My father-in-law Mark spent 25 years becoming one of the best auto damage estimators in the industry. He started as a painter, worked his way through body repair, estimating, shop management, and eventually became an independent appraiser.
He trained me in 6 months.
Two years ago a student named Ty went through our program in 12 days, then deployed to a hailstorm and trained under the same mentor.
Same man. Completely different timelines.
In this episode I unpack what that compression tells us about where the collision and claims industry is heading and why the fossil workforce crisis is more urgent than anyone is admitting publicly.
One in four adjusters retires by 2027. The knowledge leaves with them. And AI alone won't fill that gap.
This is what the Renewable Workforce is and why it might be the most important conversation this industry isn't having yet.
