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How an Ex-Hyundai CMO Is Taking on Her Biggest Challenge Yet… X | Angela Zepeda, Global Head of Marketing for X
Dec. 3, 2024

How an Ex-Hyundai CMO Is Taking on Her Biggest Challenge Yet… X | Ang…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Angela Zepeda, Global Head of Marketing for X, where we discuss: Her role in reshaping Hyundai's brand presence in the American Zeitgeist, Why Hyun...

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Navigating the Post-Election Landscape in Automotive: Trends, Risks and Impacts | Alan Haig, President of Haig Partners, Pt. 4
Nov. 21, 2024

Navigating the Post-Election Landscape in Automotive: Trends, Risks a…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, CEO of Haig Partners, where we discuss: how dealers can navigate the post-election landscape in the automotive business, Fords wild rise...

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#123 Investing $9B in the next-gen of automotive disruptors, From dealer to venture capital giant, the rollercoaster of investing in Rivian | Bill Cariss, CEO of Holman Strategic Ventures
Oct. 1, 2024

#123 Investing $9B in the next-gen of automotive disruptors, From dea…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I sit down with Bill Cariss, CEO of Holman Strategic Ventures, to discuss how he's deploying $9 billion into the next generation of automotive disruptors, his journe...

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#115 The biggest trends in dealership hiring, Demystifying pay plans, Rise of the $1M manager, Hottest automotive roles | Steve Adragna, Partner, CDG Recruiting
Sept. 3, 2024

#115 The biggest trends in dealership hiring, Demystifying pay plans,…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Steve Adragna where we discuss: The biggest trends in dealership hiring, Demystifying pay plans, Rise of the $1M manager, Hottest automotive roles ...

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#112 Transforming Subaru into a 'cult brand', Guiding explosive growth over two decades, Selling 700K+ cars in a single year | Tom Doll, Former CEO of Subaru of America
Aug. 22, 2024

#112 Transforming Subaru into a 'cult brand', Guiding explosive growt…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Tom Doll, Ex-CEO of Subaru of America where we discuss: How Tom Doll transformed Subaru into a cult brand, Guiding explosive growth over two decade...

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#111 Why dealerships are still selling at record pace, Best and worst franchises, What's next for the car market, His letter to Elon Musk | Alan Haig, President and Founder of Haig Partners
Aug. 20, 2024

#111 Why dealerships are still selling at record pace, Best and worst…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, President and Founder of Haig Partners where we discuss: Best and worst auto franchises right now, Why dealerships are selling at record...

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#108 Building a 9-figure sales training enterprise, How an F5 tornado changed his life, Getting raided by the FBI, Walking away from a $1M salary | Andy Elliott, CEO of The Elliot Group
Aug. 8, 2024

#108 Building a 9-figure sales training enterprise, How an F5 tornado…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Andy Elliott, CEO of The Elliott Group where we discuss: How an F5 tornado changed his life, Getting raided by the FBI, Walking away from a $1M sal...

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#105 Secrets of the #1 auto lender, How to scale to 100M customers, What's next for car ownership | Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services at Capital One
July 30, 2024

#105 Secrets of the #1 auto lender, How to scale to 100M customers, W…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services at Capital One where we discuss: Secrets of the #1 auto lender, How to scale to 100M customers, What...

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CDG EXCLUSIVE: Bernie Moreno on EV mandates, auto dealerships, digital car titles, and future of America
July 24, 2024

CDG EXCLUSIVE: Bernie Moreno on EV mandates, auto dealerships, digita…

Bernie Moreno, US Senate candidate, joins the Car Dealership Guy podcast to discuss the car market and why he should be the next Senator from Ohio. Bernie Moreno's campaign website: https://berniemoreno.com/ Interested in adv...

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#97 The Auto Tech Whisperer: The Next $300M Exit, Future of dealership technology, Rise of “vulture capitalism” | Mark Boyd, CEO of Boyd Ventures
July 2, 2024

#97 The Auto Tech Whisperer: The Next $300M Exit, Future of dealershi…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Mark Boyd, a prolific automotive tech entrepreneur where we discuss: the next $300m auto tech exit, Why great ideas don’t = success, should dealers...

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#92 Leading the fastest-growing car brand in America, Investing $1B on new dealerships, Hyundai's solution for fast charging? | Randy Parker, CEO of Hyundai Motor America
June 13, 2024

#92 Leading the fastest-growing car brand in America, Investing $1B o…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Randy Parker, CEO of Hyundai Motor America where we discuss: leading the fastest-growing car brand in America, Investing $1B in new dealerships, A ...

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#76 Scaling a $4.5B dealership empire, Future of the franchise model, The "15-minute" car sale | David Hult, CEO of Asbury Automotive Group
April 18, 2024

#76 Scaling a $4.5B dealership empire, Future of the franchise model,…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with David Hult, CEO of Asbury Automotive Group where we discuss: His day-to-day running a $4.5B+ dealership empire, the future of the franchise model i...

