Trust Your Gut: Key Insights from Seasoned Entrepreneurs with Adam Adam McChesney
In this episode, we delve into the intricate journey of entrepreneurship, emphasizing the salient truth that it often takes longer and costs more than initially anticipated. We engage in a profound dialogue with Adam McChesney, a seasoned entrepreneur who candidly shares his evolution from the me...
Why This Automotive CEO Gave Up 40% of His Company
What happens when the business you built can grow faster without you at the center? Automotive entrepreneur and Ascent Dealer Services CEO Adam Marburger traces the path from a 13-year-old paper boy to building multiple businesses, investing in real estate, and earning a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black...
Diesel Above $6, 70% Service Retention, Lasco & Treviño (09.15.26)
Diesel above $6 a gallon and what is driving oil prices, how The Niello Company keeps about 70 percent of its service customers, and a new interview with Ken Cook and Adam Marburger.
Bridget and Jim Fitzpatrick are joined by Jay Lasco, Dealer Partner of Lasco Ford and Dealer Principal of Grand Bl...
Adam Marburger: I Was Told I Would Fail — The 10 Things School Never Taught Me
Adam Marburger says "I assert, as the principal maxim of this discourse, that you are not your past, and liberation from antecedent circumstances constitutes the foundational imperative for any person intent upon constructing a meaningful life and enterprise. I distill ten critical lessons I have...
How Houston's No. 1 Chevy Store Uses AI, Fixed Ops, CarMax Up 13.8% (09.29.26)
Antione Burks of Mac Haik Chevrolet on keeping Houston's No. 1 volume Chevy store on top and where AI fits, Lee Harkins of M5 Management Services on fixed ops, plus dealers waiting longer for fresh models, CarMax's volume versus gross tradeoff and a smaller Chevrolet Bolt run.
Jim and Bridget Fit...
Will AI Replace Dealership Staff? California CARS Act, FTC Drops Asbury (10.07.26)
AI is rearranging dealership jobs, the California CARS Act is now in effect, and the FTC has dropped its case against Asbury Automotive.Jim and Bridget Fitzpatrick are joined by Todd Smith, CEO of Qore AI, and Brian Maas, President of the California New Car Dealers Association.TODAY'S HEADLINES
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Ascent Dealer Services Integrates Coaching With F and I
In this episode, we explore how Ascent Dealer Services is transforming the automotive finance landscape by integrating comprehensive F&I product suites with hands-on professional coaching. Led by CEO Adam Marburger, the firm leverages direct dealership experience to move beyond simple product dis...
Are Dealers Investing More in AI Than People? Car Guy Coffee, Marburger on F&I (10.08.26)
Car Guy Coffee's Fred Lennartz and Lou Ramirez on developing dealership people, and Adam Marburger on F&I and building stronger teams.Jim Fitzpatrick and Bridget Fitzpatrick are joined by Fred Lennartz and Lou Ramirez of Car Guy Coffee and Certified Solutionaries, and Adam Marburger, President an...
Can Chinese Carmakers Break Into the U.S.? Porsche Slides, Kain Ford Sold (10.09.26)
Porsche deliveries fall 16%, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows cost-of-living strain, and Michael Dunne on Chinese automakers in the U.S.
Bridget Fitzpatrick and Jim Fitzpatrick are joined by Michael Dunne, CEO of Dunne Insights, and Bob Kain, formerly President of Jack Kain Ford. Weekdays at 12:00 PM E...
Adam Marburger - I Took Immediate Action in Dubrovnik: The Call That Began New Deals
I present eight key takeaways from a transformative mastermind retreat in Dubrovnik that center on personal growth and decisive action. I describe how doubt and fear are universal, and how we learn more from setbacks than from wins. I reveal that many high achievers feel loneliness and that Donne...
