Fired Up! No Nonsense Talk and Car Dealership Solutions

About Fired Up! No Nonsense Talk and Car Dealership Solutions

No Nonsense Talk and Car Dealership Solutions that gets us - and you - FIRED UP about real-life car dealership topics, challenges, and scenarios. Join Michael & Susan as they have raw, unfiltered & straightforward conversations about what REALLY happens on the showroom floor. From dealing with uncoachable car sales veterans to being successful despite bad management. Maybe your car training doesn't have to feel like training. Join us every month as Michael & Susan discuss, argue, laugh, and maybe even cry a little over what’s getting car dealerships fired up today.

Publisher

Proactive Training Solutions

Category

business · business · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

28 Jan 2022

Latest episode

30 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Mar 2026

   The FTC Crackdown with Tom Kline, Risk Litigation Strategist

   In this episode of the Fired Up Podcast, host Susan Gaytan and CEO Michael Renaud from Proactive Training Solutions sit down with Tom Kline, Professional Risk Litigation Strategist & Author of Tuck The Octopus, to talk about the latest FTC crackdown and what dealerships can do to minimize risk & remain compliant.

2. 

   17 Mar 2026

   Price Transparency is Here -- Are Your Phone Skills Ready?

   What’s really happening when a customer asks for the price… and everything starts to fall apart? In this episode of Fired Up, Susan Gaytan and Michael Renaud sit down and talk through what they’re actually seeing on the ground — in dealerships across the country — when it comes to price conversations, phone ups, and why so many teams are struggling right now. From “out-the-door” questions to awkward deflections and overused one-liners, they break down the small moments that are quietly killin...

3. 

   20 Jan 2026

   Stop Losing 80% of Your Leads: How Mystery Shops + Accountability Drive More Appointments (and Gross) in 2026

   After a busy quarter of growth, Susan and Michael are back on the Fired Up Podcast—and they’re coming in hot with the real conversation dealers need heading into 2026. In this episode, they break down what they’ve seen across top-performing dealer groups: why clear monthly expectations change everything, how mystery shop calls expose hidden leaks (broken phone trees, weak word tracks, missed appointments), and why “we’re doing great” can still mean you’re leaving massive money on the table. Y...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 19 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60