HeyJaredFWRD: An EasyCare Podcast
Welcome to FWRD: An EasyCare Podcast, your go-to resource for mastering dealership operations, hosted by Corey Smith and Erick Jauregui. With extensive backgrounds as a training professionals, each episode delves deep into the automotive, powersports, RV, and marine industries.
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People First Performance Follows. (opens the original)
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AI is everywhere in dealership conversations right now, but most dealers are skipping a critical step before they invest. On this episode of FWRD, host Corey Smith sits down with Michael Morgan of Launch Labs, a data and identity resolution platform used by nearly 900 dealers nationwide, to break down what actually needs to happen before AI can deliver results. Michael explains why dealership data across the DMS, CRM, and CDP so often fails to talk to itself, and how that disconnect leads to was
Making Vehicle Ownership Affordable Again with David Engelman CEO of SmartPay (opens the original)
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Ninety five percent of Americans get paid weekly or biweekly, but almost every dealership still offers a monthly payment on the first pencil sheet. In this episode of FWRD, Corey Smith and Erick Jauregui sit down with David Engelman, founder and CEO of SmartPay, to break down why that mismatch is costing dealers money and costing customers deals they could have closed. Engelman explains how a payment option that matches a customer's actual pay cycle leads to less back and forth at the sales desk
Compliance Matters: Protecting Your Dealership from FTC Risk with Erica Blackmon & Shannon Robertson (opens the original)
Women in Automotive: An Interview with Laurie Halter and Brooke Furniss (opens the original)
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The latest episode of FWRD features two automotive veterans who both stumbled into the industry by accident and never left: Laurie Holter, founder of an automotive PR and communications agency with more than two decades in the business, and Brooke Furness, a data-driven marketing and digital consultant known for telling clients what they need to hear. Hosts Corey Smith and Erick Jauregui lead a conversation that touches on relationships, career growth, and what it actually takes to build somethi
AI Won't Fix What Leadership Won't (opens the original)
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