Can I Borrow Your Car?

By Mike Garrison

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The Can I Borrow Your Car Podcast is dedicated to transforming how financial advisors and client-focused professionals approach client acquisitions. Drawing on decades of expertise, best-selling books, and industry recognition, the podcast’s mission is to help listeners fill their sales funnel with more ideal clients than they require—by building a referral system rooted in generosity, respect, and genuine care for relationships. Core Themes and Approach Giving, Not Begging: The podcast champions a referral system based on purposeful giving, not asking or begging. Listeners will learn how to become someone trusted enough to be “loaned” the most important relationships in a client’s life. Lowering Referral Risk: Each episode explores strategies for reducing both perceived and actual risk in the referral process, making it easier and more comfortable for clients and centers of influence to refer their valued contacts. Farming, Not Hunting: Adopting a “farmer” mindset, the podcast emphasizes nurturing a diverse network, engaging key contacts early, and cultivating long-term relationships that naturally yield referrals over time. Systematic Growth: Listeners are guided to set clear client acquisition targets, double their meeting goals based on closing rates, and create a waiting list of interested clients—ensuring a full pipeline and sustainable business growth. Respect and Enterprise Value: The podcast highlights the importance of treating people with respect and care, which not only increases referrals but also enhances the enterprise value of an advisory practice. Enjoyable Referral Process: Episodes focus on making the referral process enjoyable for all parties, so that giving and receiving referrals becomes a source of pride and satisfaction, not stress. Who Should Listen Financial advisors seeking to grow their practice and enterprise value through referrals Professionals in client acquisition roles who want to make referrals their primary growth engine Anyone who values building their business by loving people and giving on purpose within a proven system Host Credentials Best-selling author of multiple books on referrals, including Can I Borrow Your Car? 2024 Exit Planning Institute Member of the Year and online faculty member Recognized expert in helping financial advisors grow their practices’ enterprise value through referrals and exit planning Podcast Promise Listeners will discover how to become the “obvious choice” in their market by building a referral-driven business that everyone loves participating in—clients, centers of influence, and advisors alike. The Can I Borrow Your Car Podcast is your guide to growing your business by loving people, giving first, and earning the right to be introduced to your ideal clients.

Episode Date
Encore Presentation: Why Referrals Fail Without This One Thing
May 08, 2026
Design Your Life, Not Just Your Business
Apr 10, 2026
Own It: Reputation, Referrals & Reality
Apr 03, 2026
Networking vs. Collaboration (Why Most People Get It Wrong)
Mar 27, 2026
Referrals Fail Without This One Thing
Mar 20, 2026
Stop Pretending You're Not in Sales
Mar 13, 2026
The Execution Age: Why Professional Services Must Reprice or Reinvent
Mar 03, 2026
Nothing Happens Until You Sell Something with George Sandmann
Feb 27, 2026
You’re Worth More Than 1%, If You Can Prove It
Feb 23, 2026
Stop Hiding from Sales (And Start Preparing for What’s Next)
Feb 16, 2026
Can I Borrow Your Car? What Happens When You Stop Hiding in Business with Carl Cox
Jan 09, 2026
Do You "Need" Social Media to Grow Your Business?
Dec 19, 2025
The Shift in Buyer Behavior: Why Your Clients Decide Long Before You Show Up
Dec 12, 2025
Ideal Client Acquistion and Why it Matters
Nov 14, 2025
The New Scarcity: Meaning, Trust, and Ideal Clients in the Age of AI
Nov 07, 2025
Can I Borrow Your Car? Marketing with Soul
Oct 31, 2025
Building Relationships Beyond Profit with Mike Cook
Oct 10, 2025
Bob Goldsmith: Investment Banking & Exit Planniing
Oct 03, 2025
The Power and Necessity of Authenticity in Collaboration and Referrals
Sep 26, 2025
Collaboration is the New Competitive Edge
Sep 19, 2025
In the Age of AI, Referrals Will Still Be Relevant
Sep 12, 2025
Green Means GO for Referrals
Sep 05, 2025
Can I Borrow Your Car? Navigating the Fourth Quarter of Life
Aug 29, 2025
Can I Borrow Your Car: George Sandman: The Power of Collaboration in Business
Aug 22, 2025
How to Combine the Power of Owned Media with Owning Your Referral Pipeline
Aug 15, 2025
Wally Waldron: Unlocking Business Value Through Collaboration
Aug 08, 2025
Collaboration and Disciple Making: How Ministry Can Model Secular and Eternal Success
Aug 01, 2025
Navigating the Fourth Quarter of Life
Jul 25, 2025
George Sandman: The Power of Collaboration in Business
Jul 18, 2025
Winter is Coming: Make Sure You Have Enough "Wood" in Your Sales Pipeline
Jul 11, 2025
The Critical Role of Personal Plans in Exit Strategies
Jul 04, 2025
The Advisor’s Growth Playbook: Vision, Referrals, and Results
Jun 27, 2025
Demystifying Business Valuations: Clarity, Trust, and the Human Touch
Jun 20, 2025
Looking at Networking From the Inside Out: A Professionals Look at Culture From Within Large Organizations and Becoming an Entrepreneur
Jun 13, 2025
Investment Banking in the Exit Planning Process: Interview w/ Bob Goldsmith, Northern Edge Advisors
Jun 06, 2025
Recovery, Rediscovering Purpose and Rebranding with Purpose
May 30, 2025
Introduction to Modern Exit Planning for Financial Advisors: Setting the Stage for Growth and Collaboration
May 02, 2025
The Power of Referrals in Marketing
Apr 25, 2025
Skills Set Series: Referrals: Giving Referrals to Centers of Influence
Apr 11, 2025
Tim Rhode: Building Trust in Business Relationships
Apr 04, 2025
Skills Set Series: Season 2, Ep. 2: Referrals: How to Give Referrals to Your Clients
Mar 28, 2025
Skills Set Series: Season 2, Ep. 1: Referrals: How to Give Referrals
Mar 21, 2025
Mike Carlone: Referrals in the Financial Services Industry
Mar 14, 2025
Skills Set Series: Ep 4: Culture: Be a Farmer and a Hunter
Mar 07, 2025
Skill Set Series: Ep 3: Culture: Cultivate, Plant and Reap
Feb 28, 2025
Skills Set Series: Ep2: Individual Culture
Feb 21, 2025
Skills Set Series: Ep 1: Referral Culture
Feb 14, 2025
Cara Gray: Third Act Consultant
Feb 07, 2025
Mike Garrison: Skills Set Series Introduction
Jan 31, 2025
Walter Pollard: President & Founder at Brand Fuzion
Jan 24, 2025
David Trent: Founder/CEO Trent Premier Growth
Jan 10, 2025
TM Dickinson: Principal-Catalyst Sales Performance LLC
Jan 03, 2025
George Sandmann, Founder & CEO of Growth-Drive
Dec 20, 2024
EP6: Lori Power: President MP Benefits
Dec 13, 2024
Ep 5: Carl J. Cox: CEO at 40 Strategy
Dec 06, 2024
Ep 4: John Lusher: The Social Buzz Lab: Referral Success is About Trust
Nov 22, 2024
Ep 3: Tina Corner Stolz: Founder, LX Council
Nov 15, 2024
Why Should I Refer You? Episode 2: Larry Levine
Nov 08, 2024
Why Should I Refer You Podcast Introduction
Nov 05, 2024