Do It For A Living

29/03/2026

Our latest episode dives into accounting for small shops – the stuff most of us avoid until tax time. We sit down with accountant Jerry Cecco to break down the basics: what a P&L should actually look like, the metrics that matter, and what to do with them. Whether you handle your own books or just want to have smarter conversations with your accountant, this one's for you.

Most shop owners glance at their P&L once a year at tax time and have no idea what it's actually telling them. In this episode, accountant Jerry Cecco of Cec...

02/03/2026

If you own or run a performance/restoration/fabrication shop, this is going to be the single most important podcast you ever listen to!

I've been saying this for years at the PRI show, through the podcast, and with talking to shop owners everywhere, and now we finally put it in an episode.

Performance shops are doing harder, more skilled work than general repair — and making less money per hour. It doesn't make sense until you understand how the two business models actually work.

Richard and Kevin go in detail and broke it all down: book time vs hourly billing, parts markup, shop efficiency, and what it actually takes to fix it in the performance industry.

If this hits home, watch the full episode. As always, click like and subscribe, and tell your friends so we can continue to attract new guests!

You're doing highly skilled work, working harder than the general repair shop down the street — and making less money per hour. In this episode, Richard inte...

13/02/2026

New Episode! Richard and Kevin do the followup to episode 213, finishing out the discussion of manufacturing processes and theories. We work to apply these ideas to smaller manufacturers and shops in the performance racing and automotive world.

In this episode, Richard teaches us how PokeYoke works in design of products to minimize errors on assembly and installation.

We follow that with a discussion on KanBan and how it can be used for inventory and production.

And last we dive into Lean manufacturing, what it means, and how to make your shop lean.

All of these ideas can be applied to any business, from a one man installation shop, to a multi billion dollar manufacter. Constant learning and improving your own business is the key to long term success!

Let us know what you think! Please like and subscribe to the channel, and if there is something or someone you would like to hear from, let us know!

26/01/2026

Our latest episode is out! Chris Hagen from Inertia Lab gives us an inside scoop of how his business is run. Chris' company does high end coil-over rebuilding and sales. Click the video to hear how he selects manufacturers to work with, learn how he uses shock data, and find out how his operation works to ensure everyone gets the answers and the service they need.

Be sure to like the video and subscribe to the channel! and let us know who you want to hear from! If you have any questions you have with your business, ask us and we will be sure to answer them in future episodes!

In this episode, Kevin and Richard sits down with Chris Hagen, owner of Inertia Laboratory. Chris specializes in high-performance damper rebuilds, revalving,...

11/01/2026

Dive into the full episode on YouTube or your favorite podcast player and discover insights into manufacturing you won't want to miss.

08/01/2026

We have a new episode out! We are going to dig deep into the world of manufacturing and are starting this with learning about some concepts, processes and theory on manufacturing. Richard uses his experience as a controls Engineer at a major manufacturing facility to tell us how those processes can be applied to shops and smaller manufacturers in the performance industry. Listen in and let us know what you think! There is a lot more to come!!