Car Guy Coffee Solutionary ☕️ 🖤 Automotive Trusted Advisor 🚗🛻🚘 1st Phorm Coach/ Legionnaire 💪 Www.1stPhorm.com/dmthurston 75 Hard Graduate- working on completing #LiveHard in one shot! 🏋️ #RiseAndGrind - Glenn Lundy 😎 20+ year MS Survivor/ Advocate 🩺 Happy Father, Uncle & Godfather 🤷‍♂️ Director of New England’s Largest Charity Saltwater Fishing Tournament 🎣🐟🦈 USA Currently enjoying/loving life as a Regional Sales Manager for Kelley Blue Book/ Cox Automotive and Cox Brand Advocate. I get to use my years of experience and my love of products I used to educate dealers and help them become more efficient and profitable! Previously, I was a seasoned pre-owned manager with 20+ years of sales leadership and IT experience in the logistics and automotive spheres. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for team development, as well as for stabilizing new programs and maintaining profit margins, I have a history of contributing directly to company growth and expansion throughout my career. Professional focal points include digital marketing, market analysis, staff training, management development, inventory management, program integration, vendor engagement, customer needs assessment, technology solutions, cross-functional team leadership, performance assessment, and client relationship management. Delivering superior administration on the latter areas of expertise requires utilization of effective communication skills, negotiation skills, as well as business acumen and resource management to support efficiency and maximum returns. Formally, I was the Certified Pre-Owned Manager with a Chevrolet dealership in Connecticut. Under my leadership, I manage and integrate the new CPO program. I also regulated inventory and met OEM goals while preserving a comfortable profit margin for the dealership. In addition, I liaised with senior leadership, vendors, and marketing teams to ensure the company’s sales support structure is driving the business forward with minimal expenditures. Colleagues describe me as a progressive, driven, down-to-earth, promotional and operational expert who can be relied on to offer superior solutions that deliver profitable results on time and under budget. I am interested in connecting with others in the automotive sphere, former colleagues, and of course SOLUTIONARIES!!