{"podcast":{"title":"Remarkable Results Radio Podcast","slug":"remarkable-results-radio-podcast-829239","podcast_index_feed_id":829239,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/remarkableresultsradiopodcast/","website_url":"https://remarkableresults.biz","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e16c0bb6-1c15-40bd-af1d-3793288ee635/RRR-New-Logo-Designs-14x14.jpg","author":"Carm Capriotto, AAP","episode_count":500,"summary":"Ever wonder what differentiates successful businesses, especially in the automotive aftermarket? Do you have a strong interest in great leadership, business strategies, and the desire to uncover just how successful business people achieved or executed their success? Remarkable Results Podcast is for you. The podcast interviews successful automotive aftermarket professional service entrepreneurs to discover their business success stories. The show also interviews technicians, shop managers, technicians and leaders from distribution and manufacturing. Listen to Learn each week, and strive to take just one thing away with you … One thing that sparked an idea or action within you, that you can implement or pass on. Our guests' stories will show that Remarkable Results come in many forms and fashions, some instant and many more disguised as daily challenges that were overcome.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T14:20:19.594595+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/remarkable-results-radio-podcast-829239"},"episode":{"title":"Stop Winging Human Resources in Your Auto Repair Shop [RR 1082]","slug":"stop-winging-human-resources-in-your-auto-repair-shop-rr-1082","published_at":"2026-03-10T04:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/remarkable-results-radio-podcast-829239/stop-winging-human-resources-in-your-auto-repair-shop-rr-1082","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/remarkable-results-radio-podcast-829239","url":"https://remarkableresults.biz/remarkable-results-radio-podcast/e1082","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6d4a26d6-5233-466e-a5b7-b26ddcf73973.mp3","summary":"Thanks to our Partners, NAPA Auto Care and NAPA TRACS Watch Full Video Episode In this episode, host Carm Capriotto sits down with Lola Schmidt, COO of Schmidt Auto Care, to discuss how independent auto repair shops can professionalize their human resources and management systems. Lola outlines a deliberate, multi-step hiring process built to eliminate desperate decisions and reduce candidate ghosting. It begins with a focused 5-10 minute phone screen designed to evaluate attitude, communication skills, and professionalism before investing time in in-person interviews. Once hired, new team members go through a structured two-week onboarding experience that intentionally integrates them into the shop’s culture and operations, complete with personalized touches and cross-training across the team. To establish clarity and transparency, Lola shares her “no gatekeeping” philosophy: providing candidates with a legally reviewed employee handbook before a formal offer is made. She also explains how to handle HR documentation and unemployment claims using a “no feelings, just facts” approach, relying on accurate records, clear timelines, and policies tied directly to the signed handbook. The result? Intentional systems that protect the culture, the employees, and the long-term health of the business. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to build a structured hiring process that prevents reactive decisions Why a short phone screen reduces ghosting and wasted time How to hire for attitude and cultural fit first What an effective two-week onboarding plan looks like Why a legally reviewed employee handbook is essential How to document HR issues clearly and objectively The Everyday Educator: How Leaders Reinforce Learning [THA 458]: https://remarkableresults.biz/remarkable-results-rad…","meta_description":"Thanks to our Partners, NAPA Auto Care and NAPA TRACS Watch Full Video Episode In this episode, host Carm Capriotto sits down with Lola Schmidt, COO of Sc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1990,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/remarkable-results-radio-podcast-829239/episodes/stop-winging-human-resources-in-your-auto-repair-shop-rr-1082/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/remarkable-results-radio-podcast-829239/stop-winging-human-resources-in-your-auto-repair-shop-rr-1082.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}