Wisco Weekly

"Communism, in all its forms, misleads, divides, and destroys." - Austin Prochko

Oral tradition is a lost art, which is why it's important to bring forth the voices that still honor this tradition. In episode #198, Austin Prochko shares his grandmother's Communist stories that not only impact him personally, but how Communism seeps its way into US corporate culture that may affect him and the future of his 1-year old son. Tune in to hear how Austin's grandmother's stories play out in today's US corporate culture.

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Episode Notes

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Wisco Weekly is an automotive business podcast, and is part of the 'Not Your Father's Economy' podcast channel on Apple Podcasts. Host, Dennis Wisco, shares weekly insights into current economic conditions like navigating this post-COVID economy.

For bonus, ad-free episodes that deliver actionable insights, become a paid-NYFE subscriber for $8.49 a month or $93.99 a year on Apple Podcasts. Start with a 3-day trial and cancel anytime. Our subscriber-only content will jack you up to work, generate new ideas, and add perspective to consistently produce. 

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Wisco Weekly is proudly supported by automotiveMastermind. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more about predictive analytics and marketing automation. 

Have a listen to 'Predicting the Next Paycheck' a podcast mini series assessing the behaviors of car dealers, and their data-inspired decisions. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other popular apps.

Predicting the Next Paycheck  |  https://tinyurl.com/2p8uzzrc

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For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram (@wisco_dennis), Youtube (@wiscoweekly), and LinkedIn (@wiscoweekly).

With the conclusion of the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show, let's revisit it and review the electric side of things. Included in this two-part episode is an interview with Phoenix Motors and Edison Future's CEO, Joseph Mitchell, and their CTO, Ron Iacobelli. 

In the second part of the episode, Dennis compares the EV production timelines and expected delivery dates to the macro economy at large. The electric mobility space is ripe for big winners but there is a looming question that has not been solved yet. Tune in to episode #197.

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Wisco Weekly is an automotive business podcast, and is part of the 'Not Your Father's Economy' podcast channel on Apple Podcasts. Host, Dennis Wisco, shares weekly insights into current economic conditions like navigating this post-COVID economy.

For bonus, ad-free episodes that deliver actionable insights, become a paid-NYFE subscriber for $8.49 a month or $93.99 a year on Apple Podcasts. Start with a 3-day trial and cancel anytime. Our subscriber-only content will jack you up to work, generate new ideas, and add perspective to consistently produce. 

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Wisco Weekly is proudly supported by automotiveMastermind. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more about predictive analytics and marketing automation. 

Have a listen to 'Predicting the Next Paycheck' a podcast mini series assessing the behaviors of car dealers, and their data-inspired decisions. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other popular apps.

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For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram (@wisco_dennis), Youtube (@wiscoweekly), and LinkedIn (@wiscoweekly).

Born out of GM's Global Innovation organization, BrightDrop aims to change how the world moves goods while helping improve our environment to sustain the places in which we live, work and play. Heading their sales and marketing strategy is Chief Revenue Officer, Steven Hornyak, who Zooms with Dennis to discuss the $850 billion market opportunity in the parcel, food delivery, and reverse logistics space.

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Episode Notes

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Wisco Weekly is an automotive business podcast, and is part of the 'Not Your Father's Economy' podcast channel on Apple Podcasts. Host, Dennis Wisco, shares weekly insights into current economic conditions like navigating this post-COVID economy.

For bonus, ad-free episodes that deliver actionable insights, become a paid-NYFE subscriber for $8.49 a month or $93.99 a year on Apple Podcasts. Start with a 3-day trial and cancel anytime. Our subscriber-only content will jack you up to work, generate new ideas, and add perspective to consistently produce. 

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Wisco Weekly is proudly supported by automotiveMastermind. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more about predictive analytics and marketing automation. 

Have a listen to 'Predicting the Next Paycheck' a podcast mini series assessing the behaviors of car dealers, and their data-inspired decisions. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other popular apps.

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For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram (@wisco_dennis), Youtube (@wiscoweekly), and LinkedIn (@wiscoweekly).

Episode #195 is taken from a recording conducted with Elizabeth Kalaj, Senior Dealer Relations Manager at automotiveMastermind. 

