True Confessions of a Car Guy: On The Road

EP024: - Old School, New Retired -- John Gavin & Mike Ladowitz

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2243647/fan_mail/new] After decades on the floor and in the GM's chair, Mike "Lado" Ladowitz just walked away from the car business — and he's not holding back. The recently retired General Manager joins True Confessions of a Car Guy to talk war stories from a career spent running a dealership, and what's changed in the business since Lado stepped away. Old school instincts, real experience, no filter. If you are a car guy or car girl with similar experiences, contact the show today confessionsofacarguy@gmail.com

EP023: - Pearl of Wisdom: From the Floor to the Front Office -- John Gavin & Drew Pearlman

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2243647/fan_mail/new] In this episode we are joined by John Gavin & Drew Pearlman  Sponsored By:  Pearl Auto Advocates https://pearlautoadvocates.com/ Drew Pearlman started in the car business at 14 years old. He worked every seat — sales floor, finance office, sales management — all the way to General Manager. Now he runs Pearl Auto Advocates, consulting with dealerships to fix their operations from the inside out. 35 years of experience, and he's bringing all of it to True Confessions of a Car Guy. If you are a car guy or car girl with similar experiences, contact the show today confessionsofacarguy@gmail.com

EP022: - Summer on the Showroom Floor -- John Gavin & Bagi

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2243647/fan_mail/new] In this episode we are joined by John Gavin & Bagi Sponsored By:  Zenzio AI https://www.zenzio.com Summer's the busiest stretch in the car business — and the easiest one to blow if you're not working smart. Bagi and John Gavin break down what actually moves the needle when the lot heats up: hunting deals in the service drive, ditching the old-school games for real transparency, and being ready for today's customer who already knows the invoice, the incentives, and what their trade is worth before they ever shake your hand. The buyer changed. Did you? True Confessions of a Car Guy — Dealers, Hustlers & Lifers. If you are a car guy or car girl with similar experiences, contact the show today confessionsofacarguy@gmail.com

True Confessions of a Car Guy: On The Road

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2243647/fan_mail/new]  On The Road takes True Confessions out of the studio and onto the floor. John Gavin and Richard Luciano visit working dealerships in real time — showrooms, used car lots, the desk — to see how business is actually flowing. Bagi produces from the ground as it happens. You hear the deals, the pace, the read on whether the store is hot or dead, straight from the people living it. Raw, unfiltered, the way the car business really runs. For dealers, hustlers and lifers.

EP021: - The Glue -- John Gavin & Richard Luciano

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2243647/fan_mail/new] In this episode we are joined by John Gavin & Richard Luciano Sponsored By:  Zenzio AI https://www.zenzio.com Some salespeople don't close deals — they hold people in place until it happens. In the car business, they had a name for it. And the guy who perfected it had customers leaving deposits in microwaves, shop vacs, and floor-model TVs. That was just Tuesday. Then a woman slides a men's Rolex across the desk to hold a car — and a week later, a very calm, very motivated ex-husband calls looking for it. Turns out that watch had a whole history. And now so did the dealership. Bagi, John & Richard break it down. True Confessions of a Car Guy — the podcast for Dealers, Hustlers & Lifers. 🎙️ True Confessions of a Car Guy New episodes every week. If you are a car guy or car girl with similar experiences, contact the show today confessionsofacarguy@gmail.com