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Auto Collabs
Collaboration through connection. Hosted by Paul J Daly, Kyle Mountsier, and Michael Cirillo, Auto Collabs is your connect point to the human side of the retail automotive industry: what motivates its leaders, how they navigate change, and what keeps them pushing forward. It’s beyond-the-business-card conversations with real people powering dealerships, technology platforms, and everything in between. From the team behind the More Than Cars movement, this podcast is built on one big belief…
Episodes
Auto CollabsEating Your Own Dog Food with Lindsay Ciavattone
Send us Fan Mail Anecdotes and tactics abound in this chat with Lindsay Ciavattone.She has a treasure trove of stories from her time at a Pontiac Oldsmobile…
Auto CollabsTesla is Apple, Everything Else is Android with Jimmy Douglas
Send us Fan Mail Want a look behind the curtain of the EV market? Look no further than Jimmy Douglas.The brain behind Plug takes us on a thrilling journey from…
Auto CollabsAll In, All the Time with Steve Roessler
Send us Fan Mail Relentless might just sum up Steve Roessler in a single word.Here's a man whose passion and dedication have seen him traverse the globe for…
Auto CollabsSolutions You Didn't Know You Need with Tony Vigiletti and Shane Bell
Send us Fan Mail What would happen if you blended the world of banking, software, and the auto industry?We found out as we sat down with Tony Vigiletti and…
Auto CollabsConsistency Across All Platforms with Charlie Wineke and Ryan Dooley
Send us Fan Mail What if the automotive industry was about more than just cars?Journey with us from the bustling city of Baltimore to the fascinating…
Auto CollabsA Job Your Mother-In-Law Would Be Proud Of with Matthew Haiken
Send us Fan Mail Get ready to widen your circle as we explore the power of finding your tribe with our special guest, Matthew Haiken. Drawing on the wisdom of…
Auto CollabsCovering EVs Since 1997 with Jamie Butters
Send us Fan Mail What happens when a passionate journalist steps into the high-octane world of the auto industry?We got a chance to find out in our lively chat…
Auto CollabsWhy Cut The Turkey In Half? with Hoss Devine
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had a moment of realization that changed your life forever?Our guest today, Hoss Devine, has a compelling story about losing 201…
Auto CollabsThe First Rule of Sales with Art Dessein
Send us Fan Mail The first rule of sales... is selling yourself. Join us as we chat with Art Dessein, who stumbled upon a unique 360-degree view tech that…
Auto CollabsFrom Vendor To Dealer with Andrew Diffenderfer
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered about the journey from being a vendor to retail?Andrew Diffenderfer, the mastermind behind Foundation Direct, pulls…
Auto CollabsShooting 3/4 Shots of Malibus with Peter Duffy
Send us Fan Mail Rock climbing, mortician, automotive photographer.That all tracks for our next guest.Today, we navigate the exhilarating journey of Peter…
Auto CollabsDigital Paradigm Shift with Melissa Cartagena
Send us Fan Mail Join us for a riveting ride to the era of the 'Google Dance' with digital veteran Melissa Cartagena. Expect to be enlightened by Melissa's…
Auto CollabsThe Past Is Gone, The Future Is Not Here Yet with Danny Zaslavsky
Send us Fan Mail Struggling to strike a harmonious work-life balance? Ever wished you could disconnect from the whirlwind of everyday life and truly enjoy your…
Auto CollabsMy Level of Service will Determine My Outcome with Evan Riley
Send us Fan Mail Have you ever wondered what hospitality, construction, and car sales have in common?Join us for a dynamic chat with our guest, Evan Riley from…
Auto CollabsQuit Shortening Your Sales Process with Jesse Cole
Send us Fan Mail Just imagine having a dream so powerful that you'd risk everything, even mortgage your home and live on a shoestring budget to make it a…
Auto CollabsFor The Love of Automotive with Steve Laureys
Send us Fan Mail Picture this: you're sipping a cup of coffee, flavored by a unique machine, while listening to engaging tunes.That's just a small taste of…
Auto CollabsDigital, Data-Driven, Different with Lucas Neiderer
Send us Fan Mail Ever imagined buying a car 100% online? Lucas Neiderer, the Director of Marketing for the Dolan Group, takes us on a fascinating journey…
Auto Collabs90 Minutes Each Way with Felicia Rey
Send us Fan Mail Could you ever imagine making a daily commute from the Poconos to New Jersey just to pursue a career in the automotive industry? That's the…
