Lucky Papageorg & Matthew Ciaschini of the Massachusetts Auto Body Association

About this episode

Lucky Papageorg and Matthew Ciaschini discuss the challenges and advocacy efforts for independent collision repair professionals in the auto body industry.

Lucky Papageorg, Exec. Dir. of the MA Auto Body Assoc. (MABA), advocates for independent collision repair professionals. He works closely with shop owners, policymakers and insurers on issues like labor rates, technician recruitment and training, repair quality & safety. Matthew Ciaschini, co-owner of Full Tilt Auto Body & Collision, serves as Pres. of MABA's Board of Directors. He brings hands-on experience and an owner perspective with a focus on strengthening independent auto body shops. Winning Business Radio is broadcast live Mondays at 4PM ET and Music on W4CY Radio ( www.w4cy.com ) part of Talk 4 Radio ( www.talk4radio.com ) on the Talk 4 Media Network ( www.talk4media.com ). Winning Business Radio is viewed on Talk 4 TV ( www.talk4tv.com ). Winning Business Radio Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media ( www.talk4media.com ), Talk 4 Podcasting ( www.talk4podcasting.com ), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/winning-business-radio--3075598/support .

People in this episode

Guests: Lucky Papageorg, Matthew Ciaschini

Topics covered

• auto body industry
• collision repair
• independent shops
• labor rates
• technician recruitment
• repair quality
• safety

Keywords

• collision repair
• auto body
• independent shops
• labor rates
• technician training
• repair quality
• safety

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Massachusetts Auto Body Association, Full Tilt Auto Body & Collision, Talk 4 Radio, Talk 4 Media Network, Talk 4 TV, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible

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