DO IT FOR A LIVING
By Todd Earsley & Kevin Dubois interview the big players in motorsports and pr
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DO IT FOR A LIVING is a podcast where YOU, the performance racing industry enthusiast and shop owner can hear from the best minds in the performance racing industry talking about business and tech. We discuss new products and services and the best resources used by the big dogs. You can listen on your way to work or in the shop. With new episodes coming out every Monday, you'll find interesting topics and valuable information you can use to build your performance business. Now take this information and use it to build the next record-breaking car or innovative product.
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211 - Zach Denney of ECU Master USA returns
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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210 - Emily and Zach from the 2025/26 UNT Formula SAE Team
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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209 - Peter Agapoglou of Autosport Fabrication
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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208 - Joseph Potak with HP Cult
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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207 - Adam Hammer of Hammer and Dolly Restorations
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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206 - Brandon Piper of BSP Motorsports
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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205 - Sasha Anis of Mountain Pass Performance
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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204 - Richard Fielder with Evolution Dynamics and Scaling your Business Discussion
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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203 - Adam McCreery with AFR Autoworks
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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202 - Kevin Emr of E-Muscle Cars
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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201 - Season 2 Intro and Matt Beenen of Builtright + Mountech Followup
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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163: Stewart Waliser of Stews Self Service Garage
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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162: Nathan Cicio of Cicio Performance
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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161: Chris Riggs from Speed by Design
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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160: Ben Silcock and Andre Simon return to discuss HP Academy
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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159: Bryan Thompson of Powerhouse Racing
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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158: AJ Hartman returns for an update on AJ Hartman Aero
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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157: Matt Beenen returns with BuiltRight Industries
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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156: Alejandro and Pablo Moreno of Tandem Automotive
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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155: Theresa Contreras and Sara Morosan of LGE-CTS Motorsports
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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154: Vadim Belogorodsky from CANtrolls
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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153: Reid Lunde returns to discuss his interconnectable relay entered in the SEMA Launch Pad Competition
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Aug 05, 2019 |
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152: Johnny Cichowski of Nine Lives Racing
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Jul 22, 2019 |
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151: Jonny Mill of WheelWell.com
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Mar 11, 2019 |
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150: Charlie Eklund of Hennessey's Tuner School
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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149: Richard Tomlin of Apex Auto Works and White Pony Dry
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Feb 04, 2019 |
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148: Bob Morreale of The Tuning School
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Sep 03, 2018 |
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147: Dave Carapetyan of Rally Ready Driving School wants to teach everybody how to drive a rally car!
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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146: Dan Kahn of Kahn Media started by sending articles about his car to magazine editors. Now he runs his own PR firm.
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Aug 20, 2018 |
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145: Joe Gambino of Rogue Fabrication couldn't find a tube bender to meet his particular needs so he went out and made one himself!
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Jul 30, 2018 |
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144: Colin McLemore of Mac's Custom Tie Downs is working to become the household name for tie downs of all sorts
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Jul 23, 2018 |
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143: Chris Walters details how they built up a relationship with Jay Leno over years before releasing Jay Leno's Garage Car Care products
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Jul 16, 2018 |
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142: Will Baty of Centerforce clutches shares how they continue to innovate to stay ahead of market demands
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Jul 09, 2018 |
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141: Tony Whatley wants you to turn your side hustle into a successful business
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Jul 02, 2018 |
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140: Bret Voelkel of RideTech explains how his company emerged from the 2008 recession stronger than ever
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Jun 18, 2018 |
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139: Steve Dinan, Founder and former owner of DINAN, made the best products possible and backed them with a warranty and recently started a new service shop called CarBahn
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Jun 11, 2018 |
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138: Jason Gauci of Lund International talks product development, marketing, and patents for their products in the off-road truck market
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Jun 04, 2018 |
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137: Brent Picasso of Autosport Labs discusses the process of using crowd funding to make RaceCapture and Podium
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May 28, 2018 |
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136: Dave Rowe of EPS Motorsports travels all over the world tuning various race cars using his MoTeC expertise
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May 21, 2018 |
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135: Lance Stander, the owner of Superformance, tells how he moved from South Africa to the US to pursue his passion for cars
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May 14, 2018 |
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134: Jim Ring shares how he and his brother Mike expanded RingBrothers to include manufacturing billet assemblies and specialty body panels
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May 07, 2018 |
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133: Kris Miller has helped Powerstop Brakes increase their brand's recognition through strategic sponsorships and by creating excellent content
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Apr 30, 2018 |
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132: Gary Carbono left his job as a lawyer in Panama to pursue his passion for cars and founded Race Lab Motorsports
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Apr 23, 2018 |
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131: John Nguyen quit his day job to pursue Track Spec Motorsports and has parlayed that into the Spec Corvette racing series
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Apr 16, 2018 |
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130: Scott Molitor of MoFab takes us through the process of acquiring a performance shop to grow his business
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Apr 09, 2018 |
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129: Dennis Overholser, co-founder of Painless Performance Products, takes us through the ups and downs of growing his wiring and accessories company
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Apr 02, 2018 |
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128: The Bondurant Racing School just celebrated its 50th year in business! Tune in to hear what Pat and Bob are doing to make it thrive for another 50 years.
