Master Tech to Millionaire
Master Tech to Millionaire is the AutoShop Answers podcast for independent auto repair shop owners ready to run a real operating company, not just own a demanding job. Operators from Adams Automotive and the AutoShop Answers network share practical lessons on auto hospitality, shop profitability, customer experience, service-advisor execution, hiring A-players, multi-shop growth, AI, leadership, and building a business that can run without the owner carrying everything. Episodes include shop-owner stories, Key-to-Key training debriefs, and operating playbooks from the front counter to the P&L. Learn about live AutoShop Answers training at https://autoshopanswers.com.
Episodes
Pastor DeVante Tidwell and Joe Adams discuss the importance of partnerships, mentorship, and community for business and personal growth. Using Proverbs and practical examples, they show how the right relationships create productive friction that sharpens leaders and accelerates success.
Listeners are challenged to find a mentor, add peers who push them forward, and pay it forward by mentoring others, embracing uncomfortable growth ...
Joe Adams and Todd Hayes dive into recruiting as the single biggest bottleneck for automotive businesses, sharing raw stories and practical tactics. They cover hands-on recruiting, building a better workplace (benefits, training, pay), identifying A-players, managing gray-area talent, and how strong onboarding + culture turn hires into high performers and generational opportunities. AutoShopAnswers.com
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Glenn Piccolo interviews Ly Khoa (Master Lee), a top-performing technician, about his journey from lowering Hondas in high school to trade school, corporate shops, running his own business, and returning to tech work. They discuss efficiency, organization, parts management, shop culture, benefits of 7-day operations, and the realities of owning a shop versus being a master technician.
Ly shares practical advice for technicians who ...
Joe Adams and Pastor Devonte Tidwell unpack the story from Mark 10 to show why being specific about what you ask for matters in prayer, leadership, and business. They contrast clear, faith-filled requests with vague desires and explain how vision shapes outcomes.
The episode offers practical takeaways: sharpen your language, examine motives behind requests, trust God’s timing, and seek the deeper need (sight) rather than temp...
In this crucial & very special episode of Master Tech to Millionaire, Joe Adams & Glenn Piccolo break down the essential terminology, history, and operational secrets of the Auto Hospitality Group to get you totally dialed in.
Whether you’re gearing up for the legendary Key to Key to Callbacks weekend, VIP, Courtside, or just want the blueprint on how a master technician scales into a millionaire, we’re decoding...
In this episode, Joe Adams sits down with Auto Hospitality Group CFO Matt Keys to explore how accounting, systems, and AI transform fast-growing auto shops into scalable, investor-ready businesses. They discuss Matt's journey from audit to CFO, the challenges of parts and vendor reconciliation, and the importance of training and change management.
Listeners will learn practical insights on preventing fraud, improving month-end clos...
This live recording of Autoshop Ministries explores forgiveness as Gods plan for connection, freedom, and abundant life, unpacking Colossians 2, Matthew 6:14, John 10:10 and practical illustrations about letting go of grudges.
DeVante invites listeners to both receive and give forgiveness, explaining how forgiveness frees us from the past, restores relationship with God, and opens the door to living fully in Christ.
Joe Adams interviews Adams Automotive Master Technician Josh Gerbrecht about his journey from technician to top diagnostician, sharing the systems that drove his 99.08% diagnostic accuracy and the big takeaways from a Key-to-Key-to-Callbacks weekend.
They discuss the front-office/back-office symbiosis, the Rack Attack inspection process, recruiting and paying technicians their worth, shop tours and hospitality, and how AI could str...
Glenn Piccolo and the Auto Hospitality Group debrief an explosive Courtside weekend and break down how shops can actually get started with the Key2Key concept.
Also, overcoming public-speaking fear through repetition, using scatterplots to track team development, and available resources (VIP Rack Attack, leadership classes, AI Academy, and Auto Shop Answers) to help shops scale.
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Joe and Pastor Devante explore how faith and obedience work together, using examples from Exodus, Nehemiah, and Jesus’ first miracle.
They challenge listeners to move from asking God for blessings to doing the practical next step—identify one thing you’ve been praying about and act on it before the end of the day.
Joe Adams and Pastor Devante explore the Genesis story to expose how labels and repeated messages shape our identity and behavior. They discuss internal vs. external control, practical steps to reject limiting lies, and the power of daily declarations to rewire your thinking. Devante offers a short challenge—write down and recite scripture-based declarations, and actively replace negative narratives to grow as a leader, ...
The Adams Automotive - Woodlands team debriefs a record-breaking $910,000 month. They unpack the numbers — high service revenue, strong gross profit, and an unprecedented $300K net operating income — and credit the result to A-player staffing, shop tours, speed-of-service PMIs, and disciplined sales processes like second-voice tag teams.
The roundtable covers leadership, technician workflow, training programs (Courtside...
Glenn Piccolo interviews Jae “Jaebird” Silva about his unlikely path from running movie stores to breaking into the automotive industry during COVID, learning on the job at Caliber Collision, and being mentored by Donovan Penny before joining Adams Automotive. Jae shares recruitment stories, career turning points, and his rapid growth into a top advisor and trainer.
The episode highlights in-the-trenches leadership, the...
Pastor Devontae Tidwell joins Joe Adams to unpack Psalm 23, exploring how God remains with us in both the high seasons of success and the low seasons of struggle. They discuss increasing awareness of God's closeness, trusting His character through changing circumstances, and applying these truths to life and leadership.
The episode closes with a practical challenge to journal past "green pasture" and "valley" seasons to see God's f...
Pastor Devontae Tidwell joins Joe Adams to explore being fully present, overcoming anxiety with Matthew 6:34, and balancing stewardship with trust. The episode offers practical guidance, a gratitude journal challenge, and encouragement for leaders to do their part without losing today’s joy.
M2M host Glenn Piccolo introduces the new Superstar Series and welcomes team member Cliff Cantu (aka Cliffhanger) to share his story and role at Adams Automotive.
Cliff describes his start in the industry at age 11, how a $69.99 engine flush led him into customer service and selling services, time away from the industry, and ultimately being recruited to Adams Automotive where his new role has radically transformed his life.
The ep...
Chaplain DeVante Tidwell delivers another live sermon at Key to Key weekend in Houston, TX preaching from 2 Kings, using the widow's jar of oil to show that what feels like too little can become more when placed in God's hands. He addresses guilt, condemnation, and the power of surrender, urging listeners to give their fears, past mistakes, and small resources to God.
Glenn Piccolo hosts the Profit Panel with special guest Todd Hayes to debrief Key2Key to Callbacks and the Courtside program in Houston. They highlight our high-energy training, VIP Rack Attack day, and real stories from team members like Mike Quinn who transformed from knowing nothing about cars to running the entire Houston market in three years.
Guests emphasize implementation over theory: surrendering to the concept, doing the ...
Joe Adams hosts a legendary wealth management advisor, exploring and breaking down the Sandler sales approach—professionals solve by identifying pain, quantifying it, and personalizing solutions—so shops can build trust and close more business.
The episode also covers wealth-building basics: start early, buy assets not liabilities, use compounding, diversify outside the business, and plan estate and insurance strategies...
Joe Adams and Chaplain Devontae Tidwell discuss the importance of partnerships, community, and mentorship in business, using Proverbs and Ecclesiastes to show how the right people sharpen you and produce ROI. The episode emphasizes finding mentors, creating healthy friction to grow, paying it forward by mentoring others, and practical steps to get into the right rooms and relationships.
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