ATLANTA (FNN) – Parts Pass, the new app designed to make ordering automotive parts easier and faster for car owners, is quickly disrupting the automotive industry. Dedicated to mechanics, avid car DIYers, and everyday drivers alike, the user-friendly app saves people time and money.

What Makes the Parts Pass App Different, and Why It Matters

Parts Pass has changed the way people order their car parts in four ways.
• First, it’s mobile, so car owners can search for parts anywhere and anytime.
• Second, the user-friendly app’s AI integration simplifies the process of searching for and replacing car parts by diagnosing what’s needed based on drivers’ photos of their vehicle from any angle.
• Third, it makes parts more affordable, providing them at a wholesale price.
• Fourth: Speedy delivery. Parts arrive in 48 hours.

Who is Parts Pass Founder and CEO Stan Mirzayev?

While Parts Pass’s ease of use and benefits make its rise in popularity a no-brainer, a deeper look at founder and CEO Stan Mirzayev explains why.

As leadership coach John Maxwell teaches, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” Those roots run deep for Mirzayev, who’s family came to the U.S. from Soviet Russia when he was just four years old. His father started an automotive shop and, like many family businesses, Mirzayev worked in his father’s shop for years.

This history created a winning combination for Mirzayev: a passion for automobiles, entrepreneurship experience, a love for serving people, and leadership.

A major leadership lesson for Mirzayev came through a shift in perspective. When FNN News asked him about his experience working in his father’s shop in a recent phone interview, he shared that the biggest difficulty was working directly with his father, because “he has his tendencies.” But he soon realized his father was doing things for the greater good of the family, and his mother advised him to put emotions aside. He said, “Once I did that, it got a lot easier.” He learned the line between work life and home life and to never mix the two. “I never took work back into the house…It’s a daily reminder to this day.”

An automotive enthusiast for over 17 years and a serial entrepreneur, Mirzayev leads and works with daily words of affirmation for himself. He shared several affirmations with FNN News, including that pivotal lesson: “Leave your emotions at the door”, “Focus on the goal”, “Be accepting”, “I never said it would be easy, but it would be worth it.”

He understands the importance of serving people – both his customers and his team members. “I always tend to put myself in their shoes,” he said. “I’m understanding and empathetic towards people.” In building his team, he talks with potential hires about the company’s vision and makes sure they align with it, because if they can’t, they’re not a fit. He praises Parts Pass’s team of self-starters, noting that someone who isn’t a self-starter would need a bit more time and attention, and the operation would “only move as fast as the anchor holding us back.”

Before Parts Pass, Mirzayev founded Parts Detect, a B2B shop management app that allows mechanics to efficiently source parts from suppliers. He then founded the Parts Pass app as a B2C solution in 2022.

Between working in his father’s shop and running his own auto parts businesses, he realized about customers and clients, “You have to be a therapist and financial adviser. These days, [it’s important to] break down the most important repairs and offer payment plans [to make it easier for them].” This became especially true in the current U.S. economy, which saw prices spike post-pandemic.

He also noted, “With a brick-and-mortar business, customers usually support businesses within a five-mile radius, so it’s important to build trust with them.”

What’s Next for Parts Pass

The Parts Pass app is available in the Apple Store. Image courtesy of Parts Pass.

Mirzayev plans to adopt more car parts catalogs to increase what’s available for car owners, expand to include catalogs for other vehicle types (semi-trucks, farm equipment, boats, ATVs, etc.), and create a membership option for customers which would feature maintenance records and much more.

The Parts Pass app is currently only available on Apple (via the Apple Store) but will launch on Android in August of 2023 and a desktop version will be released next year.