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Mar 26, 2018 |
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127: Tim Palazzolo of GAP Racing earned his reputation as a world-class builder by paying attention to the little details
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Mar 19, 2018 |
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126: Trevor and Travis Hill of TWOth Autosport want to take novices and turn them into professional racing drivers
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Mar 12, 2018 |
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125: Dirk Starksen from Advanced Clutch Technology (ACT) tells how he got started and how he continues to innovate
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Mar 05, 2018 |
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124: Doug and Brad DeBerti build crazy vehicles, race trucks, and have a new show on Discovery called Twin Turbos
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Feb 26, 2018 |
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123: Glen Reid of Futura Trailers brought his innovative idea of a lowering trailer to reality
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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122: David Schardt of Forgeline Motorsports continues to push the envelope with their carbon+forged wheels
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Feb 12, 2018 |
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121: Bob Boileau discusses how he became President of Pikes Peak International Raceway and how they have outlasted the previous owners
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Feb 05, 2018 |
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120: Paul "Scooter" Brothers shares his experience at Comp Performance Group, the SEMA board, and how they look for companies to acquire
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Dec 11, 2017 |
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119: Larry Chen works every single day to capture stunning automotive pictures from all over the globe
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Dec 04, 2017 |
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118: Chris Stewart took his knowledge of marketing & design and combined it with his love of music & racing to create the GridLife festivals
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Nov 27, 2017 |
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117: John Whalen of Whalen Speed R&D details how he has built up his business over the years
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Nov 20, 2017 |
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116: Trevor Doelling of Texas Speed quit installing parts to focus on online sales. Now, they are machining and manufacturing their own parts.
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Nov 13, 2017 |
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115: Howard Anderson of AR Fabrication and Darton East believes that slow and steady growth is the best way to ensure success
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Nov 06, 2017 |
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114: Three friends - Jeremy, Ben, and John - teamed up with different skill sets to start Fathouse Fabrications
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Oct 23, 2017 |
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113: Jason Whitfield of Whitfield Fab has built his business by doing everything he can in house, including manufacturing weld-ready cages for drag racing
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Oct 09, 2017 |
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112: Chris Stephens, the co-host of Discovery Channel's Garage Rehab, helps shops improve operations and turn a profit
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Oct 02, 2017 |
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111: Tim Suddard of Grassroots Motorsports explains how the magazine got started and how it has changed over the years
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Sep 25, 2017 |
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110: Ian Baker of World Time Attack set out to create the ultimate time attack racing spectacle and continues to improve his event
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Sep 18, 2017 |
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109: Eric Hazen explains how he and Paul Lucas use their engineering knowledge to design products at Verus Engineering
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Sep 04, 2017 |
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108: Mike Lewin of Professional Awesome shares how they are transforming their racing hobby into a real business
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Aug 28, 2017 |
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107: Victor Alvarez took his love for Supras and turned it into a business with Induction Performance
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Aug 21, 2017 |
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106: Rory Connell has leveraged his network to become more successful and recently became Chairman of the SEMA YEN Select Committee
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Aug 14, 2017 |
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105: Dom Tucci is expanding the family business of building hot rods with his design firm Dom Tucci Designs
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Aug 07, 2017 |
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104: Ben Horst of Eddy Motorworks epitomizes the term "hot rod" with his Tesla-powered Exocet
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Jul 17, 2017 |
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103: Sasha Anis of OnPoint Dyno is positioning himself as a leader in electric car performance
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Jul 10, 2017 |
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102: Susan Johnson of Moore Automotive takes a deep dive into proper accounting practices
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Jun 05, 2017 |
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100: Reid Lunde returns as a guest for Episode 100 and tells us about Kaizenspeed and KS Tuned
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Apr 17, 2017 |
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099: Ron Sledge gives some insight on how King Engine Bearings operates in the US.
