Best CAR WASH Magazine Podcasts (2024)

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Honoring Car Washing's Greatest: Lamar Beck 21:00

7d ago21:00

21:00

The International Carwash Association’s Hall of Fame Award was first presented in 1962 to car wash operator and inventor, Jimmy Butts. Since that time, the award has continued to honor titans of the car wash industry. We’re talking about true innovators and leaders - those who have left an indelible mark across the industry. Today’s episode honors …

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Creating Brand Superfans 27:20

14d ago27:20

27:20

"Superfans are loyal, engaged customers who are going to advocate on your behalf. They're more likely to go back and tell their friends about you. But here's the thing about superfans: you don't buy them. This is not about if you can run the right ad or find the right people online and target them with the right thing. You create them. Superfans ar…

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License Plate Recognition as Lead Generation 13:59

21d ago13:59

13:59

License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology is used broadly across industries, from loss mitigation for lenders to recognizing the vehicles of wash members in the car wash space. In 2009, DRN Data entered the loss mitigation space working with lenders, banks, credit unions, and insurance agencies to find cars that needed to be repossessed. Soon they…

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Training Experts: Destiny Baker of Mammoth Holdings 18:14

28d ago18:14

18:14

At The Car Wash Show 2024, Claire Moore, Chief Learning Officer for International Carwash Association, interviewed several learning and development leaders in the car wash industry. We look forward to sharing these conversations throughout our 2024 podcast season. In the first interview of our learning and development series featuring training expe…

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Australia’s Vibrant & Evolving Car Wash Industry 22:03

1M ago22:03

22:03

Doug Cross, Business Manager for the Australian Car Wash Association, joins Eric Wulf, CEO, International Carwash Association (ICA), and Kendra Johnson, VP of Business Development, ICA, for a conversation about the upcoming opportunities at the Car Wash Show Australia 2024. Cross breaks down what is happening in the vibrant and evolving Australian …

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Stories from the Show Floor 2024 17:27

1M ago17:27

17:27

The Car Wash Show 2024 in Nashville was a huge success! With record-breaking attendance and a sold-out exhibition floor, the event exceeded expectations. This year’s show featured engaging events including live presentations at the Pitch theater, the Hall of Fame celebration, The Big Bash, Innovation Alley, and much more. With all these amazing thi…

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The Show Show 2024 10:51

2M ago10:51

10:51

The Car Wash Show 2024 in Nashville is just ten days away! It will feature the most exhibitors we've ever had, the largest square footage, and it is sold out! Claire Moore, ICA's chief learning officer, is here this week to reveal some of the opportunities you may not know about along with a few tips and tricks to stay organized and get the most ou…

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Behind the Brand: Qual Chem 22:52

2M ago22:52

22:52

We are going behind the brand with Qual Chem. Joseph Moldovan, founder and managing director, and Ryan Molinelli, VP of Sales, join us to pull back the curtain on the company's history and to discuss their new graphene product: NanoHex. We discuss the story of Qual Chem's founding, how they maintain company culture now, and the reasons for adding t…

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Revitalizing Your Wash 24:20

3M ago24:20

24:20

"The most important thing on a remodel is that you go big .... it's really important that you don't just put lipstick on the pig." If you are considering remodelling your wash, there are many questions you need to answer before you begin. What amenities do you want to add? What is your budget? Is a remodel going to be less expensive than starting o…

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Training; Are You Part of the 99%? 33:27

3M ago33:27

33:27

When it comes to investing in your people, staff training is where it’s at. It even took the top spot in the Q1 ICA Pulse survey. In fact, 49% of those surveyed shared that they are planning on spending more on training in 2024 and 50% about the same as last year – leaving only 1% that were planning on decreasing their spending in this category. Wh…

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Checking In with an Economist 22:04

3M ago22:04

22:04

Could understanding the trends of the U.S. economy make you a better car washer? It might. In this episode, Eric Wulf, CEO of International Carwash Association, and Alex Chausovsky check in on the current state of the U.S. economy and how to understand, define and interpret it to make more strategic business decisions. Chausovsky delves into three …

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Digital Davids Can Beat the Goliaths 45:45

3M ago45:45

45:45

Membership models and unlimited clubs have become the norm in the car wash industry, but the methods by which we convert visitors to members are mostly restricted to face-to-face in-person sales. This week on the show we explore the question: Could customers join our membership programs online... and could they even do it without even having visite…

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You’re Wrong About the Future of Work 29:25

