Business By The Numbers
af Hunt Demarest
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Free AI Tools That Find Your Auto Shop’s Missing Money [E246]
Free AI Tools That Find Your Auto Shop’s Missing Money [E246]
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Hunt Demarest, CPA has consistently provided his financial business acumen to help move the industry toward greater heights of success and profitability. Hunt was recently referred to as a "terrific advocate of the aftermarket."
He is the author of the book, Your Perfect Shop: How to Start, Run & Sell a Profitable Shop. In this book, he compiled some of the best practices for auto repair shop owners, whether they are just starting or have been in the business for years.
Hunt's podcast will provide a core understanding of the financial aspects of running an auto repair shop.
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- Free AI Tools That Find Your Auto Shop’s Missing Money [E246] · 29 min. · Episode 246Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, and Overdryve Why does QuickBooks show $40,000 in parts when your shop software shows $30,000? Would you notice if someone took $20…
- Auto Shop Health Insurance Up Again? 4 Ways to Pay Less [E245] · 23 min. · Episode 245Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, and Overdryve Did your health insurance renewal just land with another double-digit increase? Paying $800 a month for a group plan…
- Who Pays Most for Your Auto Shop? 3 Buyers Compared [E244] · 34 min. · Episode 244Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, and Overdryve What is your shop actually worth, and who will pay it? Two of Hunt’s clients want to sell someday, but neither knows…
- Interest Rates in 2026: No Relief Coming [E243] · 28 min. · Episode 243Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, and Overdryve Thought interest rates had peaked? So did most of the country. So what happens when a customer needs a $10,000 repair…
- 6 Ways Auto Shop Owners Overpay on Taxes [E242] · 24 min. · Episode 242Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, and Overdryve Did you buy a truck last December just to shrink your tax bill? Is the year-end bonus you pay yourself actually…
- Stop Guessing What You'll Owe in Taxes [E241] · 23 min. · Episode 241Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Do you actually know what you'll owe the IRS next spring, or are you just hoping it works out?…
- Why 70% of New Technicians Quit Within a Year [E240] · 50 min. · Episode 240Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Would you take the job you're offering your own technicians? Could a candidate's spouse be the…
- Break-Even Is About Profit, Not Sales [E239] · 21 min. · Episode 239Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Do you actually know your break-even point, or just a number that feels close enough? And if you…
- Why Deleting That Invoice Could Cost You at Tax Time [E238] · 24 min. · Episode 238Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Are you accidentally paying taxes on money you're never actually going to collect? Could the way…
- Rich vs. Wealthy: The Personal Finance Trap Quietly Sinking Shop Owners' Retirement [E237] · 25 min. · Episode 237Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Are you chasing being rich, or are you actually building wealth? Could the shop owner making…
- The 5 Blind Spots Quietly Killing Your Shop's Sale Price [E236] · 25 min. · Episode 236Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Why do two auto repair shops with virtually identical profits sell for wildly different amounts…
- Chris Cotton on Why Less Than 10% of Shops Ever Hit Their True Capacity [E235] · 41 min. · Episode 235Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Why are less than 10% of shops operating within even 40% of what they're actually capable of?…
- Is Your New LLC Protecting You Or Quietly Costing You Money?? [E234] · 23 min. · Episode 234Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Is your new LLC actually protecting you, or just quietly draining your bank account? Before you…
- Secured vs. Unsecured: The Borrowing Playbook Every Auto Shop Owner Needs Before They Need It [E233] · 25 min. · Episode 233Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve You need money. Maybe it's to cover payroll this week, maybe it's to buy the alignment rack…
- Debt-Free Isn't the Win You Think It Is [E232] · 26 min. · Episode 232Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Your bank account just hit zero. What do you do in the next 24 hours? And if you're planning six…
- Debt-Free, Cash-Broke: The Reserve Mistake Nobody Warns You About [E231] · 23 min. · Episode 231Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve How much cash did your shop actually make last month — and how much of it is still sitting in…
- The 4 P&L Mistakes Quietly Sinking Your Shop's Profit [E230] · 24 min. · Episode 230Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Do you actually know how much money your shop made last month? If 90% of new clients walking…
- The IRS Flagged His Return: Here's the Playbook That Won the Case [E226] · 28 min. · Episode 229Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Why does the IRS really pick a tax return to audit? And if a CPA who does this for a living can…
- Same Labor Rate, Different Profit: What the 2026 Benchmark Report Reveals About Where You Do Business [E228] · 34 min. · Episode 228Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Why is a shop charging $300 an hour in Texas still taking home less profit than a shop in Maine…
- What the Top 10% of Auto Repair Shops Are Doing Differently — And What the Bottom 10% Refuse to Fix [E227] · 29 min. · Episode 227Thanks to our partners Promotive, WickedFile, Maverick Shop Owners, and Overdryve Is your shop growing in revenue but shrinking in profit? Are you convinced that raising your…
