Full Throttle, a Presidio Podcast

Welcome to Full Throttle Season 2, episode 6, where Jason Stein interviews Rob Cochran, President & CEO of #1 Cochran. Topics of discussion include inventory, interest rates, how to avoid cyber attacks in the future, and much more!  0:00 Intro  2:28 The CDK Situation 5:16 Rethinking Contingency  10:28 Interest Rates and the Auto Industry  14:00 Disruptive Risks for Dealers 19:24 China Check ou...

For our 25th Episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive. Topics of discussion include the recent CDK shutdown and its impact on dealers, consumer demand for automobiles, the Fed and rate cuts, EVs, and much more.  0:00 Intro  2:38 The CDK Shutdown  5:15 Dealer Resiliency  7:10 Consumer Demand has been Sluggish  12:10 Pent Up Demand  13:12 Rate Cuts...

For our 24th episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Champ Rawls, Partner & Succession Advisor at The Rawls Group. Topics of discussion include the state of the auto industry, handling family dynamics in business, key metrics for succession, and much more.  0:00 Intro  2:40 Champ's Macro View on the Automotive Industry 8:04 What People Underestimate about Succession 10:32 Handling Fami...

For our 23rd episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Dimitris Psillakis, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA. Topics of discussion include Dimitris's experience in the American market, how the market is changing, the company's desirability rankings in Presidio's recent quarterly report, and much more!   0:00 Intro  5:17 How the American Market is Changing  11:39 The Digital Tr...

For our second episode in our second season of Full Throttle, we are joined by Tony Rimas, Vice President of Global Revenue at XPEL. Topics of discussion include Tony's history with Chase Fraser and FM Capital, aftermarket opportunities, XPEL's impact on dealerships, the growth of the company and a future that is global. 0:00 Intro  3:09 Tony's History with FM Capital  5:25 What Doe...

For our 21st episode of Full Throttle we are joined by Pearl Percy, Chief Corporate Development Officer at JM Family Enterprises. Topics of discussions include her history working for several major brands outside of the auto industry, what brought her to the auto industry, and some of the technologies that her and her team are working to implement at JM Family Enterprises. Subscribe and don't...

Welcome to a special edition of Full Throttle and our first "Pop-Up" episode.  The Presidio Group recently released their 4th Quarter 2023 Quarterly Report, and who better than to break it down than Presidio's own President, George Karolis. He is our guest today on the first Pop-Up episode of Full Throttle.   0:00 Intro  1:55 The Great Normalization Continues  3:45 Presidio's P...

For our 20th episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Chase Fraser, Managing Partner at Fraser McCombs Capital. Topics of discussion include Chase's history with Red McCombs, pattern recognition, Fraser McCombs' fourth fundraise, and more. Subscribe and don't miss our upcoming automotive industry interviews!  0:00 Intro  3:05 Chase's History with Red McCombs 7:19 The Previous...

For our 19th episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Kevin Malik, CEO of RunBuggy. Topics of discussion include how the idea for RunBuggy came about, whether or not RunBuggy is a revolutionary idea, where RunBuggy will go from here, and much more. Subscribe and don't miss our upcoming automotive industry interviews!  0:00 Intro  3:00 Kevin's Background and Experience 6:30 The Problem...

For our 18th episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by WarrCloud Founder and CEO, Jim Roche. Topics of discussion include how Jim came up with the idea for WarrCloud, the process of creating the company, and much more. Subscribe and don't miss our upcoming automotive industry interviews!  0:00 Intro 4:56 What WarrCloud Does 10:23 The Unexpected Aspects of the WarrCloud Journey  14:29 How Can...

For our 17th episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Jeremy Beaver, CEO of the Del Grande Dealer Group (DGDG) in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Topics of discussion include EV demand in the Bay Area, changes in the market over the past year, and much more. Subscribe and don't miss our future automotive industry interviews!  0:00 Intro  3:03 An Assessment of 2023 in the Auto Indu...