4M ago29:25

29:25

The future of work is not only difficult to predict, it is the wrong question to ask. The question we should be asking instead is: How do we build an incredible team that can help us get to whatever the future of work looks like? Eric Termuende, author of "Rethink Work" joins us with a bold suggestion. He shares that the best solution to talent acq…

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A Deeper Dive into AI 36:19

4M ago36:19

36:19

Continuing our content theme from last week, we have another conversation around artificial intelligence. Brian Sathianathan, co-founder of Iterate.AI, joins us to talk specifically about AI in the car wash space. Iterate.AI works with companies across many industries including several big car wash and convenience store brands. Sathianathan offers …

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Where to Start With AI 33:11

4M ago33:11

33:11

Our guest is Terry Brock, who just celebrated his 40th year as a Marketing Advisor. He joins us to talk tech trends which, let's face it, are mostly AI these days. Brock shares with us some thrilling use cases for AI in the carwash space as well as some input on common concerns. Every new technology has brought with it some fear. Brock reminds us t…

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Behind the Brand: AVW Equipment Company 26:42

4M ago26:42

26:42

Danka Dubak, director of marketing for AVW Equipment Company, joins us to go behind the brand and discuss the trends AVW is seeing in the industry from a supplier's point of view. AVW is a family-owned business that just celebrated 51 years in operation and Dubak is the third generation. As suppliers, part of AVW's job is both anticipating and trac…

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Paramedic to Car Washer 24:43

4M ago24:43

24:43

Tony Sposit always wanted to be a paramedic. And after high school that is exactly what he did. But in between his 24-hour paramedic shifts, he decided he wanted to find more work (he claims he was driving his wife crazy around the house). When the Frenchtown-Monroe Auto Wash opened near his home, he became an attendant loading cars into the wash. …

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Good Management, Better Spaghetti 26:42

5M ago26:42

26:42

If you’ve found yourself wondering about how you can better motivate today’s employees … or how to level up your spaghetti … you’re in luck. Our guest, Joe Mull, has some hard truths and expert tips about both in, surprisingly, the same conversation. Mull, the author of Employalty (plus several others) and host of the podcast Boss Better Now, joins…

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Go Pink with Quick Dry 37:00

5M ago37:00

37:00

If you attended The Car Wash Show in 2023, you undoubtedly saw Quick Dry’s booth with pink carpet. Jonathan and Lindsay Wiles, who run the family-owned business, called it the ugliest booth at the show. But the carpet was to bring awareness to a great cause. In October of 2023, Quick Dry launched its Go Pink! campaign. They sold pink towels to part…

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Looking Back and Looking Ahead 20:28

7M ago20:28

20:28

This episode closes out season three of CAR WASH the Podcast. We spent some time playing clips from some of our favorite shows from the season and discussing what is coming up next year from the International Carwash Association. The episodes we discussed in order of appearance can be found at these links: Season 3, Episode 1: Gleam Car Wash Colora…

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Keeping and Engaging Today's Wash Workforce 37:43

7M ago37:43

37:43

Claire Moore of the International Carwash Association, Justin Salisbury of Breeze Thru Car Wash, and Michael Schultz of Rich's Car Wash joined Matt DeWolf in an informative live panel at the Car Wash Show™ 2023 in Las Vegas. They discuss talent engagement, investing in your workforce, and how to effectively let employees know their personal worth a…

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The Great Market Pause with Jeff Pavone 38:33

8M ago38:33

38:33

In early November of 2022, Jeff Pavone was on the show to talk about what was happening in the car wash industry in a two-part episode called The Great Market Reset. A year later, Pavone is back with his insight on the industry from his perspective as a founding partner of Amplify Car Wash. We discuss the recent market pause, trends moving forward,…

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Behind the Brand: Qual Chem 47:56

8M ago47:56

47:56

Claudia Moldovan Crea, CEO and Jessica Price Easter, Director of Marketing join us to go Behind the Brand with Qual Chem.

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The Best (New) Ways to Spend Your Marketing Dollars 31:41

8M ago31:41

31:41

Marketing is all about spending money to (hopefully) make money. The trick is knowing where to focus that spend. This week we are playing you a panel, recorded live at the Car Wash Magazine Live Studio at the Car Wash Show™ 2023 in Las Vegas. Levi McClendon of OptSpot, Nick Rodia of Sgt. Clean Car Wash, and Sam Sousa of All American Car Wash joined…

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Maintaining Culture as You Grow 45:16

9M ago45:16

45:16

This episode is all about people and is applicable to much more than the car washing community. Justin Salisbury, president of Breeze Thru Car Wash joins us to talk about how Breeze Thru Car Wash has maintained its culture as they have grown to 12 locations. He defines culture, gives great tips on coaching, discusses building trust, balancing staff…

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Bringing Car Washers Together in Europe 34:07

9M ago34:07

34:07

The Car Wash Show Europe was held in Amsterdam two weeks ago and we sent a member of the podcast staff to report on the goings on there. He is back this week to play some of those conversations and chat with Matt about his experience at the show.

