Harmonic Motion

One year later… Welcome to the special anniversary edition of the Harmonic Motion Podcast. We’re delighted to share with you our first Podcast birthday and present to you a special anniversary episode; part one of two. In this episode, we take a look back over the last 19 episodes at the fantastic array of guests and invaluable lessons that have been shared on this podcast. We�

Gareth Davies, Director of Euro Performance (independent German Vehicle specialist), and James Dillon chat about what it’s like to be an entrepreneur in the automotive industry. They discuss how Gareth navigated upscaling the business from a side hustle in the family home garage to an award-winning, independent, German vehicle specialist. The duo share their insight on the crucia

Hello and welcome back to the Harmonic Motion podcast. We’re bringing you a fantastically insightful episode with the Managing Director of Oldfields Garage, Tim Benson. Tim re-joined his mother and father’s independent garage in Hertfordshire in 2008 to look after the customer service & forecourt shop. He has since helped grow the business into the triumph it is today. James an

Hello and welcome to the first Harmonic Motion Podcast episode of 2024! We’re delighted to share this episode with you as we introduce to the podcast, Mr David Massey. Dave, son of industry legends Frank and Gene Massey, is the director and boss of ADS Automotive, a trusted specialist VW and Audi garage based in Preston. James and Dave discuss the challenges and triumphs of takin

Hello and welcome back to the Harmonic Motion podcast! James is delighted to be joined by the awesome Darren Darling from DPF Doctor. In this episode, you can find Darren sharing his journey in the motor trade, his early experiences as an apprentice and his transition into self-employment to create what we all know now as the DPF Doctor network. James and Darren discuss all kind

Welcome back to another episode of the Harmonic Motion podcast! This time Tina Drayson, Operations Manager at CCM, joins James as they discuss all things garage business management. CCM is an award-winning group of garages located in the South East of England. With her background in data statistics, Tina started at the company in accounting and bookkeeping. Her role at CCM expanded

Welcome back to the Harmonic Motion podcast! In this episode, we flipped the script. Your usual host James Dillon is taking his turn in the hot seat as he is interviewed by HR specialist, previous podcast guest and this episode’s host Jennifer Webb. James delves into what he was like at school, uncovers the roots of his passion for mechanics and computers and explores how he was

Welcome back to the Harmonic Motion podcast! This week, James is joined by previous podcast guest, business coach and mentor, Jay Wheatley from Absolutely Automotive. This time the spotlight is on the pivotal role Service Advisors play in the automotive industry. Jay has used his extensive experience of working in the industry and turning an established garage into a specialist gar

In this episode, highly successful Diagnostic Specialist Jason Bowden, from Bowden Auto Services in Torbay, joins host James Dillon to talk about the business end of automotive diagnostics. Jason has developed his expert automotive diagnostic services business over many years, focusing on the niche. He has invested significantly in both training and tools and is the go-to guy in t

Garage owners building a better automotive garage repair business. This episode see's our host, James Dillon, chat with Andy Crook from the Garage Owners Network, about how garage owners can build a better business. We talk about Andy's business improvement initiative which he has fostered through the garage owners network facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/garageowne