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Industry Spotlight: How 2024 Innovations Are Solving Vehicle Shipping Issues
Nov. 17, 2024

Industry Spotlight: How 2024 Innovations Are Solving Vehicle Shipping…

Welcome to Industry Spotlight, a new show on the Car Dealership Guy Podcast hosted by Sam D'Arc. In each episode, Sam highlights the most compelling dealerships and innovative companies in automotive, diving into key trends, ...

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How a Former Mortician Cracked Dealers' #1 Profitability Issue | Peter Duffy Jr., CEO of Dealer Image Pro
Nov. 14, 2024

How a Former Mortician Cracked Dealers' #1 Profitability Issue | Pete…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Peter Duffy Jr., CEO of Dealer Image Pro where we discuss: How a professional photographer cracked dealers' #1 profitability issue, the most impact...

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Taking a 100-Year-Old Dealer Group to New Heights—Risks, Challenges, and Future Vision | Liza Borches, CEO of Carter Myers Automotive
Nov. 12, 2024

Taking a 100-Year-Old Dealer Group to New Heights—Risks, Challenges, …

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I sit down with Liza Borches, CEO of Carter Myers Automotive. We dive into the bold risks that have shaped her century-old dealership group, her innovative approach ...

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How 28 Seconds Are Quietly Transforming Dealership Profits | Jim Roche, CEO of WarrCloud
Nov. 7, 2024

How 28 Seconds Are Quietly Transforming Dealership Profits | Jim Roch…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jim Roche, Founder & CEO of WarrCloud, where we discuss: How 28 seconds is quietly transforming dealership profits, why EVs are going to transform ...

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A Visionary's Principles for Running 17 Dealerships | Jack Ballinghoff, COO of Ourisman Automotive Group
Nov. 5, 2024

A Visionary's Principles for Running 17 Dealerships | Jack Ballinghof…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jack Ballinghoff, COO of Ourisman Automotive Group where we discuss: His principles to running 17+ dealerships, the best used car auction in the Un...

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The Hidden Hospitality Formula Behind Scaling to 40 Dealerships | Jeff Swickard, Dealer Principal of Swickard Auto Group
Oct. 31, 2024

The Hidden Hospitality Formula Behind Scaling to 40 Dealerships | Jef…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jeff Swickard, Dealer Principal of Swickard Auto Group. We discuss the secret hospitality formula behind scaling to 40 dealerships, Serving 1M uniq...

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Why People Don't Trust Car Dealers… And How to Fix it | Kris Gaerlan, President of Dallas Lease Returns and Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services at Capital One
Oct. 29, 2024

Why People Don't Trust Car Dealers… And How to Fix it | Kris Gaerlan,…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services at Capital One, and Kris Gaerlan, President of Dallas Lease Returns where we discuss: Why people don...

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Car Market Forecast For 2024: Shocks and Twists You Need to Know | Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive
Oct. 24, 2024

Car Market Forecast For 2024: Shocks and Twists You Need to Know | Jo…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I'm joined by Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive. We dive into some of the biggest topics shaping the 2024 car market, including shocks and surprises,...

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#129 Inside the "Uber of Car Deliveries": Moving 1.4M Vehicles a Year! | Fede Ranero, CEO of Draiver
Oct. 22, 2024

#129 Inside the "Uber of Car Deliveries": Moving 1.4M Vehicles a Year…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Fede Ranero, CEO of Draiver where we discuss: How he's building the "Uber for car deliveries" and moving 1.4M vehicles per year, the #1 reason why ...

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#128 The Business Side of 70M+ Recalled Vehicles: What Dealers Are Gaining | Ryan Maher, CEO of BizzyCar Pt.2
Oct. 17, 2024

#128 The Business Side of 70M+ Recalled Vehicles: What Dealers Are Ga…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Ryan Maher, CEO of BizzyCar where we discuss: The business side of 70M+ recalled vehicles, Most troubled car brands struggling with recalls, Shocki...

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#127 Secrets to becoming a first-time franchise dealership owner in 2024! | Kyle Coleman, Owner of Coleman Automotive
Oct. 15, 2024

#127 Secrets to becoming a first-time franchise dealership owner in 2…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Kyle Coleman, Owner of Coleman Automotive where we discuss: How he went from selling Pokemon cards to Fords, the $50M voicemail that changed his li...

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#126 Q4 Auto Market Forecast: The need-to-know trends and predictions, Buying habits of Gen Z car shoppers, Why overnight test drives sell cars | David Thomas, Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global
Oct. 10, 2024

#126 Q4 Auto Market Forecast: The need-to-know trends and predictions…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with David Thomas, Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global where we dive into a Q4 auto market forecast: How Gen Z is buying cars, Have we reached a...

