BodyShop Business Editor Jason Stahl interviews Cheryl Boswell, past chair of the Women's Industry Network (WIN), and Jessica Rob, sponsorship chair of WIN, on WIN's kickoff of its sponsorship campaign and how supporting organizations can take an active role in developing the talent pool for our entire collision repair industry.

Jason Stahl interviews Micki Woods of Micki Woods Marketing and host of the Body Bangin' podcast on the growing popularity of her podcast and the importance of marketing (during good times and bad) to compete against national consolidators.

Jason Stahl interviews Rachel James of Torque Financial Group, Northwestern Mutual about how important it is for collision repair facilities to educate their technicians on managing their money. In fact, a collision technician who gets a grip on their finances is less likely to leave their job in pursuit of a higher-paying job ... because if they don't know how to manage their money, higher pay won't solve anything.

Jason Stahl interviews Chris White, president of KECO Body Repair Products, on the history of KECO, the growing trend of glue pull repair and the benefits of this body repair method.

Jason Stahl interviews Jenny Anderson, immediate past chair of the Women's Industry Network (WIN), and Blair Womble, conference committee co-chair of WIN, on the upcoming WIN Educational Conference that is open to the entire collision industry (men and women) and will feature keynote speakers, educational sessions, networking opportunities, award ceremonies and charitable activities.

In the latest episode of BodyShop Business: The Podcast, Jason Stahl and Brandon Eckenrode, managing director of the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), discuss the technician shortage. Topics they discuss include: - Why is there a technician shortage in the collision repair industry? - What is CREF's role in helping relieve some of the stress on shops that the technician shortage has created? - Did COVID have an impact on collision repair instruction at schools? - What role can collision repairers play in making sure quality students are coming out of their local schools? - What opportunities does rapidly advancing vehicle technology give the industry to attract new talent? bodyshopbusiness.com

Jason Stahl and Laura Gay, owner of Consolidation Coach, discuss the current state of collision repair shop acquisition. bodyshopbusiness.com

In the latest episode of BodyShop Business: The Podcast, Jason Stahl talks to Consolidation Coach Owner Laura Gay about the current temperature of consolidation and whether or not it's still the best time in the history of the collision industry to sell. bodyshopbusiness.com

Jason Stahl and Brandon Eckenrode, managing director of the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), discuss the technician shortage and recent activities CREF has been involved with to help bring more talent into the collision industry. bodyshopbusiness.com

Jason Stahl talks to Ray Roth of Stout about what the Employee Retention Credit (ERC) is and whether or not a collision repair facility can qualify for it. bodyshopbusiness.com