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European Car Wash Market Update 51:28

9M ago51:28

51:28

This week Matt DeWolf is handing the mic over to four very capable speakers who were gathered at the Car Wash Show Europe in Amsterdam last week. Eric Wulf of the International Car Wash Association along with Bryan Madderson of the Car Wash Association in the UK, Thomas Drott of the Federal Association of Gas Stations and Commercial Car Washes in G…

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Manager to Manager 33:19

10M ago33:19

33:19

This is a conversation for managers by managers. Iona Kearney of Speedy Sparkle Wash, John Sproul of Camel Express Car Wash, and Shad Valle of Metro Express Wash joined us to discuss their personal management successes, failures, and ideologies. This panel was presented live at the Car Wash Magazine Live Studio at the Car Wash Show™ 2023 in Las Veg…

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How Data is Changing the Marketing Game 27:57

10M ago27:57

27:57

So you collect some data but don't know what to do with it? You collect no data and don't know how to start? You don't know how to get more information from your customers? You want to turn your data insights into a more personalized relationship with your customers? In this episode, we bring you a panel with exactly those insights. Kacy Erdelyi of…

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The Car Wash Show Europe: Coleman Hanna 23:46

10M ago23:46

23:46

We are continuing our conversations with vendors who will be headed to the Car Wash Show Europe one month from now! In this instalment, we chatted with Jean de Negri. Negri oversees International Sales for Coleman Hanna Car Wash Systems. Jean de Negri told us about his amazing path to Colman Hanna and the importance of regrouping face-to-face at th…

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The Car Wash Show Europe: Washworld 16:01

11M ago16:01

16:01

We are continuing our conversations with vendors who will be headed to the Car Wash Show Europe one month from now! In this instalment, we chatted with Nate Wellens. Wellens is the Distributor Sales Support & International Sales Representative at Washworld. The Car Wash Show Europe 2023 is in Amsterdam, on September 21 & 22. We will continue to air…

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A Framework for Women to Take More Risks 16:44

11M ago16:44

16:44

This week we bring you an important conversation between Dorielle Birnkrant COO/CMO of PetroCal Associates and Megan Ragsdale COO of Soapy Joe's. Ragsdale is also the founder of Risky, Inc and the author of the book: "Risky Women". Birnkrant interviewed Ragsdale about her book, women in leadership, and the benefit of diversifying your company's lea…

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The Car Wash Show Europe: Sonny’s 11:58

11M ago11:58

11:58

In this episode, we discussed the Car Wash Show Europe with Robert Andre. Andre is the Senior Vice President of Innovation at Sonny's The Car Wash Factory. The Car Wash Show Europe 2023 is in Amsterdam, on September 21 & 22. This is the first of several interviews we will air with exhibitors previewing the exciting things that will be on display at…

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So You Want to Sell Your Wash 28:23

11M ago28:23

28:23

So you are thinking of selling your wash? In this episode, we bring you a panel that could not be more informative on the subject. In 2022 Zips Car Wash bought Jet Brite with the assistance of Amplify Car Wash Advisors. Dave Dalesandro the former owner of Jet Brite, David Miller of Zips, and Jeff Pavone of Amplify join us to talk about the process,…

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Redefining the Customer Experience 36:44

12M ago36:44

36:44

Dan Gingiss is a customer experience expert, who believes that a remarkable customer experience can be your best marketing. Gingiss argues that in car washing the wash itself isn't that different from location to location. "People want to drive away with a clean car that isn't scratched". That makes the product difficult to compete on, so the area …

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Transform Uncomfortable Conversations 27:13

12M ago27:13

27:13

Sarita Maybin is a keynote and inspirational speaker. Maybin shows her audiences how to transform uncomfortable conversations into constructive communication. With real stories, real solutions and a relatable presence, she breaks down barriers to reveal how to work together better. In this episode Mayin shares with us tips on language to use in con…

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A Big Splash into AI 24:07

1y ago24:07

24:07

Jason and Claire Cunningham are the husband and wife team behind Big Splash Car Wash and Spotless Wash Solutions. They are, as many in the car wash space, scrappy entrepreneurs. What sets them apart, and why we are telling you their story, is a step further than that. They approach car washing with innovative technology. Technology that they have b…

