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#25 Raising $47M to simplify car shipping, How RunBuggy makes money, Solving the "cold start" problem, Growing repos in the car market | Kevin Malik, CEO of RunBuggy
Sept. 1, 2023

#25 Raising $47M to simplify car shipping, How RunBuggy makes money, …

This episode is brought to you by: KEYper Systems - Key Management Simplified. In this episode, I'm speaking with Kevin Malik, CEO of RunBuggy. 00:00 - Intro 01:54 - Kevin’s background 04:36 - Getting involved with RunBuggy 1...

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#24 Acquiring 60+ dealerships within 7 years, Raising kids into generational wealth, Paying $200M+ for a Toyota store & Brett’s blunt message to Ford CEO Jim Farley | Brett Morgan, CEO, Morgan Auto Group
Aug. 25, 2023

#24 Acquiring 60+ dealerships within 7 years, Raising kids into gener…

This episode is brought to you by: KEYper Systems - Key Management Simplified. ⁠⁠ Fullpath ⁠⁠ – Discover Automotive's Leading Customer Data and Experience Platform. In this episode, I'm speaking with Brett Morgan, CEO of Morg...

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#23 Vegas meeting w/ Michael Rubin, Economics of mobile car care, Trick to hiring 600 technicians, Leveraging AI, Why EV maintenance is so profitable | Scot Wingo, Founder & CEO of Spiffy
Aug. 18, 2023

#23 Vegas meeting w/ Michael Rubin, Economics of mobile car care, Tri…

In this episode, I’m speaking with Scot Wingo, Founder & CEO of Spiffy. 01:09 - Scot’s background 04:50 - The hardest business meeting ever 07:05 - Being a serial entrepreneur 15:41 - Trick to hiring technicians 20:08 - Lever...

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#22 Gatekeepers of Automotive media, Carvana avoiding bankruptcy, Integrating AI into your car, Making EV batteries obsolete, CDG’s announcement for 2024 | Cliff Banks, Founder, The Banks Report
Aug. 11, 2023

#22 Gatekeepers of Automotive media, Carvana avoiding bankruptcy, Int…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Cliff Banks, Founder of The Banks Report. 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Cliff’s background 08:30 - The Fate of Carvana 16:40 - What’s next for the used car dealer? 34:10 - Are new car prices sustain...

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#21 Secrets of buying and selling dealerships, Best and worst auto franchises, Lessons from $5.5B of dealership buy-sell transactions, Have dealership profits peaked?  | Alan Haig, President & Founder, Haig Partners
Aug. 4, 2023

#21 Secrets of buying and selling dealerships, Best and worst auto fr…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, President & Founder of Haig Partners, LLC. 00:00 - Intro 01:51 - Alan's background 10:07 - The journey to founding Haig Partners 20:21 - The state of dealership M&A 50:11 - Best &...

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#20 Selling a company for millions, Why most car sales are private party, Online car marketplace economics, Dealership hazing stories | Brad Parker, Founder & CEO of PrivateAuto
July 28, 2023

#20 Selling a company for millions, Why most car sales are private pa…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Brad Parker, Founder & CEO of ⁠PrivateAuto⁠ . 00:00 Intro 01:05 Brad's background 04:55 What inspired Brad to build a P2P marketplace 16:25 Inside PrivateAuto's business 32:05 Why most trans...

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#19 How Ghost is different than Tesla, Bringing true self-driving to every car, Raising $230M for auto tech | John Hayes, Co-Founder & CEO of Ghost Autonomy
July 21, 2023

#19 How Ghost is different than Tesla, Bringing true self-driving to …

In this episode, I'm speaking with John Hayes, co-founder and CEO of Ghost Autonomy. 00:00 - Intro 01:12 - John's background 05:19 - What is Ghost? 09:34 - The Levels of Autonomy 23:13 - Ghost's business model 29:13 - OEM ado...

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#18 What's next for auto lending, When will car prices drop, How the FED really works, Receiving a call from Warren Buffett | Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO & Chief Strategist of QI Research
July 14, 2023

#18 What's next for auto lending, When will car prices drop, How the …

In this episode, I'm speaking with Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO & Chief Strategist of QI Research. 00:00 Intro 01:20 Danielle's background 08:00 Understanding the Federal Reserve 13:20 Dealing with labor shortages 17:10 How ...

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#17 Shocking revelation about car dealer profits, Exploiting seasonality in the business, When CDG bought 100 cars with a credit card | Joel Bassam, President of Eastern Motors
July 7, 2023

#17 Shocking revelation about car dealer profits, Exploiting seasonal…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Joel Bassam, President of Easterns Automotive Group.

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#16 How much money auto repair shops make, Pros and cons of franchising, How to avoid big repair bills, Will robots start changing tires? | Brian Beers, President of Prenlyn Automotive Group
June 30, 2023

#16 How much money auto repair shops make, Pros and cons of franchisi…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Brian Beers, President of Prenlyn Automotive Group and Host of Business with Beers.

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#15 Making money as an automotive influencer, Cars to avoid, Empowering families and consumers, Fixing the perception of dealerships | Kelly Stumpe, The Car Mom
June 23, 2023

#15 Making money as an automotive influencer, Cars to avoid, Empoweri…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Kelly Stumpe, founder and CEO of The Car Mom . 00:00 - Intro 01:22 - Kelly's background 05:52 - Starting and growing The Car Mom 14:42 - Learning to monetize a media brand 19:07 - Which chan...

