Episodes

  • What Does A Transparent Dealer Look Like? | Zach Shefska

    What Does A Transparent Dealer Look Like? | Zach Shefska
    Jun 19 2026
    Building trust in automotive retail starts with transparency. At the CBT News Auto Leadership Summit on Fair Pricing & Compliance, Zach Shefska, co-founder and CEO of CarEdge, explains how AI-powered shopping tools, objective dealer data, and changing ...
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    8 mins
  • Transparent Dealership Pricing Starts with Marketing | John Fitzpatrick

    Transparent Dealership Pricing Starts with Marketing | John Fitzpatrick
    Jun 19 2026
    Transparent pricing starts with marketing. At the CBT New Auto Leadership Summit on Fair Pricing & Compliance, John Fitzpatrick of Force Marketing explains why dealership compliance challenges often begin long before a customer enters the showroom. Whe...
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    14 mins
  • Building a Dealership Culture That Can Scale with John Osborne of Carter Myers Automotive

    Building a Dealership Culture That Can Scale with John Osborne of Carter Myers Automotive
    Jun 18 2026
    Dealership leadership is built in the everyday choices that shape hiring, culture, accountability, and trust. John Osborne of Carter Myers Automotive joins AutoCollabs to talk about leading with consistency, growing a dealership group without losing it...
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    29 mins
  • Why Most Dealers Are Solving The Wrong Problems With AI

    Why Most Dealers Are Solving The Wrong Problems With AI
    Jun 11 2026
    Most dealerships are chasing AI tools. Dave Perry argues the real opportunity is solving bigger problems, keeping service customers for life, and turning AI into a force multiplier instead of a replacement. Dave Perry has spent his career solving compl...
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    29 mins
  • The Industry Needed Answers On Pricing Transparency. So He Built The Room

    The Industry Needed Answers On Pricing Transparency. So He Built The Room
    Jun 2 2026
    Send us Fan Mail The rules around pricing transparency are changing fast, and the industry is scrambling to keep up. Jim Fitzpatrick, Founder and CEO of CBT News, joins Auto Collabs to discuss why he's bringing the industry back together for a live eve...
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    16 mins
  • What the Internet Boom Taught Beth Hill About the AI Hype Cycle

    What the Internet Boom Taught Beth Hill About the AI Hype Cycle
    May 28 2026
    Send us Fan Mail She's spent decades watching technology trends rise, crash, and reshape industries and she says the AI era feels familiar, dangerous, and full of opportunity all at once. Beth Hill, General Counsel & COO/Founder, The Shop at Ford Direc...
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    28 mins
  • The Startup Rule That Beats Billion-Dollar Competitors And Dealers Should Pay Attention To

    The Startup Rule That Beats Billion-Dollar Competitors And Dealers Should Pay Attention To
    May 21 2026
    Send us Fan Mail Most companies chase growth—Sanjay Varnwal is chasing velocity, and it’s changing how dealers think about inventory, AI, and survival. In this episode, the crew sits down with Sanjay Varnwal, co-founder of Spyne, to unpack how dealersh...
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    30 mins
  • The State Dealer Association That Cracked the Technician Shortage

    The State Dealer Association That Cracked the Technician Shortage
    May 7 2026
    Send us Fan Mail Most industries are still complaining about the talent shortage. New Jersey decided to fix it. In this episode, Laura Perrotta, President of NJ CAR, breaks down a bold, fully funded technician training program that’s flipping the scrip...
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    27 mins