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  • Episode 79: MANN+HUMMEL Filtration Director of Sales Jeff Blocher on ‘Grabbing Mindshare’

    Episode 79: MANN+HUMMEL Filtration Director of Sales Jeff Blocher on ‘Grabbing Mindshare’
    Dec 9 2025
    In this episode of DriveTime, Jeff Blocher, Director of Sales, Traditional Aftermarket, MANN+HUMMEL Filtration, talked about MANN+HUMMEL’s brand lineup (MANN, WIX and Purolator) and the unique brand strengths that differentiate the company’s products in the competitive automotive filtration category.
    Blocher also discussed how the company prioritizes education in the field to ensure customers choose and install the right filters for every application. He referenced the important interaction between the counter professional and the technician; the most important link in the chain of distribution many would agree.
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    19 min
  • Episode 78: DRiV VP and GM of US, Canada Joseph Saoud on Setting Expectations

    Episode 78: DRiV VP and GM of US, Canada Joseph Saoud on Setting Expectations
    Dec 2 2025
    In this episode of DriveTime, Joseph Saoud, VP and GM of US, Canada at DRiV discussed the principles he believes are most essential to driving growth and delivering exceptional service for DRiV customers.
    It starts with a great team — and how you lead them, how you set the right expectations, how you put the right people in the right role and how you track performance, Saoud explained.
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    20 min
  • Episode 77: Morgan Stanley Managing Director Simeon Gutman on the ‘Big Getting Bigger’

    Episode 77: Morgan Stanley Managing Director Simeon Gutman on the ‘Big Getting Bigger’
    Nov 13 2025
    Morgan Stanley Managing Director Simeon Gutman breaks down the real forces shaping today’s automotive aftermarket—from tariff uncertainty and pricing pressure to shifting consumer behavior and the accelerating “big getting bigger” trend. Gutman explains the stark divide between large public companies with sophisticated analytics and smaller private businesses still wrestling with inventory movement, vendor shifts, and rising costs.

    He also highlights where pricing has already landed, what’s still coming, and why failure-driven categories remain resilient even as discretionary spending shows early signs of softening.
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    29 min
  • Episode 76: SEMA & PRI CEO Mike Spagnola on ‘Giving Back’

    Episode 76: SEMA & PRI CEO Mike Spagnola on ‘Giving Back’
    Oct 2 2025
    Mike Spagnola is passionate about ensuring that SEMA gives back to the community by helping bring the next generation of students successfully into the industry. One way is through the SEMA scholarship program that it gives out hundreds of thousands of dollars to students every single year, Spagnola said.

    “We offer a scholarship program for students. I’m really passionate about that. My ability to come through the automotive network really affords me the opportunity to give back now in so many ways.”
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    27 min
  • Episode 75: ASE President and CEO Dave Johnson on Growing Your Own

    Episode 75: ASE President and CEO Dave Johnson on Growing Your Own
    Sep 2 2025
    In this episode of DriveTime, Dave Johnson, president and CEO, ASE discusses how ASE is adapting its certification programs to keep pace with technological advancements in vehicle systems.

    ASE will be restructuring its certifications to better align with where the industry’s going, particularly in the electric vehicle (EV) and ADAS categories.
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    35 min
  • Episode 74: J-B Weld Chairman and CEO Chip Hanson on Answering Market Demand

    Episode 74: J-B Weld Chairman and CEO Chip Hanson on Answering Market Demand
    Aug 4 2025
    In this episode of DriveTime, Chip Hanson, Chairman and CEO of J-B Weld Company, discusses the wide appeal of the company’s line of J-B Weld adhesives. Hanson explains how the company is preparing to launch a new adhesives for professionals to meet growing demand and expand beyond the DIY market.
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    19 min
  • Episode 73: Stefan Feder, Head of Automotive Aftermarket, North America Continental, Sector Automotive

    Episode 73: Stefan Feder, Head of Automotive Aftermarket, North America Continental, Sector Automotive
    Jul 7 2025
    In this episode of DriveTime, Stefan Feder discusses Continental Automotive’s new independent company, now called AUMOVIO. He leads the Automotive Aftermarket, North America, for Continental.

    Feder explains what the AUMOVIO Continental Spinoff means for the company’s brands and the customers it serves. He believes the automotive industry is undergoing a huge transformation.

    “There are a lot of big mega trends which are tackled in this automotive sector, and therefore the company feels that we are much better off independently as a very focused sector on our own because Continental as a whole is covering many different industries,” explained Feder. “Being independent makes us faster and more agile to react to these changes.”
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    22 min
  • Episode 72: NAPA Chief People Officer Cassie Bell on Leveraging Collaboration

    Episode 72: NAPA Chief People Officer Cassie Bell on Leveraging Collaboration
    May 28 2025
    In this episode of DriveTime, Cassie Bell, chief people officer at NAPA, discusses the automotive technician shortage. She explains how big of a gap she predicts over the next few years.

    Looking ahead to 2027, Bell said the industry lacks about 800,000 techs. “So, if you want perspective that’s about the size of Atlanta and if we think about the population there,” Bell said.
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    11 min