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AI adoption is accelerating inside dealerships—but policies, processes, and safeguards aren’t always keeping pace. In this episode of Qore Conversations, Todd Smith, CEO of QoreAI, explores a growing risk hiding in plain sight: dealership employees using personal AI accounts for everyday business tasks. Copying a customer email into ChatGPT, asking an AI tool to help craft a response, or entering deal information may feel harmless, but those actions can raise serious questions around customer...
28 May 2026
The System Is The Solution: Building The AI-Ready Dealership
Most dealerships don’t run on systems. They run on people. The problem is that tribal knowledge doesn’t scale — and it definitely doesn’t prepare dealerships for an AI-driven future. In this episode of Qore Conversations, Todd Smith, CEO and Founder of QoreAI, pulls back the curtain on Blueprint, the workflow mapping and operational intelligence platform designed to help dealerships organize, document, and optimize how work actually gets done. From pay plans and onboarding to SOPs, contracts,...
8 May 2026
Just Start: The AI Mindset Dealers Need Right Now
AI adoption in automotive is no longer theoretical — it’s operational. In this episode of Qore Conversations, Todd Smith, CEO of QoreAI, shares why dealers need to stop waiting for the “perfect” AI strategy and start learning by doing. From workflow efficiency and digital workers to real-world dealership use cases, this conversation explores how AI is already reshaping the retail automotive landscape. Todd explains why dealers who actively experiment with AI today will be far better positione...
12 Mar 2026
The Intelligent Dealership: Why AI Starts With Your Data
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming every industry—and automotive retail is no exception. In this episode of Qore Conversations, the focus turns to what it truly means to build an Intelligent Dealership. The discussion explores why the future of dealership performance isn’t just about adopting AI tools, but about owning and organizing the data that powers them. Todd Smith, entrepreneur, innovator, and CEO of QoreAI, shares insights from his new book, “The Intelligent Dealership.” ...
7 Jan 2026
Real AI for Automotive: No Hype, Just Outcomes
AI is everywhere in automotive—but separating what actually works from what sounds good has never been harder. In this episode of Qore Conversations, Todd Smith, CEO of QoreAI, shares a grounded, experience-driven perspective on how dealers should really think about AI today. Instead of “plug-and-play” promises, this conversation focuses on outcomes, fundamentals, and the realities of implementation inside a dealership. Todd explains why AI should be treated more like a new hire than a softwa...
8 Dec 2025
Building a Brain for the Business: AI, Data and the Future of Dealership Intelligence
In this eye-opening episode of Qore Conversations, Todd Smith, CEO of QoreAI, breaks down one of the most misunderstood topics in today’s automotive industry: the difference between simple AI “wrappers” and true intelligence systems built to transform dealership operations. With decades of experience in both retail automotive and advanced technology, Todd provides a clear, compelling look at what it really means to build a “brain” for your dealership—and why most stores are only beginning to ...
10 Oct 2025
20 Most-Asked Dealer & Industry Questions with Todd Smith (Part 2)
In this Part 2 episode of Qore Conversations, Todd Smith, CEO of QoreAI, continues addressing the automotive industry’s most frequent questions with practical, experience-driven insights. He explains why dealerships face persistent challenges with data hygiene and connectivity, how legacy CRM/DMS structures create duplicate and decayed records, and what a “data swamp” really means at the operational level. Smith also shares a clear distinction between data lakes and warehouses and outlines ap...
30 Sept 2025
20 Most-Asked Dealer & Industry Questions with Todd Smith (Part 1)
In this episode of Qore Conversations, Todd Smith, CEO and founder of QoreAI, tackles the 20 most-asked questions dealers and industry professionals bring to him. This is Part 1 of a 2-part series, covering the first 10 questions from the list. Todd draws on decades of innovation in automotive retail and technology to provide unfiltered, practical insights that every dealer, GM, and industry leader needs to hear. From the real cost of “dead data” to the hype (and reality) around voice AI, Tod...
1 Aug 2025
The AI Layer Is Here: But Most Dealers Will Miss It
In this episode of Qore Conversations, Todd Smith, Founder and CEO of QoreAI, delivers a critical message for auto dealers: artificial intelligence is already transforming retail — but most dealerships aren’t ready, and many will miss the opportunity entirely. Todd breaks down why dealerships are drowning in data but starving for intelligence. Despite an explosion of AI tools, most dealers still operate with fragmented, outdated systems and poor data hygiene — making it nearly impossible to e...
