327 episodes

A podcast for Independent Used Car Dealers to get help on how to improve their dealerships and their life. As current used car dealers, Luke and Jeff find the best advice from industry experts and other successful dealers. If you want to learn and grow your business with like minded used car dealers tune in each week. "Dealers Helping Dealers"

The Independent Dealer Podcast Jeff Watson & Luke Godwin

    • Leisure
    • 4.9 • 84 Ratings

A podcast for Independent Used Car Dealers to get help on how to improve their dealerships and their life. As current used car dealers, Luke and Jeff find the best advice from industry experts and other successful dealers. If you want to learn and grow your business with like minded used car dealers tune in each week. "Dealers Helping Dealers"

    #317 - Training The Trainers

    #317 - Training The Trainers

    Consistent training of our staff is crucial to success. The boys share some tips and advice for making your training sessions more effective.

    Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new.
    Let us know what you think.
    -Leave us a reviewwww.theindependentdealer.comInfo@theindependentdealer.com

    Support the businesses that support the podcast.

    BHPH United 2024 April 23-25 at The Bellagiohttps://www.bhphunited.com

    Blytzpay for your credit card processing and text
    communications. Tell them IDP sent you to get 3 free months!https://www.blytzpay.com

    Buckeye Dealership Consulting for all your education and
    reinsurance needshttps://www.buckeyereinsurance.com

    Please subscribe, leave us a review, and share with a
    friend.

    Connect with us online:https://www.facebook.com/groups/independentautogrouphttps://www.facebook.com/jlukegodwinhttps://www.facebook.com/sendtojeffw

    Listen to all our episodes on Anchor:https://anchor.fm/theindependentdealer

    Used car dealer, independent dealer, automotive, car sales,
    entrepreneur

    • 37 min
    #316 - Putting AI In Automotive Inspections

    #316 - Putting AI In Automotive Inspections

    Can AI help vehicle condition reports become smarter, accurate and more consistent? Eliron Ekstein from Raven.AI thinks so.



    Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new.
    Let us know what you think.
    -Leave us a reviewwww.theindependentdealer.comInfo@theindependentdealer.com

    Support the businesses that support the podcast.

    BHPH United 2024 April 23-25 at The Bellagiohttps://www.bhphunited.com

    Blytzpay for your credit card processing and text
    communications. Tell them IDP sent you to get 3 free months!https://www.blytzpay.com

    Buckeye Dealership Consulting for all your education and
    reinsurance needshttps://www.buckeyereinsurance.com

    Please subscribe, leave us a review, and share with a
    friend.

    Connect with us online:https://www.facebook.com/groups/independentautogrouphttps://www.facebook.com/jlukegodwinhttps://www.facebook.com/sendtojeffw

    Listen to all our episodes on Anchor:https://anchor.fm/theindependentdealer

    Used car dealer, independent dealer, automotive, car sales,
    entrepreneur

    • 23 min
    #315 - Make That Backend Money

    #315 - Make That Backend Money

    When front end grosses get squeezed it time to squeeze more out of the back-end. Micah Robinson joins us to talk about best practices for increasing back-end penetration. wink wink
    Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new.
    Let us know what you think.
    -Leave us a reviewwww.theindependentdealer.comInfo@theindependentdealer.com
    Support the businesses that support the podcast.
    BHPH United 2024 April 23-25 at The Bellagiohttps://www.bhphunited.com
    Blytzpay for your credit card processing and text
    communications. Tell them IDP sent you to get 3 free months!https://www.blytzpay.com
    Buckeye Dealership Consulting for all your education and
    reinsurance needshttps://www.buckeyereinsurance.com
    Please subscribe, leave us a review, and share with a
    friend.
    Connect with us online:https://www.facebook.com/groups/independentautogrouphttps://www.facebook.com/jlukegodwinhttps://www.facebook.com/sendtojeffw
    Listen to all our episodes on Anchor:https://anchor.fm/theindependentdealer
    Used car dealer, independent dealer, automotive, car sales,
    entrepreneur

    • 41 min
    #314 - Business Inside Your Dealership

    #314 - Business Inside Your Dealership

    The boys brainstorm some ideas for side hustles inside your dealership.

    Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new.
    Let us know what you think.
    -Leave us a reviewwww.theindependentdealer.comInfo@theindependentdealer.com

    Support the businesses that support the podcast.

    BHPH United 2024 April 23-25 at The Bellagiohttps://www.bhphunited.com

    Blytzpay for your credit card processing and text
    communications. Tell them IDP sent you to get 3 free months!https://www.blytzpay.com

    Buckeye Dealership Consulting for all your education and
    reinsurance needshttps://www.buckeyereinsurance.com

    Please subscribe, leave us a review, and share with a
    friend.

    Connect with us online:https://www.facebook.com/groups/independentautogrouphttps://www.facebook.com/jlukegodwinhttps://www.facebook.com/sendtojeffw

    Listen to all our episodes on Anchor:https://anchor.fm/theindependentdealer

    Used car dealer, independent dealer, automotive, car sales,
    entrepreneur

    • 33 min
    #313 - Just Keep Buying

    #313 - Just Keep Buying

    We talk retail sales with Hubert & John of Keller Auto. How much inventory should you have, will there be a tax season and why Hubert lives by the "just keep buying" mentality.

    Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new.
    Let us know what you think.
    -Leave us a reviewwww.theindependentdealer.comInfo@theindependentdealer.com

    Support the businesses that support the podcast.

    BHPH United 2024 April 23-25 at The Bellagiohttps://www.bhphunited.com

    Blytzpay for your credit card processing and text
    communications. Tell them IDP sent you to get 3 free months!https://www.blytzpay.com

    Buckeye Dealership Consulting for all your education and
    reinsurance needshttps://www.buckeyereinsurance.com

    Please subscribe, leave us a review, and share with a
    friend.

    Connect with us online:https://www.facebook.com/groups/independentautogrouphttps://www.facebook.com/jlukegodwinhttps://www.facebook.com/sendtojeffw

    Listen to all our episodes on Anchor:https://anchor.fm/theindependentdealer

    Used car dealer, independent dealer, automotive, car sales,
    entrepreneur

    • 34 min
    #312 - Making Payments Easier w/ Blytzpay

    #312 - Making Payments Easier w/ Blytzpay

    Robyn joins us to explain how and why she built a simpler and easier way for dealer to get paid. Hear why Blytzpay is more than a credit card processor.

    Thank you for listening we hope you learned something new.
    Let us know what you think.
    -Leave us a reviewwww.theindependentdealer.com

    Info@theindependentdealer.com

    Support the businesses that support the podcast.

    BHPH United 2024 April 23-25 at The Bellagiohttps://www.bhphunited.com

    Blytzpay for your credit card processing and text
    communications. Tell them IDP sent you to get 3 free months!https://www.blytzpay.com

    Buckeye Dealership Consulting for all your education and
    reinsurance needshttps://www.buckeyereinsurance.com

    Please subscribe, leave us a review, and share with a
    friend.

    Connect with us online:https://www.facebook.com/groups/independentautogrouphttps://www.facebook.com/jlukegodwinhttps://www.facebook.com/sendtojeffw

    Listen to all our episodes on Anchor:https://anchor.fm/theindependentdealer

    Used car dealer, independent dealer, automotive, car sales,
    entrepreneur

    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
84 Ratings

84 Ratings

Dave Bearley ,

Dave’s GreenLight Autos

Jeff Watson and Luke Godwin provide an invaluable service to the automotive dealer community. The Independent Dealer podcast is both informative and entertaining and is my go-to while driving to and from auctions.

Chrlpoll ,

Valuable

Thank you both for adding value to our segment. I just finished listening to the last podcast so now I will start listening to them again. I’m more powerful in the market because of your information. Thank you Luke and Jeff.

GoGators1555 ,

Great Pod

Great content by two great dealers.

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