Auto CollabsJedi Mind Tricks with Ed Roberts
Send us Fan Mail With a story that's both compelling and inspiring, we sit down with author and seasoned leader, Ed Roberts, whose journey from non-writer to…
Auto CollabsTraveling Through the Matrix with Chris Adams
Send us Fan Mail Ever wondered how car dealerships make informed decisions when purchasing cars? Join us as we chat with Chris Adams, Matrix Operations…
Auto CollabsThe $91 (Canadian) Dollar Marketing Campaign with Devin Sooley
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you combine a thrilling 2000 km electric vehicle adventure with the rugged beauty of Newfoundland?You get the captivating…
Auto CollabsIt's a Real Job with Bruce Miller
Send us Fan Mail What if you could create a workplace culture where employees were not only valued, but truly cared for? Dive into the world of automotive…
Auto CollabsMore Hype than Hope with Rick Ricart
Send us Fan Mail The first repeat guest on Auto Collabs.Of course we mean the one and only Rick Ricart, President and Chief Vision Officer of Ricart Automotive…
Auto CollabsPushing a Billy Goat with Ron Smith
Send us Fan Mail We threw some hard questions around. And Ron Smith aced them all. Ron is the Enterprise Sales Director of Stella AI, a fully AI telephone…
Auto CollabsGrinning from Ear to Ear with Jordan Cox
Send us Fan Mail What do you get when you mix an automotive marketer, a graffiti artist, and meme expert? Jordan Cox, obviously. He's energetic, always smiling…
Auto CollabsAnswering 1 Million Phone Calls a Day with Ben Ayed
Send us Fan Mail Here is how retail automotive can learn from Amazon. While Ben Ayed worked at Amazon, he learned that the customer was number one, and so even…
Auto CollabsFrom Mountain Drives to Bachelorette Parties with Alan Krutsch
Send us Fan Mail What do mountain drives have to do with bachelorette parties in downtown Nashville? Plenty, if you’re using them as analogies for the customer…
Auto CollabsMeet the New Boss Who’s Always Been In Charge with Melanie Wilson
Send us Fan Mail She’s the new interim CEO of National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. Melanie Wilson didn’t choose automotive, but she’s here! We…
Auto CollabsWhy We Should Let The Market Decide with Santosh Viswanathan
Send us Fan Mail One of the most measured men in automotive. Santosh Viswanathan is not only an auto dealer, but also the legislative chairman of the Delaware…
Auto CollabsFrom Homeland Security to Auto with Amir Hever
Send us Fan Mail The winner of the 2022 Automotive News All Star for Fixed Ops Vendor. Amir Hever and UVeye have been growing leaps and bounds. The company was…
Auto CollabsUsing Your Own Tech with Steve Roessler
Send us Fan Mail Like eating your own cooking or living in the house you built. A tech company that is using its product regularly is going to understand what…
Auto CollabsLoading the Statue of David with Michael Cirillo
Send us Fan Mail This might be the most we’ve laughed on a podcast. Normally, Auto Collabs is hosted by Paul J Daly, Kyle Mountsier and Michael Cirillo, but…
Auto CollabsStudents of the Industry with Michael Lucki and Matthew Vollmers
Send us Fan Mail It’s an Auto Collabs first!We have 2 guests joining us today. Michael Lucki and Matthew Vollmers are NADA Academy Instructors, helping to mold…
Auto CollabsSnowboards to SAAS with Mike Colacchio
Send us Fan Mail There’s a through line here somewhere.Mike Colacchio has gone from minor-league baseball to selling snowboards to Dealer.com to DealerInspire…
Auto CollabsTalking in Parables with Ben Hadley
Send us Fan Mail A tech person for tech people. Ben Hadley has led an influential journey through automotive. He’s worked with Clarivoy and CreditIQ and helped…
Auto CollabsTeaching Through Personal Pain with Durran Cage
Send us Fan Mail He might be the handsomest man in automotive. Durran Cage is someone you want to be around. He oozes kindness and has a genuine passion for…
Auto CollabsAn Expert on Yesterday with Tom Ryan
Send us Fan Mail Tom Ryan likes change. And Tom Ryan knows he can navigate through change. He’ll figure it out. He’s been doing it his whole career, and…
Auto CollabsBobby Knight Prepared Me For Auto with Jason Stein
Send us Fan Mail From the outside looking in, auto is a curious industry. Whether it's the dealership dialect of tech and service or that dealers bring home a…
Auto CollabsEconomists Are Cool Too with Charlie Chesbrough
