Advanced intensiveThe Woodlands, TXAdvanced class
Key2Key Courtside
Advanced Key2Key for operators who have already learned the model.
Next date
August 22–23, 2026
Hours
06:30 AM – 04:00 PM
Venue
Adams Automotive in The Woodlands, The Woodlands
Room size
40 seats max
About the workshop
Courtside is the advanced Key2Key class. Two days at the Adams location in The Woodlands, watching the operating model run live and asking the operators the questions a peer would ask.
Who it's for
- Operators who've attended Key2Key Weekend at least once
- Multi-shop owners scaling past 3 locations
- Owners 1–3 years from a planned sale
What you leave with
- Real-time observation of the model running at a top-decile independent shop
- The advanced playbook: regional management, scorecards by location, advisor consistency across shops
- The financial diligence framework Adams uses for its own operating reviews
- Direct relationships with the operators running the model
The agenda
Day 1 · Saturday
6:30 AM
Pre-open: walking the shop floor with the operating team
8:00 AM
Operating-model deep dive: the 7 KPIs Adams runs on
10:00 AM
Watching the front desk: first 4 customers of the day
12:00 PM
Lunch with the GMs
1:00 PM
Back of house: the Adams parts + warranty system
2:30 PM
Multi-shop financial reviews: the actual numbers
4:00 PM
Day 1 close
Day 2 · Sunday
6:30 AM
Day 2 open
7:30 AM
The Adams recruiting pipeline: live walkthrough
10:00 AM
How to value (and prepare to sell) a multi-shop business
12:00 PM
Lunch + operator Q&A
1:00 PM
Personal implementation planning with the Adams team
4:00 PM
Wrap
How the room is taught
Mike Quinn + Charlie Zlatkos
Managing Partner, Adams Woodlands · Founder, Pleasant Car Care
Mike and Charlie lead Courtside operator to operator, using the live Woodlands shop to show how the standards and management cadence hold up during a normal business day.
What operators say
"When I stepped into Key2Key, it was a cohesive system I could see every step of the way to roll out into our business. The top operators want an edge. They see it — and when they see it, they can't unsee it."
Kaleb Nimz
President · Grimaud Enterprises · Precision Tune Auto Care · Master Tech to Millionaire ep. 2
"The first thing Todd says is "customer pays for everything." The minute you take that to heart, it changes everything — how you treat a customer, how you answer the phone. Everything."
Charlie Zlatkos
Owner · Pleasant Car Care · Master Tech to Millionaire ep. 15
Common questions