"I Thought We Were Doing It Right" The Question That Changed How Josh Piccione Runs His Shop

Josh Piccione started his collision career manning a pressure washer. Today he's the general manager of Tom Wood Collision Center in Indianapolis, running one of the most heavily OEM-certified shops in the country — more than 20 manufacturer certifications under one roof.

But the turning point in his career wasn't a promotion. It was a question he couldn't answer. At his first 20 group, moderator Mike Anderson called him to the front of the room as "the most certified shop here" and asked how many Subaru steering columns he'd measured that year. Josh had no answer. He went home and tore his own process apart.

In this episode, Josh walks through what it actually cost to rebuild a shop around doing it right — the training, the bruised egos, the carriers and customers who didn't love it. He explains why he wants OEM certification audits to get harder, how EOS reshaped the way his leadership team operates, and why he stopped treating insurers like a war and started treating them like an opposing team with a different scoreboard. He tells the story of one hour-long call with an adjuster that moved a stalled supplement by thousands of dollars, without a raised voice.

Plus: how to judge which new technology is worth the investment, why he believes the estimator role is headed for extinction, and what rising total-loss rates mean for your business model.

Then the question we ask every guest — what does being a BodyShop Leader mean to you?

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