{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The WrapOps Podcast","title":"Why I Walked Away From My Own Wrap Shop | Kado Serri-Charette (Tint Wiz) ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2096,"description":"What if the path everyone tells you to take… isn’t the one that actually leads to freedom?\nFor years, owning a wrap shop has been seen as the goal.\nMore jobs. More clients. More growth.\nBut what if that path leads to burnout instead?\nIn this episode, Kado Serri-Charette (Head of Brand and Growth at Tint Wiz) shares his journey from running a full-service wrap shop to walking away and stepping into a completely different role within the industry.\nA move that gave him more clarity, more alignment, and a different kind of growth.\nIn this episode\n0:00 — \"Being your own boss\" isn't what you think\n1:03 — Meet Kado from Tint Wiz\n2:01 — From the oil fields to vinyl wrapping\n3:21 — Opening his own shop: wraps, PPF, tint, everything\n4:05 — Three months in: why he needed a system\n4:24 — The call that changed everything\n5:16 — How posting content opened unexpected doors\n7:11 — Getting sponsored to compete: first class, fully paid\n10:19 — Two years of adding value before any job offer\n11:26 — \"Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?\"\n12:03 — Why knowing what you hate matters as much as knowing what you want\n13:42 — His role: Head of Brand and Growth at Tint Wiz\n17:00 — Why every shop needs a CRM\n20:18 — Stop selling. Start solving problems.\n20:43 — How to stop losing good employees\n24:42 — How to get noticed without asking for anything\n28:05 — Why tagging brands builds real relationships\n29:44 — The honest truth about owning a shop\n33:53 — Chase happiness, not money\nOwning a wrap shop is one path.\nNot the path.\nThere are multiple ways to succeed in this industry.\nAnd sometimes the smartest move…\nis stepping away from what you thought you were supposed to build.\n“If you want weekends off and time with your family… don’t start a business.”\nA blunt truth, but one that every shop owner eventually feels.\nCheck out Tint Wiz on socials:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/tintwiz\nhttps://www.instagram.com/tintwizapp\nThis episode is sponsored by Wrap Fam Unleashed:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/d3ueaRdM-AkbDkKAw8MYTdXcQ55yExN42pgbGeS-HNc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NTli/NTNmODY0NmZmZDI0/YzY1ODJkM2Q4ZjZm/YjM5Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}