April 8  |  Starting at $400

PROFIT THROUGH PRECISION

SEMINAR

If your shop is busy but the money isn’t showing up… this is for you.

This seminar will show you where precision breaks down—and how tightening systems, estimates, and process directly impacts profitability.

Profit Through Precision

A Half-Day Business Seminar for Independent Collision Shop Leaders

If your shop is busy but profits feel inconsistent, this seminar will expose where precision breaks down—and how tightening systems, estimates, and workflow directly impacts profitability.

Who it’s for:

  • Shop owners (hands-on day-to-day involvement)
  • Shop managers & production leaders
  • Service advisors / service writers
  • Estimators and ticket writers
Half-Day Seminar $400 Ticket Built for Independent Shops

If you’re busy but margins are inconsistent, the issue is usually estimate accuracy and handoffs—not car count.

Where Precision Breaks Down

Missed line items

Profit slips out through details that never make it onto the estimate.

Inconsistent estimating standards

Different writers, different outcomes—no repeatable definition of “done right.”

Front office ↔ production gaps

Handoffs break, information gets lost, and the floor pays the price.

Reacting instead of leading

When everything is urgent, the system is running you—not the other way around.

All of these quietly erode profit—even in shops that stay busy year-round.

is designed to expose where those breakdowns happen and how strong shops fix them.

An automotive technician in a blue and orange uniform using a tablet device in a car repair shop, with a car on a lift in the background.

What You’ll Learn

In this seminar, you’ll learn how to:

Identify profit leaks hidden in estimating and workflow

Improve estimating accuracy without slowing production

Create operational discipline across writers, managers, and techs

Reduce rework, supplements, and internal friction

Lead your shop with systems instead of constant firefighting

This is real-world business training—not theory.
Four  auto body collision repair techs and writers in an collision repair shop, with two in red uniforms and two in black uniforms, engaged in a discussion, surrounded by machinery and equipment.

Who This Seminar is Built For

Who This Seminar Is Built For

This event is ideal for:

Owners

Owners who are still deeply involved in daily operations

Managers

Managers responsible for workflow, people, and performance

Writers & Estimators

Writers and estimators who directly impact revenue

Leadership Teams

Leadership teams who want to run the shop like a business—not just a repair facility

If you influence money, workflow, or customer experience, this seminar is for you.

Logo for CMC Profit Through Precision featuring a man in a suit, a rising bar chart, and the name Mark Canby.

About the Speaker

Mark Canby is a respected industry leader and consultant with over 30 years of hands-on experience as a collision repair shop owner and operator. Throughout his career, Mark has helped independent shops improve profitability by strengthening estimating accuracy, tightening operational systems, and building disciplined processes that drive long-term performance.

Known for his direct, practical approach, Mark delivers real-world strategies that owners, managers, service advisors, and estimators can immediately apply to increase efficiency, reduce profit leaks, and run their shop like a true business.

Mark represents Collision Management Consultants (CMC) and is passionate about helping locally owned shops compete, grow, and win through precision.

Register your team today!