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Gearheads n' GasolineAuthor: Barry Alt & Annette Bauer
The Gearheads n Gasoline Podcast will be bringing you engaging, lighthearted yet informative conversations with market-leading Shop Owners, Shop Employees, and Automotive Enthusiasts from the Aftermarket, Restoration, Performance, and Racing Industries.Our hosts are Barry Alt with Motorhead Digital and Annette Bauer with Annette Bauer Creative.Well be exploring the journey of our guests, uncovering their achievements, challenges, and even failures, that were the driving forces behind their success!Whether youre joining us as a shop owner, an aspiring shop owner, racer, professional, creative or hardcore enthusiast - this podcast will be your pit stop for insightful discussions with influential figures from the automotive industry.Our goal is to entertain and educate listeners with real-life stories, lessons learned, and practical advice you can use.Gearheads n Gasoline - Fueling Your Success Language: en-us Genres: Automotive, Business, Leisure, Marketing Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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From Hot Rod Shop to Truck Parts Brand with Jay Pruitt from Trucks USA | S3 E4
Episode 4
Wednesday, 1 April, 2026
Send us Fan MailPowered by:➡️ Red Line Synthetic Oil: redlineoil.com➡️ AMD: autometaldirect.comIn this episode of the Gearheads n’ Gasoline Podcast, Barry and Eddy Cebrco from AMD sit down with Jay Pruitt of Trucks USA to talk about his journey from growing up in a hot rod family to building a thriving truck bed manufacturing business.Jay shares how he transitioned from wrenching in a small shop to scaling a business that now focuses on manufacturing, dealer networks, and direct-to-consumer sales. Along the way, the conversation dives into the realities of hiring in today’s market, adapting to social media, and why showing up at events matters more than ever.They also get into the shift happening in the automotive aftermarket, from wholesale dominance to brand-building, content creation, and customer connection, and how stepping outside your comfort zone can unlock serious growth.If you're a shop owner, manufacturer, or anyone in the automotive aftermarket trying to grow, this episode is packed with real-world insight, a few laughs, and some hard-earned lessons.Takeaways:Jay's family has always been involved in automotive culture.You can’t scale working only with your handsGrowth comes from products, not just laborDirect-to-consumer is reshaping the aftermarket industryEvents build relationships, not just immediate salesSocial media is learned, not a natural talentAuthentic content outperforms polished, perfect productionDon’t build around one loud customer requestShops must invest in training younger talentCustomers want complete solutions, not scattered partsBeing yourself is your strongest business advantageGuest Bio:Jay is 51 and married, a Gearhead for life, a jack of all trades and master of a few. GM truck guy.Guest:Jay Pruitttrucksusa.netfacebook.com/profile.php?id=100070262241538instagram.com/classictruckbedpartsHost:Barry Alt, Motorhead Digitalmaximizesales@motorheaddigital.commotorheaddigital.comfacebook.com/Motorhead.Digitalinstagram.com/motorhead.digitallinkedin.com/company/motorhead-digitalGuest Co-Host:Eddy Cebreco, Auto Metal Directeddy@autometaldirect.comautometaldirect.comfacebook.com/AutoMetalDirectinstagram.com/autometaldirectlinkedin.com/company/autometaldirectDon’t miss an episode from Gearheads n’ Gasoline!www.facebook.com/GearheadsNGasolinewww.instagram.com/gearheadsngasolinewww.linkedin.com/company/gearheadsngasolinewww.youtube.com/@GearheadsNGasolineYou can reach us at gngoperations@motorheaddigital.com