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#72 Biggest sleeper brand in automotive, Selling dealerships for $100M+, Most improving automakers, F-150 Lightning a flop? | Alan Haig, President of Haig Partners
April 4, 2024

#72 Biggest sleeper brand in automotive, Selling dealerships for $100…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, President and Founder of Haig Partners where we discuss: Biggest "Sleeper" brand in automotive Selling dealerships for $100M+, most impr...

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#58 Leadership lessons from working for Elon, Raising millions to reimagine the dealership, why he has no exit plan | Jay Vijayan, CEO of Tekion
Feb. 15, 2024

#58 Leadership lessons from working for Elon, Raising millions to rei…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Jay Vijayan, CEO of Tekion This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Industry Job Board - Connecting world-class talent with top-notch companies in Automotive. Find your next rol...

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#56 Building a $2B car auction app, "Gambling for car dealers", Artificial intelligence vs. actual intelligence | Joe Neiman, Co-Founder of ACV Auctions
Feb. 6, 2024

#56 Building a $2B car auction app, "Gambling for car dealers", Artif…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Joe Neiman, Co-Founder of ACV Auctions This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Industry Job Board - Connecting world-class talent with top-notch companies in Automotive. Find y...

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#52 Building a $6B car sales software empire, Electric vehicle revolution's slow start, China's strategy entering US car market | Brian MacDonald, CEO of CDK Global
Jan. 23, 2024

#52 Building a $6B car sales software empire, Electric vehicle revolu…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Brian MacDonald, CEO of CDK Global This episode is brought to you by: Valvoline - Valvoline can help drive your service department by streamlining operations and increasing revenue with hand...

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#46 Selling $5.5B+ worth of car dealerships, State of the auto market, Most and least desirable brands, What’s next for dealership profits? | Alan Haig, President & Founder, Haig Partners (Part 2)
Dec. 28, 2023

#46 Selling $5.5B+ worth of car dealerships, State of the auto market…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, President & Founder of Haig Partners This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at carscommer...

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#45 Building a $200M+ car parts empire, Solving the auto repair crisis, Most profitable parts, Using A.I. and 3D printing | David Meniane, CEO Carparts.com
Dec. 26, 2023

#45 Building a $200M+ car parts empire, Solving the auto repair crisi…

In this episode, I'm speaking with David Meniane, CEO of Carparts.com This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Newsletter - Become an automotive insider in just 5 minutes. Get the weekly email that delivers trans...

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#44 Making millions from Parts & Service, Dealership incentives, Economic concerns, Record profits and Daryl’s favorite auto franchises | Daryl Kenningham, CEO at Group 1 Automotive
Dec. 19, 2023

#44 Making millions from Parts & Service, Dealership incentives, Econ…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Daryl Kenningham, CEO at Group 1 Automotive This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. To learn how you can measure...

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#43 Building a $1.5B+ digital car auction, Peter’s car market predictions, OPENLANE's acquisition of Manheim Canada | Peter Kelly, CEO at OPENLANE
Dec. 14, 2023

#43 Building a $1.5B+ digital car auction, Peter’s car market predict…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Peter Kelly, CEO at OPENLANE . This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Newsletter - Become an automotive insider in just 5 minutes. Get the weekly email that delivers transpare...

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#41 How CarGurus is evolving, Amazon’s threat to car dealers, Cracking down on fake car prices, Why he’s hiring former dealers | Jason Trevisan, CEO at CarGurus
Dec. 5, 2023

#41 How CarGurus is evolving, Amazon’s threat to car dealers, Crackin…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Jason Trevisan, CEO at CarGurus. This episode is brought to you by: CarNow - The industry leader in automotive messaging and digital retailing solutions. See how CarNow can make an impact at...

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#40 Secrets behind dealership franchise laws, Consumer-friendly auto brands, Dealers’ top legal concerns | Leonard Bellavia, Founding Partner at Bellavia and Blatt Law
Nov. 28, 2023

#40 Secrets behind dealership franchise laws, Consumer-friendly auto …

In this episode, I'm speaking with Leonard Bellavia, Founding Partner at Bellavia and Blatt Law This episode is brought to you by: CDK Global - Empowering dealers with the tools and technology to build deeper customer relatio...

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#39 Predicting auto loan defaults, 96 month terms, Vehicle affordability, Will repos keep rising? | Betty Jotanovic, President of Chrysler Capital and Auto Relationships at Santander
Nov. 21, 2023

#39 Predicting auto loan defaults, 96 month terms, Vehicle affordabil…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Betty Jotanovic, President of Chrysler Capital and Auto Relationships at Santander . This episode is brought to you by: AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that...

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#36 Car market predictions, Alex's acquisition playbook, Solving software fatigue, Will online car sales go away? | Alex Vetter, CEO of Cars Commerce (Part 2)
Nov. 3, 2023

#36 Car market predictions, Alex's acquisition playbook, Solving soft…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Alex Vetter, CEO of Cars Commerce . This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at carscommerce.inc AutoF...

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