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We've been having a lot more reunions on the show and this one was definitely long overdue. The last time we had Jay Hoang on the podcast he was in the beginning stages of JToons and we were at the beginning stages of the podcast. Now after 2 colouring books, 500+ car commissions and a recent apparel drop, he found time to sit down with us again and talk about his newest passion project. Check out this podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Jay in IG: @jtoons & @jayhoang~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

As another year passes, Nau does another solo episode to reflect on everything Kodawari has done in 2021. From all kinds of content creation for YouTube, Instagram, finding our niche with diecast sales, and organizing car meets, all while running a detailing shop and staying consistent with the KodaCast. None of this was easy to do, but with each mistake comes a lesson learned.  Watching team members come and go and really settling into our roles at Kodawari has been the biggest take away - knowing all this and going into 2022 with a clearer vision, we can't wait to show you everything we have planned! Check out this podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Sitting down with our next guest was a real treat. As a long time follower, Nau watched Matt from his YouTube beginnings as a guy detailing his car, while obsessing and testing products on the detailing market. Little did we know, the video journalling was a form of therapy that turned into Obsessed Garage. Fast forward to 2019 when Kodawari found a commercial space, the first thing we did was contact Matt and his team to help us design the shop and fill it with tools of the trade. A big topic that Matt emphasizes is the importance of the garage space in a house and why, when buying a house, this is something to really consider, (seeing that it's usually one of the biggest spaces in the house) and really highlighting niche products that you would want for your space.We also dive into real, personal stories about growing up in a household with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and having the humility to work hard at any job; This mindset would echo the work Matt does today, as he puts pressure on himself to oversee the well-being of his team, while continually building his business and watching his mental health - he reveals how this weight of responsibility has lead him to sit shotgun for awhile. Check out this podcast on YouTube: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Matt in IG: @obsessedgarage  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Starting where all great friendships begin, we met our next guest at the very first Coffee Run meet for @collectingcars in Toronto, back in October. Cliff, having been in the finance industry for the past 25 years, found a chance to grow outside of his industry and move into a field that was more suited to his passion: all things cars. We listen to his journey and realize that no matter where you are in life, there will always be opportunities for you if you're willing to take the chance and get creative. We also discuss what the future for Collecting Cars hold, and how that platform will help the Canadian market with our unique demographic of collectors and enthusiasts.Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Cliff on IG: HEREFollow Collecting Cars on IG: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

We've all been there, where what you learn in school doesn't become relevant, or important to you until you start applying it to something you really enjoy, and that's what happened with our next guest: Derick Biones from Project1. Being the curious person that he is, asking lots of questions is very natural for him; whether he's getting to know someone, or just curious about a car build. This eventually led him down the path to where Project1 is today, a platform to dive into people and their passions. These friends are like two peas in a pod, exploring topics surrounding self-improvement and digging into a little philosophy discussing ‘thoughtful disagreement' and how it relates to business and relationships. Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Project1 on IG: HERERead Kodawari's feature on Project1's website: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

In our last episode of 2021, we wanted to leave on a positive note. Even though we try to focus on automotive and detailing, we find that a lot of what we talk about and the stories we hear have a common theme: An opportunity to be better and to do better. So, as we move into a new year, we wanted to share stories that takes things into different perspectives and help to create a positive mindset.See you in 2022! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Celebrating 10 years in the auto mechanic industry this Jan 2022, Nhu Nguyen joins Nau on the podcast to dive deep into the world of Porsche and the events that led her to be the first Classic Certified Woman for Porsche.Having an interest for cars and a knack for working with her hands, she went on to build an amazing skill set centred mainly around Porsches and with that garnered opportunities to work along side Nakai-San on the Kitchener RWB build, being on a racetrack team and more. All of this is only one of the many hats that Nhu wears, as we explore her career and dig into the human condition and what drives people to pursue their passions.The biggest take away from this episode is that you will never realize the doors that will open until you take that leap into the unknown. You never know what's waiting for you on the other side! Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Nhu on IG: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Almost one year after their first episode together, Nau and Kaval sit down to talk about the past 12 months: what it's like building a business, working/managing employees and creating a niche. They get introspective and dive deep into the Kodawari Mindset. Question why some people work the way they do.  How can a company build morale and support its employees with their goals? And finding happiness in your work.Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE Kaval's first interview on KodaCast (EP 3): HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Make It Shine Detailing on IG: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Listening in on Nau and Austin, you would figure they were long time friends but sometimes people just click. Diving right into Austin's most recent restoration on a 1991 Civic EF, we knew he had the Kodawari Mindset. Every small detail of the vehicle was restored to the highest standard, which is something a son of an engineer would have a pretty good eye on.  You can tell these two (now best friends) really value the same ideals when it comes to cars, ESPECIALLY Porsches, driving experience and overall outlook on sharing all this knowledge with the car community. Make sure to follow Austin as he continues to build his garage and tune in to find out what his next car project will be! Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Graners Garage on IG: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

