This episode comes from a great conversation with Kacy Erdelyi of Spark Car Wash and Nick Rodia of Sgt. Clean on our most recent CAR WASH Magazine Live panel. 

Every month we speak with experts in the industry on a topic and share it with you. This month we discussed retention and online conversions. New customers are great, but how do we keep the ones we’ve got? And can we convert potential new customers who aren’t at our car wash sites?

This week's episode is an industry update on the new patent that OmniX Labs have secured for their real time analysis of security video footage.  Anoop Kanthan, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of OmniX Labs, talks us through the decision to get a patent, exactly how their product works, and his predictions for the AI landscape moving forward.  

This is part two of our series on Gleam Car Wash in Denver. If you have not listened to part one we recommend you start there!

In part two we hear again from owner and operator Emilie Barrata alongside the voices of other employees at Gleam and their philanthropic partners. This episode focuses on Gleam as a wash and its culture. We get a look into their inclusive hiring program, dedication to the environment, and work in the community. 

After a brief planning break CAR WASH The Podcast is officially back! for the first installment of season 3 we are bringing you a two-part series on Gleam Car Wash in Denver Colorado. In this first episode, we are telling you the story of Emilie Barrata who owns and operates Gleam. She tells us about her journey into car washing, the lessons she has learned from starting a car wash from scratch, and her perspective on being a woman in the car wash industry. 

Next week Thursday we will continue with part 2 focusing on the many amazing things about Gleam as a wash and organization. 

Season 3 is upon us! We are excited to announce that we are back with new episodes next week, Thursday, February 23rd. Season three begins with a two-part episode about Gleam Car Wash in Denver. We can't wait for you to hear it.

This is part two of a conversation with Jeff Pavone, partner at Amplify Car Wash Advisors. Jeff is back on the podcast to fill us in on the merger and acquisition landscape in the car wash industry with trends, predictions, data, and expert insight into the current (and future) market. 

This week’s episode was so jam-packed with insight, we needed two weeks to share it with you. This is part one of a conversation with Jeff Pavone, partner at Amplify Car Wash Advisors. Jeff is back on the podcast to fill us in on the merger and acquisition landscape in the car wash industry with trends, predictions, data, and expert insight into the current (and future) market. 

AMP Car Wash Membership Platform Co-founders Dennis Dreeszen and Adam Trien join us to share their origin story. We go behind the brand to discuss how they developed an app for Autowash into a multi-tenant app, where the brand is today, where they want to go, and the honeymoon destination of the founders.

NFTs in the car wash space? We have a bonus episode for you discussing just that. Anne Mauler of Soapy Joe’s Car Wash joins us to talk about their recently NFT campaign, why and how they did it, and the result so far. 

This week on CAR WASH the Podcast we bring you our monthly conversation with CAR WASH Experts. Each month a panel of experts discuss a topic. This week it is how to build a culture to transcend generations.

We are joined by Justin Alford of Benny’s Car Wash, Bill Martin of Metro Express Car Wash, and Tom Hoffman Jr. of Hoffman Car Wash. We discuss how to create a business that will outlive the people who built it.

This conversation was recorded at the CAR WASH Show in Nashville