Podcast Episodes

#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

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

01:18 - Brian's background

06:48…

3 years, 1 month ago

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

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 T…

3 years, 1 month ago

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

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 - B…

3 years, 1 month ago

#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

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

00:00 - Intro

02:03 - Elon's "thought exercise" for Scott

07:47 - Scott's…

3 years, 1 month ago

#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

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…

3 years, 2 months ago

#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

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 anniversa…

3 years, 2 months ago

#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

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…

3 years, 2 months ago

#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

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) Jonath…

3 years, 2 months ago

#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

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 …

3 years, 3 months ago

#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

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…

3 years, 3 months ago