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Apr 10, 2017 |
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098: Kenny Tran of Jotech Motorsports says passion and focus are the keys to success
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Apr 03, 2017 |
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097: Sam Barros of Nostrum Energy saw a need for aftermarket direct injection injectors and is meeting the demand.
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Mar 27, 2017 |
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096: Thad Norman of Hypercar Development has lofty goals for their McLaren and wants to break a whole bunch of records
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Mar 06, 2017 |
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095: Hear how Chris Rhoad started StudioRhoad.com to build beautiful websites and create engaging content for businesses
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Feb 27, 2017 |
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094: Jim Liaw tells us how he helped bring drifting to the US with Formula Drift
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Feb 20, 2017 |
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093: Dave Vasser used hard work and determination to build Nitrous Outlet into a powerhouse in the nitrous market
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Feb 13, 2017 |
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092: Ken Anderson has helped many companies grown their US presence. Hear about his latest venture with Mountune USA
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Feb 06, 2017 |
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091: Mike and Rossy Welch tell us how they met and built Road Race Engineering
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Jan 31, 2017 |
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090: Hear what it takes to start a performance shop with James Siebert of F&S Motorsports
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Jan 23, 2017 |
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089: Marty Staggs of Turbosmart USA explains how he helped bridge the gap between Australia and the US
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Jan 16, 2017 |
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088: Frank Rehak tells how he transformed his family auto shop to Driveshaft Shop over several decades.
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Jan 09, 2017 |
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087: Cody Loveland of LoveFab and Affinity Aero shares how he went from Honda's to NSX's to tube-frame carbon-bodied race cars.
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Dec 19, 2016 |
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086: Franco Ganino of Alliant Insurance talks about their Garage Keepers insurance plan called Installers Edge
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Dec 12, 2016 |
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085: Gidi Chamdi exposes the real truth about what it takes to chase the 6 second quarter mile with his GTR.
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Dec 05, 2016 |
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084: JP from Radium Engineering tells how he concentrates on design and outsources the manufacturing.
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Nov 28, 2016 |
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083: Zach Denney explains how he brought ECUMaster to the United States
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Nov 14, 2016 |
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082: Matt Beenen tells us how he climbed the ranks to become President of GrimmSpeed
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Oct 31, 2016 |
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081: Jud Massingill, founder of School of Automotive Machinists, tells us how he built the coolest vocational school around!
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Oct 24, 2016 |
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080: Jason Dienhart details how he created Global Time Attack
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Oct 17, 2016 |
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079: Louis Gigliotti focuses on efficiency and tracking metrics to keep GSpeed on a path to success
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Oct 10, 2016 |
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078: Cole Powelson of LYFE Motorsport shares his journey to building the fastest Time Attack R35 GTR in the world.
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Oct 03, 2016 |
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077: Jens von Holten shares his story of sailing from South Africa to the Americas and eventually purchasing Fuel Injector Clinic.
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Sep 26, 2016 |
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076: Ryan Basseri from Rywire details how he grew his custom wiring business
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Sep 19, 2016 |
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075: Brian Tooley, the founder of Brian Tooley Racing, tells us how he went from hand porting heads in his apartment kitchen to running 5-axis CNC machines
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Sep 12, 2016 |
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074: Brian Mack from Lathrop & Gage talks patents!
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Sep 05, 2016 |
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073: JJ Jabaji used to flip cars to make a buck. Hear how he transitioned into building billet Subaru blocks at IAG Performance
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Aug 29, 2016 |
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072: David Buschur holds nothing back and details his 25-year history modifying cars
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Aug 15, 2016 |
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071: Terry Fair of Vorshlag Motorsports exposes the hard truths of purchasing CNC machines
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Aug 08, 2016 |
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070: AJ Hartman details how he transitioned from working at a body shop to manufacturing composite aero parts
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Aug 01, 2016 |
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069: Greg of GSC Power Division shares his path to manufacturing billet camshafts.
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Jul 25, 2016 |
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068: Steven Aghakhani tells us how he manages being an 8th grader who also races supercars!
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Jul 18, 2016 |
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067: Jay Payson shares his experience of growing HP Tuners over the past decade.