The KC team is back with another car release episode! Our boys Lanzo, Kodawari Dave and Nau Ho sit down to discuss some of the most exciting Acura news to come out this year: the relaunch of the Integra Type S. This is definitely one for the JDM fans as we drool over all the specs of this manual 6-speed.Other big announcements over the past few weeks include: the announcement of the 2023 Civic Type R, more news on Porsche's GT4 RS, Toyota's Corolla GR coming to the North American market, the newest Subaru's WRX (thoughts??) and much much more.Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

When asking our community about a powder coater in the Toronto area, Ronan was someone that kept coming up - and once we were in touch, sparks just flew and we knew we had to have him on the podcast!Growing up as the son of a drag racer Smax Smith, meant Ronan is no stranger to the camera. He recounts wild stories about growing up  in the drag car scene in England and eventually here in Canada. Finding his way through different jobs within the automotive industry from paint shops, tire shops, custom performance shops to eventually carving into his own niche now specializing in powder coating multi-piece Japanese wheels. Six years after opening up shop, Ronan is still hungry to study and learn more about his craft and continues to grow and share everything. And that's exactly what we're all about. Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow RoRo Designs : HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

This week we get to learn about Porsches and what it's like to be in the ever-changing landscape behind these fuel injected to electric vehicles with Josh Wee, a Gold Certified Tech at Porsche Centre of Oakville.  From humble beginnings, Josh started at Porsche as a detailer while waiting for an apprenticeship to open up and is now one of the leading techs that gets to help and mentor the newer technicians in the field. You can really get a sense that Josh, has really developed that Kodawari mindset of continual learning, by always keeping an open mind, always asking questions and always, always double checking your work. There is so much to take away from this episode, but the last piece of advice that Josh left us with us is: read the owner's manual! Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Josh Wee: HEREFollow Porsche Centre of Oakville: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

We get a chance to sit down with Mark Seto, whom was settling back at home after being on the road for five consecutive weeks. As the director for the Driven Show, Mark and Nau talk about the 2021 shows and how they differed in many ways to past years, reflecting on the challenges of organizing and bringing a static car show across Canada. Having started in 2018, the Driven Show was something the car community was highly anticipating this summer. KC had the best time at the Toronto show, having had a chance to podcast live and was invited to come back next year for a special opportunity - but you'll have to listen to find out!Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Mark Seto: HEREFollow the Driven Show: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Nau sits down with retail manager, Ben Kitchen and creative director, Chris James to learn more about the JRP and Speed Therapy brands. Being passionate about what you do and being able to bring that into work is something not a lot of people get to do as Ben and Chris talk about their personal experiences in tracking and building cars.Being a distributor and retailer of performance car parts, JRP has come a long way in terms of their presence on social media and has grown retail-wise through their social outlets. They also attend many car shows across Canada, and all over the globe like SEMA, and the Geneva Auto Show.Speed Therapy is a division of JRP that focuses on track and performance. Speaking on their last track day held for family and friends, we get to understand how these events brings people together and helps to appreciate motorsports even more. Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Ben Kitchen: HEREFollow Chris James: HEREFollow JRP: HEREFollow Speed Therapy: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Sitting down with our friend, Rob Scaglione was long overdue. As a recognizable name in the fd2 community and an award winning sales manager at Acura of Oakville, Rob is someone that definitely represents the Kodawari Mindset. We dive into Rob's family history with the Acura brand and how that passion has trickled into his work at @acuraofoakville from detailer, now as a used/new car sales consultant. We get to hear about the hype Acura is bringing back with the recently announced revival of the Integra, and we speculate (erm..dream) all the things we'd love to see and the possibilities it brings. Plus, we get our first listen into RC cars and drift culture at the diecast level. Check it out!Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Rob on IG: HEREFollow Acura of Oakville on IG: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

