CHICAGO, IL (August 11, 2025) – Crash Champions, one of the nation’s fastest-growing founder-led collision repair providers, proudly hosted its annual Champions Summit last week (Aug. 6-8) at the newly-opened Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center in San Diego, California – hosting over 1,000 team members and several industry partners. The Summit delivered three days of engaging content underscoring Crash Champions’ long-term strategic growth plan while investing in the professional development of the organization’s management and corporate support team — in addition to hosting over 70 frontline body technicians and service advisors.
“We are incredibly grateful to all those who made the 2025 Champions Summit one of the best yet,” said Crash Champions founder and CEO Matt Ebert. “The Summit is about elevating our standard and investing in our leadership team to position the company for long-term success. This year, we introduced several new elements, including the Crash Champions vendor expo and a robust lineup of guest speakers from across the industry. I’m confident this experience will pay dividends as we continue to execute our strategic growth plan and position Crash Champions as the industry’s premier MSO for customers and business partners alike.”
The 2025 Champions Summit kicked off with the Crash Champions Vendor Expo on Aug. 6, featuring more than 30 automotive and collision repair vendors, including LKQ, 3M, ATE Enterprise and Sony-Honda Mobility’s AFEELA 1 concept, showcasing top products and technology influencing the industry.
The event’s keynote lineup, made possible by keynote sponsor 3M, featured serial entrepreneur and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jesse Itzler; former NFL Pro Bowler Jon Dorenbos; president and founder of The Center for Retention, Clint Pulver; and headliner Daymond John, founder and CEO of FUBU and Shark Tank star.
Other prominent business leaders who presented throughout the Summit included Enterprise Mobility’s Vice President of Global Sales, Yvette Burke; Director of Claims Performance at Mitchell International, Ryan Mandell; Founder of BodyShop Booster, Ryan Taylor; and Podium Co-Founder, Dennis Steele.
The theme of the 2025 Champions Summit was OWN IT, a call to action for Crash Champions team members to take ownership in their role to Champion People and consistently deliver the industry’s premier collision repair experience. To support this overarching theme, Day 1 of the Summit focused on
‘Shifting Your Leadership Mindset;’ Day 2 was centered on ‘People at the Heart of the Process;’ and Day 3 was all about ‘Owning the Future.’
The Champions Summit is one of several professional development experiences offered by Crash Champions in its pursuit to build a world-class team member experience, including the Montana Experience, GM Boot Camp, and tailored Dale Carnegie professional development courses for both general managers and operations directors.
To learn more about Crash Champions, visit the company online at www.crashchampions.com. For a list of current position openings, visit careers.crashchampions.com.
About Crash Champions
Crash Champions is one of the largest founder-led multi-shop operators (MSO) of high-quality collision repair service in the U.S., serving customers and business partners at more than 650 state-of-the-art repair centers across 38 states — including Crash Champions LUXE | EV Certified repair centers. The company was founded in 1999 as a single Chicago repair center by industry veteran Matt Ebert, a 2023 Winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Midwest Award.
Crash Champions is a recipient of the 2025 VETS Indexes Employer Awards program, and the Company’s hands-on apprenticeship program (“STEP”) has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor.
For more information and to locate a local repair center, visit www.crashchampions.com. Industry professionals interested in career opportunities at Crash Champions are encouraged to visit careers.crashchampions.com.
