Technician Academy Podcast

Technician Academy Podcast


Latest Episodes

Audra Fordin & Julia Lee – Growing Your Own Technicians
May 15, 2018

In Episode #35 of Technician.Academy’s podcast series, guests Audra Fordin and Julia Lee stress the value of developing your own technicians in today’s repair shops and how important it is to pursue an automotive career if you have a passion for the in...

Rusty Flake – Advice for the Technicians of Tomorrow
May 01, 2018

In Episode #34 of Technician.Academy’s podcast series, shop owner and technician, Rusty Flake, gives advice to young people who are interested in the automotive repair industry and explains different career paths that a student can take within the auto...

Matt Fanslow – Technician Shortages and the Technicians of Tomorrow
April 17, 2018

The 33rd episode of Technician.Academy’s podcast provides an enlightening discussion with guest Matt Fanslow, the Diagnostic Technician/Shop Manager at Riverside Automotive in Red Wing, Minnesota. Fanslow specializes in providing advanced Digital Stora...

Jon Ross, Adam Karch, and David Charney – Parkland College Initiatives
April 03, 2018

In episode #32 of Technician.Academy’s podcast, guests Jon Ross, Adam Karch, and David Charney provide insight into the automotive programs at Parkland College and the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow teams associated with the institution.

Dan Williford – Building and Retaining Trust
March 20, 2018

In the 31st episode of Technician.Academy’s podcast, host Richard Young invites shop owner Dan Williford to discuss the issue of trained personal shortages and how the automotive industry can attract new talent.

Carolyn Coquillette – The Value of Shop Owners and Trained Technicians
March 06, 2018

In Episode #30 of Technician.Academy’s podcast series, Richard Young talks with the 2017 Women in Auto Care’s Female Shop Owner of the Year award recipient, Carolyn Coquillette. Coquillette is the owner of Luscious Garage in San Francisco,

Jorge Antico – Helping Shops Increase Sales and Customer Loyalty
February 20, 2018

In the 29th episode of Technician.Academy’s podcast series, Richard Young talks with Founder and CEO of SI AutoPro, Jorge Antico. Antico was a 10-bay auto center owner for four years and recognized a need for shops to develop competitive advantages and...

Antoinette Jackson – What the Future Holds
February 06, 2018

Episode #28 of Technician.Academy’s podcast series provides an enthusiastic conversation with Suffolk Community College student, Antoinette Jackson. Jackson is a recipient of the 2017 Women in Auto Care Scholarship and will be graduating in May 2018 wi...

Matt Buchholz – Having the Heart for People and Not Just Results
January 23, 2018

The 27th episode of Technician.Academy’s podcast series provides an enlightening discussion with the President and GM of MotoRad America, Matt Buchholz. Buchholz had humble beginnings in the automotive industry,

Jake Tully – The Future of the Automotive industry
January 09, 2018

In Episode #26 of Technician.Academy’s podcast series, podcast guest Jake Tully, winner of the 2017 ASE Technician of the Future Award, discusses why he decided to dive into the automotive industry in the first place and what his thoughts are on the fu...