ToddsPodcast

Todd Rizzo, Todd Delfarno
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Two guys named Todd, both from Rhode Island, both now in South Florida. Todd Rizzo comes from three generations of the car business. Todd Delfarno's background runs through banking, title insurance, and construction. Together they talk business, life, and the people who know how to get things done. Each episode brings in guests with a story worth hearing: dealers, owners, bankers, restaurateurs, and anyone with an inside track on their industry. Expect real talk about how deals actually work, what old school work ethic still gets you, and the occasional detour into watches, cigars, motorcycles, and whatever else comes up. Less bullsh*tting, more learning. Mostly.

Episodes

  1. 16h ago

    Episode 2: The Road to Gain Trust

    Welcome to the second episode of the Todd & Todd Podcast. Todd Rizzo and Todd Delfarno fill the studio with a full house of guests, four business perspectives that all trace back to the same move from the Northeast to Florida, and one idea that connects them all: the road to gaining trust. Tom Davis, Chief Sales Officer at Deephaven Mortgage, lays out why Florida is a bright spot for real estate investment, from record high-dollar sales in South Florida to the supply and demand imbalance driving ground up construction and fix and flip demand. He explains the rise of non agency and non QM lending, DSCR loans, and second lien products that let investors tap equity without giving up their low rates. Craig Good of Bentley Equity Loans picks up the thread, describing how he pivoted after three decades into investor lending, why the space is exception based and story driven, and how a smooth customer experience closes deals in ten days instead of thirty. Russell Rienzi, Finance Manager at Grieco Automotive, brings the car side, walking through the 0%, no-payments-for-90-days, and lease specials moving metal, and how the right lender looks at the whole credit story instead of just a score. Anthony Cecere of Final Destination Homes shares the "Bronx to Boca" journey that took his brokerage from a basic brokerage to a media presence, the viral videos, the French Bulldog named Bugatti, and why authentic storytelling beats scripted sales every time. The thread through all of it is trust. As the room agrees, nobody remembers the rate, they remember the experience. People have to know you, like you, and trust you before they ever do business, and that is the road every guest in this episode has walked. Coming up: a powerhouse episode three. Sponsored by Rizzo Automotive.

  2. Jul 10

    Episode 1: Grit, Grind, and the Yellow Pages

    Welcome to the first episode of the Todd & Todd Podcast. Todd Rizzo (Rizzo Automotive) and Todd Del Forno introduce themselves, the show, and the decades of Rhode Island history that brought them both to South Florida. Todd R. walks through his family's dealership legacy, starting with his grandfather's Oldsmobile store and his father scraping together $100,000 in 1983 to land a Ford franchise, through the sale of Rizzo Ford in 2006. He also tells the story of Ozzy's Burger Bar ("Rizzo" backwards), Rhode Island's first build-your-own-burger spot, which won Best Burger in the state and got featured on Phantom Gourmet, before he learned the hard way that you can't run a kitchen like a car lot. Todd D. covers his path from banker to Manhattan title agency to running New Jersey for a national title company, and the house that sold in three days and put him in Boca by Monday. He talks about his year on Mayor Buddy Cianci's advance team, why he still scans a room before he sits down, and the construction and lending businesses he's building now. Along the way: motorcycles, hiring painters who don't show up, why time matters more than money when you're buying a car, and what got lost between the phone book and TikTok. Coming up on the show: guests from the dealership world, "Is It Fake?" segments on watches and bags, cigars, tequila flights, and Craig Good of Bentley Equity Loans in Episode 2. Sponsored by Rizzo Automotive.

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About

Two guys named Todd, both from Rhode Island, both now in South Florida. Todd Rizzo comes from three generations of the car business. Todd Delfarno's background runs through banking, title insurance, and construction. Together they talk business, life, and the people who know how to get things done. Each episode brings in guests with a story worth hearing: dealers, owners, bankers, restaurateurs, and anyone with an inside track on their industry. Expect real talk about how deals actually work, what old school work ethic still gets you, and the occasional detour into watches, cigars, motorcycles, and whatever else comes up. Less bullsh*tting, more learning. Mostly.

Information

  • Creator
    Todd Rizzo, Todd Delfarno
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Todd Rizzo, Todd Delfarno