to your team and how those people can better your business. When you are confident in your team, you team will be confident in their work!
Developing great Team Players for your Small Business with Walt Brown. He is the author of “The Patient Organization" and the textbook for the 7 Question 7 Promise Framework. Walt shares his entrepreneurial story, and how he helps his clients with attracting, engaging, empowering and retaining great team players to build a dream small business.
On this part 2 episode of The How of Carwashing, David continues his conversation with Matt McCulloch to discuss systems within a small car washing business! How can Mosaic help you to better understand your customers in the car washing industry? Matt McCulloch goes over the main functionality points of the POS System Mosaic and talks about how it can help you organize your car wash so it can operate with no problems!
On this episode of The How of Carwashing, David sits down with Matt McCulloch to discuss systems within a small car washing business! How can Mosaic help you to better understand your customers in the car washing industry? Matt McCulloch goes over the main functionality points of the POS System Mosaic, and talks about how it can help you organize your car wash so it can operate with no problems!
In this episode of the How of Carwashing, David Begin sits down with Joe Trodden of Mindsets Experts to talk about mindsets of entrepreneurs! What are the benefits of having goals as an entrepreneur? How can enhancing your communication skills better your small car washing business and your employees? Find out how tweaking your business rules can empower and inspire your staff. Joe Trodden discusses the benefits of understanding yourself first so you can better understand your small business!
In this part 2 episode of The How of Carwashing, David Begin continues his conversation with Rob Stephenson about belt technologies within your small car washing business! How can belt technology improve your carwash and customer experience? What are things you need to check and look out for when investing in a belt for your car wash. David and Rob go over all the details you need to make the right choice for your car washing business!
In this episode of The How of Carwashing, David Begin talks with Rob Stephenson about belt technologies within your small car washing business! How can belt technology improve your carwash and customer experience? What are things you need to check and look out for when investing in a belt for your car wash. David and Rob go over all the details you need to make the right choice for your car washing business!
In this episode of The How of Carwashing, David Begin talks with Anoop Kanthan, Co-Founder of OmniX Labs about their exciting new technology for car wash owners and operators. By using a carwash’ s existing video cameras and though the use of machine learning and AI algorithms, omniX labs can automatically give you insights into your business that will help you and your management team manage and run your wash more effectively.
In this episode of The How of Carwashing David sits down with Riley Babcock of talentReef to talk about Human Resource systems within your small business! Making your carwash environment employee friendly will help you get the best out of your employees. Riley shares how mobile friendly telentReef is and how it helps to customize your employee's access to trainging, preformance management and connecting with the employer. See how talentReef can transofrm your small carwashing business!
In part 2 of this episode of the How of Car Washing, David Begin interviews Matt Brunk, District Manager of Car Wash Express, USA. Matt and David continue to discuss the culture transformation of Wild Blue Car Wash over the past 1.5 years before the sale and talk about the tools and methods used to create a high-performing team that served the customer.
In this Episode of the How of Car Washing, David Begin interview Matt Brunk, District Manager of Car Wash Express, USA. Matt and David discussed the culture transformation of Wild Blue Car Wash over the past 1.5 years before the sale and talks about the tools and methods used to create a high-performing team that served the customer.
Motivating & leading Millennial employees in your small business, with Chris Tuff. Chris is an entrepreneur and author of "The Millennial Whisperer: The Practical, Profit-Focused Playbook for Working With and Motivating the World’s Largest Generation". Chris shares his experience, insights and practical tips to help us better manage and lead our millennial workforce.
Our 100th Episode! – In this Episode of the How of Carwashing, David Begin and Henry Lopez celebrate the milestone of producing the 100th episode of the How of Car Washing. David and Henry discuss their favorite and most popular past episodes and talk about how the podcast has transformed over the past 2.5 years. A big thanks to all of our listeners and sponsors who supported us, and we look forward to the next 100 episodes.
Selling our car wash business with Henry Lopez & David Begin. Henry and David announce and discuss the recent sale of the highly successful exterior-express car wash business, Wild Blue Carwash, with three locations in Colorado. They share highlights of how and why they decided to sell this small business, the emotions associated with the sale, the process they followed, and what’s next for each of them.
In this episode of the How of Carwashing, David talks about the differences between standards in a Car Wash organization and the expectations managers and owners have of those standards. David discusses highlight from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’s 2018 shareholder letter and how Amazon thinks about and implements high standards. If you struggle with standards (too high or non-existent) this podcast will give you some practical tips to manage your standards.
Trade Shows for small business with industry veteran Chris Kappes. Chris is the founder and Chief Operating Officer at Exhibitshub – a technology company transforming the exhibiting experience. He shares his entrepreneurial story, including why he decided to become his own boss, and then provides his insights and tips on how to get the most from a trade show or other event for your small business.
In this episode of the How of Carwashing, David Begin talks about the value of gratitude and thankfulness and how we can apply these timeless principals in the car wash environment. David also talks about how you can take a day that’s not working for you and with a few simple techniques, quickly change your mindset into one that makes you feel fantastic and gives you energy to serve your team and your customers.