Send us Fan Mail When we asked Charlie Chesbrough about the key economic indicators he’s watching… We expected a completely different answer. Charlie, Senior…
Auto CollabsThe “And” Mindset with Matt Jones
Send us Fan Mail You might not understand where Matt Jones starts in a conversation. But you’ll definitely know when he lands his punchline. He is a thoughtful…
Auto CollabsFake Beards and Flat Brims with Nathan Hollenbeck
Send us Fan Mail Here’s some numbers for you: 16 rooftops. 25,000 cars. $1 billion in sales. 15 photographers. 3 full-time web developers. 3 graphic designers…
Auto CollabsLocal Scale vs. National Scale with Alan Haig
Send us Fan Mail Mergers and acquisitions. You’re seeing it more and more in the automotive industry. In 2021, there were over 750 of them. Alan Haig…
Auto CollabsTransfer of Emotion with Rick Ricart
Send us Fan Mail A natural storyteller. When your family has been in the automotive industry for decades, you’ve seen some things and have some story. Rick…
Auto CollabsCustomer Facing Implications with John Clavadetscher
Send us Fan Mail Everything in the automotive industry is about providing a great customer experience. And someone who really understands customer experience…
Auto CollabsNice Guys and Robots with Slawek Potasz
Send us Fan Mail How do you respond to a bad customer experience? Some of us would write a review, or vent about it to our friends and family. But not Slawek…
Auto CollabsFresh Out of Retail with Carol Marshall
Send us Fan Mail Connection matters. And ActivEngage is all about making a connection, through their chat platform to their TikTok accounts. Carol Marshall…
Auto CollabsIt Started at a Shoeshine with Ryan Osten
Send us Fan Mail Without Ryan Osten, there might not be an Automotive State of the Union. That’s right. Paul and Kyle were introduced in a marketing room…
Auto CollabsRinging the Bell with Dan Moore
Send us Fan Mail Dan Moore helps us come back down to earth. It’s easy to get caught up in the world of reports, gut feelings and keeping up with the Joneses…
Auto CollabsFrom Disrupted to Disruptor with Anthony Jingoli
Send us Fan Mail Some people have seen it from both sides. Anthony Jingoli of Effectv is one of them. When he started working for Comcast over 20 years ago…
Auto CollabsThe Consumer Has Moved with Alex Vetter
Send us Fan Mail 7 hours online before they visit a showroom. CARS.com has a lot of consumer data, and is seeing many trends and disconnects in the automotive…
Auto CollabsIt Started With An iPhone with Nathanael Greklek
Send us Fan Mail There are a lot of excuses for why a company doesn’t invest in social media. Nathanael Greklek has a counter for every single one of them. As…
Auto CollabsPart-Time Actor, Full-Time Brand with Brian Ortega
Send us Fan Mail If there was an Oscar for dealership commercials… Brian Ortega would probably have one. He’s the Creative Director at Valley-Hi Toyota, home…
Auto CollabsFrom 1997 ‘Til Now with Doug Miller
Send us Fan Mail A digital retail perspective. Doug Miller has helped some significant brands make big digital transitions. Ever heard of Ticketmaster? Doug…
Auto CollabsThe Future of Conversation with Josselyn Boudett
Send us Fan Mail The computer on the Starship Enterprise that crew members could talk to. R2-D2. Jarvis. Science fiction has been showing us AI and digital…
Auto CollabsDigging For Story with Erin Sparks
Send us Fan Mail Do you have someone in your organization that touches every department? For DeNooyer Automotive Family, that person is Erin Sparks. As the…
Auto CollabsThe Middle Between Supply and Demand with Mike Darrow
Send us Fan Mail Transportation is freedom. Mike Darrow, President and CEO of TrueCar, recognizes that automotive can often live in the space between supply…
Auto CollabsFocused for the Long Term with Ilana Shabtay
Send us Fan Mail Building a product strategy based on target audience. AutoLeadStar is playing the long game. They are developing products to address the…
Auto CollabsOutsider Coming In with Jeff Gonzales
Send us Fan Mail A marketer turned developer now marketing a marketing tool. After working in the industry for several years, Jeff Gonzales saw a need for…
Auto CollabsTen Thousand Hours with Sarah Carter
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes you meet someone for the first time on a Zoom call. This was the experience interviewing Sarah Carter of Upstart Auto Retail. Sarah…
Auto CollabsAuto Throws a Punch with Darren Doane
Send us Fan Mail Auto is BIG. You never know where a conversation with Darren Doane will go, but it will keep you thinking long afterwards. Darren is a…