VINCUE: CUE The Next Leader

Bob Kain is the GM of his generational dealership, Jack Kain Ford. Bob surrounds himself with family including his wife, Jan, who runs human resources and unknowingly sneaks into our podcast. Billed as one of the top-rated Ford dealerships in Versailles, KY, Jack Kain Ford provides an inviting atmosphere to their family-owned and operated dealership. Established in 1959 by Bob’s father, Jack, the...

Matt Watson has spent his career as an innovator. He first met Danny Zaslavsky when Danny’s father purchased his first computer from Sears. Matt was his salesperson. A friendship quickly formed and Matt found himself setting up the computer and writing code for Danny’s family dealership. Fast forward a few years when Matt founded VIN Solutions. One of the first automotive CRMs that eventually sold...

Tune in to this special episode of Cue the Next Leader as we honor Women's History Month with dynamic conversations featuring some of the amazing women in the automotive industry. From navigating career growth to nurturing the next wave of female leaders, join us for an inspiring dialogue with industry experts Robin Wilson, Shasta Haddock, Stacey Stewart, and Ashley Negron.  Make sure you cat...

Angela Rizzo sat down with L.A. Williams while at Digital Dealer Las Vegas. L.A. Williams is the Vice President of Dealer Synergy and has 10+ years of automotive sales experience and has made it his mission to help, educate and level up anyone he comes in contact with. LA shares his insights on Dealer Synergy's innovative training approach, emphasizing the importance of having fun while learn...

Michael Hopkins, Chief Client Experience Officer at VINCUE, joined Angela on the Cue the Next Leader Podcast to discuss key moments from VINCUE's inaugural Customer Conference, UNLEASHED! Tune in for an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse of UNLEASHED and get the scoop on what to expect in next year's event! 

Glenn Lundy is not just a dealer supporter but a guru who knows the secrets to take a dealership from zero to a mind-blowing 800% growth. In this episode, Glenn unveils the 800% Elite Automotive Club, a game-changing space he created for owners and general managers to scale, grow, and learn from each other.  Glenn's 800% Club unites dealers of all sizes and brands, fostering an environment wh...

Michael Cirillo, the driving force behind FlexDealer, a family business that has transformed from publishing telephone books to becoming a powerhouse in the automotive industry. Michael shares his journey of evolution and how he's embraced the automotive world with passion.  He also discusses his role as Chief of Staff at ASOTU and shares the importance of caring for people within an organiza...

It’s no secret that car dealers have had a reputation problem for years. Kyle Mountsier is on a mission to change that perception. He and his business partner, Paul J. Daly at Automotive State of the Union (ASOTU) are working tirelessly to share the real stories of people who work in dealerships. They highlight how dealership employees interact with their customers and their impact on their commun...

With a career spanning over 25 years, Jasen has witnessed the evolution of the industry, from pioneering internet leads to embracing cutting-edge inventory management strategies.  Over the years Jasen's career has shifted from selling cars off the internet to running internet departments for various dealerships.  In this episode, we will dive into lead management, inventory optimization, data...

Gabe Levy has spent the last 26 years selling Volvo’s. He loves the brand and he especially loves working at Stillman Volvo, the privately owned dealership in south east Pennsylvania. Named the #1 Certified Pre-Owned store in Philly and #11 Nationally, Gabe takes pride in the great reputation that Stillman, a multi-generational dealership, has built over the past 70 years. Gabe uses his servant-le...

With over ten years of experience in automotive, Kaylee Felio runs sales and marketing at PartsEdge. She is known in the industry as “The Parts Girl” bringing awareness to the importance of managing parts in dealerships. PartsEdge provides the data and insights that helps parts managers set up their DMS to be more efficient to stock their parts allowing them to buy the right inventory at the right...

Steve Roessler (pronounced wrestler) is the Chief Evangelist Officer for DriveCentric. DriveCentric is the leading Customer Relationship Management (CRM) - the first to build A.I. (Powered by ChatGPT-4) and engagement tools into one platform. Listen in as Steve tells us about some exciting new capabilities DriveCentric recently released that leverage Chat GPT to enable interactive conversations wi...

