What happens when you outgrow your “buddy culture” but don’t yet have real leadership systems in place?

In this episode of the Lift Your Shop podcast, we sit down with Thomas Andrews, co-founder of CDT Automotive, who shares how their team scaled from chaos to clarity. Thomas opens up about the growing pains of leadership, the lessons learned from failed accountability, and how outside coaching helped them transform the business.

- Why “praise in public, correct in private” is a leadership game-changer.

- How Thomas and his partner shifted from being friends to effective leaders.

- The role of Shop Fix and coaching in helping them systematize growth.

- Why simplicity always scales better than complexity.

Whether you're running a one-bay shop or scaling to multiple locations, this conversation is packed with insights that will move your business forward.