Learn more about Elizabeth Kalaj by tuning into Predicting the Next Paycheck mini series. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other popular podcast apps.

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Episode Notes

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Wisco Weekly is an automotive business podcast, and is part of the 'Not Your Father's Economy' podcast channel on Apple Podcasts. Host, Dennis Wisco, shares weekly insights into current economic conditions like navigating this post-COVID economy.

For bonus, ad-free episodes that deliver actionable insights, become a paid-NYFE subscriber for $8.49 a month or $93.99 a year on Apple Podcasts. Start with a 3-day trial and cancel anytime. Our subscriber-only content will jack you up to work, generate new ideas, and add perspective to consistently produce. 

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Wisco Weekly is proudly supported by automotiveMastermind. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more about predictive analytics and marketing automation. 

Have a listen to 'Predicting the Next Paycheck' a podcast mini series assessing the behaviors of car dealers, and their data-inspired decisions. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other popular apps.

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For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram (@wisco_dennis), Youtube (@wiscoweekly), and LinkedIn (@wiscoweekly).

In episode #194, Dennis Wisco provides a review of Q3 earnings and an economic outlook. Discussed in this episode are earnings from Lithia (LAD), AutoNation (AN), Penske (PAG), Ford (F), Carvana (CVNA), and a recap of Jerome Powell's press conference from the November FOMC meeting.

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Episode Notes

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Wisco Weekly is an automotive business podcast, and is part of the 'Not Your Father's Economy' podcast channel on Apple Podcasts. Host, Dennis Wisco, shares weekly insights into current economic conditions like navigating this post-COVID economy.

For bonus, ad-free episodes that deliver actionable insights, become a paid-NYFE subscriber for $8.49 a month or $93.99 a year on Apple Podcasts. Start with a 3-day trial and cancel anytime. Our subscriber-only content will jack you up to work, generate new ideas, and add perspective to consistently produce. 

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Wisco Weekly is proudly supported by automotiveMastermind. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more about predictive analytics and marketing automation. 

Have a listen to 'Predicting the Next Paycheck' a podcast mini series assessing the behaviors of car dealers, and their data-inspired decisions. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other popular apps.

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For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram (@wisco_dennis), Youtube (@wiscoweekly), and LinkedIn (@wiscoweekly).

From wages to skills to diversity, equity, and inclusion, Jay Goninen and Wisco discuss into many facets that affect the mechanic culture.

Topics:

- Are mechanics proactively learning electrical and computer engineering?
- Are wage rates being passed down to customers?
- Is there really no equality in the automotive space?
- Laura Schwab accuses Rivian as a 'toxic bro culture'
- Art and science of making decisions

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Episode Notes

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Wisco Weekly is an automotive business podcast, and is part of the 'Not Your Father's Economy' podcast channel on Apple Podcasts. Host, Dennis Wisco, shares weekly insights into current economic conditions like navigating this post-COVID economy.

For bonus, ad-free episodes that deliver actionable insights, become a paid-NYFE subscriber for $8.49 a month or $93.99 a year on Apple Podcasts. Start with a 3-day trial and cancel anytime. Our subscriber-only content will jack you up to work, generate new ideas, and add perspective to consistently produce. 

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Wisco Weekly is proudly supported by automotiveMastermind. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more about predictive analytics and marketing automation. 

Have a listen to 'Predicting the Next Paycheck' a podcast mini series assessing the behaviors of car dealers, and their data-inspired decisions. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other popular apps.

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For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram (@wisco_dennis), Youtube (@wiscoweekly), and LinkedIn (@wiscoweekly).

Penske Automotive Group ($PAG) topped the 2021 Reputation.com Automotive Reputation Report while Lithia Motors ($LAD) came in near the bottom. The Automotive Reputation Report measures online customer sentiment, and is updated annually. Managing Director, Head of Automotive Strategy at Reputation.com, Ali Fawaz joins Dennis Wisco to share more about the report and what $PAG is doing better than $LAD.

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Wisco Weekly is an automotive business podcast, and is part of the 'Not Your Father's Economy' podcast channel on Apple Podcasts. Host, Dennis Wisco, shares weekly insights into current economic conditions like navigating this post-COVID economy.

