ARA Unscripted

About ARA Unscripted

ARA Unscripted is a candid, open-format podcast where I sit down with interesting people from across the automotive recycling industry and beyond. We dive into real conversations about work, life, leadership, challenges, wins, and everything in between. No scripts. No filters. Just authentic stories and insights that inspire, educate, and connect.

Publisher

The Automotive Recyclers Association

Category

business · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Dec 2025

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Episode 24: Ryan Falco

   What does it take to grow from an outsider in the automotive recycling industry into the president of a major multi-location operation? In this episode of ARA Unscripted, Vince sits down with Ryan Falco, President of Aesop Auto Parts, for a wide-ranging conversation about leadership, consolidation, operational improvement, relationships, and the future of automotive recycling. Ryan shares how the 2008 downturn unexpectedly changed his career path, eventually leading him from the family boat b...

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Episode 23: Ron Sturgeon

   From a Volkswagen repair shop to building one of the largest automotive recycling operations in the country, Ron Sturgeon has spent decades building, buying, selling and reinventing businesses. In this episode of ARA Unscripted, Vince Edivan sits down with Ron at the DFW Car & Toy Museum for a wide-ranging conversation about automotive recycling, entrepreneurship, real estate, technology and the future of the industry. Ron shares how he went from bagging groceries and repairing Volkswagen...

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Episode 22: Jim McKinney

   Jim McKinney went from dismantling cars at Milliron Auto Parts to owning the company. But his journey to becoming an automotive recycling industry leader was anything but a straight line. In this episode of ARA Unscripted, host Vince Edivan sits down with Jim McKinney, owner of Milliron Auto Parts, CEO of EZ Suite, and PRP board member, for a candid conversation about entrepreneurship, failure, mentorship, friendship, and the evolution of automotive recycling. Jim shares how an early business...

Who has been a guest on ARA Unscripted

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mike Lambert
• DJ Harrington
• Ron Matthews
• Bill Tolpa
• Wally Dingman

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

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