What's Going On? with Shaun
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -What's Going On? with Shaun is a variety podcast with a marketing lean, but a healthy appetite for conversations about things that make life worth living. Most episodes are about 60 minutes in length and hosted by automotive internet guy and dealer superhero, Shaun Raines. Guests include business executives, entrepreneurs, musicians, enthusiasts, artists, authors and a variety of interesting people.
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What's Going On?...with Shaun: Bill Playford
March 21, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBWhat's Going On?...with Shaun is back with one of the brightest minds in the automotive industry. Bill Playford, is a Founder at Dealerknows and a deeply experienced veteran of the car business. I've known Bill long enough to not remember how many years it's been. His automotive experience includes retail inside dealerships, technology providers, true data science, and expert, results-based consulting. If you're not connected with Bill, start with Linkedin as this is where he drops thought p...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Dave Spannhake from Reunion Marketing
December 13, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBIn this podcast episode, Shaun finds out what's going on with the CEO of Reunion Marketing, Dave Spannhake. After a brief chat about their shared love for the Texas Rangers and their first ever World Series win, the discussion quickly turned to Google and the automotive industry. Dave, expresses frustration over Google's decreased support and increased automation, and reduced assistance for dealers. He criticizes Google's verification process and the impact of their policies on small busines...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Eliana Raggio
June 13, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBWell it's about time!!! Long overdue, but worth the wait, my long-time friend from the car business Eliana Raggio finally joined me for an episode. Eliana is well known in the automotive industry as the Webinar Goddess. In addition, she is an intelligent, thoughtful marketer, public speaker, US Navy Veteran, wifey of Mike, mother of Tristan and the kind of friend and colleague we all wish we had more of. Recently, Dealer eProcess recruited Eliana to join their leadership team as Chief Ma...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Mike Donovan and Cody Jerry from SearchEnginesMD
January 26, 2023 21:00 - 2 hours - 84.3 MBWhen you need someone who can and will fight like hell to help you find success, improve your business and be a better human...look no further than Mike Donovan and Cody Jerry from SearchEnginesMD! On this episode we talk about the origins of their company, SEO, digital marketing, music, MMA and much more. I'm blessed to know guys like this and they have so much to offer. Their approach to business is grounded in true effort to do the right things for the right reasons. Knowing that, it ...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Bill Wittenmyer
January 27, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBNo matter how much I wanted to end 2021 with an amazing podcast episode, life (covid) had other plans. Recorded in November of 2021, this episode features someone who has been blazing trails since the day he snapped off his training wheels. Bill Wittenmyer is a friend from the car business who I never seem to have enough time with. For more than 25 years, Bill has been an industry leading revenue, performance and profitability driver. His unique value comes from years spent on both the r...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Mike Shaug Founder of Premier Online Marketing
February 11, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBI couldn't start Season 2 of the podcast with a better guest. Mike Shaug is the founder of Premier Online Marketing and no surprise...one of my best friends. I met Mike when he was 20 years old making balloon animals for my kids at a TexMex restaurant in Frisco, Texas. We talk about that story and a few others in this episode, but we also cover a lot of digital marketing ground. With no disrespect to my many friends in the digital marketing world, Mike is hands down the best PPC/SEM/Goog...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Dave Spannake and Dane Saville from Reunion Marketing
January 13, 2021 01:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBCount it as a blessing when you meet someone in Marketing who you can also call a friend. Not like a Facebook "friend", but a real friend you can drink a Bud Light with. A friend who will reach out and ask how your mom is doing because they know she's fighting cancer. I'm blessed to know Dave Spannhake and Dane Saville of Reunion Marketing. Dedicated to results driven by data, appreciative of honest marketing practices and hell bent on making a difference for each and every one of their ...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Steve Roessler
November 09, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBOn this episode, I'm joined by Steve Roessler from DealerCentric. Steve is not only the Chief Evangelist Officer at DriveCentric, he's a passion sales person who also loves family, dogs and karaoke. Steve's professional experience includes an engineering degree and many successful years of sales in the medical industry. Long before he took a crazy pill or lost a bet and wound up in the automotive industry, Steve had learned how to blend knowledge, skill and talent with his magnetic person...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Blake Norberg
October 09, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBOn this episode of WGOWS, I welcome Blake Norberg. Sales professional, young hustler, road warrior, super BAMA fan and all around great guy. Blake is passionate and polite. He commands knowledge without making people feel intimidated and this guy simply will not be out worked. No stranger to the road, Blake has taken to the road to help car dealers utilize technology that improves their business results and increases their profits. From sharing and ice cold beer talking sports to discus...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Pogo Parr of CallSource
