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title: How to create a profit-driven team in your auto shop
description: Join our webinar to learn from Dave Kusa, owner of Autotrend Auto Repair and ACT Group coach, as he explores the rationale and methods for financial transparency and the key metrics to monitor and share for business health and profitability.
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##### How to create a profit-driven team in your auto shop Insights from Dave Kusa
##### Dave Kusa believes that a shop team that understands vehicle mechanics is crucial, yet a team that comprehends your shop’s finances is equally important.
##### Dave owns Autotrend Auto Repair in Campbell, California, and is a shop coach for the ACT Group. With 35 years of industry experience, Dave advocates for shop owners to share their **shop's financial details with their employees.**
##### Join our free webinar to learn from Dave, who will share how this approach demystifies business operations for employees, eliminates their misconceptions, and fosters a more engaged workforce focused on driving profits.
##### **Thursday, August 1st at 12:30PM EST | 9:30AM PST**
## Register Here
## Register for the webinar to learn:
##### Why you should share your shop’s financials with your staff
##### **The practical implications of financial transparency**
##### **How to get started with financial transparency**
##### **The metrics you should track and which ones you should share with your team**
##### Get to know our speakers
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### Dave Kusa
##### Owner, Autotrend Diagnostics; Shop Coach, ACT Group
Dave, owner of Autotrend Auto Repair, has over 34 years of experience in the automotive service aftermarket. After graduating from De Anza College's Automotive Technology Program in 1984, he worked as a Diagnostic Technician, Shop Foreman, and Service Advisor. He joined Autotrend Diagnostics in 2000 and became the owner in 2001.
Dave has trained with top automotive business trainers and is now a coach with the Automotive Coaching and Training (ACT) Group, where he helps other shop owners improve their operations. He is actively involved in the industry, serving on the ASA Mechanical Operations Committee, chairing the ASCCA Government Relations Committee, and serving as the 2017 ASCCA State President.
Dave believes in the importance of industry involvement, ongoing training, and education for success in the rapidly evolving automotive aftermarket. His motto is “adapt or become obsolete."
### Jake Benson
#### Director of Strategic Accounts, PartsTech
Jake has worked in technology and business consulting for 25 years and has spent the last 18 years in the automotive aftermarket space — including over 13 years at NAPA and three years at Solera. As Director of Strategic Accounts at PartsTech since 2021, Jake is in charge of managing strategy and engagement with all customer-facing software partners along with major account clients and new sales opportunities.
*“Adapt or become obsolete."*
##### **-Dave Kusa**
Owner, Autotrend Auto Repair;
Shop Coach, ACT Group
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