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#14 Family entrepreneurship, Building and exiting two startups, Simplifying car search for consumers, Innovating with AI | Pat Ryan, Founder & CEO of CoPilot
June 16, 2023

#14 Family entrepreneurship, Building and exiting two startups, Simpl…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Pat Ryan, Founder and CEO of CoPilot . 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Pat's background 10:33 - Family entrepreneurship 14:22 - Building & selling two companies 20:26 - Founding CoPilot 25:47 - How Co...

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#13 Subscribing vs Owning, How Autonomy makes money, Future of mobility, Handling a $20M swing in value, EV predictions | Scott Painter, Founder & CEO of Autonomy
June 9, 2023

#13 Subscribing vs Owning, How Autonomy makes money, Future of mobili…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Scott Painter, Founder and CEO of Autonomy.

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#12 Art of appraising cars, How much money auto wholesalers make, Cars to avoid, Building a 140K-person online car community | Chad Cunningham, Exotic Car Buyer
June 2, 2023

#12 Art of appraising cars, How much money auto wholesalers make, Car…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Chad Cunningham, aka WholesaleChad, an exotic car buyer with GiveMeTheVIN. 00:00 - Intro 01:49 - Chad's background 05:48 - How wholesaling works 13:31 - Achieving consistent profitability 17...

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#11 Acquiring the domain Cars.com, Signing up first 100 dealers, Pulse on the car market, EVs, DTC, Disrupting vehicle trade-ins | Alex Vetter, CEO of Cars.com
May 30, 2023

#11 Acquiring the domain Cars.com, Signing up first 100 dealers, Puls…

In this episode, I’m speaking with Alex Vetter, co-founder and CEO of Cars.com. 00;00 - Intro 01:25 - Acquiring *the* domain 02:44 - 25th year anniversary 05:13 - Company background 09:08 - Keeping up with the pace of tech 12...

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#10 Dealer's secret weapon, How ChatGPT will change the car business, what dealers know about you, CDG's crazy car buying idea | Aharon Horwitz, Co-Founder & CEO of Fullpath
May 20, 2023

#10 Dealer's secret weapon, How ChatGPT will change the car business,…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Aharon Horwitz, co-founder and CEO of Fullpath.(00:00) Intro(01:23) Fullpath's story(03:45) What Fullpath does for dealers & consumers(06:20) Leveraging 1st-party data(13:56) Business ...

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#9 Why we still have vehicle shortages, new and used car price predictions, when we’ll get back to normal & that time CDG bought 50 Chevys at auction | Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist, Cox Automotive
May 12, 2023

#9 Why we still have vehicle shortages, new and used car price predic…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive. (00:00) Intro (00:51) Our unique market environment (04:12) Jonathan's background (08:45) The Great Digitization (11:46) That time CDG boug...

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#8 How much money dealers make, Secret to acquiring 15 car dealerships, Most profitable customers, Tricks to get the best car deal | Jake Lebowitz, Raceway Auto Group
May 5, 2023

#8 How much money dealers make, Secret to acquiring 15 car dealership…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Jake Lebowitz of Raceway Auto Group in New Jersey. We talk about how much he makes as a dealer, his secret method for acquiring 15 car dealerships, the most profitable customers, why he won'...

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#7 EV lifespan secrets, Tesla prices impact on car dealerships, Investment opportunities in the EV space, Bear case for EV adoption | Scott Case, Co-Founder & CEO of Recurrent
April 28, 2023

#7 EV lifespan secrets, Tesla prices impact on car dealerships, Inves…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Scott Case, co-founder and CEO of Recurrent . (00:00) Intro (00:56) EV battery reports? Recurrent's story (02:37) What happens when your EV's warranty expires (06:15) The truth behind EV bat...

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#6 Carvana’s secret sauce, what’s next for auto lenders, pros/cons of credit unions | Chris Coleman, Co-Founder of WithClutch
April 21, 2023

#6 Carvana’s secret sauce, what’s next for auto lenders, pros/cons of…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Chris Coleman, co-founder and Head of Product at WithClutch . (01:10) Chris' background (03:21) Carlypso origin story (07:11) Carvana acquires Carlypso (13:11) Transitioning post-acquisition...

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#5 Future of car-buying, will small dealers go extinct, investment opportunities in EV space | Steve Greenfield, Founder of Automotive Ventures
April 14, 2023

#5 Future of car-buying, will small dealers go extinct, investment op…

In this episode, I'm speaking with Steve Greenfield, Founder/CEO of ⁠Automotive Ventures⁠ and author of the book " ⁠The Future of Automotive Retail⁠ ." (0:00) Intro (1:33) What will car-buying look like in 5-10 years? (11:22)...

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Daily Dealer: Auto industry news & insights, delivered every weekday
Jan. 1, 2023

Daily Dealer: Auto industry news & insights, delivered every weekday

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The Weekly: Top five must-know industry headlines from the week
Jan. 1, 2023

The Weekly: Top five must-know industry headlines from the week

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The Breakdown: Deep dives into trends and shifts shaping auto retail
Jan. 1, 2023

The Breakdown: Deep dives into trends and shifts shaping auto retail

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