What the Fixed Ops?! (WTF?!)

Michael Barich, the Fixed Ops Doc, had to make a sudden career change after meeting some unexpected circumstances. What was it like to plunge headfirst in to uncertainty? 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. Sche...

Straight forward. Unafraid. Always ready for a new challenge! We present a very special THEN and NOW edition of WTF with one of our greatest guests, The Fixed Ops Doc, Michael Barich! Michael has grown and flourished in the time since his first appearance on our podcast and we talk all about it.  Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and servi...

With the tightening of budgets, dealers are looking to cut excess spending. Melissa Rimoldi of Legion Force talks about what vendors need to prove to make sure their services remain in demand. 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...

Melissa Rimoldi talks about the qualities it takes to survive for decades in the auto industry.  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. http://www.gdsdealers.com/part...

When Melissa Rimoldi got her start in automotive, she was one of a very small group of women in the industry. She talks about her time as Product Quality Engineer and how she learned to thrive with her skeptical male colleagues. 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...

She had no idea how much she would love the automotive business but boy  did she ever! Melissa Rimoldi talks about what got her started in the industry. 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 complime...

For many, a career is not static. There are eras of time that require different skill sets, different goals, and sometimes different motivations. Melissa Rimoldi of Legion Force talks about how her path has evolved and what she's after at this moment in her career. Global Dealer Solutions has a network of high-performance providers offering proven products and services. We are committed to priorit...

Melissa Rimoldi of Legion Force talks about the many different areas of the automotive business she's been involved in and how it has shaped her perspective. 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 com...

With 30+ years of experience in a variety of different departments, Melissa Rimoldi has a wealth of automotive knowledge to share. And she does it as a consultant supreme at Legion Force, a company providing optimization for OEM, franchise dealers, suppliers and many more. A veteran of of the business since 1992, Melissa relates her experiences as a woman in an industry with very few, how she made...

What are the real world costs of appropriate corporate cybersecurity and what considerations go in to it? Black Breach CEO Justin Shanken explains. Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in the market! Check them out at http://intel...

How will the ransomware hack on CDK change the way vendor management is regulated and controlled? Justin Shanken from Black Breach has some theories. Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in the market! Check them out at http://int...

Justin Shanken explains the perils of poor planning for corporate cybercrime. Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in the market! Check them out at http://intelichek.com/?utm_source=wtf&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=2024...

Even when a cyber criminal is "honorable" and returns data after a ransom has been paid...it is often not the end of the ordeal, as Justin Shanken explains. Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in the market! Check them out at htt...

What motivates hackers? Is it money? Is it personal? Is it something else? Justin Shanken of Black Breach explains. Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in the market! Check them out at http://intelichek.com/?utm_source=wtf&ut...

Though cyber attacks can originate from many places, there are a few global hot spots for this particular criminality. Justin Shanken of Black Breach identifies the most predominant areas. Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in t...

With AI and bots dominating so much of the public discussion, one could be forgiven for believing that hackers are simply bots or programs hunting for data. Not the case, says Black Breach CEO Justin Shanken. Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maxi...

CEO Justin Shanken shares his story and how it led him to start Black Breach. Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in the market! Check them out at http://intelichek.com/?utm_source=wtf&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=2024...

Cybersecurity is taking on a larger role in all of our lives, with companies big and small being targeted. In light of this summer's epic ransomware hack of CDK and its effect on auto dealers around the country, we are talking with Black Breach CEO, Justin Shanken. How big does a company need to be to worry about cybersecurity? How are hackers getting access to so much sensitive data in the first...

Price and location are two of the most essential value points a dealership can provide. But there are others. Joe Gibson from InteliChek identifies one that almost always goes overlooked! Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in th...

What is Value? Well obviously it's...um....well it's...huh...here's Joe Gibson from InteliChek to tell you about value in auto dealerships! Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in the market! Check them out at http://intelichek.co...

Melissa Marlatt talks about social media and how dealerships do or don't use it to market their service specials. Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in the market! Check them out at http://intelichek.com/?utm_source=wtf&utm_...

Joe Gibson of InteliChek talks about how dealerships are finally learning how harness social media as a means to connect (and stay connected) with their clients.  Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in the market! Check them out...

InteliChek COO Melissa Marlatt speaks about one of the main myths that the company was created to dispel. Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in the market! Check them out at http://intelichek.com/?utm_source=wtf&utm_medium=p...

How can you maximize profits and still provide savings to your clients? Joe Gibson from InteliChek explains. Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in the market! Check them out at http://intelichek.com/?utm_source=wtf&utm_mediu...

Joe Gibson from InteliCheck explains why it is SO important to understand your local competition in order to set effective pricing strategies. Do you know how your service prices compare to the local average? Do you know how your advisor's are handling calls with your customers? With InteliChek reports, you can learn it all and maximize your place in the market! Check them out at http://intelichek...