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From Tech to $29M: Kenny Davis On Culture, Mentorship, And Doing It Right

Episode 8: Kenny Davis (Bob Maloney Collision Group) | Culture, Certified Repairs, and People-First Leadership In this episode of BodyShop Leaders, host Daniel Burkholder sits down with Kenny Davis, co-owner of Bob Maloney Collision Group—a rapidly growing multi-location collision repair operation in Northwest Arkansas known for culture, mentorship, OEM repair integrity, and community roots. Kenny shares his full journey from being a young automotive tech to managing a body shop, navigating the 2009 economic collapse, and helping transform what was once a single-shop operation doing under $1M per year into a business on pace to close around $29M. This conversation is packed with real collision shop leadership lessons—especially for owners trying to scale, retain technicians, and build a team that actually stays. ✅ What you’ll learn in this episode: •How to build a collision repair culture that scales across multiple locations •Kenny’s biggest leadership lesson (and what took him the longest to learn) •Hiring for core values: “people first” and “do what’s right” •Why investing in leadership training creates loyalty and retention •The power of work-life balance (including their 4.5-day work week) •A unique culture move: providing employees access to a financial advisor •How to commit to OEM procedures and certified repairs—even when it’s harder •The best first step for shop owners who want to start “doing it by the book” Whether you run a single-location shop or you’re building a multi-shop operation, this episode will challenge how you think about leadership, quality, and what it really takes to win long-term in the collision repair industry. 👇 If this episode helped you, share it with another shop owner or shop manager. 📌 Subscribe for more interviews with the leaders driving the future of collision repair. #collisionrepair #autobodyshop #bodyshop #oemrepair #leadership #shopowner #collisionindustry #autobodyrepair #businessgrowth #technicianretention