Jamie Farley is a Partner at Performance Brokerage Services, North America's highest volume automotive dealership brokerage firm. She is also the host of the podcast show ‘Get In Her Lane’. With extensive experience in the automotive industry, Jamie...

Liza Borches is the President and CEO of Carter Myers Automotive, a family and employee-owned automotive group serving Central Virginia since 1924. As the fourth-generation leader of CMA, she is the first woman to hold this position in the company's history....

How Alex Schneider Gained Control of Inventory and Improved Oversight INDUSTRY Automotive Fixed Operations CHALLENGE Empire Auto Group needed stronger inventory oversight after operating without a seasoned parts manager. Alex Schneider was responsible for...

How North Penn Volkswagen & Mazda Built a Stronger Inventory Through Partnership INDUSTRY Automotive Fixed Ops CHALLENGE Managing inventory across two dealerships required consistent oversight, proactive inventory management, and confidence that inventory...

Chuck Hartle is the co-founder and President of PartsEdge, a powertool for Dealerships Parts Operations, helping to increase DMS utilization, improves efficiency, accuracy, and profitability with solid and consistent plans for eliminating all types of idle...

Mastering Parts Management: Avoiding Common Pitfalls Enhancing Efficiency and Effectiveness in Inventory Control

Diana Shubert is a seasoned Parts Director. She has a remarkable career spanning several decades across sales, auto, and real estate. Beginning her journey in the parts industry in the ‘80s, Diana Shubert advanced from a cashier to a leadership role,...

Mark Payne is the President & CEO of Total Dealer Solutions, a family of companies specializing in front end and back end solutions for automotive dealers. He began his career at age 9 in his father's dealerships, eventually owning Mark Payne Mazda of Miami...

Immediate Actions as CDK Comes Back Online Organize and Prioritize Data Entry Firstly, one major action involves ensuring that you're inputting all data gathered during the outage back into the CDK system. Chuck emphasized the importance of recording parts...

Glenn Harwood is an experienced tech startup founder with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. As a global executive, he is skilled in strategy, business planning, management, business development, and automotive. Currently, he is a...