For bonus, ad-free episodes that deliver actionable insights, become a paid-NYFE subscriber for $8.49 a month or $93.99 a year on Apple Podcasts. Start with a 3-day trial and cancel anytime. Our subscriber-only content will jack you up to work, generate new ideas, and add perspective to consistently produce. 

*****

Wisco Weekly is proudly supported by automotiveMastermind. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more about predictive analytics and marketing automation. 

Have a listen to 'Predicting the Next Paycheck' a podcast mini series assessing the behaviors of car dealers, and their data-inspired decisions. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other popular apps.

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For more content, follow Dennis Wisco on Instagram (@wisco_dennis), Youtube (@wiscoweekly), and LinkedIn (@wiscoweekly).

Mini Series Description

Prior to the pandemic, Car Dealer Principals had adopted the behavior and language of using data to make decisions. At conference after conference, many Dealer Principals spoke of their successes that were due to making data-driven decisions. In making data-driven decisions, Dealer Principals were supposedly letting the data drive their decisions to achieve better predictability over their business outcomes.

As businesses were coming out of the stay-at-home orders, car dealers had a rude awakening. The sales side of their operations was deemed non-essential. State and national dealer organizations scrambled to communicate with elected officials to allow car dealers to resume selling cars. The patience of dealers and the work of dealer organizations paid off. Just a short time later, the issue was resolved, and dealers could sell cars again.

As the dust settled for Dealer Principals, who resumed operations safely with social distancing and home deliveries, most of these dealers made a completely non-data-driven decision. Eighty-eight percent of all car dealerships accepted Paycheck Protection Program funds to save their businesses.

How could have so many Dealer Principals accepted Paycheck Protection Program funds if they were making data-driven decisions? Because they could not predict their next paycheck.

Predicting The Next Paycheck is a three-part podcast miniseries assessing the behaviors of Car Dealers and their data-inspired decisions. Featured in this miniseries are business executives who operate in the automotive data science space.

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 This podcast mini series is brought to you by automotiveMastermind.

automotiveMastermind is a leading provider of predictive analytics and marketing automation solutions for the automotive industry. The company's sales and marketing platform, called Mastermind, empowers dealers to close more deals by predicting future buyers and consistently marketing to them. Mastermind generates success in dealership's loyalty, service, and conquest portfolios through a combination of turnkey predictive analytics, proactive marketing, and dedicated consultative services. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more.

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Credits

Executive Producer, Dennis Wisco | Instagram @wisco_dennis

Theme Music and Sound Design, Chris Skipper | Instagram @skippermusic

Editor, Stephen Fogel

Contributors, Rana Akaya-Meier and Nikki Little

Featured Guests (in order)
Elizabeth Kalaj, automotiveMastermind
Mike Spadafore, Ford
Ian Grace, automotiveMastermind
Michael Moses, automotiveMastermind

Featured Songs/Artists
Annihilator by Charles Ross Ryan
Solace by Benjamin Mark Tatlow
Bionic by Ofir Gruber
Morning Sunbeams by Yehezkal Raz
Night Chase by Rax Burg
Come True by Aviv Meshulam
Oscillating Form by Charles Ross Ryan
Anthem of a Quirky Hipster by Sean Fischer

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Mini Series Description

Prior to the pandemic, Car Dealer Principals had adopted the behavior and language of using data to make decisions. At conference after conference, many Dealer Principals spoke of their successes that were due to making data-driven decisions. In making data-driven decisions, Dealer Principals were supposedly letting the data drive their decisions to achieve better predictability over their business outcomes.

As businesses were coming out of the stay-at-home orders, car dealers had a rude awakening. The sales side of their operations was deemed non-essential. State and national dealer organizations scrambled to communicate with elected officials to allow car dealers to resume selling cars. The patience of dealers and the work of dealer organizations paid off. Just a short time later, the issue was resolved, and dealers could sell cars again.

As the dust settled for Dealer Principals, who resumed operations safely with social distancing and home deliveries, most of these dealers made a completely non-data-driven decision. Eighty-eight percent of all car dealerships accepted Paycheck Protection Program funds to save their businesses.

