Auto Collabs
Collaboration through connection.
Hosted by Paul J Daly, Kyle Mountsier, and Michael Cirillo, Auto Collabs is your connect point to the human side of the retail automotive industry: what motivates its leaders, how they navigate change, and what keeps them pushing forward. It’s beyond-the-business-card conversations with real people powering dealerships, technology platforms, and everything in between.
From the team behind the More Than Cars movement, this podcast is built on one big belief: thriving people create thriving businesses. With candid conversations, industry insight, and just enough unfiltered banter to keep things interesting, Auto Collabs delivers authentic stories that inspire real collaboration.
// Auto Collabs is produced by Automotive State of the Union (ASOTU). Learn more at https://www.asotu.com
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 27 minutes
- Episodes
- 178
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Air Traffic Control with Colby Joyner
Your background informs your now.
That’s what Colby Joyner has experienced, going from the auto industry to the Air Force, to being an air traffic controller, to a massage therapist and …
Unpacking Social Comparison with Dr. Nicole Lipkin
Ron Duan.
What does a kid from Kyle Mountsier’s freshman tennis team have to do with the Social Dilemma documentary? Apparently a lot, if you ask Dr. Nicole Lipkin. She spends time with …
Bridging the Gap with Brian Singh
Parts guy. Service Advisor. Parts and Service Director. Fixed Ops Director. General Manager.
These are all parts of Brian Singh’s retail automotive experience. He’s used all that knowled…
The Story So Far...
We're several episodes into Auto Collabs, and Paul J Daly, Kyle Mountsier and Michael Cirillo met in Philadelphia to do some recording.
Here's what we talk about in today's quick episode…
Podcasting During a Delivery with Matt Lasher
On the go.
Where Matt Lasher goes, the insights follow. So when you have the chance to interview him, you take it, even if it means recording in a car on the way to NYC. Paul J Daly and …
Being Good People In Business with Liza Borches
Carter Myers Automotive has been around for 98 years, meaning they lived through the Spanish Flu of 1918.
Liza Borches hasn’t seen all of that, but as the 3rd generation President and CE…
Frameworks that Free You with Glenn Pasch
Glenn Pasch has seen a lot.
Now he works directly with dealerships to build structure and processes. He views the world as a puzzle to be solved for the customer’s sake, and believes th…
Hello From The Other Side with Brian Kramer
Brian Kramer is in a whole new ballgame. After spending years on the dealership side, he has joined Cars.com as their EVP and GM of Accu-Trade. Michael Cirillo, Paul J Daly and Kyle Mou…
Transactional vs Relational with Scott Simons
If you give Scott Simons your phone number, he will text you at least once a year.
Everything is about relationships for Scott, and he has a lot of them. His college roommate from Sri La…
Building Communities of Impact with David Long
Not only is David Long a strategic operator, he is proving that it’s possible to both lift and empower others while providing the structure and accountability required to grow. Also, he…
Used Cars & Human Nature with Todd Caputo
“How’s your family?”
This is the essence of Todd Caputo, our guest today on Auto Collabs. Todd is the definition of loyal and caring. And on top of that, he’s a really skilled operator. …
Out Of Town Experts with Danny Zaslavsky
It may not be sexy, but it has a lot of heart.
One might say that inventory management and how we procure, merchandise, and make inventory accessible to the consumer is what keeps the h…
The Internet and 1998 with Jasen Rice
Have we been looking at CRMs all wrong?
Jasen Rice, our guest on Auto Collabs, thinks so. Jasen is a veteran of the industry. He was selling 100% online at a time when AOL was still mail…
Somebody's Going To Quit with Glenn Lundy
Energy.
That is what Glenn Lundy brings to life, whether it’s consulting with the 800% Elite Automotive Club, hosting Breakfast with Champions or calling Michael Cirillo out of the blue …
All Roads Lead to Greenfield with Steve Greenfield
Every hero has an origin story.
Understand the origin story and you understand the hero. Steve Greenfield has spent more than 20 years of his professional career in automotive industry l…
Breaking the Barrier of Trust w/ Damon Lester
Today’s guest is an accountant turned executive turned dealer. Damon Lester leads NAMAD’s (National Association of Minority Auto Dealers) mission to increase equitable access and meani…
“So we had to…” w/ Jim McKelvey
Today's guest is a NYT Bestselling Author, the Co-Founder of Square, the Chairman of the St Louis Federal Reserve, and a Professional Glass Blower. That’s not all either. Jim McKelvey i…
Welcome to the Great Collaboration
Hosts Michael Cirillo, Kyle Mountsier, and Paul J Daly tell the story of how they came to create this podcast and why they believe it is critical for there to be more collaboration in t…