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Beard on Street Purchases, Johnson on Service > Sales Handoff | Daily Dealer Live
April 1, 2026

Beard on Street Purchases, Johnson on Service > Sales Handoff | Daily…

Today's show features: - Jonathan Beard, Used Car Director at John Elway Cadillac - Greg Johnson, General Manager at Mohawk Honda Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: CDG Circles ➤ ⁠https://cdgcircles.com/⁠ CDG News ➤ ⁠https...

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Yates on AI Search Visibility, Turner on Buy Here Pay Here | Daily Dealer Live
March 30, 2026

Yates on AI Search Visibility, Turner on Buy Here Pay Here | Daily De…

Today's show features: - Mike Yates, General Manager of BMW of Bridgewater - Tim Turner, Regional Manager / Partner of Byrider This episode is brought to you by: Overfuel – Dealers: You’re torching $30 of every $100 in market...

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Fixed Ops Friday w/ Damon Egan, Steve Shaw, Richard Lupo | Daily Dealer Live
March 27, 2026

Fixed Ops Friday w/ Damon Egan, Steve Shaw, Richard Lupo | Daily Deal…

Today's show features: - Damon Egan, Service Director at Sherwood Ford - Steve Shaw, Trainer/President at Steve Shaw Training - Richard Lupo, Fixed Operations Director Apple Tree Honda and Acura This episode is brought to you...

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Van Blommestein on AU Dealers, Crowell on FTC Warning, Beaty on Car Law | Daily Dealer Live
March 25, 2026

Van Blommestein on AU Dealers, Crowell on FTC Warning, Beaty on Car L…

Today's show features: - Kelly Van Blommestein, Dealer Principal / Managing Director at Werribee and Western Auto Group - Adam Crowell, Chief Legal & Strategy Officer at KPA - Barrett (Charapp) Beaty, Partner at Charapp & Wei...

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Nowling on Data Cleansing, Karr on Web SEO, Beauregard on Financial Risk | Daily Dealer Live
March 23, 2026

Nowling on Data Cleansing, Karr on Web SEO, Beauregard on Financial R…

Today's show features: - Jeremy Nowling, Sales and Implementation Director at Rohrman Automotive Group - Doug Karr, Principal SEO at Overfuel - Michael Beauregard, Supervisory Special Agent at NICB This episode is brought to ...

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Fixed Ops Friday w/ Carlstedt, Spenst, and Lloyd + Breaking News w/ Andy Wright | Daily Dealer Live
March 20, 2026

Fixed Ops Friday w/ Carlstedt, Spenst, and Lloyd + Breaking News w/ A…

Today's show features: - Andy Wright, Managing Partner at Vinart Dealerships - Ryan Carlstedt, EVP Fixed Operations at Willis Automotive Group - Darren Spenst, Founder and CEO of The Laundry Guy - Wes Lloyd, Service Director ...

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Seale on Geo Marketing, Pugesek on Coaching, Knight on Fleet Service | Daily Dealer Live
March 18, 2026

Seale on Geo Marketing, Pugesek on Coaching, Knight on Fleet Service …

Today's show features: - James V Seale, Managing Partner / General Manager at Granbury Kia - Maggie Pugesek, Partner at C&M Coaching - Ryan Knight, Director of Operations of Knight Automotive Group This episode is brought to ...

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Layton on Appraisals, Dunne on China, RussFlipsWhips on Social | Daily Dealer Live
March 16, 2026

Layton on Appraisals, Dunne on China, RussFlipsWhips on Social | Dail…

Today's show features: - Hicks Layton, Finance/Sales Manager at Hicks Automotive Group - Michael Dunne, CEO of Dunne Insights LLC - RussFlipsWhips, RFW Training This episode is brought to you by: Stream Companies – How much r...

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Kinch on Service Growth, Spannhake on GEO, Mahoney on CDP | Daily Dealer Live
March 13, 2026

Kinch on Service Growth, Spannhake on GEO, Mahoney on CDP | Daily Dea…

Today's show features: - Zac Kinch, General Manager of Rohrman Toyota - Dave Spannhake, Founder & CEO of Reunion Marketing - Jason Mahoney, Sr. Director of Marketing at Carter Myers Automotive This episode is brought to you b...

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Minerva on Retention, Saylor on Service Report, Saxon on Expenses | Daily Dealer Live
March 11, 2026

Minerva on Retention, Saylor on Service Report, Saxon on Expenses | D…

Today's show features: - Mike Minerva, General Manager/Partner of Capital Motor Cars - Kim Saylor, Sr. Director of Product Marketing, Fixed Operations at CDK Global - Ben Saxon, General Manager of Inver Grove Ford This episod...

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Spradlin on Acquisition, Darji on Response Speed, Spiegl on Chinese Cars | Daily Dealer Live
March 9, 2026

Spradlin on Acquisition, Darji on Response Speed, Spiegl on Chinese C…

Today's show features: - Charlie Spradlin, Sales Director, Art Moehn Auto Group - Yogesh Darji, Founder & CEO of AgentDynamics - Michael Speigl, Dealer Principal of We Auto This episode is brought to you by: Experian Automoti...

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Fixed Ops Friday w/ Garry Keyser, Matt Norris, Kevin Proctor | Daily Dealer Live
March 6, 2026

Fixed Ops Friday w/ Garry Keyser, Matt Norris, Kevin Proctor | Daily …

Today's show features: - Garry Keyser, President of L. B. Smith Lincoln - Matt Norris, Fixed Ops Director at Bozard Ford - Kevin Proctor, Service and Parts Director at Classic Chevrolet This episode is brought to you by: Grea...