A few weeks ago some of our team members attended the Japan Classic Track Day event at Shannonville Motorsport Park. We got a chance to check out some JDM icons, like R32s, R33s, R34s, AE86s, RX-7s, S2000s, and even a few Datsun's, including Tim's 240Z.We knew after that event, we had to sit down with organizers Tim and Navin, to learn more about this meet and dive deeper into what classic JDM car culture looks like in Toronto.Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Japan Classic Track Day on IG: HEREFollow Tim on IG: HEREFollow Navin on IG: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Excited to hear that Lliam Ly was going to fly back his Toronto hood, we had to get this interview together. Being the creative behind both Kodawari Collective and Koda Sound logos, Lliam's story with KC stems from the very beginnings of this whole car passion endeavour. This is not as much a car episode as it is about growing as a person and a business, and giving out life lessons from a Toronto mans living in Vancouver type of vibe. Nau and Lliam reflect on growing up together being the only Vietnamese families in their neighbourhood, sharing stories about the resilience of fighting for what you're passionate about. We were so glad to hear Lliam finally picked up his first car after moving out to Vancouver and hearing his take as a new enthusiast in the car game.Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow Lliam on IG: HEREFollow Lliam's YT Channel: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

The team took a break from regular podcasting to prep for the Toronto @drivenshow this past September 18, 2021 and had an opportunity to podcast live with Jack UltraMotive and a few other guests.Jesse and Kiel had a chance to it down with us at the show to talk a little bit about their products from Exo Shield: a window shield company that specializes in nano-ceramic  windshield protectant film. Their newest GT3 formula has proven to help to protect, being 6x impact resistant than windshield glass, giving you that peace of mind. Don't worry, it's not all business, as they also get into cars they're looking forward to seeing in the new season and cars from the Driven show! And most importantly, and super randomly: pick up a few tips on mod do's and dont's Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow and learn more about Exo Shield↴IG or https://www.getexoshield.com/Jesse on IG: HEREKiel on IG: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

The team took a break from regular podcasting to prep for the Toronto @drivenshow this past September 18, 2021 and had an opportunity to podcast live with Jack UltraMotive and a few other guests.During his first visit to Toronto, Jack and Nau sit down for a short interview breaking down his YouTube journey. Sitting at 1.6 million subscribers on YouTube at only 20 years old, Jack, explains how his three passions: gaming, cars, and documenting/recording everything took him to where he is today. He gives us a few tips on how to keep growing on the platform what it's like to continue striving to make new and better content everyday. Taking on that passion head on and remembering to be grateful for it all.  Check out this video podcast on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Jack UltraMotive↴Instagram: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

In his first solo episode, Nau gets personal about relationships, expectations and team building at Kodawari Collective. The ups and down of running a business and working with family and friends is not easy! Afterwards we go into an AMA about personal goals, cars and business. What is the scariest moment in the car? Why won't he drive a G Wagon? Find out on this episode!We'll be taking a break from podcast for the month of September to prepare for the next round of episodes coming out Wednesday October 6th BUT make sure to check us out at the Driven Show on Saturday September 18th from 1-6pm as we will be podcasting live at the event. Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

The whole team's here!For our 20th episode, we have a round table talk with the KC team one year after our first recording. We introduce old names and new faces to our collective and talk about our roles at KC for you to get to know us better. We also reflect on our first car meet with the S2Ki car group and other things you can look forward to this season. Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Nau met our next guest in typical car enthusiast fashion: through shopping for NSX parts. Marc Perez, heads Mita Motorsports in Japan, a shop that specializes in exporting and fabricating NSX and S2000 parts. When these two first got in touch, their phone conversation stretched to over 3 hours long… needless to say Nau didn't get much work done that day but his wallet certainly got lighter. Marc tell us his story of growing up in BC, Canada and eventually moving out to Japan where he currently resides. We hear some really interesting details on how the car culture differs in Japan than Canada and Nau picks his brain about all his NSX knowledge Marc has gathered over the years.If you're an NSX and/or S2000 lover, this episode is definitely for you.Watch this episode on YouTube:  HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Mita Motorsports on IG: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

