“How I Bought Out My Dad and Rebuilt the Shop” — Erik Scheidt | GGP #041
What happens when the family business stops evolving—and you have to be the one to save it? In this episode of GGP, Erik Scheidt of Norwood Auto Service in Chicago, IL, shares how he bought out his father, overhauled operations, and turned a struggling legacy shop into a modern, data-driven business. His story is a blueprint for shop owners who want to build sustainable growth while reducing the daily pressure of running the shop.
Erik didn’t grow up planning to run an auto repair shop. He learned the business from the ground up—starting on Saturdays changing tires—and eventually became the…
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