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Oct. 20, 2025

Clinton on Stellantis Turn-Around, Spradlin on Used Cars Priority | D…

Today's show features: Joshua Clinton, Managing Partner of Cape Coral CDJR Charlie Spradlin, Sales Director at Art Moehn Chevrolet Honda This episode is brought to you by: automotiveMastermind – Mornings are for momentum—and ...

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Oct. 18, 2025

Unveiling LotGPT: Automotive’s First Dealer-Facing Chat Tool — and 7 …

Today I’m joined by Len Short, CEO of Lotlinx. LotGPT is here — and it might change how dealers manage inventory forever. In this episode, Len Short and I break down the world-first dealer-focused LLM , how it diagnoses inven...

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Oct. 17, 2025

Painter on Buying TrueCar, BizzyCar CEO on Recalls, Auburn Toyota + C…

Today's show features: Scott Painter, Founder of TrueCar Ryan Maher, CEO of BizzyCar Ryan Toohey, Service Manager at Auburn Toyota Felicia Palombi, Fund Development Manager at CNCDA This episode is brought to you by: Repair36...

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Oct. 16, 2025

The State of Dealer Advertising in 2025: What’s Really Working Now | …

Today I’m joined by Amol Waishampayan, Co-Founder of fullthrottle.ai, and David Regn, CEO of fullthrottle.ai. We break down what’s really working in dealership advertising right now , what’s getting left behind, and the new a...

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Oct. 15, 2025

Deal or No Deal – The Future of Dealership Negotiation | Daily Dealer…

Today's show features: Jeff Miller, CEO of Mark Miller Subaru Tustin Ulrich, GM of Roper Kia Matt Birckhead, Dealer Principal / Owner of Sir Walter Chevrolet Bart Schlosser, GM of Tom Wood Lexus This episode is brought to you...

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Oct. 14, 2025

Inside the Culture Shift Powering Paradise Chevrolet: From People to …

Today I’m joined by Katelyn Gilmore, General Manager of Paradise Chevrolet Cadillac. We dive into why she’s doubling down on the world’s first fleet-only service center , her playbook for attracting and keeping Gen Z talent ,...

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Oct. 13, 2025

Starkey on After-Sale CX, DAS Tech CEO on Driving Sales, Ruder on Cli…

Today's show features: Tony Starkey, Customer Experience Manager at Bob Poynter Family of Dealerships Alexi Venneri, CEO of DAS Technology Chris Ruder, General Manager at Northcutt Chevrolet This episode is brought to you by:...

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Oct. 11, 2025

Appraisal Landmines Costing Dealers $1,000's — And How To Defuse Them…

Welcome to Industry Spotlight—a focused series hosted by Sam D’Arc, highlighting standout dealerships and innovative companies, and exploring the trends driving success in today’s automotive market. Today, Sam sits down with ...

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Oct. 10, 2025

Outside The Box – Expert F&I Roundtable | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: Jonathan Blain, F&I Manager at Goldy Auto Trevor Caulfield, F&I Manager at Pine Belt Chevrolet Dennis Gingrich, Sales & Finance Director at The Niello Company Wade Higgins, Regional Sales Director at GS...

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Oct. 9, 2025

Stop Bleeding Margin: 3 Red Flags in Dealership Ops — and How to Turn…

Today I’m joined by Jim Roche, CEO of WarrCloud. We dig into the $100K+ most dealers miss in warranty work, why surging warranty volume has made WarrCloud one of the fastest-growing companies in America (#1 in Missouri), and...

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Oct. 8, 2025

Riley on Ford Recalls, Aviloo CEO on Used EV Market, Mathis on Curbin…

Today's show features: Kelsey Riley, Operations Director at Lasco Auto Group Wolfgang Berger, Founder of Aviloo Fabiola Mathis, Director of Learning and Development at Principle Auto Group This episode is brought to you by: A...

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Oct. 7, 2025

The #1 Bottleneck in Car Sales: Broken Tech Integrations—and How to F…

Today I’m joined by Sanjiv Yajnik, President of Financial Services at Capital One. We cover why tech integrations are still the biggest challenge for F&I, how lenders are anticipating an EV market slowdown, why "6%" is the m...

