Torque converter technology has evolved along with advances made inside the transmission. While manufacturers preserved the basic function of a torque...
Marcus was eight years old the first time he sensed that something was wrong with money. His parents were arguing in the kitchen – voices raised, bills...
With 2022 just one calendar page turn away, we should consider the possibilities for the new year. Think of this article as a collage of random thoughts and...
Most transmission shop owners got their start in the technical end of the business, and somewhere along the line, they decided to transition into shop...
One time, back in the 1990s, a speakers’ agent sent me a speaking contract with some of the most oppressive terms I’d ever seen. It effectively implied...
As a Financial Planner and M&A Advisor, the best advice I can offer you is to build the value of your company. In this article I’m making some...
Entrepreneurs with modest beginnings provide some of the most interesting success stories. Launching into a new profession from scratch may be thrilling, but...
What defines a truly great organization? Is it a groundbreaking product? The brilliance of the people? The size of the profit margins? While all these factors...
“You can’t buy the kind of experience that comes from years behind the wheel or under the hood.” – Ford v Ferrari (2019)
In a town like...
Today’s top and most lucrative companies are often owned or run by leaders under age 35. Millennials start enterprises at younger ages than previous...
“Hey Dad, when I grow up, I want to be ordinary.” My dad was a WWII Marine Veteran, and I would have never said that to him. If I did, we would have had...
There are many business owners who would like to sell their company but do not have a financial plan in place. Therefore, they continue to do what they do...
Welcome to this new column, “Hi-Rev.” The name comes from a book Jim Cathcart and I co-authored, “Hi-Rev For Small Business.” Jim has written over 100...
As Americans live longer, the financial risks associated with aging continue to rise. One of the most overlooked threats to retirement security is the cost of...
About 2 years ago, I was browsing the internet about women in the auto industry, researching information pertaining to my new role as AWIA’s new...
Where are all the good employees? As I’ve seen on forums and in articles throughout my 50 years in the automotive industry, one complaint is constant, “I...
It’s another day in the grind. Up before sunrise, coffee to get going, early to the shop.
Turn off the alarm system, unlock the bay doors, check the shop...
“Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill.
In the heart of Moncton, New...