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Jul 11, 2016 |
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066: Ravi Dolwani shares how he created the performance division of CSF Radiator
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Jul 04, 2016 |
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065: Lee Sweitzer details the steps he is taking to open up his shop, Sweitzer Performance
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Jun 27, 2016 |
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064: Carlos Tirado explains how he leveraged forums and friendships to create Tirado Custom Coatings
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Jun 20, 2016 |
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063: Jack McGee of Jacks Transmissions shares how he has improved his business by working smarter, not harder
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Jun 13, 2016 |
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062: Jeremy Gerber of Roadster Shop says the keys to success are hard work and improving the operations at the shop
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Jun 06, 2016 |
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061: Don Herring Jr gives us an insight into how successful dealerships are operated
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May 30, 2016 |
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060: Justin Miller of Force-Fed Performance explains the difficulties of running a small business
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May 23, 2016 |
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059: Round table discussion - System for certifying shops, tuners, and engine builders
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May 16, 2016 |
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058: David Localio tells us how he built Headgames Motorworks from humble beginnings in a 200 square foot room
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May 09, 2016 |
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057 Part 2: Extra conversation with Andrew Brilliant
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May 05, 2016 |
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057: Andrew Brilliant of AMB Aero shares some secrets to improve the aerodynamics of your race car
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May 02, 2016 |
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056: Eric Leichtle gives us an insider's view of a professional racing team
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Apr 25, 2016 |
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055: Alex Soto explains how he made Sheepey Built into what it is today
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Apr 18, 2016 |
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054: Kyle Shelley from Turn14 explains how they are trying to protect margins for brick & mortar shops
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Apr 11, 2016 |
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053: Dale Heiler of Castle Hill Performance explains how EFI tuning and turbos are changing the domestic drag racing market
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Apr 04, 2016 |
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Steve Ciabattoni of 360 Payment Solutions explains the ins and outs of credit card processing and how it affects your business
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Mar 28, 2016 |
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051: Jim McIlvaine explains how he manages Optima Batteries' online presence
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Mar 21, 2016 |
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050: Peter Blach turned his passion for Supras into the TX2K event we know and love today!
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Mar 14, 2016 |
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049: Chris Raymond of Garage40 debunks marketing myths and provides insight into brand management
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Mar 07, 2016 |
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048: Tim Bailey of Cobb Tuning explains how they control and protect their dealer network
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Feb 29, 2016 |
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047: Chase Lautenbach & Justin Keith tell us how they made Street Car Takeover a success
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Feb 22, 2016 |
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046: Peter Tarach & Dave Pratte from Speed Academy discuss how they transitioned from print media to producing online content
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Feb 15, 2016 |
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045: Rhys Millen explains that hard work and focus are the keys to success
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Feb 08, 2016 |
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044: Lucas English says the reality of getting your car sponsored is not cheap
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Feb 01, 2016 |
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043: Mark Jager explains the level of effort needed off the track to be a sponsored racer on the track
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Jan 25, 2016 |
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042: Jimi Day from FM3 Marketing discusses how to get the most out of attending events
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Jan 18, 2016 |
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041: Todd Earsley from My Shop Assist discusses the importance of working ON your business, not IN your business
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Jan 11, 2016 |
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040: Kevin Dubois from My Shop Assist discusses the importance of accurately tracking your builds
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Jan 04, 2016 |
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039: Damian Borroto from Belak Industries says "you're not gonna win if you don't play!"
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Jul 24, 2015 |
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038: Chris Jewell from Competition Clutch gives a no BS interview about mixing business with friendship
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Jul 20, 2015 |
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037: John Veloso is the founder of K-Tuned, and like most entrepreneurs, he wasn't handed his success, he had to work for it
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Jul 17, 2015 |
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036: Brian Gillespie from Hasport Performance on building and maintaining a performance business
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Jul 13, 2015 |
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035: Nick D'Agostino from Wiseco Pistons is here to discuss pricing strategy and customer value
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Jul 10, 2015 |
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034: Bottle and Nero Deliwala from Titan Motorsports talk racing, business systems, and lessons learned
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Jul 06, 2015 |
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032: John Shepherd the legend from Shep Transmissions shares his goals, his daily grind and what it takes to be the man
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Jun 05, 2015 |
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031: Are the odds stacked against you!? Eric and Marc Kozeluh from Twins Turbo Motorsports tell their rags to - fabricator's story
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Jun 01, 2015 |
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030: Jeremy Allen the engine builder at Inline Pro talks about engines, drag racing, and family
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May 29, 2015 |
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029: Autonerdz founder Tom Roberts is a tech guy who's assembled a top-notch team with top-notch service
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May 25, 2015 |
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028: Cobb Tuning's founder Trey Cobb built an industry leading brand, and he's here to offer his advice
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May 22, 2015 |
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027: Kyle Loftis from 1320 Video really is living his dream!
