From Dealerships to Doing It His Way | Saaj Patel | Making Your Mark Podcast

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Making Your Mark with Mark Bundang

Mark Bundang

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🎙️ Making Your Mark Podcast with Mark Bundang Real career stories from professionals across business, entrepreneurship, public service, healthcare, trades, and more. Each episode explores how guests navigated challenges, grew through change, and reached the point where they could truly make their mark. Designed for early to mid-career professionals, this podcast offers clarity, courage, and purpose — whether you're building a business, mastering a craft, leading a team, or shaping your impact in your community. Follow for biweekly episodes that help you grow your career — your way.

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From Dealerships to Doing It His Way | Saaj Patel | Making Your Mark Podcast | E19

Making Your Mark with Mark Bundang

43 minutes 24 seconds

5 months ago

From Dealerships to Doing It His Way | Saaj Patel | Making Your Mark Podcast | E19

💡 What does it take to leave a steady job and launch a mobile business on your own terms?

Meet Saaj Patel, founder of SP Mecano, a mobile automotive servicing business based in Montreal. After years of working in dealerships, Saaj made the bold decision to leave it all behind and start something of his own — offering on-site car maintenance that brings convenience directly to the customer.

In this episode of the Making Your Mark Podcast, Saaj shares how he transitioned from technician to entrepreneur, what it took to learn the business side, and why he’ll never go back to working for someone else. With a brand built on integrity and customer trust, SP Mecano is changing how car owners experience automotive care.

In this episode, Saaj opens up about:

✔️ Choosing the trades over culinary school

✔️ Building a career in dealership automotive servicing

✔️ Launching his mobile car service business

✔️ Navigating the challenges of self-employment

✔️ Creating a brand based on flexibility, freedom, and integrity

⏱️ Episode Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Saaj Patel's Journey

02:17 Transition from Culinary to Mechanics

03:33 Experiences in Mechanics School

06:36 Career Development at the Dealership

08:27 Favorite Aspects of Mechanics

13:02 The Leap to Self-Employment

15:01 The Benefits of Being Your Own Boss

17:51 Trade-offs between more money and more time

19:25 Learning the office side of owning his own business

20:21 Surprises of Self-Employment

22:42 Lessons learned from Year One

26:06 Wouldn't go back to working for someone else

27:47 Nobody will treat me better than I treat myself

30:29 Flexibility when the economy isn't doing great

32:13 The SP Mecano Brand has Integrity

37:57 Saaj's vision for SP Mecano

39:24 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

40:37 How to reach Saaj Patel

42:54 Asking for your help

📌 Connect with Saaj Patel:

e-mail: Spmecano@gmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spmecano

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SPMecano

Website: https://spmecano.ca/

📢 Follow Mark Bundang for More Content:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markbundang/

Medium: https://markbundang.medium.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingyourmarkpodcast/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.bundang.3/

🎧 Listen to the Podcast on Other Platforms:

Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mymarkpodcast

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-your-mark-with-mark-bundang/id1769963502

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