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  • Episode 98: MEMA's Emily Poladian Details the 2027 Top Suppliers Directory

    Episode 98: MEMA's Emily Poladian Details the 2027 Top Suppliers Directory
    Oct 13 2026
    Emily Poladian, president of MEMA Aftermarket Suppliers, said the MEMA Top Suppliers 2027 Directory is designed to recognize supplier impact across the aftermarket, rather than simply company size. The initiative highlights suppliers that are investing in their businesses, driving innovation, advancing advocacy and contributing to the broader industry. Poladian said the goal is to provide greater visibility to companies making meaningful investments and helping move the aftermarket forward.
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    6 min
  • Episode 96: Automotive Parts Services Group CEO Jeff Koviak on Multiplying Successes

    Episode 96: Automotive Parts Services Group CEO Jeff Koviak on Multiplying Successes
    Oct 8 2026
    Koviak said he views consolidation as an inevitable evolution that can ultimately make the independent aftermarket stronger and more competitive. While ownership structures are changing, Koviak said the fundamental business remains relatively stable, with service centers, jobbers, warehouse distributors and suppliers continuing to move parts through the supply chain.

    Rather than becoming distracted by consolidation, he believes Automotive Parts Services Group members and vendor partners should remain focused on operating effectively.
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    16 min
  • Episode 95: MotoRad CEO Matt Buchholz on Aligning Values

    Episode 95: MotoRad CEO Matt Buchholz on Aligning Values
    Oct 8 2026
    Buchholz described how the company’s D.R.I.V.E. core values — Dedication, Relationship, Innovation, Value Driven and Expertise — provide the cultural foundation for how its team operates internally and engages with customers and channel partners.

    He emphasized that culture and strategy are closely connected. By aligning teams around common values and empowering employees to live them every day, he said MotoRad creates a foundation for continuous improvement — reflecting his philosophy that when an organization gets better, it gets bigger.
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    26 min
  • Episode 95: Litens Aftermarket's Scott Howat on Being a Brand Champion

    Episode 95: Litens Aftermarket's Scott Howat on Being a Brand Champion
    Oct 1 2026
    Howat said the company's engineering-driven approach is what differentiates its belt drive tensioners.

    With a history of innovation dating back to its founder's invention of the first belt tensioner in 1979, Litens has developed an extensive portfolio of patented technologies. Unlike manufacturers focused primarily on individual components, Litens engineers complete belt drive systems, with the tensioner and pulley system playing a central role in their operation.
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    15 min
  • Episode 94: Continental Tire Head of Marketing Brian Beierwaltes on Driving Brand Promise

    Episode 94: Continental Tire Head of Marketing Brian Beierwaltes on Driving Brand Promise
    Sep 17 2026
    Brian Beierwaltes, head of marketing, U.S. Passenger & Light Truck, Continental Tire, said he has institutionalized a simple question within the company — “Does this sell tires?” — as a key filter for marketing decisions. More specifically, it's about whether such decisions help Continental Tire's dealer customers sell more tires and grow their business. Beierwaltes said the mindset helps the marketing team prioritize investments, evaluate new ideas and avoid programs that may be interesting but do not deliver meaningful results.
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    27 min
  • Episode 93: Cloyes Chairman, President and CEO John Hanighen on Being the ‘Gold Standard’

    Episode 93: Cloyes Chairman, President and CEO John Hanighen on Being the ‘Gold Standard’
    Aug 20 2026
    Hanighen discusses how Cloyes leverages its OE engineering heritage by developing aftermarket solutions that make repairs more efficient for technicians.

    One of the company's most significant innovations has been its timing kit strategy, which packages all required components into a single solution to help technicians complete repairs correctly the first time while reducing warranty claims. Hanighen notes that kits now account for approximately 80% of Cloyes' sales.
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    21 min
  • Episode 92: Premium Guard CEO Anan Bishara on Best-in-Class Solutions

    Episode 92: Premium Guard CEO Anan Bishara on Best-in-Class Solutions
    Jul 9 2026
    This episode of DriveTime features Anan Bishara, founder & CEO, Premium Guard, Inc.

    Following Premium Guard's acquisition of key intellectual property and related assets from First Brands Group, Bishara said the company's strategy for revitalizing legacy brands—including Autolite, FRAM, TRICO, ANCO, LuberFiner and StrongArm—was built around three priorities: people, intellectual property and physical assets.

    He said PGI began recruiting key engineering, sales and product management talent months before the acquisition closed, ensuring the company had the expertise in place to successfully integrate and grow the brands
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    26 min
  • Episode 91: Gates' Americas President Tom Pitstick on Being Driven by Possibility

    Episode 91: Gates' Americas President Tom Pitstick on Being Driven by Possibility
    May 12 2026
    In this episode of DriveTime, Tom Pitstick, president, Americas, Gates Corporation talks about the company’s “Driven by Possibility” motto that influences not only his leadership approach and strategic direction with the aftermarket, but also how his teams are driven to support customers from the shop level all the way up to its big distribution partners.
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    22 min