Used Car Dealership Podcast

Episode 12: Bob Hollenshead Largest Wholesale Operator in North America

August 6, 2020

Zach interviews Bob Hollenshead, the largest independent wholesale operator in North America and an automotive serial entrepreneur. Bob has deep expertise in the used marketplace as it relates to wholesale and auctions. His data companies have also powered some of the leading trade applications including TrueCar Trade and Autotrader.ca.

Episode 11: Carvana at $20B market cap, Vroom IPO, and disrupters

In this episode Steve and Zach revisit Carvana (Episode #2) post-COVID-19 and discuss the following:

1) Carvana at $20B market cap, Vroom IPO, and disruption
2) Steve's experience w/ Carvana
3) Digital Retail for used car dealers and sourcing inventory
4) Where do we go from here?

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Episode 10: Interview Matt Watson CTO/Co-Founder of Vin Solutions

June 16, 2020

In this episode, Zach interviews serial entrepreneur Matt Watson. Matt was the Co-Founder and CTO of Vin Solutions CRM which was an automotive SaaS company he bootstrapped and sold for over $135M to Cox Automotive.

Episode 9: Interview Andrew Gordon, Founder of DealerScience

May 12, 2020

In this episode, Zach interviews Andrew Gordon, who's the founder of DealerScience which was a digital retail product acquired by TrueCar (Nasdaq: TRUE)in December 2018. Andrew discusses digital retail as well as his journey as an entrepreneur in automotive software.

Episode 8: Zach & Steve Kick-Off May 2020

May 5, 2020

In this episode, Steve and Zach discuss topics top of mind for dealers selling through the COVID-19 marketplace including inventory management, software, changing messaging for COVID-19, and more!

Episode 7: Steve Greenfield‎ discusses digital retail, inventory, & COVID-19

April 15, 2020

The guest for episode #7 is Steve Greenfield, the Founder & Ceo of Automotive Ventures. Steve has over 20 years in the automotive retail/software space and has overseen over $1B in acquisitions in auto software including vAuto and Vin Solutions.

Episode 6: Cox Automotive's Amardeep Kumar‎ thoughts on Used Cars

March 24, 2020

In episode #6  Zach and Steve have a dynamic conversation with Cox Automotive's Director, Enterprise Dealer Partnerships (EDP) Sales Strategy Amardeep Kumar. Amardeep shares his story of how he got into the automotive industry as well as his thoughts on digital retail, used cars, and recommendations for dealers to whether the COVID-19 economy of today's market.

Episode 5: COVID-19 aka Corona Virus and Auto Dealerships

March 18, 2020

Episode 4: It's Finally 2020 Used Car Dealers!

January 9, 2020

In this episode, Zach and Steve discuss some of the trends from 2019 including digital retail and Facebook marketplace. Steve also gives his perspective on inventory management and benchmarking in 2020 and beyond.

Episode 3: Interview with Tom Hampton

October 14, 2019

One on one interview with Tom Hampton who is a 3rd generation car guy. Tom has been going independent dealer to independent dealer with his team in Texas and has logged over 50,000 hours with his team over the last 13 years.

Episode 2: Carvana & Online Car Buying

September 20, 2019

The second episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast featuring Zach Klempf and Steve McClory; the only podcast out there for used car dealers!

Key topics from this episode include:

1) Introduction to Carvana
2) What does Carvana mean for used car dealers
3) How can dealers combat Carvana
4) Digital Retail

Episode 1: Used Car Dealer Podcast

August 30, 2019

The first episode of the Used Car Dealer Podcast featuring Zach Klempf and Steve McClory; the only podcast out there for used car dealers!

The podcast is vendor-free and sale pitch free on principal. Whether you're a salesperson, f&i manager, gm/owner, we want you to have actional takeaways from this podcast.

Key topics from this episode include:

1) Introduction to Steve and Zach
2) Buying Software for your Dealership - Pitfalls to avoid
3) Should I invest in Inventory Management Software?