#136 Kyle Disher on Hiring, Coaching and the Future of AI in Car Dealerships

Kyle Disher is the founder of RevDojo, the training, hiring, and technology platform serving hundreds of car dealerships directly and touching over 10,000 companies through white-label partnerships. He started selling cars in high school, became Salesperson of the Year, and spent the early dot com era running one of the most successful internet departments in the country.In this episode, Kyle breaks down what separates top-performing dealerships from the rest. He shares how he screens 100 candidates down to 10 in 30 minutes using group interviews, why the best managers are player-coaches who stay close to customers, and how organized, consistent processes always beat personality-driven chaos.Kyle also shares what he is building next: Pixel Motors, an AI-powered video game that trains salespeople by simulating real dealership customer interactions, and Calendro, a calendar invite tool that boosts show rates by up to 15%. He gives his take on AI replacing most dealership customer inquiries within 3 to 5 years and what that means for the future of the sales role.Whether you are running a dealership, building a training business, or grinding toward your first company, this episode is packed with practical insight from someone who has been in the trenches for over 20 years.About Kyle Disher:- 🌐 https://www.revdojo.comAbout Federico Ramallo ✨👨‍💻🌎🚀 Software Engineering Manager | 🛠 Founder of DensityLabs.io & PreVetted.ai | 🤝 Connecting 🇺🇸 U.S. teams with top nearshore 🌎 LATAM engineers- 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/framallo/- 🌐 https://densitylabs.io- ✅ https://prevetted.ai🎙 PreVetted Podcast 🎧📡- 🎯 https://prevetted.ai/podcast- 🐦 https://x.com/PrevettedPod- 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/company/prevetted-podcast00:00 Introduction to RevDojo and Kyle Disher05:16 Challenges in Hiring for Dealerships12:23 Effective Coaching in Dealerships16:14 Changing Customer Expectations20:06 Innovations in Dealership Technology22:38 Advice for Aspiring Founders23:18 The Future of AI in Dealerships