CAR WASH Podcasts

Rich DiPaolo

kmoore@carwash.org

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Booking Overview

The Car Wash Association’s Car Wash Podcasts focus on practical, real-world business and leadership lessons from people running and building car wash operations. It’s a strong booking target for operators, tech innovators, and workforce/culture leaders who can translate strategy into on-the-floor improvements.

Metrics

Episodes: 326

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 5.1k followers

Contact Information

kmoore@carwash.org

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Host

Rich DiPaolo - Co-host/host of Car Wash Exchange episodes, welcoming and sitting down with industry leaders to discuss strategies for growing and operating car wash businesses.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Industry operators (owners/operators, executives) and technology leaders with proven implementations in car wash or adjacent hospitality/service tech; workforce/culture experts with recognized track records (e.g., senior corporate talent leadership). Guests typically have leadership authority (CEO/Chairman/CTO/co-founder) or substantial experience shaping teams and operations.
Required Achievements:  
Scaled multi-location car wash operations, Led acquisitions/integration for rapid expansion, Built or launched car wash/operational technology platforms, Held senior talent/culture leadership roles, Developed systems for training, data intelligence, or workforce retention

Recent Guest Discussions

Dan Pittman - Scaling Car Wash Operations, Growth Strategy, Scalable Organizational Systems, Culture And Talent Development, Acquisition Preparation And Integration, And Data-driven Decision-making

Sam Short - Hospitality Technology Principles Applied To Car Wash Operations, Cloud-based Systems, Operational Insights, And Customer/employee Experience Improvements

Carl Howard - Modernizing Car Wash Technology, Simplifying Tech Stacks, Improving Reliability And Uptime, Membership Management, And Operational/customer Experience Improvements

Dee Ann Turner - Organizational Culture And People Development, Hiring For Character, Transparency And Scaling Culture, Leadership Behaviors, First-mile/second-mile Service Concepts, And Culture’s Impact On Retention

Recent Topics

Car Wash, Operations, Technology, Leadership, Business Strategy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
CAR WASH Podcasts
:

Inside Summit Wash's Strategy for Smart, Sustainable Growth

July 02, 2026

What does it take to scale from a regional operator to one of the industry's fastest-growing car wash companies? On this episode of Car Wash Exchange, Rich DiPaolo sits down with Dan Pittman, Chairman and CEO of Summit Wash Holdings, to explore the strategy behind Summit's remarkable expansion—particularly its rapid growth in New Jersey.Founded in 2021, Summit Wash Holdings has quickly become one of the nation's largest express car wash operators, with more than 100 locations acro...

The Technology of Speed: How Simplified Technology can Streamline Operations

June 26, 2026

At The Car Wash Show 2026 in Nashville, Kendra Johnson sits down with Carl Howard, Founder and CEO of GenrRev and owner of Autobell Car Wash, and Sam Short, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of GenrRev, to discuss the future of technology in the car wash industry.Born from years of frustration with legacy systems, GenrRev was created to address common operator challenges such as expensive hardware, system downtime, disconnected software platforms, and customer experiences that fail to m...

Car Wash Exchange – Dee Ann Turner

April 24, 2026

On this episode of Car Wash Exchange, we’re joined by Dee Ann Turner, former Vice President of Talent at Chick-fil-A and a leading voice in organizational culture and people development.With more than three decades of experience helping shape one of the most recognized service cultures in business, Dee Ann brings a powerful perspective on what it really takes to build—and sustain—a high-performing team. She shares why most organizations overcomplicate culture, and how focusing on just three c...

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