Send us a text NAMAD has created a tight knit community that genuinely cares to help others succeed. Paul Daly catches up with Perry Watson IV on the success of NAMAD and how NAMAD's Next Gen dealers create dealer ownership opportunities for minorities. Special thanks to our friends at TrueCar, Inc. for making our NAMAD Coverage possible. Check out other content in the ASOTU-verse here: Get the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www....
Aug 29, 2024•6 min
Send us a text Kerri Wise (Founder of WOCAN), Ashley Cavazos (VP of WOCAN) and Kyle Mountsier share on how WOCAN connects female automotive professionals in this tight knit community. WOCAN was created to connect, inspire and develop women of color within this great industry. From leadership courses to events throughout the year, WOCAN has created a community that creates positive change together. Special thanks to our friends at TrueCar, Inc. for making our NAMAD Coverage possible. Che...
Aug 27, 2024•7 min
Send us a text Matt Jones (Sr. Director @ TrueCar) and Paul Daly share on shifting consumer shopping habits. As customer experience demand shifts, dealers are finding success through not only offering refined responses to consumers during their online shopping experience but also enhancing every step of the CX journey. These quality conversations with the customer can drive their desire to continue moving their buying journey forward. Top dealership operators also continue to invest in ...
Aug 26, 2024•11 min
Send us a text Luis Cubeas (Sales Executive) Jack Pearson (Centre Manager) share strategies on how they strive to be exceptional at Jaguar Land Rover South Shore in Crown Point, Indiana. Jack shares on mindset shifts that make a difference and Luis touches on focusing on the small changes which can make you 1% better every day. Luis credits his success to his leaders and mentors like Jack while Jack emphasizes his team's buy-in on their path to excellence every single month. Check out...
Aug 16, 2024•15 min
Send us a text Manny Bravo (Sales Executive) and Dylan Kachaturoff (Content Creator & Product Specialist) share how they chose their path and continued growing at Jaguar Land Rover South Shore in Crown Point, Indiana. Manny & Dylan both joined JLR South Shore as Porters but soon fell in love with the team and the opportunities in front of them. Both of them grew in their own ways with Dylan creating his own role as a content creator which has created millions of impressions th...
Aug 15, 2024•17 min
Send us a text Tabatha Romo (Sales Executive) shares how she discovered a team who would continue investing in her at Jaguar Land Rover South Shore in Crown Point, Indiana. With a career that started at a retail home improvement store, Tabatha discovered the joy of developing long term relationships with customers. After transitioning to automotive and then visiting JLR South Shore, Tabatha found leaders who would help her grow, give her opportunity, and find ways to help her get to the nex...
Aug 14, 2024•10 min
Send us a text Jim Ottile (Sales Manager) and Jack Pearson (Centre Manager) share used car strategies and how they pivoted to offer more used cars at Jaguar Land Rover South Shore in Crown Point, Indiana. Jim Ottile and Jack Pearson joined JLR South Shore in 2020 and helped the store transition from only focusing on new cars. This pivot from new cars had to happen when new inventory fell off in 2020. JLR South Shore has doubled their monthly units through better used car sourcing, fa...
Aug 13, 2024•17 min
Send us a text Jack Pearson (Centre Manager) shares on team development, pivots in used cars, and staying humble as a leader at Jaguar Land Rover South Shore in Crown Point, Indiana. Jack Pearson was recently honored by Auto News as a 2024 40 Under 40 Honoree and joined JLR South Shore in 2020 to lead the team in new ways through personal development as well as new ways to serve the community with used car options. He found a way to double his service technicians through intentionalit...
Aug 12, 2024•13 min
Send us a text Zac Kinch (General Manager) and Austin Conroy (Director of Fixed Operations) share on a how they executed a recent marketing campaign for Rohrman Toyota in Lafayette, Indiana. Their recent offer allowed customers to receive up to an additional $1,500 off during the purchase of their car. After a few people on social media called it out as as gimmick or scam, they leaned into it turning out more content which delivered more impressions for their sale. Check out other con...
Jul 10, 2024•15 min
Send us a text Nick Kulaga (Team Leader) and Dalton Miller (Product Specialist) from Rohrman Toyota share key takeaways for using social media to network with new people, stay connected with previous customers, and even sell cars. Dalton shares how he used TikTok to receive over 100k views in just the first two days and Nick touches on best practices for networking through Facebook. The team at Rohrman Automotive brings a fresh perspective on social media and empowers their staff the create...
Jul 05, 2024•8 min
Send us a text Zac Kinch (General Manager) and Austin Conroy (Director of Fixed Operations) share how their podcast and content on social media has attracted top talent to their store and has pushed their culture forward. They share on how they inspire their team, empower them to be great, lead with empathy, and improve communications with their staff and other stores. Rohrman Toyota launched their Podcast, Driving Relationships Podcast, earlier this year which continues to inspire their s...