Fred Lennartz and Lou Rameriz have each been in the automotive business for over 20 years. They ended up meeting each other at the same dealership after serving in the military. Fred was Air Force and Lou was in the Army. Both quickly realized that if you hustle and put in the work then you can build an amazing career in automotive. They started the Car Guy Coffee podcast and from there a media ag...

Pride is more than just a colorful parade; it symbolizes a movement built on authenticity, empowerment and the pursuit of equality. Our CMO, Angela Rizzo had the opportunity to sit down with Michael Hopkins, Chief Client Experience Officer of VINCUE to shed light on the importance of Pride from our personal perspectives as members of the LGBTQ+ community.  In this episode, they discussed the impac...

Wendy Reeves was born into the auto industry and considers herself a passionate BDC enthusiast. Wendy spent over 30 years on and off in the same dealership, and 4 years with DealerStrong building the client portion of their dealer portfolio and speaking at industry conventions. She founded BDC Angels in 2019 to teach others how to take their sales or BDC teams to new heights using proven processes...

As Director, of Customer Success, Yolanda Mays is responsible for representing several brands for Emerald. These brands include Digital Dealer, Prosper, and RFID. Yolanda was interviewed at the May 2023 Digital dealer show in Tampa. She spearheaded a new Hosted Dealer Program which provided vendors three minutes to pitch their products to 50 dealers one dealer at a time. Think speed dating with de...

It’s no secret that car dealers have had a reputation problem for years. Kyle Mountsier is on a mission to change that perception. He and his business partner, Paul J. Daly at Automotive State of the Union (ASOTU) are working tirelessly to share the real stories of people who work in dealerships. They are highlighting how dealership employees interact with their customers and the impact they have...

It was the start of the COVID pandemic. Paul J. Daly was brushing his teeth one day when he asked himself, “How can I help the automotive industry during this unprecedented time?” His answer was to connect car people over Zoom to make their good stories louder and to connect progressive dealers to progressive industry partners. Before he finished his dental routine he already knew what he would ca...

At 19 years old, Tianna Mick decided to sell cars. That journey led her on a three-year journey to build her personal brand “T’s Got Your Keys.” She exploded onto the car scene leveraging TikTok to grow her followers to over 20,000. Her last post had 40,000 views and more than 1,500 interactions. In her new role as Chief Marketing Officer at Dealer Synergy, Tianna spends her time working with deal...

Starting something new is  always very exciting. Dana Randazzo, Chief Operations Officer recently celebrated her one year anniversary at Auto Hauler Exchange. Through their innovative, one-of-a-kind digital dashboard, Auto Hauler Exchange is transforming the way shippers and carriers connect with one another providing data and a level of transparency not seen to date in the auto hauling industry....

Aladdin Kasran has spent over 25 years in the automotive industry. He believes his innovation, DealerCards.com will help improve customer relationships, dealership loyalty, and repeat business. The idea is simple. Automate the sending of high-impact, handwritten notes from the sales rep to their customers based on life events including birthdays, anniversaries, service reminders, car purchases, et...

Seven years ago, Crissy Burton patiently spent 9 hours on a Saturday in a dealership working on a deal to buy her first car. She left with a brand new car and her life changed forever. The car salesman contacted Crissy a few months later to offer her a job as his assistant, but the GM decided that Crissy was destined to sell cars. This month Crissy celebrates her largest milestone in six years at...

Allie Peters started her career in automotive in 2011, after she received a call from her cousin who was in her second week interning at a dealership in Dallas. Allie’s cousin urged her to get into automotive because it played to Allie’s strengths which are staying busy and talking to people.  Fast forward twelve years to find Allie running Fixed Ops at Cavender Auto Group’s Land Rover and Jaguar...

Sandy Zannino is the Founder and CEO of Innovative Auto HR. She provides best in class human resources consulting, practices, processes and recruiting services to automotive dealers. Sandy utilizes over 25 years of experience in the car business coupled with savvy and strategic human resources knowledge to offer solutions tailored to each dealer’s needs.  Dealers in need of experienced and expert...

Zack and Troy are Performance Managers at Glenn Lundy’s 800% Elite Automotive Club. They worked for Glenn at his small town dealership in Kentucky, where they experienced first-hand 800% growth over five years from selling 120 cars a month to a record 1,043 cars sold in March of 2018. Now they are both Performance Managers at Glenn’s consulting business supporting dealers striving to achieve the s...