Podcast | Inside the Move of iFLEX to AAPEX (with Jenn Bochnowski and Mark Bogdansky)

Representatives from PAMA and the Auto Care Association explain what iFLEX's move will mean for show attendees.
Feb. 19, 2026

With iFLEX shifting to AAPEX this year, Jenn Bochnowski, vice president of PAMA’s board of directors, and Mark Bogdansky, vice president of trade shows and community engagement for the Auto Care Association, visit the NOLN Podcast to discuss the move. Bochnowski and Bogdansky explain why the move was made, what will look familiar to past AAPEX and iFLEX attendees, and the ways in which the two parties aim to create a better overall experience for those in the quick lube industry.

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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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