Can I Borrow Your Car?

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Mike Garrison

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Episodes 59

Avg. Duration 29m

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Apple Rating ★ 5.0 (3)

Since Nov 2024

Latest Episode May 2026

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About This Podcast

The Can I Borrow Your Car Podcast is dedicated to transforming how financial advisors and client-focused professionals approach client acquisitions. Drawing on decades of expertise, best-selling books, and industry recognition, the podcast’s mission is to help listeners fill their sales funnel with more ideal clients than they require—by building a referral system rooted in generosity, respect, and genuine care for relationships. Core Themes and Approach Giving, Not Begging: The podcast champions a referral system based on purposeful giving, not asking or begging. Listeners will learn how to become someone trusted enough to be “loaned” the most important relationships in a client’s life. Lowering Referral Risk: Each episode explores strategies for reducing both perceived and actual risk in the referral process, making it easier and more comfortable for clients and centers of influence to refer their valued contacts. Farming, Not Hunting: Adopting a “farmer” mindset, the podcast emphasizes nurturing a diverse network, engaging key contacts early, and cultivating long-term relationships that naturally yield referrals over time. Systematic Growth: Listeners are guided to set clear client acquisition targets, double their meeting goals based on closing rates, and create a waiting list of interested clients—ensuring a full pipeline and sustainable business growth. Respect and Enterprise Value: The podcast highlights the importance of treating people with respect and care, which not only increases referrals but also enhances the enterprise value of an advisory practice. Enjoyable Referral Process: Episodes focus on making the referral process enjoyable for all parties, so that giving and receiving referrals becomes a source of pride and satisfaction, not stress. Who Should Listen Financial advisors seeking to grow their practice and enterprise value through referrals Professionals in client acquisition roles who want to make referrals their primary growth engine Anyone who values building their business by loving people and giving on purpose within a proven system Host Credentials Best-selling author of multiple books on referrals, including Can I Borrow Your Car? 2024 Exit Planning Institute Member of the Year and online faculty member Recognized expert in helping financial advisors grow their practices’ enterprise value through referrals and exit planning Podcast Promise Listeners will discover how to become the “obvious choice” in their market by building a referral-driven business that everyone loves participating in—clients, centers of influence, and advisors alike. The Can I Borrow Your Car Podcast is your guide to growing your business by loving people, giving first, and earning the right to be introduced to your ideal clients.

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Recent Episodes

S1E56 Encore Presentation: Why Referrals Fail Without This One Thing

May 08, 2026 34m

Some episodes are worth revisiting.This conversation with process consultant Adi Klevit is one of them.Most professionals think referrals are about relationships alone.But the truth is:Referrals…

S1E55 Design Your Life, Not Just Your Business

Apr 10, 2026 10m

Most business owners are building for a future that isn’t guaranteed.In this episode of Can I Borrow Your Car?, Mike Garrison breaks down a powerful shift:👉 Stop delaying your life👉 Start designing…

S1E54 Own It: Reputation, Referrals & Reality

Apr 03, 2026 11m

This week’s episode of Can I Borrow Your Car? brings together a series of real, unfiltered conversations from Mike Garrison’s “Under the Hood Series.”Inside this episode, Mike tackles a few things…

S1E53 Networking vs. Collaboration (Why Most People Get It Wrong)

Mar 27, 2026 28m

Most people think networking is the answer.It’s not.In this episode of Can I Borrow Your Car?, Mike sits down with Jim Ries—business development leader and master connector—to break down the…

S1E52 Referrals Fail Without This One Thing

Mar 20, 2026 36m

Most professionals think referrals are about relationships.They’re wrong.In this episode of Can I Borrow Your Car, Mike sits down with process expert Adi Klevit to unpack the real reason referrals…

S1E51 Stop Pretending You're Not in Sales

Mar 13, 2026 14m

In this episode of Can I Borrow Your Car?, Mike dives into a hard truth many professional advisors avoid:You are in sales whether you admit it or not.Too many professionals hide from the sales…

