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Make Your F&I Profit Stick

by Becky Chernek

The retail car business is changing faster than ever and now is the time to dealers and allied industry professionals to get ahead. Together we‘ll explore the best ways to help your dealership thrive through practical process and implementation. Hosted by retail automotive industry veteran, Rebecca Chernek, welcome to Make Your F&I Process Stick.

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Episodes

  1. Josh Letsis: Developing Good Habits For Retail Automotive

    Josh Letsis started in the car business at 18 years old selling cars in 1997. 24 years later, he's still in the business. He's now a partner in 5 stores in Colorado and operates the best training company in retail automotive. What we discuss in this episode: You get more out of grooming and…

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  2. James Lawrence: Is Your Dealership Financial Process FTC Compliant And Secure?

    James Lawrence is the COO & Co-Founder of Sensitive Data Protect (SDP Compliance), a company that specializes in creating a secure environment for dealership data and compliance. What we discuss in this episode: Traditionally, dealers have done well ensuring that hard copies of consumer private...

  3. Ken Luna: How To Overcome Synthetic Fraud

    Ken Luna is the VP of Strategic Partnerships at CreditMiner, LLC and joins the podcast to discuss how dealers can handle and overcome synthetic fraud from their F&I departments. What we discuss in this episode: Ken explains what synthetic fraud is, and why it's important for dealers to understand...

  4. Jody DeVere: How Cultural Diversity Impacts Profitability

    Jody DeVere works with automotive retail dealers to become Certified Female Friendly, learning how to create a culture and experience that attracts and retains loyal women customers. What we discuss in this episode: Why it's important for car dealers to consider the cultural demographics of their...

  5. Laura Temin: Can Hypnosis Unlock Accelerated Potential?

    Laura Temin, LMFT, LPC, DCC, CGA; is a clinician who is helping individuals unlock their full potential by removing limiting beliefs, self-doubt, worry, and past trauma. She is endorsed by physicians, government, celebrities, businesses and is the founder of her State Authorized professionals...

  6. Peter Carusone: How To Create Life-Long Customers Through Variable Operations

    Peter Carusone is the founder and President of VisionAST, the creators of F&I reporting software FinanceVision, which helps car dealers increase profits through their variable operations. What we discuss in this episode: Pete explains that reporting needs to be easier to understand for variable…

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  7. Dave Anderson: How To Survive Success

    Dave Anderson is a leading international speaker and author on personal and corporate performance improvement. He's a staple within the automotive industry and, after an extensive career in the automotive retail business Dave, along with his wife Rhonda, began LearnToLead. What we discuss in this...

  8. Brian Kramer: Bridge The Gap Between Physical and Digital Showrooms with F&I

    Brian Kramer is the General Manager of Germain Toyota of Naples and has been a change agent and advocate for digitizing car dealership experiences and processes. Some dealers are still reluctant to adopt a digital process, but now is the time to embrace the digital transformation. In this episode...

  9. Ted Ings: What Impact Will EVs Have On Retail Auto Dealers?

    Ted Ings is the Founder of the popular event series, "Fixed Ops Roundtable," and is a veteran of the retail automotive industry with more than 30 years of experience. Ted joins Becky to discuss the future of EV vehicles and the impact that EVs will have on retail automobile dealers worldwide.…

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  10. Finalizing Financing Online

    A recent automotive article suggested that dealers aren't taking advantage of finalizing financing online. You don't have to be an F&I veteran to know that this is an issue. Dealers want their customers captive at the dealership so that they can do whatever possible to close a deal. The pandemic...

  11. Breaking F&I Records

    2021 has been both an interesting and exciting year within the retail automotive business. Despite the pandemic, civil unrest, and shortages of every kind, dealers have been making more profit with less inventory. In this episode, Becky Chernek shares her advice about how to Break F&I Records in...

  12. Welcome to Make Your F&I Profit Stick

    Welcome to the newest car dealer podcast, "Make Your F&I Profit Stick" by Rebecca Chernek. The automotive industry is changing faster than ever, and now is the time to take your career in automotive to the next level. Whether you're seeking to be the best in F&I or maybe you're an account rep and...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The retail car business is changing faster than ever and now is the time to dealers and allied industry professionals to get ahead. Together we‘ll explore the best ways to help your dealership thrive through practical process and implementation. Hosted by retail automotive industry veteran, Rebecca Chernek, welcome to Make Your F&I Process Stick.

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Make Your F&I Profit Stick currently has 12 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Make Your F&I Profit Stick about?

The retail car business is changing faster than ever and now is the time to dealers and allied industry professionals to get ahead. Together we‘ll explore the best ways to help your dealership thrive through practical process and implementation. Hosted by retail automotive industry veteran, Rebecca...

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Make Your F&I Profit Stick has 12 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Make Your F&I Profit Stick is created and hosted by Becky Chernek.
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