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#125 The payments nightmare hiding in dealerships, Shocking trends in down payments, Saving dealerships 20 hrs of work every week | Julie Douglas, CEO of Dealer Pay
Oct. 8, 2024

#125 The payments nightmare hiding in dealerships, Shocking trends in…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Julie Douglas, CEO of Dealer Pay where we discuss: The accounting nightmare hiding in dealerships, Saving dealers 20 hrs of work per week, shocking...

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#124 How to turn around a failing dealership, Becoming a top 5 Kia Dealer in the US, Testing his sales team on-air! |  Raul Gomila, GM/Partner of City Kia
Oct. 3, 2024

#124 How to turn around a failing dealership, Becoming a top 5 Kia De…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I sit down with Raul Gomila, GM/Partner of City Kia, to reveal how he turned a dealership losing $1M a year into a top performer. We dive into the strategies that ma...

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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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#122 Transforming a dealership group into a TikTok famous powerhouse, How dealership marketing is evolving, Building the world's largest Honda store | Ryan Rohrman, CEO of Rohrman Auto Group
Sept. 26, 2024

#122 Transforming a dealership group into a TikTok famous powerhouse,…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast! In this episode, I chat with Ryan Rohrman, CEO of Rohrman Auto Group. We dive into topics like transforming a dealership group into a TikTok powerhouse, achieving over 4 million view...

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#121 The imminent evolution of AI in car dealerships, Best uses cases of AI in dealerships, How he's transforming 50% of US franchise dealers | Devin Daly, Co-Founder & CEO of Impel
Sept. 24, 2024

#121 The imminent evolution of AI in car dealerships, Best uses cases…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Devin Daly, CEO of Impel where we discuss: The imminent evolution of AI in car dealerships, BTS of his recent $100M acquisition, How he's transform...

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#120 America's most interesting $2.5B car dealer, Future of Ford, Influences of Buddhism, Does legacy matter, His next dealership acquisition? | Vince Sheehy, President of Sheehy Auto Stores
Sept. 19, 2024

#120 America's most interesting $2.5B car dealer, Future of Ford, Inf…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Vince Sheehy, President of Sheehy Auto Stores where we discuss: America's most interesting $2.5B car dealer, the future of Ford, influences of Budd...

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#119 Secrets of automotive's most controversial business, Tackling 90% in-house financing, Economics of buy here pay here dealerships | Jeff Watson, Owner of IV Seasons Auto
Sept. 17, 2024

#119 Secrets of automotive's most controversial business, Tackling 90…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Jeff Watson, Owner of IV Seasons Auto where we discuss: Secrets of automotive's most controversial business, tackling 90% in-house financing, econo...

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#118 Slinging $725M in luxury cars, How he doubled profit per vehicle, Top products sold at dealerships + highest margin brands | Dennis Gingrich, Sales/Finance Director at The Niello Company
Sept. 12, 2024

#118 Slinging $725M in luxury cars, How he doubled profit per vehicle…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Dennis Gingrich, Sales/Finance Director at The Niello Company where we discuss: How he's selling $725M a year in luxury vehicles, the top backend p...

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#117 Winning in a saturated maket with 9 dealerships, Secret weapon for used inventory acquisition, Cadillac poised for a massive rebound? | Patrick Coleman, President of Jim Coleman Automotive Group
Sept. 10, 2024

#117 Winning in a saturated maket with 9 dealerships, Secret weapon f…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Patrick Coleman, President of Jim Coleman Automotive Group where we discuss: How hes winning in a saturated market with 9 dealerships, His secret w...

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#116 Largest seller of odd and weird cars in America, Making millions from nostalgia, Secrets to becoming a top seller on Bring a Trailer | Andrew Glaser, Founder & CEO of Vantage Auto
Sept. 5, 2024

#116 Largest seller of odd and weird cars in America, Making millions…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Andrew Glaser, CEO of Vantage Auto, where we discuss: How he became the #1 seller of interesting, odd, and weird cars in the US, making millions fr...

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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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#114 Building a marketplace for 30M monthly car shoppers, How dealers are gaming the marketplace algorithm, Best practices for selling cars online | Matthew Crawford, Chief Product & Innovation Officer at Cars Commerce
Aug. 29, 2024

#114 Building a marketplace for 30M monthly car shoppers, How dealers…

Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Matthew Crawford, Chief Product & Innovation Officer at Cars Commerce. We discuss: How he designs retail experiences for 30M car shoppers, best pra...

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