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Get Uncomfortable 31:01

1y ago31:01

31:01

Sterling Hawkins is an author, investor and entrepreneur, and most importantly the founder of the #NoMatterWhat movement. In short, Hawkins shows people how to achieve the results they want regardless of the circumstances. In this episode Sterling tells us his story of going from a multi-billion dollar startup to collapse and coming back to launch,…

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Big Picture Market and Labor Analysis 27:04

1y ago27:04

27:04

Alex Chausovsky is the Vice President of Analytics and Consulting at the Miller Resource Group. He is a highly experienced market researcher and analyst with more than twenty years of expertise across subjects including economics, industrial manufacturing, automation, and advanced technology trends. In this episode, Alex provides some big-picture a…

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Honoring Car Washing's Greatest 27:12

1y ago27:12

27:12

We are taking a break from your education and improvement this episode. This one is more about honoring two people who are by all accounts, already excellent car washers and amazing people…. But we bet it rubs off on you. At the Car Wash Show 2023 in Las Vegas, Manuel “Manny” Lozano of Lozano Car Wash and Frank Dorsa of Classic Car Wash were both h…

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Behind the Brand: Rinsed 13:20

1y ago13:20

13:20

CEO and co-founder Austin Esecson joins us to go Behind the Brand at Rinsed. This episode of our show was recorded at the Car Wash Magazine Live Studio at the Car Wash Show™ 2023 in Las Vegas.

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Behind the Brand: Arcadian Services 30:28

1y ago30:28

30:28

President Kipp Kofsky and Business Development Director Mike Gordon join us to go Behind the Brand at Arcadian Services. This episode of our show was recorded at the Car Wash Magazine Live Studio at the Car Wash Show™ 2023 in Las Vegas.

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Behind the Brand: Gallop Brush Co 12:01

1y ago12:01

12:01

Mike Yamin joins us to go Behind the Brand at Gallop Brush Co. This episode of our show was recorded at the Car Wash Magazine Live Studio at the Car Wash Show™ 2023 in Las Vegas.

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State of the Industry 30:14

1y ago30:14

30:14

We bring you an episode from the final day of The Car Wash Show 2023 in Las Vegas. ICA President Justin Alford and CEO Eric Wulf chat about the state of the car wash industry. They recap the show and talk about what they think is coming up in the future. This episode is the first show from The Car Wash Show this year and will be followed by three e…

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The Show Show 2023 18:06

1y ago18:06

18:06

Kim Vinciguerra, ICA's Chief Experience Officer stopped by to chat about The Car Wash Show 2023 in Las Vegas. The show is coming up next week May 8-10. Kim told us about some of the new aspects of the show including late-night events to help network, more vendors on the trade show floor than ever before, revamped education opportunities, and two ne…

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We All Need More Friends 35:00

1y ago35:00

35:00

The labor market is changing and there's a new generation that we're trying to employ and retain and attract in our businesses. And on the flip side, we're trying to find ways to make really strong connections with our teams and customers. Smiley Poswolsky is here to discuss that on this week's episode. Smiley is a speaker at the upcoming Car Wash …

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A Little Better than Average All of the Time 38:45

1+ y ago38:45

38:45

This week we had a great conversation with Shep Hyken, one of our excellent speakers at the show coming up May 8-10 in Las Vegas. Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert and the Chief Amazement Officer of Shepard Presentations. He is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author and has been inducted into the National S…

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Car Wash Experts: Retention and Online Conversions 38:20

1+ y ago38:20

38:20

This episode comes from a great conversation with Kacy Erdelyi of Spark Car Wash and Nick Rodia of Sgt. Clean on our most recent CAR WASH Magazine Live panel. Every month we speak with experts in the industry on a topic and share it with you. This month we discussed retention and online conversions. New customers are great, but how do we keep the o…

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In The Know: OmniX patents new AI 25:48

1+ y ago25:48

25:48

This week's episode is an industry update on the new patent that OmniX Labs have secured for their real time analysis of security video footage. Anoop Kanthan, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of OmniX Labs, talks us through the decision to get a patent, exactly how their product works, and his predictions for the AI landscape moving forward.…

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Gleam Car Wash Colorado Pt. 2 31:41

1+ y ago31:41

31:41

This is part two of our series on Gleam Car Wash in Denver. If you have not listened to part one we recommend you start there! In part two we hear again from owner and operator Emilie Barrata alongside the voices of other employees at Gleam and their philanthropic partners. This episode focuses on Gleam as a wash and its culture. We get a look into…

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