Your crew can't run the shop without you. The standard drops the second you walk out. Revenue's stuck. Your family hasn't seen your face in months.
The truth nobody told you: you're the problem.
The good news: that means you're also the fix.
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$185M+
Built In My Tire Shops
30+ YRS
In The SHOP
🔧 You're On The Phone During Dinner Again
Your wife stopped expecting you to make it through a meal. Your kids gave up asking. The shop owns your nights. You haven't been "off" in years.
🔧 Your Top Tech Just Quit. Again.
You trained him for 18 months. He left for $2 more an hour. You're back running the bay yourself while you scramble to hire. Same loop, third year in a row.
🔧 The Numbers Won't Move
Average RO is flat. Margin's getting eaten by parts costs. You push harder every month and the P&L doesn't care. You're exhausted and the bank account isn't.
🔧 You Can't Take A Day Off
Last vacation, you were on the phone the whole time. Standards dropped. Two ROs got butchered. You came back to clean up the mess and swore you'd never leave again.
That's not the life you signed up for. And it ends the day you decide it does.
You built this shop. You hired these guys. You set the example they're following.
So when techs won't step up that's on you.
When standards drop the second you leave that's on you.
When the average RO is flat for the third year running that's on you.
I'm not saying that to insult you. I'm saying it because it's the only thing that's true.
You were trained to be the best wrench in the bay. Nobody handed you a leadership manual when you bought the building. You learned to fix engines, not people. So you do what every operator does: you work harder. You stay later. You carry the whole thing on your back.
And it almost works. For a while.
Until your kids stop asking when you'll be home. Until your wife stops waiting up. Until you realize you don't own a business you bought yourself a job that pays worse than the one you left.
Here's what nobody told you:
The shop won't fix itself. The crew won't fix itself. Until you fix you, nothing changes.
That's the bad news.
The good news? You're the only variable that matters. Fix the leader, fix the shop. That's what I do.
Built from running real auto shops for 30+ years. Installed in hundreds of crews. Works whether you've got 3 techs or 30.
Your top tech is going to learn how to lead. Or he's going to leave. I'll show you which one to bet on, and how to install the leadership skill in him so he runs the shop the way you would.
Standards your crew enforces every day not because you're standing there, but because they own them. The crew holds the crew. You stop being the heavy.
Service writers stop discounting. Techs stop apologizing for the price. Average RO goes up 20–40% in 90 days when this is installed right. I'll hand you the exact frameworks.
Pride in the work. Pride in the bay. Pride in the name on the building. When the culture is right, you don't have to motivate anybody. The culture does it for you.
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I started my first tire company when i was 19 with nothing. Built a tire shop into a $185M+ operation. Hired, fired, trained, and led automotive crews for over 20 years. Same problems you have right now. I solved every one of them.
$185M+
Shop Revenue Built
30+
Years In Automotive
1000's
Techs Led
"Before working with Mike, we were stuck around $1.2M a year running by pure hustle and stress. Every problem came through me. Mike helped us install leadership systems. In less than 2 years we grew from $1.2M to just over $3M."
Jason Miller — Standard Tire & Auto
"We started as a tiny 2-bay shop doing around $200K a year and barely surviving. Mike showed us how to build standards and create a sales process. Five years later we're pushing $4.9M annually."
Derek Lawson — Blacktop Tire Co.
"When I first talked to Mike we were averaging around $47K a month and struggling. He helped us tighten up operations and build culture. Within one year we climbed to averaging $148K months consistently."
Brandon Tate — North Point Tire & Auto
"We were doing decent revenue but profit was terrible because the shop had no structure. Mike helped us completely rebuild how we operated. We went from $980K to $2.6M in under 3 years while becoming more organized."
Chris Holloway — Foundation Tire & Service
"We thought we had a marketing problem. Truth was we had a leadership and accountability problem. Mike helped us install standards that changed everything. In 18 months we grew from $72K months to over $190K months."
Matt Reynolds — Mainline Tire
"My business owned me before Mike stepped in. I was stressed constantly and the shop could not function without me. He helped us create systems. We went from one location doing $850K yearly to two locations combining for over $3.7M."
Ryan Cooper — True Tread Tire Co.
"We were stuck for years hovering around the same revenue because everything depended on me. Mike exposed all the bottlenecks I created. Once we fixed leadership and accountability, we went from $1.5M to $5.2M in just under 4 years."
Tyler Jenkins — Ironclad Tire & Auto
"I've hired other coaches before but most never actually ran shops at a high level. Mike's coaching was completely different. Our average monthly revenue jumped from $58K to $131K in about 14 months."
Adam Pierce — Summit Tire & Service
"We had customers and car count, but we were leaking money everywhere because nobody was being held accountable. Mike helped us fix culture, leadership, and processes. Within 2 years we grew from $2.1M to $4.4M."
Kevin Marshall — First Choice Tire & Auto
"Mike didn't just help us grow revenue. He helped me become an actual leader. Before coaching we were doing around $390K a year. Today we're on pace to pass $2.8M and the business finally feels stable."
Eric Bennett — Crown Tire & Automotive
Not a story I made up for marketing. The truth.
I grew up in the trades. Got my hands dirty before most kids could ride a bike. Built my first tire operation with nothing but stubbornness and a refusal to fail. Grew it into a $185M+ business across multiple locations. Hired hundreds of techs. Fired plenty. Trained crews that ran without me.
I've been the burnt-out owner. I've been the guy who couldn't take a weekend off. I've been the bottleneck.
I figured out how to fix it — for me, then for every owner I've coached since.
I'm not a guy in a suit who read a book about leadership. I'm still in the shop. I still run the crews. I still answer the phone when something breaks.
That's why this works. I'm not teaching you theory. I'm handing you the playbook I'm still running today.
Other Coaches
Read a book about leadership. Sold a course they bought. Never made payroll. Wear hoodies, talk theory.
Mike Melton
Started at 8 years old. Built a $185M tire operation. Still runs crews today. Operator. Not influencer.
90-Day Group Coaching Cohort · 10–15 Auto Shop Owners · Application Required
DIRECT ACCESS TO MIKE
Coaching from a real operator. You talk to me — not an assistant, not a "success coach."
LEADERSHIP INSTALL
We turn your top tech or service writer into a real shop leader who carries the standard for you.
SALES FRAMEWORK
Close more tickets. Raise the average RO. Kill the discount disease. Most owners see 20–40% RO lift in 90 days.
ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM
Standards your crew enforces daily — without you babysitting. The crew holds the crew.
HIRING & FIRING PLAYBOOK
Stop hiring the wrong guys. Cut the cancers without the drama. Build a bench instead of constantly replacing.
OWNER OPERATOR NETWORK
A room of other auto shop owners building the same thing. You stop feeling alone in this.
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What's the investment?
How much time will this take from me?
I've been burned by coaches before.
My crew is too far gone.
Is this just for tire shops?
How fast can I expect results?
Your shop is waiting on one decision.
Book the call. We'll spend 30 minutes diagnosing exactly where the leak is in your crew, your standards, and your sales. If we're a fit, I'll show you what working together looks like. If we're not, you walk away with the diagnosis for free.
Either way, you leave clearer than you came in.
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