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Bellavia on Scout Lawsuit, Van Ryn on Training, Lange on Fleet | Daily Dealer Live
March 4, 2026

Bellavia on Scout Lawsuit, Van Ryn on Training, Lange on Fleet | Dail…

Today's show features: - Leonard Bellavia, Founding Partner of Bellavia Cohen P.C. - Mike Van Ryn, Vice President of Talent Development at Zeigler Auto Group - Terry Lange, Assistant General Manager at Suburban Ford of Fernda...

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Dell on Inventory Turn, Zombo on Vehicle Shipping, Murphy on Recon Upgrade | Daily Dealer Live
March 2, 2026

Dell on Inventory Turn, Zombo on Vehicle Shipping, Murphy on Recon Up…

Today's show features: - Rob Dell, Vice President of Bob Ruth Ford - Frank Zombo, Vice President of Sales at Auto Hauler Exchange - John Murphy, Used Vehicle Director at Holler-Classic Automotive Group This episode is brought...

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Fixed Ops Friday w/ Bob Keuhl, John Bishop, and Vince McIssac | Daily Dealer Live
Feb. 27, 2026

Fixed Ops Friday w/ Bob Keuhl, John Bishop, and Vince McIssac | Daily…

Today's show features: - Bob Kuehl, Vice President of Fixed Operations at Zeigler Auto Group - John Bishop, Service Director at Volkswagen of Clarksville - Vince McIsaac, Director of Parts Operations at Hawk Auto Group This e...

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Sokolowski on Bench Strength, Gilson on Profit Potential, Merrick on F&I | Daily Dealer Live
Feb. 25, 2026

Sokolowski on Bench Strength, Gilson on Profit Potential, Merrick on …

Today's show features: - Matt Sokolowski, COO of Willis Auto Campus - Michael Gilson, CEO of Conversica - Ryan Merrick, Finance Manager at Fred Beans Automotive Group This episode is brought to you by: Impel – Your sales team...

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Lebowitz/Sansone on NJ Brokers, Billings on AI Search, Wood on Store Turnaround | Daily Dealer Live
Feb. 23, 2026

Lebowitz/Sansone on NJ Brokers, Billings on AI Search, Wood on Store …

Today's show features: - Jake Lebowitz, Partner/Dealer Principal of Raceway Auto Group - Paul Sansone, Owner of Sansone Jr Auto Group - Zach Billings, CEO of Wikimotive - Michael Wood, General Manager of Land Rover Chantilly ...

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Fixed Ops Friday w/ David Rogers, Bill Demaree | Daily Dealer Live
Feb. 20, 2026

Fixed Ops Friday w/ David Rogers, Bill Demaree | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - David Rogers, Fixed Operations Director of Piazza Auto Group - Bill Demaree, Corporate Director of Fixed Operations at Tom Wood Automotive This episode is brought to you by: Stream Companies – How muc...

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Brunell on New Car Acquisition, Kilway on Cost Per Sale, Kaulback on Subaru | Daily Dealer Live
Feb. 18, 2026

Brunell on New Car Acquisition, Kilway on Cost Per Sale, Kaulback on …

Today's show features: - Richard Brunell, General Sales Manager at Toyota of Bellingham - Jarrod Kilway, VP of Digital Ops at Casa Auto Group - Devin Kaulback, General Manager of Subaru of Niagara Stream Companies – How much ...

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McCullar on Used Car Strategy, Tasche on Acquisition Leads | Daily Dealer Live
Feb. 16, 2026

McCullar on Used Car Strategy, Tasche on Acquisition Leads | Daily De…

Today's show features: - Wesley McCullar, Dealership Operator of Lake Norman CDJR - Tina Tasche, Innovation and Technology Specialist at Van Horn Automotive Group This episode is brought to you by: Stream Companies – How much...

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Fixed Ops Friday With Tully Williams, Dave Thomas, and Jim Sabino | Daily Dealer Live
Feb. 13, 2026

Fixed Ops Friday With Tully Williams, Dave Thomas, and Jim Sabino | D…

Today's show features: - Tully Williams, Fixed Operations Director of The Niello Company - Dave Thomas, Director of Content Marketing at CDK Global - Jim Sabino, Fixed Operations Director of All American Ford Paramus This epi...

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Simons, Ellis, and Toothman on Used Car Acquisition | Daily Dealer Live
Feb. 11, 2026

Simons, Ellis, and Toothman on Used Car Acquisition | Daily Dealer Li…

Today's show features: - Scott Simons, Dealer Principal of Simons Chevrolet GMC - John Ellis, CEO of Agile Auto - JR Toothman, Owner of Toothman Ford This episode is brought to you by: Foureyes – Foureyes helps dealers turn d...

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Bowers on Challenging Carvana, San Martin on Dealership Design, Wood on Stocking | Daily Dealer Live
Feb. 9, 2026

Bowers on Challenging Carvana, San Martin on Dealership Design, Wood …

Today's show features: - Matt Bowers, Owner of Matt Bowers Automotive Group - Miguel Yelos San Martin, Principal of YSM Design, P.C. - Shane Wood, General Manager of Bruce Titus Automotive Group This episode is brought to you...

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LIVE From Final Day of NADA 2026 | Daily Dealer Live
Feb. 6, 2026

LIVE From Final Day of NADA 2026 | Daily Dealer Live

Today's show features: - Dennis Gingrich, Sales and Finance Director of The Niello Company - Marion Cain, Managing Partner of Bell Auto Group - Russell Richardson, Russ Flips Whips This episode is brought to you by: Lotlinx –...

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