Building a National Brand: Episode 783 with The Real Brad Lea (TRBL)

Dropping Bombs

Brad Lea

Business, Bradlea, Success, Mentor, Coach, Advice, Money, Strategy, Training, Entrepreneurship, Therealbradlea, Entrepreneur, Comedy

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Today's' Dropping Bombs' episode is packed with gold. I sat down with guest Matt Ebert, the mastermind behind Crash Champions, a collision repair company that’s gone from a handful of locations to over 650 nationwide, raking in billions. Matt breaks down his incredible journey from fixing cars as a teenager to leading one of the largest collision repair empires in the U.S. We get into the nitty-gritty of scaling a business, the importance of transparent leadership, and how a relentless drive for excellence sets you apart. Whether you’re looking to grow your business, develop your team, or just need a kick of inspiration, this one’s a must-listen.

What You'll Learn: Learn the secrets behind scaling to 650 locations, building a winning team, the power of transparent leadership, and why embracing risk is key to achieving success.

Highlights:

A Visionary's Journey
Scaling Secrets
Embracing Risk
Employee Experience Drives Customer Experience
The Impact on Collision Repair

Resources Mentioned:

https://crashchampions.com/

You can follow today’s guest at:

https://www.instagram.com/mattebertcc/

Watch the full video episode on Brad’s Youtube here: https://bradlea.tv

Transcript

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0:00.0	Listen up
0:01.0	or run for cover.
0:06.1	From the people who have it to the people who need it.
0:12.1	The real.
0:13.8	Bradley is dropping.
0:28.3	What it is, Brad Lee back again with another episode of dropping bombs today in the studio, dude.
0:30.8	As always, I'm bringing you real treats.
0:33.1	People that know Matt Ebert is in the house.
0:33.9	What's happening to Matt?
0:34.8	Thanks for having me.
0:35.4	Glad to be here. Folks, if you guys don't know this dude, he's like a mogul that nobody knows about
0:40.5	because he's been busy working, not building social media brands, but he has built a household
0:46.8	name brand.
0:47.9	He is the freaking founder, CEO, and badass of Crash Champions.
0:53.2	Now, that is a body shop, collision repair.
0:57.6	Yeah, collision repair shops, yes.
0:59.6	Third largest in the country.
1:01.2	It is today, yes.
1:02.6	And about to be the first largest.
1:04.6	That's the goal.
1:05.7	And you grew up how?
1:08.4	Like, how did you build this? And not not only that just for the record you said in
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