Auto Repair Shop Management Mistakes That Cost One Owner $40K a Month
The most useful session at Shop Hackers 2026 didn’t open with a framework or a slide about mindset. It opened with a shop owner walking the room through his own auto repair shop management mistakes: the specific, dollar-for-dollar cost of each one, and the four unglamorous fixes that turned his numbers around. No new equipment.…
Yo Shop Owners — Here’s Why You Can’t Hire (the Right) People
Alright y’all. Here we are, three full years into running Promotive, a 100% independent automotive repair shop recruiting agency… or for lack of a better term, head-hunters. We have placed nearly 1,000 candidates and have worked with several hundred shops and ran discovery calls (initial appointments) with over 1,000. We only work with shops we…
Advice to Auto Repair Shop Owners Hiring
When you start a business, it usually sparks from an idea—and that idea often comes from a pain point. For Joelle Pollak and me, after over 10 years working with shop owners in our leadership roles at NAPA Auto Care and 360 Payments respectively, we kept hearing the same issues: “I can’t find good techs,”…
Recruiting Automotive Techs? Here’s Why January is Your Best Bet
Picture this: it’s Christmas week. Credit card bills are stacking up, and a tech heads back to work right after the holiday, wishing for just a few more days off. There was no Christmas bonus, the shop’s been slow, and now the new year is approaching. The tech starts thinking about their future—spending more time…
Spread Cheer in Your Automotive Repair Shop
Spread cheer in your automotive repair shop! At Promotive, the link connecting skilled technicians with forward-thinking repair shops, we understand the significance of the season and believe in the power of giving back. Here are five thoughtful ways your automotive repair shop can make a positive impact during this holiday season and all year long. …
How to Attract Automotive Technicians
The automotive technician shortage isn’t new, but it is getting harder to ignore. As vehicles become more advanced, shops and dealerships are struggling to find technicians with the skills needed to keep up with evolving technology. From EVs and ADAS systems to increasingly complex diagnostics, today’s automotive technicians are expected to do far more than…
Common Mistakes When Hiring Technicians
As the automotive industry continues to evolve and vehicles become increasingly complex, hiring skilled and qualified automotive technicians has become more important than ever. Automotive technicians play a crucial role in maintaining and repairing vehicles, and hiring the right talent can directly impact the success of an automotive repair shop. However, there are common hiring…