Business Sessions Emphasize the Detailing Shop and Business

Grow your business beyond the shop and mobile work. MTE sourced sessions specifically designed to help you expand your business practices so you can become more of an operator and not stand over a tire polishing it. Sessions designed to help you avoid costly mistakes, build effective systems, hire better employees, learn to read your balance sheet, and discover new opportunities. With actionable strategies - not just talking heads, you’ll gain practical tools to improve your bottom line. Missing these sessions will cost you money!  Be sure to add these sessions to your Education Day schedule.

Find the Bottleneck: Why Your Detail Business Isn’t Growing (And What to Fix First)

If you're doing $250K to $1M and can't figure out why you're stuck, this is the session for you. Most detail shops don't have a growth problem. They have a diagnosis problem. Every business has one bottleneck holding it back, and owners waste years pulling the wrong lever because they never figured out which one it is. They buy more leads when they should be fixing margin. They work harder on the wrong thing. This session gives you a diagnostic framework to identify whether your growth is limited by demand, capacity, or economics, using real numbers from a $1M+ shop, including the month the shop grew revenue and still lost money. You'll walk out able to answer one question every week: what's actually holding my business back right now, and what do I fix first? No techniques. No theory. Just how to read your own numbers and stop guessing.

Scale to 7 Figures with Dealership Contracts

This course is designed for detailers who want to grow beyond working inside the business and begin building a scalable operation. Attendees will learn how to identify and pursue dealership opportunities, position their company to win dealership contracts, and understand what dealerships are actually looking for in a long-term vendor partner.  The course will also cover the operational side of growth, including how to recruit, train, and develop a dependable team, establish leadership within the business, and create systems for production, quality control, communication, and accountability. Get a practical roadmap for transitioning from technician to operator, building a company that can handle larger accounts, develop strong teams, and grow without being completely dependent on the owner.

The Unfiltered Truth About Success in the Detailing Industry

Starting a detailing business is exciting, but knowing how to detail a vehicle is only one piece of the puzzle. In this candid and practical session, Andrew St-Pierre and Ercan Hurmuzlu from the Suds to Success podcast share the real lessons, mistakes, and experiences they wish they had known when starting out. Learn what you actually need to get started, how to choose services, price your work, find your first customers, build a reputation, and avoid common mistakes that can cost you time and money. Whether you're thinking about starting a business or are in your first few years, you'll leave with practical strategies and a roadmap to help turn your passion for detailing into a real, sustainable business.

What the Million Dollar Detail Shop Got Wrong

Everyone wants the blueprint for building a million-dollar shop, but what about the missteps along the way? In this presentation, we flip the script and dive into the mistakes, setbacks, and hard lessons learned on the road to seven figures. From overlooked systems and hiring pitfalls to marketing misfires and profit-killing habits, you'll see what went wrong, why it mattered, and, most importantly, how to avoid repeating those same mistakes.