S1E50 The Execution Age: Why Professional Services Must Reprice or Reinvent

Mar 03, 2026 24m

We are no longer in the Information Age.And if you’re in professional services, that should make you uncomfortable.In this episode of Can I Borrow Your Car?, Mike unpacks what he believes is the…

S1E49 Nothing Happens Until You Sell Something with George Sandmann

Feb 27, 2026 1h 18m

What if the real reason advisors struggle… isn’t skill, it’s sales?In this episode of Can I Borrow Your Car?, Mike sits down with George Sandmann, founder of Growth Drive, to unpack what truly…

S1E48 You’re Worth More Than 1%, If You Can Prove It

Feb 23, 2026 22m

In this episode, Mike tackles one of the most uncomfortable topics in professional services: fees.AI is changing buyer behavior.Transparency is reshaping trust.And fee compression is coming whether…

S1E47 Stop Hiding from Sales (And Start Preparing for What’s Next)

Feb 16, 2026 22m

Last week I recorded a series of short videos that turned into something bigger.This episode brings them together into one message:You are in commercial sales.AI is here.And how you buy determines…

S1E46 Can I Borrow Your Car? What Happens When You Stop Hiding in Business with Carl Cox

Jan 09, 2026 43m

In this episode, I sit down with my friend, Carl Cox, a “recovering CPA,” strategic thinker, and one of the most authentic leaders I know. What starts as a conversation about strategy quickly turns…

S1E45 Do You "Need" Social Media to Grow Your Business?

Dec 19, 2025 14m

Social media isn’t the problem.How we use it is.In this episode, I unpack a paradox I see every day: good people using social media in ways that strip out their humanity. Automation, mass DMs,…

S1E44 The Shift in Buyer Behavior: Why Your Clients Decide Long Before You Show Up

Dec 12, 2025 1h 7m

In this eye-opening episode of Can I Borrow Your Car?, Mike Garrison sits down with marketing strategist and longtime collaborator John Lusher to break down the latest 6sense Buyer Experience Report…

S1E43 Ideal Client Acquistion and Why it Matters

Nov 14, 2025 43m

In this episode of Can I Borrow Your Car?, Podcast, I sit down with my good friend and marketing partner, John Lusher, founder of The Social Buzz Lab, to talk about one of the most misunderstood, yet…

S1E42 The New Scarcity: Meaning, Trust, and Ideal Clients in the Age of AI

Nov 07, 2025 13m

In this episode of the Can I Borrow Your Car? Podcast, Mike discusses the dual nature of AI, exploring its potential to simplify life while also questioning the authenticity of relationships and…

S1E41 Can I Borrow Your Car? Marketing with Soul

Oct 31, 2025 6m

In today’s tech-driven world, it’s easy to lose sight of what really matters. In this episode, Mike challenges entrepreneurs, advisors, and professional service providers to ask a deeper question —…

S1E40 Building Relationships Beyond Profit with Mike Cook

Oct 10, 2025 31m

In this episode of Can I Borrow Your Car?, I sit down with my longtime friend Mike Cook—entrepreneur, rancher-at-heart, and author of People & Profit—to talk about collaboration, referrals, and…

S1E39 Bob Goldsmith: Investment Banking & Exit Planniing

Oct 03, 2025 47m

In this encore episode of The Can I Borrow Your Car Podcast, Mike talks with Bob Goldsmith, founder of Northern Edge Advisors, to discuss the intricacies of investment banking, the importance of…

S1E38 The Power and Necessity of Authenticity in Collaboration and Referrals

Sep 26, 2025 15m

In this episode of the Can I Borrow Your Car? podcast, Mike discusses the complexities of building business relationships through referrals. He emphasizes the importance of authenticity and…

S1E37 Collaboration is the New Competitive Edge

Sep 19, 2025 39m

In this engaging conversation, Mike is joined by Tina Corner Stolz to explore the transformative power of collaboration in business. They discuss the importance of explicit roles and agreements, the…

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Can I Borrow Your Car? has published 59 episodes since November 2024, covering topics in Business, Education.

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Can I Borrow Your Car? is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 29m.

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