The KC team flew out to Calgary, Alberta to visit the Kodawari man himself, Tony Nguyen. Cousin of Nau Ho, and along with long time friend Allan Phim, the trio talk car shenanigans and passions. There are too many stories to recount but the most epic story would have to be blowing the EM1 motor, which would be inevitably turn into the second engine swap for that chassis, fun! We listen to Tony's journey from his passion of working with his hands from tires, auto body to eventually moving out to Alberta and discovering welding. His current passion project? A complete 240SX restoration done on his homemade auto rotisserie. Video Podcast: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Tony on IG and YT: HERE and HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Nau gets to sit down and talk to Hector Levario, a fellow car enthusiast from California. We get to hear about his iconic S2000 build and the social media following that grew around it. Hector reflects what IG ‘fame' can be like for a car enthusiast and they discuss the good and bad about social media: what that does to the human condition. Yep! We're getting into Psychology. The ultimate secret for success? Stay in your lane and be real. We're all human beings just trying to find our own path.Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hector on IG: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

If you've been tuning into our YouTube channel, then this face should look very familiar!Andrew Wad sits down with long time friends Nau and Allan to talk about everything from growing up in with a passion to making it come true. They get into all of details of how Andrew went from becoming a mechanic to NASCAR to drag racing to Apex Motoring to becoming a name in the 10th gen Civic community.. the list goes on and on. Grab and snack and listen in as they reunite and share their hilarious stories.Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Andrew on IG:  HEREApex Motoring on IG: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Nelson is a photographer out of Ottawa, Ontario. He connected with us through instagram and was one of the first people to shoot the shop's NSX. Nau and Nelson discuss how the Sony branding has stayed  strong and his loyalty to the brand. The two talk about learning and developing your own path when it comes to taking pictures and taking initiative to meet new people in your field of passion to really help you grow.  Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Nelson: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Nau and Alex Rei's friendship started out in typical fashion: meeting through cars. What started out as just neighbours, soon turned into friends digging into car builds, detailing, and more. As it turns out, Alex was starting to build something really special with his 2013 Subaru STI. When they first met the STI had an OEM+ build, but after years of gathering unique parts, it has gone into full show race car mode. This is not to mention his M3 that he has which, is going through a full restoration. Listen in on the stories that make up these unique builds.  Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Alex Rei↴  HERE and HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

Kodawari Collective's three dads: Nau, Allan and Chris, sit down and have a real talk about the business struggles, what it's like transitioning from 20s to 30s - from single person to family man, and KOG. The three friends discuss the dream they had about KC before it was KC. And sadly, one of our Koda dads resigns from KC to work on other endeavours - not only do we wish him the BEST OF LUCK!! Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

KC Team members Nau, Allan and Dave go over some of the new car releases coming out in 2021-2022. Talking about the exclusive Euro/Japan releases like the Toyota GR Yaris, MN GR Supra, 2nd gen FRS, Nissan's 400Z, Porsche's 992 GT3, to the new BMW M3/M4/M5 drops with the bigger kidney grille. Which ones are you most excited to try out?? Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

With all the different facets to car life, we found that most enthusiasts started off with toy car models first. Listen to Allan Phim, Nau Ho, Dave Hong and special guest Adam Sen, as we go ‘full otaku mode' over diecast cars. Talking about being ‘masters of your own collection' and being able to live out your car dreams through these models. Adam gives us the secret to an affordable models and advice on adding to your collection.Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Model Cars Canada IG: HEREModel Cars Canada website: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Jobii - PizzazzProduced & edited by: @koda_sound

We get the pleasure of sitting down with Varun Contractor, a pillar in the 240SX Toronto community. Starting out as a passion of driving and fixing his 240, it quickly turned into a business of importing parts from Japan leading to the start of the first 240 turn key swaps in Canada and the beginning of VHC inc (VHC Performance). He is your go-to for advice on all things cars, breaking down what changes he's seen in the last 20 years working in the performance/aftermarket industry and talks about what makes a car enthusiast. On top of all that, he is also a huge foodie (thanks for the recos!) and great unicyclist. Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support VHC inc↴ HERE , website HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produced & edited by: @koda_sound

Nau sits down with an OG from the Toronto car scene: Neal Woon-Fat. He's done it all from building cars for competitions, to working with sponsorship brands, becoming a head judge for ImportFest, co-founding FittedLifeStyle, and now is the director of the Driven Show Toronto chapter. During the midst of all this, Neal also found a niche in the car community for his apparel company: Throttle Brake Apex (aka TBA Brand). The two touch base on how the car scene in Toronto is represented in North America and how it has evolved in the last 20 years.Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Neal: HERETBA Brand on IG: HEREDriven Show on IG: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produced & edited by: @koda_sound

