Welcome to the Car Dealership Guy Podcast. In this episode, I'm speaking with Andy Elliott, CEO of The Elliott Group where we discuss: How an F5 tornado changed his life, Getting raided by the FBI, Walking away from a $1M salary, and why everyone should sell cars for 1 year.
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Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:00:38) - Elliott’s background and career before internet fame
(00:09:17) - Learnings from the dealership days
(00:18:35) - How were you able to build up this confidence?
(00:21:10) - The Elliott Group
(00:26:19) - What’s holding sales teams back in auto?
(00:28:54) - Can anyone be taught to sell?
(00:39:09) - What do you do with an underperforming store?
(00:44:43) - What are your insecurities these days?
(00:48:05) - How are you instilling humility in your kids?
(00:49:22) - Lovers vs. haters
(00:54:23) - What’s next for Elliott Group?
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