What the Fixed Ops?! (WTF?!)

Brad Wise talks about how he conducts meetings and what he believes motivates his sale force to raise their game. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimentary consultation today. https://www.g...

The most successful people don't always come from privileged backgrounds. Many have had to fight twice as hard to obtain the success they're after. Brad Wise elaborates. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Sched...

Leadership is such an important part of any dealership's success. Brad Wise talks about the qualities and skills that separate leaders from the rest. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimenta...

Brad Wise talks about his early days in the car business and how the fear of failure played a massive factor in his success. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimentary consultation today. ht...

Brad Wise is nothing short of an evangelist for the automotive industry and he shares some of the biggest reasons why here. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimentary consultation today. htt...

There is no bigger advocate for opportunity in the automotive industry than Brad Wise of Ferman Chevrolet Mazda. Highly accomplished in sales and leadership, Brad talks about his fervent belief in self-development and accountability. His passion comes through in every word! Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed t...

BrainTrust Partners CEO Tim Hayden compares the power of technological personalization to replicate the familiarity of neighborhood businesses from the 20th century. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule...

BrainTrust Partners CEO Tim Hayden discusses customer modeling. How does it work? How is it used in our every day lives today? And how might it evolve? Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimen...

With the litany of new offerings, what software is most essential to properly running a dealership. BrainTrust Partners CEO Tim Hayden has answers. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimentary...

Tim Hayden gives some examples of ways AI can analyze customer data to help generate both sales and customer loyalty. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimentary consultation today. https://w...

Tim Hayden of BrainTrust Partners shares his thoughts on the next phase of AI and how it will apply to processes far beyond sales. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimentary consultation tod...

Is your company future-ready? Well Tim Hayden of BrainTrust Partners can definitely tell you and he's our guest on WTF. How do data centers, block chain, AI and the like factor in to the future of business? What do we overlook today that will be vital to master tomorrow? These are the kinds of questions we're pondering with Tim on the show! Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance...

April Simmons talks about one crucial mistake dealerships make when advertising in search and social media networks. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimentary consultation today. https://ww...

One loves the phone, the other uses the internet on their phone and then texts. One only starts shopping around when they're ready to buy. The other shops WAY before they need to. Can you guess which is which? April Simmons has your answers! Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by deliver...

April Simmons is a numbers gal and her evaluation of some recent consumer trends might surprise you. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimentary consultation today. https://www.gdsdealers.com...

April Simmons has seen dealerships go through all kinds of changes. She talks here about the similarities between the current time and the beginning of Covid. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your co...

The 10 foot rule is an automotive staple. At least it WAS. April Simmons talks about its importance, why it has faded from use, and why that's a mistake!  Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your compli...

April Simmons has a lot of demands on her time. Instead of focusing on EVERYTHING she needs to accomplish at once, she talks about her strategy of one thing at a time with FULL focus. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow t...

April Simmons of Horne Auto Group explains the circumstances behind her unlikely career in automotive. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimentary consultation today. https://www.gdsdealers.c...

We're kicking off 2025 with Horne Auto Group's April Simmons. With nearly 30 years in automotive experience in a multitude of roles, April knows how to connect with clients and the little things dealerships often miss when they're trying to retain them. She's here sharing her enthusiasm and wisdom with us! Take notes! Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering pro...

AI has been covered relentlessly for the last several years and with good reason - it's growing quickly. But with that said, what will happen to the labor force? How will we be forced to adapt? Russell Hill has some thoughts. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most eff...

Russell Hill talks about another meaning for ADD. AI has been a buzz phrase in automotive but many are finding that it's not an immediate solution. It takes analysis and deliberation to properly implement, as Russell explains. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most ef...

Russell Hill talks about the growth of AI and the players joining the field as OpenAI turns three years old.  Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimentary consultation today. https://www.gdsde...

FixedOPS Marketing co-founder Russell Hill talks about the ransomware attack on CDK that shook the automotive industry and the US economy at large. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to prioritizing dealers by delivering the most effective tools in the industry. Let's grow together. Schedule your complimentary...

WTF?! Co-hosts Russell B. Hill and Charity Dunning are joined by WTF?! producer Patrick Smyth to talk about the events that shaped automotive in 2024. Whether it's the cyber attack on CDK, the rise of AI in daily life, or the fear of change, the WTF?! crew are discussing it! Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed...