LeadFoot Automotive Podcast

Consider LeadFoot the R&D department you've always needed but never thought you could afford. Founded by two shop operators with nearly three decades of combined digital experience, including time at Google, you've never heard an automotive podcast like this. Joe and Alex met nearly a decade ago and have spent their time together digitizing Gateway Auto, Joe's family's shop in Omaha, Nebraska. Today Gateway Auto is a multi-shop operation but it didn't start that way. Joe, a former Googler and tech leader, hired Alex, a digital native and gearhead while he was traveling the world advocating for a safer internet and better privacy standards. Alex's job was simple back then: help Gateway improve their marketing website, get on Google and do some of the basics needed to market the business. Challenge accepted. Mission complete. Not long after, Alex identified a list of ways Gateway could do better and the two worked to bring these ideas into the shop. Together, they used their digital know-how to help Gateway Auto transform from a paper-and-pencil single shop operation to a mid-sized multi-shop operation that provides good jobs and community impact while balancing profit and innovation. Joe and Alex's experience includes: - Building and maintaining a robust digital presence for Gateway Auto, Joe's family business - Development of custom internal automations and intranet to manage operations across the company at a fraction of the cost - Migrate the company to cloud-based services and educate the team on how to use tech - Create and maintain a cybersecurity program - Monitor the technology landscape to ensure the company is always at the cutting edge, innovating new ways to operate a shop in the automotive industry Their hard work resulted in Gateway growing more than 5x in revenues. LeadFoot Automotive is here to help shop owners and operators learn the things they've used to drive success and keep ahead of industry innovations. Buckle up!