Full Throttle, a Presidio Podcast Jason Stein

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 Situation5:16 Rethinking Contingency 10:28 Interest Rates and the Auto Industry 14:00 Disruptive Risks for Dealers19:24 ChinaCheck out The Presidio Group on Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-presidio-gr...

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 17:05 The Impact of EVs on Pricing 21:46 China’s Impact on the...

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 Industry8:04 What People Underestimate about Succession10:32 Handling Family Dynamics 13:25 Key Metrics and Considerations16:52 Future Investments that Dealers Shoul...

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 Transformation 14:16 Desirability 16:59 Mercedes-Benz' Dealer Partners Check out The Pr...

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 Does XPEL Do?9:03 How XPEL works with Dealers 11:40 The State of the Industry from a Private Equity Per...

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 miss our upcoming automotive industry interviews! 0:00 Intro 2:35 Pearl's History 6:12...