Car Dealership Guy Podcast

Fixed Ops Friday w/ Dennis Gingrich, Cody Short, & Travis Graddon | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Dennis Gingrich, Platform / Group Executive at The Niello Company - Cody Short, CRO at The Laundry Guy - Travis Graddon, General Manager at Wi

"I Was Devastated!" His Dad Sold the Store Out From Under Him. He Built an Empire Instead | Michael Brown, Owner at Empire Automotive Group

Joining host Matthew Haiken today is Michael Brown. Michael was running his father's Jaguar and Porsche store on Long Island when his dad sold it out from under him in 19

Triolo on Running 3 Dealerships, Franco/Raghav/Kennedy on Cyber Threats | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Vaughn Triolo, Platform GM at Pedder Auto Group - Peter Franco, Head of P&C Acquisition, Direct Markets at Zurich U.S. - Mahima Raghav, AVP/Se

The Hidden Reason Car Buying Still Feels Broken (+ How to Fix It) | Aaron Baldwin, President at Mobility Global, Sales Solutions

Aaron Baldwin estimates that coordination between dealers, automakers, and vendors is maybe 10% effective today, and argues that a bad car buying experience doesn't start

Frehsée on Negative, Reutsky on Advertising, Webb on Throughput | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Andrew Reutsky, Business Student at Harvard - Eric Frehsée, President at Tamaroff Group - Spencer Webb, General Manager at Audi Salt Lake City

Fixed Ops Friday w/ Richard Meneely, Bill Egan, & Matthew Whittenberger | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Richard Meneely, Fixed Operations Director at Norm Reeves Honda Superstore North Richland Hills - Bill Egan, Vice President of Product at autom

He Lost $1.2M in 2009. Now He Sells More Used Cars Than Carvana in New York & The Lessons That Mattered | Bill Solko, Dealer Principal at Automotive Avenues

Today Guest Host Matt Haiken is joined by Bill Solko, Dealer Principal at Automotive Avenues. In 2009, Bill's accountant told him he had lost $1.2 million, and a few wee

Service Drive and Used Car Buying Panel w/ Wilburn, Gaughan, & Smith | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Cooper Wilburn, Sales Manager at Al Serra Autoplaza - Dan Gaughan, General Manager at AutoHub - Aaron Smith, Platform Director at Fred Beans A

The Acquisition Secret Behind This General Manager's Best Month Ever | Industry Spotlight

In this episode of the Industry Spotlight, joining host Sam D'Arc are Rick Vrablik, General Manager at Nielsen Automotive Group, and Babak Mofrad, President at AutoVision

Mayoral on Rohrman, Thomas on Fuel, Raposo on Kia | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Jeremy Mayoral, General Manager at Arlington Acura (Rohrman Auto Group) - David Thomas, Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global - Kareem R

Fixed Ops Friday w/ Ed Roberts & Greg Heinz | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Ed Roberts, COO at Bozard Ford Lincoln - Greg Heinz, Managing Partner at Corwin Toyota Boulder This episode is brought to you by: Haig Partne

How Two Mormon Missionaries Built a Multi-Billion Dollar Empire (+ The AI Playbook Behind It) | Eric Rea & Dennis Steele, Co-Founders of Podium

Eric Rea and Dennis Steele's first pitch to a car dealership ended with the general manager writing a check for the entire year on the spot, and they say that moment is w

Daily Dealer Live in Detroit at Digital Dealer 2026

Today's show features: - Adam Crowell, Chief Legal & Strategy Officer at KPA - Tustin Ulrich, General Manager at Roper Kia - Scott Traylor, Vice President of Sales at

The Real Reason 90% of Dealer Listings Don't Sell Cars | Industry Spotlight

In this episode of the Industry Spotlight, joining host Sam D'Arc are Shawn Dennis, Marketing Director of the Ron Marhoffer Auto Group, and Patrick Janes, AVP of Inventor

Zuniga on People, Novoa on Co-op, Kline on Risk | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - David Zuniga, General Sales Manager at Performance Auto Group - Tina Novoa, Director of Operations at We Help Dealers - Tom Kline, Lead Consul

Fixed Ops Friday w/ Barrett Charapp Beaty, Stephen Rand, & Lucas Goerlitz | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Barrett Charapp Beaty, Attorney at Charapp & Weiss - Stephen Rand, Fixed Operations Director at Mercedes-Benz of Plano - Lucas Goerlitz, Servi

He Sold His Dealerships to a $1.8 Billion Ponzi Scheme. Then Bought Them Back! | Charlie Caprara, Owner of FX Caprara

Charlie Caprara is the Owner of FX Caprara, a nine-store dealer group he has built with his family over 52 years in the car business. He started selling cars out of the

Ricart on Ford Pro Elite, DeCecco on AI, Le on China Entrance | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Jared Ricart, President & Chief Executive Officer at Ricart Automotive Group - Mike DeCecco, Director, Partner Management at Impel - Tu Le, Fo

"I Was Hungry!" From Bronx Projects to Launching a Dealership Empire & What It Takes to Build It | Frank Pena, President at Dare to Dream Automotive

Frank Peña grew up sleeping on a relative's floor in Washington Heights after his family immigrated to the United States when he was two years old, and by the time he lef

Hill on Vendor Trust, McCormick AI Compliance, Lundy/Strosnider/Guy Panel | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Beth Hill, General Counsel/COO at The Shop FordDirect - Ryan McCormick, Compliance Officer at Preston Automotive Group - Glenn Lundy, Presiden