
Joining host Matthew Haiken today is Michael Brown. Michael was running his father's Jaguar and Porsche store on Long Island when his dad sold it out from under him in 1998, a move that left him devastated and turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. He walks through learning the business under Roger Penske and John Staluppi, the handshake deal where he signed over his house and every asset he had for a piece of the stores, and the $350,000 health insurance bill that nearly put him out of business two weeks into COVID. Michael Brown is the Owner of Empire Automotive Group, a 1,300-person dealer group he built after leaving with six stores. He started out washing cars and working in the parts department at his dad's store, ran four Penske stores in Connecticut and a 14-store auto mall in Rhode Island, then helped grow the Staluppi organization from 10 stores to 26 while working his way up to owning 30% of it. Topics: 03:10 Bell To Bell Wasn't Ingrained. 06:20 Met Penske At Teterboro Airport. 13:45 Never Stop Worrying About Receivables. 16:50 Record Year In 2009. 27:35 Study Losses, Not Just Wins. 40:40 It's The People Business. This episode is brought to you by: 1. Lotagent - Stop stacking software. Agents are the way out. One problem, One Agent, only $99. Try it free now @ here. 2. Podium - If your AI isn’t driving real outcomes, it’s time to take a closer look @ here. Check out Car Dealership Guy’s stuff: For dealers: CDG Circles ➤ https://cdgcircles.com/ Industry job board ➤ http://jobs.dealershipguy.com Dealership recruiting ➤ http://www.cdgrecruiting.com Fix your dealership’s social media ➤ http://www.trynomad.co Request to be a podcast guest ➤ http://www.cdgguest.com For industry vendors: Advertise with Car Dealership Guy ➤ http://www.cdgpartner.com Industry job board ➤ http://jobs.dealershipguy.com Request to be a podcast guest ➤ http://www.cdgguest.com Car Dealership Guy Socials: X ➤ x.com/GuyDealership Instagram ➤ instagram.com/cardealershipguy/ TikTok ➤ tiktok.com/@guydealership LinkedIn ➤ linkedin.com/company/cardealershipguy Threads ➤ threads.net/@cardealershipguy Facebook ➤ facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077402857683 Everything else ➤ dealershipguy.com
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