TimTalks: Automotive Leadership and Beyond

On each episode of TimTalks: Automotive Leadership and Beyond, Tim Cox, co-founder of CarNow, chats with the best minds in the car business to share as much usable and practical information as possible to help dealers achieve their goals in increasing profits, elevating customer service, and overall employee retention. "No one is smarter than everyone — let’s get better together!” – Tim Cox

TimTalks: Automotive Leadership and Beyond is a leisure podcast hosted by CarNow, with 45 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

CarNow hosts TimTalks: Automotive Leadership and Beyond, a leisure show with 45 episodes published.

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  How Investing In Yourself Unlocks The Next Level of Growth with April Simmons, Heidi German, and Wendy Cornell

  Dec 16, 202534 minS0

  <p>Growth rarely shows up wrapped in convenience. Sometimes it looks like discomfort. Sometimes it looks like spending money on yourself when every instinct tells you to put everyone else first.</p><p><br/></p><p>Tim Cox sits down with April Simmons, Heidi German, and Wendy Cornell for an honest, grounded conversation about what happens when women in automotive finally say “yes” to their own development — and how that single decision quietly changes everything that follows. The discussion unfolds not as a victory lap, but as a reflection on leadership, self-belief, and the courage it takes to step into someth...

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  Dealers Gone Wild: Off-Roading, CVTs, and a New Era of Automotive Marketing with Tim Pohanka

  Nov 25, 202522 minS0

  <p>In this special episode of Tim Talks, Tim sits down with dealer principal Tim Pohanka to unpack one of the most creative, daring, and downright fun marketing experiments the automotive world has seen in years. Pohanka and two other Nissan dealer principals each bought a sub-$10,000 used Nissan, added minimal modifications, and embarked on a 1,200-mile off-road endurance challenge across Utah’s most brutal terrain — from the Bonneville Salt Flats to Moab, Little Sahara, Cathedral Valley, and more. With more than 150 hours of drone, in-car, and cinematic footage, the “Tour Detour” chronicles not only the punishing journey but also the surp...

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  Own Your Data, Ditch the Feelings with Brooke Furniss

  Nov 11, 202531 minS0

  <p>From athletic trainer to one of the most outspoken voices in automotive, Brooke Furniss has built her career on one rule — facts, not feelings. </p><p><br/></p><p>In this episode, Tim sits down with Brooke to unpack how a corneal transplant, a detour into DealerSocket, and years inside dealerships led her to build a platform that defends dealers, challenges vendors, and demands truth in an industry full of noise.</p><p><br/></p><p>What follows is a raw, funny, and powerful look at leadership, humility, and the courage to say what others won’t. Brooke and Tim d...

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  Why Great Leaders Still Need a Coach with Chris Hunsicker

  Oct 28, 202538 minS0

  <p>What if the reason you’re not growing isn’t your business, your team, or your market — it’s you?</p><p><br/></p><p>In this episode, Tim sits down with world-renowned executive coach <b>Chris Hunsicker</b>, a former therapist turned leadership mentor whose honest, no-nonsense approach has reshaped how leaders think about growth. Chris shares the truth behind resilience, why “grinding harder” isn’t the answer, and how the best leaders are the ones humble enough to be coached.</p><p>This is a conversation about leadership, self-awareness, and the quiet discipline of getting better every day. You’ll wa...

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  The Truth About Leading When No One’s Watching with Mickey Seelye

  Oct 14, 202532 minS0

  <p>In this moving conversation on TimTalks, Tim Cox sits down with Mickey Seelye, President & CEO of Seelye Auto Group in Kalamazoo, Michigan—a third-generation dealer whose leadership begins and ends with faith.</p><p><br/></p><p>Mickey shares how he rebuilt his family business from the inside out: valuing people over profit, choosing culture over convenience, and insisting that his faith be part of every decision he makes. This is a story about courage, conviction, and the quiet power of consistency—the kind of leadership that transforms both workplaces and lives.</p><p><br/></p><p>00:00 – The Seelye legacy...

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