About Brake Stop

Carl’s reputation in the auto service industry has been fostered by more than 25 years of experience. With his precise operational skills, timing and extensive knowledge of automobiles, Carl has been able to stay current with the automobile service industry and trends. With a track record of accomplishments throughout his automotive career, Carl possesses a broad perspective in creating new service centers for the cars of today with a lower operation cost.

Prior to founding Brake Stop Auto Services, Carl was President and CEO of One Stop Auto Service. Carl founded One Stop Auto Service to provide a one stop service center with dealership services without dealership prices. One Stop expanded to 6 locations in four years and had annual sales of $ 7 million dollars before it was sold.

Previously, Carl was the Area Director for Accutune (An Automotive Franchise) helping them to grow from 10 locations to 30 locations. Accutune was acquired by Precision Tune which has 400 locations nationwide.

Earlier in his career, Carl was a manager in the quick lube industry, i.e. Jiffy lube, and Quick lube. Carl also served as a Master Technician consultant for Chevrolet, Ford, Nissan, and Toyota.

Carl earned a Master Technician degree at the Diesel Institute of Connecticut.

Carl Watkins
Brake Stop Auto Services
Founder/ President and CEO