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-Go™, this podcast is for dealers, OEMs, GMs, and controllers who want more than surface-level advice. You’ll 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 money… and where they lose it.
Because selling cars is one thing. Keeping the profit is another.
Beyond The First Pencil
Social Media: Whose Feed Is It Anyway?
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Kathi returns from a great Used Car Week conference and shares a few tidbits.
Then, we spend most of our time discussing this trend of companies forcing their staff to share and promote their employer on their personal social media feeds…without compensation.
Ed Zitron’s Web Summit Remarks: Ed Zitron - Why Are All Tech Products Now Shit?
Duran Duran: Duran Duran - EVIL WOMAN (Live from Madison Square Garden)
Jason Kelce and Stevie Nicks: Jason Kelce and Stevie Nicks have topped the iTunes holiday songs chart
Ted Turner docuseries: Call Me Ted
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Got a question? Email either of us!
Kathi: kathi@krusecontrolinc.com
Mike: mikethecarguy@outlook.com