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May 18, 2015 |
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026: David Hsu (Part 2) from Group A Engineering, Skunk2, Kraftwerks, and Grams Performance calls it how he sees it
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May 15, 2015 |
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025: David Hsu (Part 1) from Group A Engineering, Skunk2, Kraftwerks, and Grams Performance talks business!
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May 11, 2015 |
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024: Andre Simon and Ben Silcock from HP Academy offer a unique approach to EFI Tuning
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May 08, 2015 |
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023: Dave Arce from Arce Racing Engines offers his experience selling quality services when customers are price driven
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May 04, 2015 |
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022: Chris Carey from Modern Automotive Performance has three unique differences
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May 01, 2015 |
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021: Scott McIver from Kaizen Tuning is creating new customers with a killer strategy
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Apr 27, 2015 |
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020: Nate Silveri and Jason Slater from TPG Tuning partnered up and opened up shop
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Apr 24, 2015 |
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019: Steve Nichols from Dyno Dynamics USA offers advice to help you avoid mistakes
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Apr 20, 2015 |
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018: Matt Wright from Haltech Engine Management gives killer insight into the performance business
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Apr 17, 2015 |
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Episode 017: Chris Delgado and Dave Donnals from D3 Performance Engineering in Houston, Texas
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Apr 13, 2015 |
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Episode 016: Todd Lewis from Mainline Dyno expands on his journey from mechanic to business-owner
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Apr 10, 2015 |
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Episode 015: Jordan Watson from National Speed is building a scalable, systematized speed shop!
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Apr 06, 2015 |
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Episode 014: Scott Kuhner from Emtron Australia talks about the struggle of working with outside engineers
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Apr 03, 2015 |
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Episode 013: Jason Siebels from Pro EFI talks about the business of engine management
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Mar 30, 2015 |
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Episode 012: Martin Musial from AMS Performance tells the story of AMS and Alpha Performance
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Mar 27, 2015 |
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Episode 011: Ever built your own ECU? Andy Wyatt from Adaptronic did when he was 19.
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Mar 26, 2015 |
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Episode 010: Robert Young from Forced Performance discusses keeping customers happy and billet turbos!
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Mar 25, 2015 |
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Episode 009: Jay Meagher from Real Street Performance talks pricing, tuning and competition
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Mar 24, 2015 |
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Episode 008: Shane Tecklenburg is the EFI Calibrator behind the first ever 5-second import
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Mar 23, 2015 |
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Episode 007: Todd Berk from Push, Inc. talks about integrating hardware and software for his new motorsports product
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Mar 20, 2015 |
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Episode 006: Joel Levy from RaceSpec talks motorsport wiring, and surviving Hurricane Irene
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Mar 16, 2015 |
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Episode 005: Chris Harris from Xenocron.com tells his entrepreneurial story
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Mar 13, 2015 |
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Episode 004: Ryan Fisher from Shift-S3ctor talks about roll-racing and organizing big events that attract supercars
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Mar 09, 2015 |
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Bonus Episode: Reid Lunde and Ben Strader Debate Professionalism, Authenticity, and the F-word
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Mar 07, 2015 |
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Episode 003: Paul Yaw, the founder of Injector Dynamics talks business, engineering and how-to add value for your customers
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Mar 06, 2015 |
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Episode 002: Tony Palo from T1 Race Development talks business and 4,000 HP dynos!?
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Mar 02, 2015 |
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Episode 001: Ben Strader tells how he founded EFI University
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Mar 02, 2015 |
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Episode 000: About me / About the show / What's in it for you?
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Feb 28, 2015 |
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Teaser- The Story of the First 8-second Pass in a Street-Class Honda
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Feb 26, 2015 |
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Teaser- Paul Yaw from Injector Dynamics 2
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Feb 18, 2015 |
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Teaser- Paul Yaw from Injector Dynamics 1
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Feb 18, 2015 |
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Teaser- Ben Strader from EFI University
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Feb 18, 2015 |
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Teaser- Tony Palo from T1 Race Development
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Jan 22, 2015 |