Dec 18, 2023
This week’s key takeaway:
Wrapping up 2023 with Sam Street and our Hall of Famers
Episode intro:
It's that time of the year again… it’s time for Paint &
Panel’s roundup of 2023. It’s been an eventful year of high demand,
more cars on the road and not enough parts to go around.
We welcome back two industry-friends of the show who are both
Paint & Panel Awards Hall of Famers. Robin Taylor (Performance
Services Development Consultant at Axalta) and Steve O’Brien (MD at
iBodyshop) join Ben and editor Sam for a roundtable discussion
about the good and the bad of 2023 and what we can expect for
2024.
We’d like to say a big thank you to all of our listeners in
2023 - we hope you had a good year. See you all on the other
side!
In this week’s episode you will learn:
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How the industry dealt with high demand with a skills shortage
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Is COVID still an issue for the industry?
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The scale of the part-supply problem
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How the industry has made itself more efficient lately
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Why there are more cars on the road at the moment
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How smash repairers are reinvesting in their futures
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The most popular podcast topics of 2023
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What the industry is doing to attract new talent
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Predictions for 2024
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How independents can stand out in 2024
Show links:
** Find Robin on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-taylor-6b915612?originalSubdomain=au
** Find Steve on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-o-brien-ibodyshop/?originalSubdomain=au
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