Jul 02, 2024•13 min
Send us a text Logan Plantenga (Awesome Experiences Representative) and Faith Egenolf (Social Media & Event Manager) from Rohrman Automotive Group create local community events and spread awareness through organic social media. Faith helps the Rohrman Stores in Indiana to plan, strategize, and execute local events at their stores like Halloween Trunk or Treats and even Meet & Greet opportunities through their NIL relationships with Purdue University athletes. Logan leads content cr...
Jul 01, 2024•13 min
Send us a text Zac Kinch (General Manager) and Austin Conroy (Director of Fixed Operations) share on the creative marketing and sales campaigns for Rohrman Toyota in Lafayette, Indiana. When they sold a Toyota Corolla for $99 during a Black Friday Sale, people drove to their store from all over the region. Rohrman has been able to create community engagement events like Halloween Trunk or Treat, Purdue Final Four Championship meet & greet, and more! Check out other content in the ...
Jun 28, 2024•16 min
Send us a text Robert Blessing & Jayce Fitch are with Renew Energy--a solar energy company with a Dealer Partner program helping EV Buyers receive cheaper energy rates with home installed solar panels. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in a...
Jun 20, 2024•12 min
Send us a text We had a chance to catch up with Lauren Hamad after ASOTU CON 2024. Lauren Hamad is the Internet Sales & Marketing Director at Romano Auto Dealerships in NY. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and...
May 30, 2024•14 min
Send us a text Peter Barba is the Co-Founder & CEO of Lectrium--a service that helps dealers merchandise their website's EV inventory which results in an enhanced customer experience. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive re...
May 28, 2024•15 min
Send us a text Adam Robinson is the Co-Founder & CEO of Hireology--a tool and service which helps dealers attract talent, streamline hiring, and onboard employees. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop cultu...
May 22, 2024•19 min
Send us a text Martin Rezab is the President of Scale Voice featuring newly launched Carra AI as we packed up at ASOTU CON. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture. 🎧 Like and follow our other podcas...
May 18, 2024•8 min
Send us a text Elgie Bright and Todd Caputo discuss how Northwood University Students will attend ASOTU CON 2024 thanks to a generous sponsorship by Todd Caputo Consulting. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop ...
May 03, 2024•18 min
Send us a text Ted Smith is the President of the Florida Auto Dealers Association. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture. 🎧 Like and follow our other podcasts: The Automotive Troublemaker Auto Co...
May 01, 2024•17 min
Send us a text Sam Weaver is the Vice-President and Partner at Chevy Chase Automotive in Maryland. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture. 🎧 Like and follow our other podcasts: The Automotiv...
Apr 22, 2024•16 min
Send us a text Austin Conroy is the Fixed Ops Director at Rohrman Auto Group in Indiana. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture. 🎧 Like and follow our other podcasts: The Automotive Troublemaker A...
Apr 19, 2024•9 min
Send us a text Lisa Franz is General Manager and Blanca Arias is Controller at Big Valley Auto Auction. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture. 🎧 Like and follow our other podcasts: The Automotive...
Apr 16, 2024•8 min
Send us a text Michael Wood is the General Manager at Jaguar Land Rover of Virginia Beach and Checkered Flag Volkswagen in Virginia. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture. 🎧 Like and follow our other po...
Apr 15, 2024•12 min
Send us a text Cimone Jae is the Head of Content at Dealer Marketing Magazine. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture. 🎧 Like and follow our other podcasts: The Automotive Troublemaker Auto Collab...
Apr 10, 2024•12 min
Send us a text Ron Smith is the VP of Sales at Constellation. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture. 🎧 Like and follow our other podcasts: The Automotive Troublemaker Auto Collabs ASOTU CON ...
Apr 08, 2024•14 min
Send us a text Jeff Ramsey is the Variable Operations Director at Ourisman Cars Auto Group in Maryland and Virginia. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture. 🎧 Like and follow our other podcasts:&nb...
Apr 08, 2024•11 min
Send us a text Carol Kitts is the GM at VW of Fairfield in California. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture. 🎧 Like and follow our other podcasts: The Automotive Troublemaker Auto Collabs ...
Apr 01, 2024•16 min
Send us a text Dayna Kleve is the Director of Diversity, Engagement, and Foundation @ Walser Automotive Group. Learn more about Veterans at Walser (VAW) here. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture. 🎧 L...
Mar 29, 2024•15 min
Send us a text Lindsey Trett is the Director of Talent Acquisition @ Walser Automotive Group. ⭐️ Love the podcast? Please leave us a review here — even one sentence helps! Consider including your LinkedIn or Instagram handle so we can thank you personally! We have a daily email! ✉️ Sign up for our free and fun-to-read daily email for a quick shot of relevant news in automotive retail, media, and pop culture. 🎧 Like and follow our other podcasts: The Automotive Troublema...
Mar 28, 2024•15 min