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Oct. 6, 2025

Hussain on Car Buying Hacks, Zachs on Tackling Affordability, Seale o…

Today's show features: Malik Hussain, General Manager at Bill Jacobs Jacob Zachs, CEO & Founder of Fasten Rewards James V Seale, Managing Partner at Grandbury Kia This episode is brought to you by: AppraisalPRO – Stop getting...

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Oct. 3, 2025

Nowling on "Golden CDP", Perdikis on Agentic in Auto, Camastro on Cad…

Today's show features: Jeremy Nowling, Sales and Digital Retailing Director Rohrman Auto Group Nick Perdikis, CEO of inride William Camastro, Dealer Principal, Partner at Gold Coast Cadillac This episode is brought to you by:...

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Oct. 2, 2025

“Let’s Buy Everything!” — Scaling the Playbook for a High-Volume Car …

Today I’m joined by Brent Faron, manager at Bo Beuckman Ford. We cover Brent’s journey from cleaning cars to leading one of the Midwest’s largest single-point buy centers, the AI tools he’s using to acquire 100 cars a month, ...

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Oct. 1, 2025

LAPIS CEO on Public Groups & Wall Street, Singleton on Biggest Fixed …

Today's show features: Todd Blue, CEO of LAPIS Chris Singleton, Managing Partner at Mike Terry Auto Group This episode is brought to you by: Lotlinx – With Lotlinx, dealers win with every VIN. The AI-powered platform uses the...

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Sept. 30, 2025

The Battle Between Dealers and OEMs: Why They Have to Win—or Lose—Tog…

Today I’m joined by Joseph Agresta, Jr., Chair of the Mercedes-Benz Dealer Board. We get into why his top salespeople are fluent in Korean, the future of Mercedes EVs in a post–tax credit market, and how outdated incentive st...

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Sept. 29, 2025

Roberts on Sales Growth, Spiffy on Mobile Service, Morton on Buy/Sell…

Today's show features: Krystal Roberts, Executive Manager at Advantage Chevrolet of Hodgkins Troy Blackwell, EVP, Automotive Business Development, Spiffy Alex Morton, CFO at Gregg Young This episode is brought to you by: Lotl...

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Sept. 26, 2025

Dave Thomas on Q3 Sales Slump, McGovern Auto on Untapped Fixed Ops Re…

Today's show features: Dave Thomas, Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global Danny Negalha, Corporate Fixed Ops Director at McGovern Automotive Group This episode is brought to you by: Toma – If your BDC or Service Advisor...

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Sept. 25, 2025

The Old-School Process Still Killing Dealer Productivity – And How To…

Welcome to Industry Spotlight—a focused series hosted by Sam D’Arc, highlighting standout dealerships and innovative companies, and exploring the trends driving success in today’s automotive market. Today, Sam sits down with ...

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Sept. 24, 2025

Burton on Sales Strategy, Stream Co's on "Retail Ready", Jones on For…

Today's show features: Parker Jones, General Manager at Jones Auto Centers Drew Diehl, EVP of Client Strategy at Stream Companies Tyler Burton, General Sales Manager at Serra Auto Group Champaign This episode is brought to yo...

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Sept. 23, 2025

“I Want to Build It Even Bigger!”: The Dealer Turning Tragedy into Mo…

Today I’m joined by Whitney Yates Woods, Dealer Principal at Yates Buick GMC & Yates Mitsubishi. We discuss how the loss of her father pulled her from a successful real estate career into leading a single-point dealership, he...

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Sept. 22, 2025

Kilway on Power Dealer AI Prompts, AutoGenius on Untapped Markets | D…

Today's show features: Jarrod Kilway, VP of Digital Ops at Casa Auto Group Ben Hadley, Founder of AutoGenius This episode is brought to you by: Toma – If your BDC or Service Advisors are buried in calls, it’s time for a smart...

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Sept. 19, 2025

Vinay Shahani on Nissan Exit, Burnett on Building Ford 2.0 Facility |…

Today's show features: Vinay Shahani, Former Nissan Head of US Marketing & Sales JB Burnett, General Manager of Boulevard Ford of Millsboro This episode is brought to you by: Toma – If your BDC or Service Advisors are buried ...

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