Beyond The First Pencil
Beyond The First Pencil is where dealership operations meet financial reality.
Hosted by Kathi Kruse, of Kruse Control and Automotive CFO-To-Goā¢, this podcast is for dealers, OEMs, GMs, and controllers who want more than surface-level advice. Youāll get straight talk on financial statements, internal controls, cash flow, and the operational gaps that quietly erode profit.
From gross to net, from process to profit, each episode delivers real-world insights on how dealerships actually make moneyā¦ and where they lose it.
Because selling cars is one thing. Keeping the profit is another.
Beyond The First Pencil
This Had to Be Said About Automotive Influencers
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Kathi and Mike take a detour from our regular topics to call out hate. Neither of us can stand what we witnessed at Madison Square Garden over the weekend and we feel we must speak up. Both of us were shocked to see a so-called automotive influencer on the stage spewing hate, whether or not he says he wasnāt does not change what we witnessed.
Weāve crossed a line, folks and itās time to get back to civility both in our discourse and in how we treat our fellow humans. We are all in this together.
Music segment:
Oingo Boingo: Dead Manās Party
Oingo Boingo | Live at US Festival ā83 | May 28, 1983
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Gavin Newsom like youāve never heard him and Marshawn Lynch exactly how youād expect him.
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Got a question? Email either of us!
Kathi: kathi@krusecontrolinc.com