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Wells navigates us through the mental side of playing professional sports and also talks about his transition to his real-life goal of being a Dad. As well as the hardest parts of being a retired professional athlete living in the "real world".

Wells Thompson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAMuiGIBZlIesp8Dkdzx8Az-BaEcZ8pcWOA), was a 9-year Professional Soccer Player (#5 pick in the 2007 MLS Draft and 2010 MLS Cup Champion) and is currently a coach, entrepreneur, and ultrarunner. His faith, relationships, and the sport of soccer have played a critical role in shaping him into the man he is today. He’s passionate about helping others reach their full mental, physical and emotional potential, on and off the field through his company Soccer Resilience (https://www.linkedin.com/company/soccerresilience/). 

Our second part with Gina Cocking is loaded with insightful and actionable information for both F&I agents and dealers. Gina will be speaking about the future outlook with administration companies, reinsurance, and tips for single-point dealers.

Gina Cocking is the CEO of Colonnade Advisors, a leading investment bank focused on Mergers and Acquisitions in the business services and financial services industries. She represents the 2% of women who are CEOs at financial institutions and has 20+ years of experience in investment banking and executive leadership.

In part two with Chad Collier, we discuss Carsaver's mission to help consumers save time and money by giving them everyday low prices and payments to buy, finance, lease, and insure all the top brands of new & used cars - right in the palm of their hand. Carsaver also delivers hassle-free buying and worry-free driving with their lifetime powertrain warranty, which covers every vehicle purchase for unlimited miles, and unlimited time at no additional cost.

Melvin L. Smith, Ph.D. is a Professor in the Department of Organizational Behavior and Faculty Director of Executive Education at the Case Weatherhead School of Management. He is also Chairman of the Board of the Graduate School Alliance for Education in Coaching (GSAEC), Board President of The Edge Sports & Arts Academy and Board Member of the Will-Burt Company (Compensation Committee Chair).

If you missed any of our episodes in "Fixed Ops February" we have compiled a mix of highlights from the month! Learn from some of the best thought leaders in the automobile industry covering all things service. We will learn about retention, efficiency, and gaining conquest customers.

As "Fixed Ops February" starts to come to a close you can keep your fixed ops department busy all year with Warranty Forever! On this episode of Advanced Principles Podcast, we sit down with the National Business Development Manager for NAE/NWAN, Cliff Childers and we discuss all the benefits Warranty Forever has to offer. We typically see a 29% increase in unit sales, 31% increase in PVR and a 49% increase in customer pay repair orders! Want to learn more about Warranty Forever?https://www.naenwan.com/ads_warrantyforever

Chris has spent the past 15 years working closely with dealers to understand their goals and align Client Command’s industry-leading marketing solutions to drive results for their businesses. He leads the team of sales consultants and account managers focused on strategizing with dealers to identify their goals, understand their business challenges, offer training to sales teams and innovate marketing strategies to drive sales.

 Advanced Principles Podcast welcomes Brandon Doran, President of Total Performance Solutions. Total Performance Solutions is an Automotive Consulting, Training and Distribution Company that specializes in helping automotive dealers enact programs and processes to improve profitability and retention while focusing on preventive care and relationship building.

We appreciate Mike Terry being the first auto dealer on APP. In this final part, we speak with Mike about leadership and building a team.

In our second episode with Mike we learn about his path to obtaining his own dealership, some of the processes that go along with it, and his motivating factors.