Hosts Nau and Kodawari Dave sit down with The Pillai Brothers: Nathan and Navin, after the first PTN (Porsche True North) meet of the season to talk Porsches. You can tell how strong their sibling bond is by how many cars they have built over the past 20+ years, from Mustangs to RX-7s, from Aston Martins to just about everything. This is mostly a Porsche podcast episode but I assure you that there is just as much talk about the Corolla AE86, enjoy! Watch this on video podcast on YouTube: HERE  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support The Pillai Brothers on IG ↴Nathan: HERE Navin: HERE Pillai AE86 Build page: HERE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produced & edited by: @koda_sound

Host Nau sits down with Alex, a Florida-native building his dream detailing garage, to chat about the ups and downs of navigating through the pandemic. We met Alex through IG, and through his content and support have come to know him well. We also get into a serious conversation about mental health and how working on your passions, creating that Kodawari mindset, has helped to re-focus on what is important. And of course we go over all of Alex's car builds.Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Lexgarage ↴HERE and HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produced & edited by: @koda_sound

In this episode Nau and Chris talk to Chris James, content creator for JRP. Chris James is always on the go with his work creating content for JRP and as well as for himself. We get into his work process of how he films or takes pictures, his mindset on always thinking about the next step, or the next project, and his love for cars helps him stay consistent.    Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Chris James↴ IG: HERE and HEREwww.jrponline.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produced & edited by: @koda_sound

Nau and Chris sit down to review January 2021, PPF training with Kaval (seriously, we love that guy), the Rays Giveaway photoshoot (that we won!), our diecast store launch and what our plans are for the shop car builds. Watch this episode on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kaval from Make It Shine Detailing IG: @makeitshinedetailingPhotographer Chris James on IG: @itschristopherjames~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produced & edited by: @koda_sound

Nau and Chris invite Jason Hoang, a fellow enthusiast out in Calgary, Alberta, on the podcast to share his car stories. Diving into Jason's two big passions, we learn how cars and photography tie into his blog - lifewithjson. We hear about his efforts in founding the Calgary car group 'Ill Motion”, AND his current project being the creative behind car illustration page: @jtooned. As the three swap stories on fatherhood and balancing car passions at the same time, Jason drops some golden nuggets of knowledge on his successes: consistency, not to focus on the numbers, and writing for yourself because “nothing is wrong with stumbling as long as you're moving forward”, which is also a testament to Jason's work outside of his regular 9 to 5. Watch this as a video podcast: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Jason↴IG: @jayhoang & jtooned.coJason's blog: lifewithjson~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produced & edited by: @koda_sound

Nau and Chris sit down with KodaCast's first guest, CEO and one man show: Kaval Vilkhu, from Make It Shine Detailing. With 14+ years in the car detailing industry, Kaval shares stories and advice about entrepreneurship, paint protection film, and tracking cars. They discuss how car detailers are viewed in the industry and how visionaries like, Matt Moreman's (@obsessedgarage) influence has changed this outlook. Kaval tells us what ‘Kodawari' has meant to him and how that has shaped the way he manages his time and business, as well as playing the long game. Watch this video podcast on YouTube: HERE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Make It Shine Detailing ↴Instagram: @makeitshinedetailing & @makeitshine_ekWebsite: www.makeitshine.ca~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produced & edited by: @koda_sound

The KC team discuss the car shops and movies that we grew up around and their influence when it came to investing into car parts, clean builds, and what OEM+ means. Each member swaps car accident stories, including Nau's epic Mugen RR inspired CSX Type S build and the accident that ended its legacy. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective, @kodacast & @kodawari.otakugarageWebsite and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produced & edited by: @koda_sound

In our first KodaCast episode, we give a brief history of Kodawari Collective and trade stories on how the team met. Featuring owner, Nau Ho and team members: Chris, Sherry, Allan, Cindy and Khang. We reveal stories about growing up and hanging out as friends and family before working together as Kodawari Collective. Definitely NSFW! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Follow & Support Kodawari ↴Instagram: @kodawaricollective & @kodacast Website and merch store: https://www.kodawaricollective.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music: Lakey - In My Dreams Produced & edited by: @koda_sound