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March 10, 2025 Connected Podcast Episode 167: The Car Dealership Guy Journey with Yossi Levi
On this episode of Connected, Greg sits down with the internet's favorite Car Dealership Guy, Yossi Levi! From building an anonymous Twitter presence to transforming his digital persona into a thriving business, Yossi's entrepreneurial journey showcases how authentic industry insights can evolve into a brand with real-world impact.
Yossi and Greg dive into an exciting array of topics. Here’s a sneak peek at the highlights:
-The beginnings of Car Dealership Guy.
-Doubling down on your niche.
-What's on the horizon for the industry.
41 min
February 25, 2025 Connected Podcast Episode 166: Key Industry Insights with Cliff Banks!
The last of our episodes from NADA 2025 is a conversation with Cliff Banks, founder of the Banks Report and AUTOVATE.
Cliff always has really great insight into what's going on in the industry, and he shared a few key things he's keeping an eye on in the next year.
He covered:
-The future of the direct to consumer model.
-The EV market and the impact of incentives.
-The growing presence of AI.
24 min
February 19, 2025 Connected Podcast Episode 165: AI in the Automotive Industry
This week on Connected, it's the other half of the best duo in automotive: Kyle Mountsier from ASOTU!
At NADA, Kyle joined Greg to talk about:
• The creation of AutoIndustry.ai.
• The 3 primary purposes of AI.
• Moving from reactive to proactive as an industry with AI.
9 min
February 12, 2025 Connected Podcast Episode 164: Storytelling Beyond the Detroit Auto Show
On this episode of Connected, Greg talks with Sam Klemet, executive director of the Detroit Auto Show and the Detroit Auto Dealers Association as he comes off of a very successful 2025 auto show!
Sam shares details of what went into putting on this year's show and the importance of Detroit to this event in telling the automotive story.
He and Greg get into:
-The background of the Detroit Auto Show and Sam's first year as executive director.
-Social media storytelling bringing the show beyond the attendees.
-Standout topics and events from this year's show.
31 min
February 05, 2025 Connected Podcast Episode 163: The Future of Mobile Service
We're releasing another episode from our NADA 2025 series this week and it features two great guests: Ed Roberts from Bozard Ford and Troy Blackwell from Spiffy.
Greg talks with Ed and Troy about:
• Bozard Ford's thriving mobile service fleet of 41 vans and their expansion strategy.
• Spiffy's journey to delivering 3 million mobile services across 400 vans nationwide.
• How mobile service drives customer retention, with Bozard achieving 80% retention vs. the 30% industry average.
24 min
January 31, 2025 Connected Podcast Episode 162: Creating Impact and Connection
We got him! The first episode of our live from NADA series features Paul J Daly, founder and CEO of Automotive State of the Union (ASOTU).
Greg and Paul discuss:
-The process of planning ASOTU CON 2025
-Season 1 of More Than Cars on Amazon Prime and Tubi
-More Than Cars season 2
-Adding Michael Cirillo's "The Dealer Playbook" to ASOTU's media network
19 min
January 22, 2025 Connected Podcast Episode 161: Getting Ready for NADA
This week on Connected, Greg's talking with Mr. NADA himself, Dave Bates, chief customer ambassador here at Reynolds.
Dave dropped by the studio to talk about what he's looking forward to at NADA 2025 and share some of his great stories from years past. Some of the topics covered include:
-Dave's first NADA story.
-The one thing you should see at each booth in the Reynolds village.
-Who Dave is most excited to see this year.
-The best late night eats in New Orleans.
22 min
January 10, 2025 Connected Podcast Episode 160: Building and Sharing Dealership Messaging
On today's Connected, Greg talks with Kayla Sheridan, marketing director at TommyCar Auto Group and an Automotive Amplifiers Contest finalist.
As a fellow marketer, Greg was really excited to pick Kayla's brain about her experience and how she balances marketing for a group with five different OEMs represented. Kayla shares some of what she does to strengthen and promote their group's messaging:
-Advertising across digital and traditional mediums.
-A quarterly walk around contest for the sales teams.
-Tailoring marketing channels for each of the group's brands.
Let us know what you think of the conversation. You can also listen and subscribe now on your favorite streaming platform.
35 min
December 26, 2024 Connected Podcast Episode 159: Influential Insights From 2024
Join Reynolds vice president of marketing Greg Uland for a recap of ten of our most popular conversations from this year!
34 min
December 11, 2024 Connected Podcast Episode 158: Technician Recruiting and Training
Today on Connected, Greg sits down with Jeremy Reardon, service production manager at Westside Lexus and Automotive Amplifiers contest winner! Jeremy runs a really impressive service department in Houston with 112 service bays, 78 lifts, and 62 technicians.
With around 70 percent of his shop being made up of homegrown technicians, Jeremy's investment in recruiting and training is really apparent.
He shares some of his tips for success including:
- Training technicians in the BDC to help them learn how to communicate recommendations more effectively.
- Investing in not only recruits, but also the people who influence them, like their families and their teachers.
- Dedicating your time and being persistent is the key to building recruiting relationships.
33 min

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The Connected Podcast from Reynolds and Reynolds provides dealers with pertinent information, tips, and strategies to manage operations in a complex and shifting business environment. With Connected, you’ll get insights from industry experts, consultants, and dealership personnel to shape your best practices and drive success in the dealership.