For our 16th episode of Full Throttle we are joined by Liza Borches, President and CEO of Carter Myers Automotive.  Topics of discussion include the exponential growth of Carter Myers automotive, Liza's view on electrification, our need for more voices for the dealer on the national level, and much more. Tune in and don't forget to subscribe! 

Tune in now for Episode 15: Jason Stein interviews Rita Case, president and CEO of Rick Case Automotive Group to talk about the current state of the automotive retail market, marketing and more. 0:00 Intro  5:00 Rick Case's Goal to be #1 in Everything  7:40 The State of the Automotive Industry 12:30 Rita's Views on Electrification 20:20 Buyer or Seller? Check out The Presidio Group on Li...

For our 14th episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Spiffy CEO Scot Wingo. Topics of discussion range from the rise of digital services, the importance of convenience, and how Scot transitioned from e-commerce to the consumer convenience space in automotive.  0:00 Intro  3:30 Scot's Background  9:54 From a Carwash to a Different Type of Idea  14:24 Meeting the Customer Where they Are  18:...

For our 13th episode of Full Throttle we are joined by Mark McLarty, Founder and CEO of McLarty Automotive group. Topics of discussion include Mark's time working in China and Brazil, the differences in culture and the automotive industry in those places, and much more! Check out The Presidio Group on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-presidio-group-llc/ And The Presidio Group&...

For our 12th episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by Stephen Dietrich, partner at Holland & Knight LLP.  Topics of discussion include Stephen's thoughts on the state of the industry, how technology changes are affecting dealerships, what's going on in the buy / sell market, and much more. Tune in, like the video, and subscribe so you don't miss our upcoming automotive industr...

For our 11th episode of Full Throttle, we are joined by John Bergstrom, Founder and Chairman of Bergstrom Automotive. Topics of discussion include the state of the automotive industry, how COVID impacted the focus at Bergstrom Automotive, and much more. Tune in and don't forget to subscribe for our upcoming automotive industry podcasts!  Check out The Presidio Group on Linked In - https://www...

For Episode 10 of Full Throttle, we are joined by Asbury Automotive Group's President and CEO, David Hult. Topics of discussion include the state of the automotive industry, Asbury's Carvana experiment, Asbury's priority list for the second half of 2023, and much more. Tune in and don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss out on our upcoming episodes featuring a variety...

For Episode 9 of Full Throttle, Jason interviews Paul Faletti, President and CEO of NCM Associates, who talks about the trends and direction of the industry as we head into the second half of 2023. Paul gives his overview based on the discussions and learnings within NCM’s dealer, training and OEM groups.

Presidio media advisor and SiriusXM host Jason Stein interviews Josselyn Boudett, founder and chairman of Stella AI, about the future of artificial intelligence in the retail space. What are the opportunities and advantages to AI and where is this world headed? There are many questions; today Josselyn offers her own view of today and a fascinating tomorrow.

This week, host Jason Stein talks with Cox Automotive President Steve Rowley about digitization and AI, improving the vehicle transaction process, and much more. Tune in and don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss our next interview on this platform. 

In this sixth episode of Presidio’s Podcast, Full Throttle, Presidio host Jason Stein interviews JM&A President Scott Gunnell about the future of finance and insurance as well as the changing role of the consumer in the auto retail marketplace.

In this fifth episode of Presidio’s Podcast, Full Throttle, Presidio host Jason Stein interviews Daryl Kenningham, CEO of Group 1 Automotive, who discusses EV infrastructure investments, the growing role of AI and other tech in dealerships, and finding the next acquisition targets for one of the largest publicly traded auto groups.

In this fourth episode of Presidio’s Podcast, Full Throttle, Damian Mills, CEO of Mills Automotive Group, talks with host Jason Stein about the current state of the retail industry, the effect of rising interest rates and the future of buy-sell activity for the Mills Group and the market in general.

In this third episode of Presidio’s Podcast, Full Throttle, Bill Cariss President and CEO of Holman Strategic Ventures, talks with host Jason Stein about the role technology will play in the future of retail and how Holman is cracking the code on where the next revolution will, or could, occur.