17 Jun 2025
Stop Scaling Mediocrity: Reclaiming Dealership Power with QoreAI
Todd Smith, CEO and Founder of QoreAI, examines how automotive dealerships scale ineffective data practices, advocating for reclaiming control through better data and AI in this interview.
23 Apr 2025
Taking Control: Why Dealerships Must Own Their Data Now
In this episode, Todd Smith, CEO of QoreAI, unpacks one of the most urgent topics facing automotive retailers today: data ownership. As AI rapidly reshapes the competitive landscape, Todd outlines why dealers can no longer afford to rely on middleware and third-party systems to access and manage their own data. He breaks down the limitations of current vendor-controlled environments, where critical customer and operational data is fragmented across disparate systems—and where dealers are payi...
9 Apr 2025
The Death of Automotive SaaS: How AI is Taking Over
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a concept to prepare for — it’s here, and it’s actively transforming every layer of automotive retail. In this episode, Todd Smith, CEO of QoreAI, breaks down how AI is rapidly replacing traditional SaaS systems by automating entire workflows that used to require human oversight. From outdated CRMs to fragmented marketing tools, the legacy tech stack inside dealerships is being rendered obsolete by intelligent agents that can interpret data, make decisions...
26 Feb 2025
From Guesswork to AI: How Dealerships Can Finally Make Data Work For Them
In this episode of Qore Conversations, Todd Smith, CEO of QoreAI, explains how dealerships can shift from relying on fragmented, outdated data to using AI-driven insights that fuel smarter, more profitable decisions. Many dealerships are surrounded by data from CRMs, DMS platforms, web analytics, and service records—but few are effectively turning that information into meaningful action. This episode breaks down how AI can help dealerships move beyond guesswork, streamline operations, and unl...
30 Jan 2025
The Hidden Gold Mine: Unlocking Your Dealership's Data Value
Discover how your dealership’s data holds the key to unlocking smarter sales, marketing, and customer retention strategies in this episode of Qore Conversations. Todd Smith, CEO & Founder of QoreAI, who is a leading expert in AI and data optimization, shares how dealerships can make better use of their CRM, DMS, and digital exhaust data to drive real results. He breaks down the costly consequences of disconnected data, from wasted marketing dollars to missed opportunities—like when multip...
9 Dec 2024
Driven By Data: AI's Role in Accelerating Car Dealership Performance
Industry experts discuss how combining data and AI accelerates car dealership performance, enabling proactive decision-making and streamlined operations with reduced biases and inaccuracies.
7 Oct 2024
How AI is Transforming Data Strategies for Modern Car Dealerships
Could the future of automotive dealerships hinge more on data than on the vehicles themselves? Join us for a riveting conversation with Todd Smith, the visionary Founder and CEO of QoreAI, as we explore this bold proposition. Todd brings his wealth of experience to the table, unpacking the transformative power of data and AI in the automotive industry. From outdated CRM systems to sophisticated AI-driven data strategies, Todd provides an enlightening perspective on how dealerships can un...
12 Sept 2024
Revolutionizing Automotive Retail With Identity Verification and Data
Unlock the secrets to safeguarding your dealership and enhancing your sales strategy with the latest episode of Qore Conversations. Join us as we sit down with Todd Smith, Founder and CEO of QoreAI, and Brian Epro, Alliance Manager at Equifax, to explore the cutting-edge innovations in identity verification and data analytics. With automotive fraud soaring towards an alarming $8 billion, discover how QoreAI's pioneering dealership operating system, bolstered by Equifax's data expertise, is se...
23 Jul 2024
Transforming Dealerships: How a Unified Operating System (OS) Enhances Efficiency and Security
What if you could transform your dealership operations with a single, unified system? Join us as we sit down with Todd Smith, Founder and CEO of QoreAI, and Maarten Sundman, QoreAI’s CTO, to discuss their groundbreaking vision for a Dealership Operating System (OS). This episode uncovers the chaos and inefficiencies dealerships face with over 27 disparate software products and illustrates how a unified OS can streamline workflows, enhance data consistency, and bolster security measures.Imagin...
19 Jun 2024
How AI Can Protect Car Dealerships From Identity Fraud
Learn about the importance of safeguarding your automotive dealership against thepervasive threat of identity fraud! Join Todd Smith, Founder and CEO of QoreAI, aleading force in the realm of AI-powered fraud prevention, on the brand newpodcast, Qore Conversations. Todd takes us on a journey through the fragmentedtechnology landscape of car dealerships, revealing how a seamless operatingsystem can revolutionize dealership operations. Learn why traditional ID scanners fallshort in the face of ...
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