Beyond The First Pencil
Beyond The First Pencil is where dealership operations meet financial reality.
Hosted by Kathi Kruse, of Kruse Control and Automotive CFO-To-Go™, this podcast is for dealers, OEMs, GMs, and controllers who want more than surface-level advice. You’ll get straight talk on financial statements, internal controls, cash flow, and the operational gaps that quietly erode profit.
From gross to net, from process to profit, each episode delivers real-world insights on how dealerships actually make money… and where they lose it.
Because selling cars is one thing. Keeping the profit is another.
Beyond The First Pencil
Threads is Here!
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Today (7/6/23) is the launch of Threads, Facebook/Meta’s answer to Twitter. Kathi and Mike had already explored it a bit and have a lot to share about it and the other new platforms that are popping up.
As things shift and decentralize in the social media ecosystem, it’s more important than ever to begin with a strategy that outlines the goals you want to achieve. Kathi and Mike share a few not-best-practices they’ve seen happening so that you can learn what not to do, too.
In our music segment:
Watch the Wham! Documentary trailer here.
Here’s the link to the Hard Fork Podcast Kathi mentioned.
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Kathi: kathi@krusecontrolinc.com
Mike: mikethecarguy@outlook.com