Full Throttle, a Presidio Podcast
The Presidio Group’s Director of Multimedia and Events, Jason Stein, hosts Full Throttle, a podcast that brings together industry leaders to discuss retail trends, innovation and thought-provoking business models. Jason interviews some of the industry’s key personalities and insiders. Full Throttle will be available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and Pandora. Tune in to stay ahead of industry news and learn how some companies are thriving in the new automotive landscape.
Full Throttle, a Presidio Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 76: Marsh Butler - Co-President of Butler Automotive Group
Marsh Butler had never done a podcast. On his first one, he says his 15-store group is "a little behind" on AI, calls the last few years of acquisitions "a little too conservative," and explains why it took him and his brother to replace their ...
Episode 75: Alex Perdikis - Owner of Koons Motors & Founder of inride
In 2018, Alex Perdikis started a luxury car subscription service as a hedge against his own business. COVID killed it in a weekend. What he built out of the wreckage now rivals his dealership group in value.In Episode 75 of Presidio's F...
Episode 74: David Hudson - CEO of Hudson Automotive Group
David Hudson's grandfather opened one Chevrolet store in Providence, Kentucky in 1948. Today Hudson Automotive Group runs just over 60 dealerships across the Southeast — and Hudson says the goal was never a rooftop number.In Episode 74 ...
Episode 73: Matt Leone, CEO of DriveCentric
On this episode of Full Throttle, Jason sits down with Matt Leone, CEO of DriveCentric, at what he calls a true inflection point for retail automotive — turbulence at the micro and macro level, and the most exciting moment he's seen in nearly 3...
Chase Fraser: "This Is Seismic" — Inside FM Capital's $240M Bet on Auto Retail's AI Future
Chase Fraser, Founding & Managing Partner of FM Capital, returns to Full Throttle for his most wide-ranging conversation yet. Fresh off closing Fund Four at ~$240M — oversubscribed by 20% and his largest to date — Chase pulls back the curta...