Our Story | How Cochran Auto Detailing Started

Cochran Auto Detailing started back in 1995 in my father’s garage. At the time, I worked for Blue Cross/Blue Shield as an assistant. I would randomly bring home other employees' cars home for the night, clean them and bring them back to work in the morning. The enjoyment I received from their happiness and being impressed was addicting. It was better than any feeling I had working at my “corporate” job. I ended up becoming really focused on being a self-employed entrepreneur.

I built up a big enough clientele that where I was making more money at night in the garage than I was at my job. Being young, the idea of “employee benefits” didn’t mean much to me because I was more focused on a career, self-employment, and being happy than a 401K and health insurance.

I worked out an agreement with another detail shop that I would work/manage his location 4 days a week, but the other 3 days, I could do my own stuff as long as I only promoted business and brought in cars from outside the 5-mile radius. We incorporated in 2005 and have built our clientele over the last 25+ years to be where we are now.

Ultimately, I chose to use my last, Cochran, in the name of the shop, because I have always felt that if a person is confident enough to put their name on their business, they will stand behind it 100%.