The Best Aftermarket Automotive Conferences For You And Your Team To Attend in 2026
TL;DR: Not all conferences are worth your time and money. Here are the list actually deliver: Vision (#1) for personal development and world-class training, ASTA Expo (#2) for tight-knit community networking, STX (#3) for massive education with potential cost subsidies, AAPEX + SEMA (#4) where you go to SEMA for fun but AAPEX to make […]
Planning Your Marketing Like a Pro
EPISODE: 154 – Planning Your Marketing Like a Pro
Want a real marketing plan that doesn’t live in your head or on a bunch of sticky notes?
In this episode of the Auto Repair Marketing Podcast, Kim Walker is joined by Caroline Legrand and Savannah Garrett to talk all things[…]
Getting The Most Out of Conferences
EPISODE: 088 – Getting The Most Out of Conferences
Pros On The Road 2024
EPISODE: 083 – Pros On The Road 2024
In this episode, Kim and Brian talk about the conferences and other events they will be attending and teaching at in 2024. These conferences are great opportunities to[…]
Getting Ready For The 2023 Fall Conference Season
EPISODE: 058 – Getting Ready For The 2023 Fall Conference Season
Brian and Kim discuss upcoming automotive events and conferences in the fall of 2023. They share their excitement about attending these events and[…]
Pros On The Road – Spring 2023
EPISODE: 044 – Pros On The Road – Spring 2023
If you know Kim and Brian, you know we run the wheels off of our motorhome. In usual fashion, we have another big trip[…]
Why Should Shop Owners Attend Industry Events?
I do hope that a shop owner out there somewhere finds this blog and reads it, is inspired to take the step to attend an industry event and make the biggest difference in their shop that they can possibly imagine. Hey shop owner, you are NOT alone. That I know for sure.
VISION Recap Day 4
We’ve been planning for VISION for months and months. A lot of work went into the preparation for this week and, today, the end of VISION is here. It’s really bittersweet. It’s time to go home and put into place all we’ve learned, follow up with many people who are interested in doing work with […]
VISION Recap Day 3
***Many of the images mentioned in this blog post are in the gallery below the story.*** Day Three of the VISION HiTech Training and Expo started at 6:30am. By being an attendee here you absolutely get a value. They truly pack it all in! Breakfast in the ballroom with thousands of other attendees felt like […]
VISION Recap Day 2
It’s only day two and I slept too late to hit the gym this morning. Ack! So, off to breakfast I went. But, can we pause for a second to talk about the incredible amount of organization that has gone into making VISION happen? I mean everywhere you step it is obvious that no single […]