From Body Shop to Billion Dollar Brand

Three colleagues smiling and chatting together in a studio setting.
Felix Rowe

Words by

Carl J. Cox

From One Shop to a Multi-Billion Dollar Enterprise: How Matt Ebert Built Crash Champions

  • The Origin: A Body Shop and a Big Vision

  • Growth Begins: Buying Out the Partner

  • Private Equity and the Hockey Stick

  • Why Founders Need to Evolve

  • Culture at Scale: Aligning 11,000 Employees

  • Apprenticeships and the Future of Talent

  • Lessons from the Trenches

  • Measuring Success in Business and Life

  • Final Thoughts


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Listen to the full interview with Matt Ebert on the Measure Success Podcast to hear firsthand how relentless focus, cultural alignment, and strategic risk led to one of the most impressive growth stories in the automotive industry.