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https://youtu.be/kZxX79sFyMU   Mike McGroarty has been an auto care professional for over 35 years. He grew up in the family business working for his father. After graduating from trade school in 1982, Mike leased his own Shell auto care center.  In 2002 Mike sold his auto care center and purchased land and built his own 6,000 sq. ft. repair facility. He ran this shop successfully for the next fifteen years and in 2017 sold the business.  After years of running these two successful shops, Mike joined Dave Justice at Repair Shop of Tomorrow as a coach. With his 35 years of success in the business, Mike feels he has a lot to offer other shop owners. Repair Shop of Tomorrow is a completely comprehensive program for independent automotive repair facilities that encompasses done for you marketing, instruction on creating and implementing Standard Operating Procedures, and labor tracking, and comes complete with accountability coaching that creates real results. Mike has been happily married to his wife Coreen for over 33 years and they have one son.   Mike Bennett has been in the industry since 1985. He is an ASE Master Tech who has worked for GM as Technician, Shop Foreman, Service Manager and Service Director for 2 locations. Mike bought his current shop, Mike’s Kars, in Gettysburg, PA in 1999. It is a a four-bay shop with 3 technicians. In 2011, he became a full-time coach with Automotive Training Institute helping shop owner’s to re-engineer and grow their businesses. Mike Bennett's previous episodes https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22Mike+Bennett%22 (HERE).   Mike McGroarty Stories Partner buy out needed a 30% increase in sales. The perfect client.New owner needed business acumen tools to grow the business The client did everything he was told to do The business is now at $2M The client is always asking the right questions The owner puts a lot of time and effort on their business cultureIf you are not working on your culture, someone is. You need to have the lead on your culture Meeting keep the team in touch and on the same page  Not making any money, GP is lowWhat does not making money mean to the client? Did not get a paycheck in 2019 Mike believes in paying himself first, funding a retirement account and saving for a rainy day (ironic as we face Covid-19) Fleet accounts can be great for the business or a drain.Gross margin is a major killer as shops discount to get and keep the business Fleet customers pay slow and you’ll need to fund your cash flow Some clients have a fear factor to lose a fleet account. Taking a deep dive (do the math) you can see where the volume may be at break-even at best The client had to believe that making money was the path to survival. They had to accept that Discovery found out that without processes and good system the team treats margins and customers differently. Everyone on the same page   Mike Bennett Stories Generational succession- overcoming obstacles and creating a new paradigmBusiness around since 1947 A management system change helped bring about this story Slow to change SMS system crashed predicating the 2nd generation to leave Father was stubborn to change gave keys to son who at that time did not have any formal training The business was struggling to stay alive Ingrained belief systems and stuck in a paradigm from 1947 You have to create a Do environment by teaching the how and the why Almost always changing the belief system is the hardest to do It is about creating leadership for the entire organization Relaunched family business to grow to $2M business Generational roadblock is prevalent in 80% of family successions  Many clients who come into a coaching program are wide open to ideas, change and will listen and do. Coaches can have the biggest impact on. That would be 80% who join a coaching group   What’s possible- “you don’t understand, WE CAN’T DO THAT HERE”A stable...