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Just a Couple of Car Guys Helping Bring Some Get Up & Go to Professionals Related to the Automotive Industry. We Aim to Educate, Motivate, and Inspire our Audience as We Brew Up the Best Blend of Solutions to Current Challenges, In-between Cry Laughing!
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Car Guy Coffee Podcast Presents #5Liner feat. Stephanie Wedgeworth
Welcome to The #5Liner, the show dedicated to the individual journeys that power the automotive industry. It's not about the company; it's about the individual, their career, mindset, and personal story. In each episode, we sit down with a high-quality selection of Car Guys and Car Gals to get beyond the title and into the hard earned wisdom they've gained. Join us as we uncover the wins, challenges, and #5Liner takeaways that have shaped today’s top talent.
In this episode of The Car Guy Coffee Podcast, hosts Lou Ramirez and Fred Lennartz welcome Stephanie Wedgeworth for a “5-Liner” conversation about her two-decade automotive career and her impact through training and leadership. Stephanie shares how she entered the industry through Ford experiential marketing and auto shows, then pivoted to nationwide in-dealership training with Hyundai before joining the RockED startup, where she became Director of Sales Content and helps build micro-learning strategies, AI coach tools, role plays, and certification programs. She explains her “why” as helping people grow, highlights the importance of mentors and sponsors, and recounts how an early mentor rebuilt her confidence.
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Wednesday Jun 24, 2026
Wednesday Jun 24, 2026
Coffee Guy Coffee Podcast presents Coffee Break with Kerry Kolde
Welcome to the Car Guy Coffee Podcast. Kickstart your day the right way and join us as we tap into the brightest minds and most passionate voices across the automotive world to bring you the education, motivation, and inspiration you need to thrive. From the showroom floor to the service lane, prepare to Upshift and Uplift your perspective.
In this episode of The Car Guy Coffee Podcast, hosts Lou Ramirez and Fred Lennartz welcome Kerry Kolde, Chief Revenue Officer of Hey Greenlight, for her first podcast appearance to discuss how the company uses AI to enhance & not replace, dealership teams. Kerry shares her 20 year automotive background and explains Hey Greenlight’s LANE ecosystem, including SIGNL data intelligence that appends 50+ data points to leads and builds a customized psychological profile to help salespeople connect with shoppers.
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Wednesday Jun 17, 2026
Wednesday Jun 17, 2026
Coffee Guy Coffee Podcast Presents ‘Spyne’ feat. Dave Purgason
Welcome to the Car Guy Coffee Podcast. Kickstart your day the right way and join us as we tap into the brightest minds and most passionate voices across the automotive world to bring you the education, motivation, and inspiration you need to thrive. From the showroom floor to the service lane, prepare to Upshift and Uplift your perspective.
In this episode of The Car Guy Coffee Podcast, we introduce a new show called Spyne. Hosts Lou Ramirez and Fred Lennartz welcome Dave Purgason, Head of Business at Spine, about why dealership execution breaks down amid constant tasks and fragmented website tools, and how simplifying communication can reduce friction for shoppers. Dave explains Spine’s “Smart View” approach that deep-links vehicle photos with always-on AI across chat, voice, and email so customers get immediate, detailed answers (availability, options, one-owner, history, service records) without needing stock numbers or VINs, while reducing long, information-dumping voicemails.
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Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
Wednesday Jun 10, 2026
Car Guy Coffee Podcast Presents #5Liner feat. Kelly Strausser
Welcome to The #5Liner, the show dedicated to the individual journeys that power the automotive industry. It's not about the company; it's about the individual, their career, mindset, and personal story. In each episode, we sit down with a high-quality selection of Car Guys and Car Gals to get beyond the title and into the hard earned wisdom they've gained. Join us as we uncover the wins, challenges, and #5Liner takeaways that have shaped today’s top talent.
In this episode of The Car Guy Coffee Podcast, hosts Lou Ramirez and Fred Lennartz welcome Kelly Strausser, COO of D&M Leasing in Dallas–Fort Worth and owner of Four Stars Auto Group, who shares his 30-year automotive journey and how his “why” evolved from financial success to serving employees, customers, and communities.
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Monday Jun 01, 2026
Monday Jun 01, 2026
NCM Event Conversations feat. Chad Graves
In this special Series NCM Event Conversations we grabbed a few of our favorite guest to talk about their experiences and whats happening in our Industry. In this interview Lou Ramirez and Fred Lennartz speak with Chad Graves of Reunion Marketing at the NCM Associates Clients and Friends Workshop in Kansas City, discussing why the event remains valuable after moving from Lexington and highlighting the industry connections built through David Cain’s network.
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Monday Jun 01, 2026
Monday Jun 01, 2026
NCM Event Conversations feat. Tim Hayden
In this special Series NCM Event Conversations we grabbed a few of our favorite guest to talk about their experiences and whats happening in our Industry. In this interview Lou Ramirez and Fred Lennartz speak with Tim Hayden.
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Wednesday May 27, 2026
Wednesday May 27, 2026
NCM Event Conversations feat. Owen Moon
In this special Series NCM Event Conversations we grabbed a few of our favorite guest to talk about their experiences and whats happening in our Industry. In this interview Lou Ramirez and Fred Lennartz speak with longtime friend and Fixed Ops Fridays co-host Owen Moon to talk about his latest startup, DealerStream, and why he jumped back into the trenches. Owen shares how his team is helping dealers use OTT/streaming video to build awareness and reach customers higher in the funnel, beyond VIN-focused ads and low-funnel tactics.
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Wednesday May 27, 2026
Wednesday May 27, 2026
NCM Event Conversations feat. Eric Glass from CallRevu
In this special Series NCM Event Conversations we grabbed a few of our favorite guest to talk about their experiences and whats happening in our Industry. In this interview Lou Ramirez and Fred Lennartz speak with Eric Glass from CallRevu to discuss why the event’s intimate, education-focused setting helps dealers share best practices. Glass explains CallRevu’s evolution from Test Track, an AI simulation role-play tool, into the Test Track Learning Lab with full LMS capabilities for courses, learning paths, and certifications, and how Call Coach listens to live calls to recommend training and simulations in real time.
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Tuesday May 26, 2026
Tuesday May 26, 2026
NCM Event Conversations feat. Jeff and Andrew from AET Automotive
In this special Series NCM Event Conversations we grabbed a few of our favorite guest to talk about their experiences and whats happening in our Industry. In this interview Lou Ramirez and Fred Lennartz speak with Jeff and Andrew from AET Automotive about why these smaller, intimate events work: they’re educational, low-pressure, and create real networking time with dealers and vendors. They discuss how staying connected to other solutions helps them understand dealership workflows, improve product fit, and build better integrations as AI tools rapidly expand across the industry.
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Tuesday May 26, 2026
Tuesday May 26, 2026
CM Event Conversations feat. Jade and Jeremy from Cox Automotive
In this special Series NCM Event Conversations we grabbed a few of our favorite guest to talk about their experiences and whats happening in our Industry. In this interview Lou Ramirez and Fred Lennartz speak with Jade and Jeremy from Cox Automotive, discussing why dealer culture and people matter as much as technology. They highlight the value of networking and understanding the vendor landscape, then preview a session on multi-touch attribution to address the dealer “blind spot,” where only first and last touch are typically measured despite an average of 62 touch points.
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