The Workforce
Conversation the
Auto Estimating
Industry Needs.
The auto estimating industry has a talent crisis nobody wants to name. One in four adjusters retires by 2027. The fossil workforce is leaving and taking the knowledge with them. This podcast is about what we do next.
Latest Episode
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Why This Show Exists
The Industry Broke Its Own Pipeline.
For decades the auto estimating industry ran on a fossil workforce. It was built by time, pressure, and a seat earned over years. That well is running dry. The talent shortage you keep hearing about? It’s not a shortage. It’s a design flaw.
1 in 4
Adjusters retire by 2027
50-75%
First deployment washout rate
2-5 YRS
Industry experience requirement
60 DAYS>
IA Path speed to contribution
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Every episode. The conversations that need to happen in the Auto Estimating Industry
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The Problem We Cover
We Get It. Auto Estimating Is Broken.
- Talented people can't break in without 2-5 years they don't have
- IA firms deploy and destroy new adjusters instead of developing them
- Shops bench and burn their best people to protect short-term operations
- Carriers are losing their best people with no replacement pipeline
- The fossil workforce is retiring and taking irreplaceable knowledge with them
| The talent pipeline is running empty. Time to build a new one.
Your Host
Chris Stanley
Founder, IA Path · 21x Amazon Bestselling Author
Chris Stanley has been building the auto estimating workforce for nearly a decade. As founder of IA Path, he has certified over 1,200 independent adjusters and auto damage appraisers, getting them trained and working in 60 days or less.
He wrote the book on this industry — literally. His nine-book Amazon bestselling playbook series covers everything from hail adjusting to networking to building a career from scratch. This podcast is where he says what the industry hasn’t said yet.
Ready to End Your "Talent" Crisis?
Whether you run an IA firm, manage a shop, work at a carrier, or want to break into the industry – this show is for you.