Matt Curry built Curry's Auto Service from $103,000 and 13 credit cards into a 10-location, $18 million auto repair chain — then sold to a private equity firm and watched them burn it to the ground within six months. After a year of "now what?", Matt realized he could've had the freedom he wanted without ever selling. So he started over. In 2017, he and his wife Judy launched Craftsman Auto Care, and in eight years they've built it to eight stores doing $36 million — with nearly 10,000 five-star Google reviews, techs making $300K+, and Matt free to leave for a year without the business missing a beat. This conversation is a masterclass in what happens when you build the machine right the second time around.Watch on YouTubeTop 10 Takeaways You don't have to sell to get freedom. Private equity destroyed everything he built in less than a year.  The "now what?" after selling is real — and brutal.  Most owners don't know how much they actually spend.  Begin at the beginning — and mast...