Insights

Industry Insights

Operational lessons, modernization strategies, and observations from inside the automotive recycling industry.

Running a recycling operation exposes patterns most outsiders never see. This section shares what protects margin, what breaks execution, and what modernization actually looks like inside a working yard.

The Resilience Gap: Why 94% of Small Businesses Are Not Ready for Disasters

The Resilience Gap: Why 94% of Small Businesses Are Not Ready for Disasters

94% of business owners say they can recover from a disaster. Only 30% have a plan. Natasha Broxton shares the resilience system she built after her Milwaukee facility flooded and how AI tools make pre... ...more

Industry Insights

August 11, 2026undefined

The Revenue Leak Framework: Where to Start With AI in Your Business

The Revenue Leak Framework: Where to Start With AI in Your Business

The real question is not which AI tools to buy. It is where your business is leaking money, time, or momentum. Start there. ...more

AI in Operations

August 04, 20262 min read

AI Consultant vs. Buying Software: How Operators Should Actually Decide

AI Consultant vs. Buying Software: How Operators Should Actually Decide

A practical framework for deciding how to modernize your operation without wasting money on tools you're not ready for. ...more

AI in Operations

July 21, 20261 min read

Salvage Yard Modernization Checklist: 12 Signs You're Running on Memory, Not Systems

Salvage Yard Modernization Checklist: 12 Signs You're Running on Memory, Not Systems

A 12-point checklist to find out if your automotive recycling operation runs on systems or on memory — and what to fix first. ...more

Automotive Recycling & Salvage

July 17, 20262 min read

Where the Money Is Actually Leaking in Your Salvage Yard

Where the Money Is Actually Leaking in Your Salvage Yard

A practical breakdown of where automotive recycling operations lose money to inconsistency — and how AI fixes it without adding more software. ...more

Automotive Recycling & Salvage

July 13, 20262 min read

Natasha Broxton Named 2026 Tory Burch Foundation Fellow | Alitura Group

Natasha Broxton Named 2026 Tory Burch Foundation Fellow | Alitura Group

Natasha Broxton shares what becoming a 2026 Tory Burch Foundation Fellow means for Alitura Group's mission to help operators modernize their businesses through practical AI and operational systems. ...more

Behind the Build

July 09, 20263 min read

Modernization Starts With Operational Clarity

If you are seeing pricing inconsistency, missed calls, owner-dependent decisions, or execution drift inside the yard, start with the advisory overview.