Kain & Friends

In this episode of Kain & Friends, I sit down with my longtime friend Jim Fitzpatrick, Co-Founder of JBF Business Media, CBT News, and the America's Small Business Network, to discuss the remarkable journey that transformed an idea into one of the most trusted media platforms in automotive retail. Jim shares the story behind launching CBT News, the challenges of building a business from t...

What separates great dealerships from everyone else? According to Kevin Frye, the answer isn't technology. It's thinking differently. In this episode of Kain & Friends, David Kain sits down with one of automotive retail's most respected marketing leaders to explore how dealerships can build lasting competitive advantage by becoming more consumer-focused, data-driven, and operati...

In Episode 1 of the Kain & Friends Podcast, David Kain sits down with Jay Healy to discuss the evolution of automotive retail, customer experience, AI in dealerships, leadership, branding, and building a family-driven dealership culture. From the growth of the Healy Brothers organization to the changing expectations of today's consumers, Jay shares practical insights on what dealerships m...

In this episode of Kain & Friends, David Kain sits down with Kinsey Pridgen, President of Haley Automotive Group, one of Virginia's largest privately owned dealership organizations with 11 locations across Richmond, Roanoke, and Farmville. As a second-generation dealer, Kinsey shares her journey from working in the accounting office as a teenager to leading a multi-franchise automotive gr...

Frank Brothers didn't build Red River Nissan by chasing shortcuts. He built it by investing in people. In this episode of Kain & Friends , David Kain sits down with Frank Brothers, Dealer Principal of Red River Nissan in Ardmore, Oklahoma, to discuss leadership, dealership culture, employee development, customer experience, marketing strategy, fixed operations, and the realities of dealer...