Whispering Loudly

Whispering Loudly

Tune in to tune up your auto repair shop! The Workshop Whisperer, Rachael Evans, is the number one business coach across Australia and New Zealand in the Auto Aftermarket. Listen as she shares the tips and strategies that will help make your business a success. Join in as she answers your questions and interviews some of the top minds of the automotive industry. And if you have any questions for Rachael, send them to admin@workshopwhisperer.com and she might answer them in an upcoming episode of Workshop Whispers! Whispering Loudly, The Workshop Whisperer's Podcast. Thanks to Platinum Sponsor, Podium, Titanium Sponsor, Mechanic Desk and Diamond Sponsor Ventavid.

Episodes

April 29, 2024 8 mins

It's so common business owners never taking breaks and in fact spending more time on the tools than their top techs. You tell yourself you care the most and it's your business and you need to set an example but your business cannot move forward if you're doing this, plus you're likely to get burnt out and lose passion for the role. 

Operating your business like preventing you from gaining the freedom you deserve, if you want to wo...

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Staff turnover can be crippling for businesses you put so much time and effort into finding someone and training them and then you're at it again. It's a real problem for a lot of Auto Repair shops in the current climate Rachael delves into ways to help.

Also, everyone wants to be tight with their employees, they want to keep them happy and encourage a workplace that people enjoy coming to but what happens when a workshop Owner or...

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April 15, 2024 10 mins

Sometimes you can have enough cash flow in your business to the point where it can be covering up aspects of your management system that could eventually sink your business or cause real problems. Listen in to Coach Dean Evans explaining the hidden cost of a covert cover-up and what you can do to stay on top of it. 

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You and your team are sick of working around the clock and still having jobs waiting to get done, enough is enough! Learn how to press pause on that crazy schedule of yours and access your Auto Repair shop so it can start working harder for you and you can work less. 

Also is your Accountant telling you to push your tax debt? Rach has a bit of a warning for you around this and what is going on with the ATO in the current climate. 

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Stop idling on the spot and grow your business by 20% + in 2024 join Rachel to find out how to stop your workshop from running on the spot. 

Whispering Loudly, The Workshop Whisperer's Podcast. Thanks to Titanium Sponsor, Mechanic Desk and Diamond Sponsor Ventavid. Find out more about the Workshop Whisperer - https://workshopwhisperer.com/

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Janelle has spent the last 8 years helping over 100 mechanics start and grow successful mobile mechanic businesses. 

Her mission is to help Australian's trust mechanics again by changing the lives of hard-working mechanics and guiding them to success. She has achieved that in her own life with a plethora of happy customers and dozens of 5 star reviews across the board. 

Janelle is also an advocate for Choice of Repairer and activ...

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Nick Dal Santo first came onto the AFL scene after being drafted to St Kilda at the end of 2001, making his debut in the 2002 season. Since then, he did not look back, playing over 320 games in his career as a skillful midfielder. He was selected in the All-Australian team three times, in 2005, 2009 and 2011. 

Nick is well regarded and admired for his leadership, engaging in coaching and donating his time to charity and community ...

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Sometimes we presume things about customers, we can tell ourselves stories like they’re expecting bottom dollar, they only want the minimum service available to get them back on the road again, the list goes on. 

This is simply not the case, many people want to keep their car in tip top condition it’s so important to them in their day to day lives, they do actually want to be offered more to enable their car to have better perform...

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Unfortunately in this day and age anyone can review your business on Google, it’s quite a frightening prospect that a competitor or someone you didn’t meet eye to eye with could actually affect your reputation and ultimately your bottom line in this way. 

Let Rachael guide you through the tricky territory of reviews and your business there are actually things you can do to resolve some problems online. 

Also ever thought of getti...

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Lots of us go from day to day so busy and chasing our own tails. That is one way to do it and there’s nothing wrong with that. You probably often find it impossible to leave the business because there are too many fires to put out on a daily basis. This was life for Chad and Sarah until they changed things up. 

Listen in to their story on taking the time to develop systems and find out how they did it. Find out about the incredibl...

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What do you do when you get push back from a customer and things get heated or staff don’t toe the line and begin to cause problems for you and the rest of your workshop? Join Dean Evans for his crash course in how to resolve conflict effectively. 

Whispering Loudly, The Workshop Whisperer's Podcast. Thanks to Titanium Sponsor, Mechanic Desk and Diamond Sponsor Ventavid. Find out more about the Workshop Whisperer - https://worksho...

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Michael Caruso is a Professional racing car driver in the Supercars and TCR Australia Championship. Co-founder and Host of Below the Bonnet Podcast on KAYO Sports. He has turned his passion for motorsport into a living find out his tips on how to do this successfully. 

Also she’s a husband and father to three beautiful children he says finding balance is so important in life and talks around whys to do it as well as his podcast te...

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Delving into the mind of the Rachael Evans always reaps benefits. Here, Rachel chats about buying cars and machinery at tax time to avoid a big bill. 

Also, what should you do if a nearby competitor closes down, should you take over their workshop also how do you pick up their customer base? This and more in Workshop Whispers with Rachael Evans. 

Whispering Loudly, The Workshop Whisperer's Podcast. Thanks to Titanium Sponsor, Mec...

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Charlie Bullis is UK born, living and loving Australia since 2006 and a Motorsport fanatic. Currently a presenter for Hatch NOW, the TA2 Muscle Car Series, Motorsport Reporter, a National campaign driver for with Goodstart early learning and regular writer for Mamamia.

Here Charlie shows you how to find success by pin pointing your point of difference and sharing it with the world. She also gives you amazing tips about growing you...

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You are selling yourself short. Learn how to make more money by doing the exact same hours, not compromising your service and still walking away with happy customers, Rachael has the answers. 

Whispering Loudly, The Workshop Whisperer's Podcast. Thanks to Platinum Sponsor, Podium, Titanium Sponsor, Mechanic Desk and Diamond Sponsor Ventavid. Find out more about the Workshop Whisperer - https://workshopwhisperer.com/

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Are you putting out fires daily having to show staff things over and over again then someone quits and it’s complete mayhem. Listen in to how you can build systems to set you free and we’re not talking to someone from a systems business we’re talking to the wife of an auto repair shop owner who did it all herself! 

Nicola Van Huenen built all her systems for her and her husband's workshop from scratch. Here, Nicola talks about her...

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Are you sick of missing dinner dates and family occasions? Rachael has advice that will stop you working back overnight. Also are you flagging? Maybe specialisation is the key to success, listen in. 

Whispering Loudly, The Workshop Whisperer's Podcast. Thanks to Platinum Sponsor, Podium, Titanium Sponsor, Mechanic Desk and Diamond Sponsor Ventavid. Find out more about the Workshop Whisperer - https://workshopwhisperer.com/

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Maybe you're humming along and you're doing ok but you look at other workshops and think what do I have to do to reach that next level? Brett & Ruth Gillard from Sherson Automotive have taken that leap to the next level and they want to share with you the details of how they did it, listen in. 

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Sometimes the customers can put it over us, we’re busy, we want our business to succeed and we don’t under any circumstances want to lose any customers however there is some behaviour you must not tolerate from customers because it’s actually hurting your business. 

Here we examine why you should never allow vehicles to leave your workshop without payment and what you can do to prevent it. 

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Lots of people see social media as such an important part of their business these days. In today’s episode we delve into social media agencies and whether or not it’s worth employing them. Also how do you build an effective  social media presence? Also we dive into Tax Debt and try to help you out. 

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