The Independent Dealer Podcast

The Independent Dealer Podcast

Hosted by Jeff Watson and Luke Godwin and Jeff and Luke · Jeff Watson & Luke Godwin

4.9from 126 ratings

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71Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
503
Episodes
87
Transcribed
126
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2018
First episode
182K
YouTube views

About The Independent Dealer Podcast

A podcast for Independent Used Car Dealers to get help on how to improve their dealerships and their life. As current used car dealers, Luke and Jeff find the best advice from industry experts and other successful dealers. If you want to learn and grow your business with like minded used car dealers tune in each week. "Dealers Helping Dealers"

Publisher
Jeff Watson & Luke Godwin
Category
leisure
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
19 Dec 2018
Latest episode
12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

87 of 503 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    #41 - Monday Minute | Wrong Employees Cost You the Best Ones

  2. 8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    #452 - Is This the Dark Days of Buy Here Pay Here?

  3. 5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    #40 - Monday Minute | Shut the Door and Talk to Your Employees

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#41 - Monday Minute | Wrong Employees Cost You the Best Ones

Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Uh, they know our systems. I think they're going to turn it around. Right. Or I just hate firing people. All right. I just don't want those awkward conversations. Maybe I'm not confrontational. Right. Nobody enjoys that part of leadership. It's tough. But keeping the wrong employee doesn't eliminate the problem. It transfers the problem to your good employees. They're all going to pick up on those bad habits. They'll start slacking the ones they'll start getting the bad attitudes. They're watching someone continually miss the expectations, but they just keep doing their job. And eventually your best employees are going to start asking, why am I working this hard if this bad behavior is acceptable here? […]

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Who has been a guest on The Independent Dealer Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Martin Gutierrez
  • Kaleb Bryan
  • Gill Florentino
  • Juan O'Campo
  • Nick Markosian

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views
181,529
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.9 / 5
97 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

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Quality
71
Social presence
0
YouTube
86
Engagement
93

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Who hosts The Independent Dealer Podcast?

Jeff Watson and Luke Godwin and Jeff and Luke host the show. Published by Jeff Watson & Luke Godwin.

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