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Chris Cotton

Chris Cotton

  • Owner of AutoFix - Auto  Shop Coaching
  • Automotive Business Coach & Trainer
  • Former MSO
  • Graduate of AMI
  • Profit First Certified
  • John Maxwell Leadership Training Certified Coach
  • Management Trainer for WorldPac
  • Producer and Talent for The Weekly Blitz Podcast on Apple and Spotify
  • Facilitator for WorldPac Smart Groups-Offering 2 different groups.

Chris Cotton has been in the auto repair industry for 30 years, and in the customer service industry for over 40 years! He's a former multi unit shop owner that has dedicated his life to helping other shop owners turn their shops into high performing businesses and helping them realize their dream, at the same time helping them learn all the things they didn’t know they needed to know!

As the owner of AutoFix Auto Shop Coaching, Chris helps his clients to utilize a unique method of cash management that gives you processes to control your money and procedures to allow your cash to flow through your business the way you want it to. This allows shop owners to be in control of their business instead of being at its mercy. He can also help in all other matters relating to managing an auto repair shop including but not limited to; Employee Hiring, Pricing Strategies, Aligning for Profit, Aligning Car Count with Shop Goals, Pay Plans, Goal Setting and probably most importantly: Accountability.

Chris has helped his automotive clients realize over 50 million dollars in return on investment (ROI) and he looks forward to working with you to do the same. Chris has over 20,000 hours of coaching via zoom and phone. Chris has been called a “subject matter expert in all things relating to auto shop management” by others in the industry. The reason why Chris gets out of bed every morning is to hold great shop owners like you accountable for your goals and dreams.

Follow along with Chris’ podcast, The Weekly Blitz, where he discusses different moves & shifts you can make in your life and shop to stay on top of the game.


Chris Cotton lives in Durango, Colorado and loves to play golf, ski and hike with his wife Kimberly. Chris also loves to travel and make in-person connections with his clients and others in the industry as well and would love to learn more about you and your business!

Southwest Automotive Professionals, Inc. (formerly ASA Arizona) is a 501c6 association for independent auto repair and collision shops in the southwest.

We partner with shop owners and their teams to help better our industry and their business by providing resources, training, networking and communication.

We welcome independent auto repair and collision shop owners in the southwest to join the association and see how working together can make a difference.

Our members agree to the Code of Ethics, which is the automotive service industry standard for professional business practices.

These standards can be seen in a shop's professionalism, honesty, quality of work along with their industry and community support.