Podcast | Take 5 Charts Path Toward Going Fully National (with Tim Austin, Take 5 President)

Take 5 President Tim Austin reflects on the opening of the company's 500th franchise location and discusses what Take 5 looks for in potential new sites and franchisees.
Feb. 5, 2026
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After recently celebrating the opening of the company’s 500th franchise location, Take 5 President Tim Austin joins the NOLN Podcast to discuss the fast lube chain’s rapid growth. He also breaks down the factors Take 5 considers when evaluating new markets, the traits the company looks for in ideal franchisees, and the ways in which Take 5 will define success in 2026 and beyond.

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Tom Valentino is the editor of National Oil and Lube News. A graduate of Ohio University, he has more than two decades of experience in newspapers, public relations and trade magazines, covering everything from high school sports to behavioral health care. Tom’s first vehicle was a 1990 Mazda 626, which he used to deliver pizzas in the summer after graduating high school. Today, he drives a 2019 Jeep Compass, which usually has a trunk full of his daughter’s sports gear. In his spare time, Tom is an avid Cleveland sports fan and a volunteer youth sports coach.

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