Expert Talks: Insights and Innovations in Automotive

Host Shasta Haddock is back for her first recording post-NADA 2026, and she’s starting with a heavy hitter. Meet Erin Duke, Co-Founder and Director of Dealer Success at Auto Lot Impact. In this episode, Erin shares her incred...

Host Shasta Haddock kicks off Day 2 at NADA 2026 with a high-energy session featuring Michelle Phelps and Thomas Mancuso from Podium. In this episode, Thomas (not Scott!) breaks down the massive shift in dealership technology...

Host Shasta Haddock goes global at NADA 2026 with Matthias Stoever, a visionary joining the show all the way from Hamburg, Germany. Matthias shares his unique perspective on the differences between the European and American a...

Host Shasta Haddock is joined by Heidi McMillen, Chief Revenue Officer at OttoMoto, live from the Authenticom booth at NADA 2026. In this candid and high-energy conversation, Heidi shares what it’s really like to be in charge...

Host Shasta Haddock sits down with Ashley Cavazos, a powerful voice in the automotive industry, live from the floor of NADA 2026. Ashley discusses her mission to empower women and bridge the gap in leadership within dealershi...

Host Shasta Haddock is joined by the industry’s favorite duo, Fred Lennartz and Lou Ramirez of Car Guy Coffee, live from the floor of NADA 2026. Known as the "Certified Solutionaries," Fred and Lou break down why 2026 is offi...

Host Shasta Haddock welcomes Courtney Doll from CP Handheld Technologies to the booth at NADA 2026 for a deep dive into the "clean data" side of the dealership. Courtney explains how CP Handheld helps automotive controllers m...

Host Shasta Haddock sits down with Todd Smith, CEO of QoreAI and a lifelong "car guy," live at NADA 2026. Todd shares the pivotal moment in late 2024 when he realized AI agents were about to change everything—moving beyond si...

Host Shasta Haddock is joined by the one and only Michael Cirillo, host of The Dealer Playbook and a leading voice at ASOTU, live from the Authenticom booth at NADA 2026. Despite years of collaboration, this marks Michael’s f...

Host Shasta Haddock welcomes back "four-timer" guest Matt Raymond, founder of Bow Tie Auto Solutions, live from the Authenticom booth at NADA 2026. In this high-energy reunion, Matt tackles the biggest misconception in the in...

Host Shasta Haddock welcomes Dimitrius Naylor, the "Equity King" and CEO of Dimitrius Naylor Consulting, to the I’m a Car Chick podcast live from NADA 2026. In this high-velocity episode, Dimitrius breaks down why the service...

Host Shasta Haddock welcomes three-time guest Darrell Steed back to the I’m a Car Chick podcast live from the floor of NADA 2026 in Las Vegas. In this high-energy session, Darrell cuts through the "AI buzz" to address the rea...

Host Shasta Haddock is reunited with one of her favorite industry voices, Brooke C. Furniss, live at NADA 2026 in Las Vegas. After a year-long hiatus that left the industry asking "Where is Brooke?", the host of the Facts Not...

Host Shasta Haddock welcomes Bri Newman, CEO at HR4, to the booth at NADA 2026 for an inspiring conversation on the heartbeat of the dealership: the people. Bri shares her journey from speaking at the Women in Automotive conf...

Host Shasta Haddock sits down with Brad Parker live at NADA 2026 for a conversation a year in the making. From his roots in the yachting industry to building the "Venmo for peer-to-peer car sales," Brad explains how his lates...

Host Shasta Haddock welcomes back industry veteran and leadership expert Glenn Pasch live at NADA 2026 in Las Vegas. In this deep-dive episode, Glenn discusses the impact of his book and new video series, You’re in Charge, No...

Host Shasta Haddock catches up with Drew Williams, Creative Director at Authenticom, for an off-the-cuff deep dive into the power of branding in the automotive industry. Live from NADA 2026, Drew shares his journey from a gra...

Host Shasta Haddock wraps up Day 1 at NADA 2026 with a high-impact conversation featuring Amberly Allen, a true automotive industry trailblazer and the force behind Dealer Merchant Services (DMS) powered by Priority. In this ...

Host Shasta Haddock sits down with Molly Kristick, Vice President of Marketing at TrueCar, live from the Authenticom booth at NADA 2026. Molly shares her incredible journey from selling newspaper ads in "Wheels For You" magaz...

In this episode of the I'm a Car Chick podcast, host Shasta Haddock welcomes Kelly Ann Sparks-Berger, Amazon Sale Strategist at Dealer eProcess (DEP), for a deep dive into the evolution of digital marketing in the automotive ...

Host Shasta Haddock is joined by Jason Tryfon, CEO of Authenticom, for a high-speed deep dive into the digital infrastructure powering the automotive industry. Live from NADA 2026, Jason reveals how Authenticom has evolved fr...

Join host Shasta Haddock for a high-stakes episode of the I’m a Car Chick podcast , live from the Authenticom booth at NADA 2026. In this candid sit-down, NADA President Mike Stanton and Authenticom Founder Steve Cottrell pu...

In this episode of I’m a Car Chick, Shasta sits down with Kristin Kolodge, Vice President and Head of Auto Benchmarking and Mobility Development at J.D. Power — a woman whose work quite literally shapes the global automotive ...

In Part 2 of Shasta’s conversation with Gayle Rogers of The Atomic Agency, they go from theory to step-by-step execution. If Part 1 was the why, this is the how. Gayle walks through exactly how he uses long-form video, AI, an...