Self-Service Garage Consulting
I built the operational model most new self-service garages follow. I can help you build yours.
I built Stew's Self-Service Garage from the ground up and created the operational model that most new self-service garages follow today. Not a franchise, not a licensing deal. I just built something that worked so well that the industry adopted it as the standard. When people open a new self-service garage in 2025, they're usually following a version of what I figured out starting in 2013.
Whether you're planning your first facility or looking to improve an existing one, I bring firsthand experience across every aspect of the business: site selection, facility design, equipment choices, pricing and membership models, staffing, operations, customer acquisition, and growth. Every recommendation comes from direct experience, including the expensive mistakes I made so you don't have to.
This is a different kind of engagement than my other services. It's industry-specific, and the audience is different. You're either an aspiring owner planning your first facility or an existing operator looking to improve. But the same systems thinking applies: I'm not just telling you what equipment to buy, I'm helping you understand the business model underneath the garage.
How We'll Work Together
Assess your concept, market, and current situation, whether that's a business plan on a napkin or an existing operation that isn't hitting targets
Provide tailored guidance on facility design, equipment, pricing, and operations, drawing on what I learned building and scaling two locations over a decade
Help you avoid the costly mistakes most new operators make, and build the operational foundation for a business that runs smoothly from day one
- 1Assess your concept, market, and current situation, whether that's a business plan on a napkin or an existing operation that isn't hitting targets
- 2Provide tailored guidance on facility design, equipment, pricing, and operations, drawing on what I learned building and scaling two locations over a decade
- 3Help you avoid the costly mistakes most new operators make, and build the operational foundation for a business that runs smoothly from day one