How could have so many Dealer Principals accepted Paycheck Protection Program funds if they were making data-driven decisions? Because they could not predict their next paycheck.

Predicting The Next Paycheck is a three-part podcast miniseries assessing the behaviors of Car Dealers and their data-inspired decisions. Featured in this miniseries are business executives who operate in the automotive data science space.

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 This podcast mini series is brought to you by automotiveMastermind.

automotiveMastermind is a leading provider of predictive analytics and marketing automation solutions for the automotive industry. The company's sales and marketing platform, called Mastermind, empowers dealers to close more deals by predicting future buyers and consistently marketing to them. Mastermind generates success in dealership's loyalty, service, and conquest portfolios through a combination of turnkey predictive analytics, proactive marketing, and dedicated consultative services. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more.

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Credits

Executive Producer, Dennis Wisco | Instagram @wisco_dennis

Theme Music and Sound Design, Chris Skipper | Instagram @skippermusic

Editor, Stephen Fogel

Contributors, Rana Akaya-Meier and Nikki Little

Featured Guests (in order)
Elizabeth Kalaj, automotiveMastermind
Mike Spadafore, Ford
Ian Grace, automotiveMastermind
Michael Moses, automotiveMastermind

Featured Songs/Artists
Annihilator by Charles Ross Ryan
Solace by Benjamin Mark Tatlow
Bionic by Ofir Gruber
Morning Sunbeams by Yehezkal Raz
Night Chase by Rax Burg
Come True by Aviv Meshulam
Oscillating Form by Charles Ross Ryan
Anthem of a Quirky Hipster by Sean Fischer

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Mini Series Description

Prior to the pandemic, Car Dealer Principals had adopted the behavior and language of using data to make decisions. At conference after conference, many Dealer Principals spoke of their successes that were due to making data-driven decisions. In making data-driven decisions, Dealer Principals were supposedly letting the data drive their decisions to achieve better predictability over their business outcomes.

As businesses were coming out of the stay-at-home orders, car dealers had a rude awakening. The sales side of their operations was deemed non-essential. State and national dealer organizations scrambled to communicate with elected officials to allow car dealers to resume selling cars. The patience of dealers and the work of dealer organizations paid off. Just a short time later, the issue was resolved, and dealers could sell cars again.

As the dust settled for Dealer Principals, who resumed operations safely with social distancing and home deliveries, most of these dealers made a completely non-data-driven decision. Eighty-eight percent of all car dealerships accepted Paycheck Protection Program funds to save their businesses.

How could have so many Dealer Principals accepted Paycheck Protection Program funds if they were making data-driven decisions? Because they could not predict their next paycheck.

Predicting The Next Paycheck is a three-part podcast miniseries assessing the behaviors of Car Dealers and their data-inspired decisions. Featured in this miniseries are business executives who operate in the automotive data science space.

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 This podcast mini series is brought to you by automotiveMastermind.

automotiveMastermind is a leading provider of predictive analytics and marketing automation solutions for the automotive industry. The company's sales and marketing platform, called Mastermind, empowers dealers to close more deals by predicting future buyers and consistently marketing to them. Mastermind generates success in dealership's loyalty, service, and conquest portfolios through a combination of turnkey predictive analytics, proactive marketing, and dedicated consultative services. Visit automotivemastermind.com to learn more.

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Credits

Executive Producer, Dennis Wisco | Instagram @wisco_dennis

Theme Music and Sound Design, Chris Skipper | Instagram @skippermusic

Editor, Stephen Fogel

Contributors, Rana Akaya-Meier and Nikki Little

Featured Guests (in order)
Elizabeth Kalaj, automotiveMastermind
Mike Spadafore, Ford
Ian Grace, automotiveMastermind
Michael Moses, automotiveMastermind

Featured Songs/Artists
Annihilator by Charles Ross Ryan
Solace by Benjamin Mark Tatlow
Bionic by Ofir Gruber
Morning Sunbeams by Yehezkal Raz
Night Chase by Rax Burg
Come True by Aviv Meshulam
Oscillating Form by Charles Ross Ryan
Anthem of a Quirky Hipster by Sean Fischer

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