September 22, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBWhen a conversation covers marketing, music, family and friendship it is usually great. This episode was exactly that! What a pleasure to spend some time with Pogo Parr. Pogo is a passionate, driven business professional. His sales experience includes a customer focused, solution oriented approach and he impresses from greeting to goodbye. He leads the sales and business development for the company that invented call tracking...CallSource. A loving husband and father, Pogo allows his l...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Megan Barto
September 01, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBSettle in for another great episode as my guest Megan Barto drops non-stop greatness. I've known Megan for several years and yes, she's another friend from the car business. She's not just any friend though. Megan represents the under-represented gender in the automotive industry. With more than a decade working inside dealerships, Megan's value was acquired by VinSolutions a few years back and I sure hope they pay her well because she's worth a million a year at least! Take a listen to...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Tim Lage
August 29, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBFriendships develop throughout our lives and some of them stand the test of time. On this episode, I welcome a time tested, very appreciated friend, Tim Lage. From the first day I met Tim, I knew he was no non-sense, GSD kind of person. You won't be surprised to learn that Tim is deeply experienced in the automotive industry. His practical knowledge and results focus has always impressed me. Marketing, Sales, Business development, operations...Tim's real world experience is the reason w...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Seth Winterer
August 14, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBOn this episode I had the pleasure of hosting someone who literally changed my life. I met Seth Winterer in 2007 at the Digital Dealer conference. Seth had been leading sales efforts at ReachLocal and was tasked with growing their automotive business. It took a few months, but I ended up working with Seth and the ReachLocal team for a few years where we built millions of dollars in automotive SEM business. On the surface, Seth is calm, calculated and considerate. If you're fortunate eno...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Phil Luce
August 11, 2020 03:00 - 2 hours - 92.2 MBSometime last year, I asked a question on Facebook. I wanted to know if anyone would be my guest if I started a podcast. I expected a few friends from the car business to have interest, but I wouldn't have guessed the guest on this episode would want to podcast with me. Phil Luce is an old friend from my hometown of Aberdeen, WA. We covered a lot of ground on this episode from mentions of Nirvana and Rude Awakening to Phil's long career in radio to the fact that I did not know he took dr...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Dara Moore
August 07, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBHave you ever thought about making a difference in the world? On this episode, I speak to Dara Moore about her non-profit passion project Changing Your Conversation. Dara has a vision to see that women everywhere know the beauty, strength and endless possibilities they possess. I met Dare is the car business many years ago, when I announced the launch of my podcast, she reached out and said she wanted to be a guest, but didn't want to talk about the car business. I was delighted to oblig...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Greg Gifford
August 03, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBLadies and gentlemen, on this episode of WGOWS I link up with my old buddy Greg Gifford. We met several years ago and even worked together for a few years at DealerOn. Those who know Greg are most familiar with his SEO jedi status, but he's also a movie buff, hair metal fan and wealth of knowledge when it comes to Star Wars. Greg is a straight-shooting communicator who is not known for candy coating the truth. This podcast recording was somewhat tame in comparison to how Greg delivers pr...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Barry Brodsky
July 25, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB20 plus years of friendship is enough time to get to know someone well. Barry Brodsky is and automotive industry veteran and a pioneer when it comes to online trade-in tools. I really wanted the audience to get a sense of who Barry is as a business professional, but also as a person. He prefers to keep some parts of his life private, but I will tell you that he is a family man. He loves his wife, children and grandchildren more than anything on the planet. In addition, Barry has been an...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Glenn Pasch
July 03, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBGlenn Pasch is a business leader who understands and appreciates process. His grasp of marketing, team building and personnel management is impressive. I've always admired Glenn's desire to collaborate and share all done in the interest of helping business owners. Yes, my podcast episodes usually feature guests who happen to be friends, but Glenn is a guy that I never seem to have enough time with, so this was a treat. I was so glad he joined me for an episode where we covered pandemics, ...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Erika Simms
July 02, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBIf you bet $100 this guest would never bring up D&D (yes, dungeons and dragons), you would lose $100. That's right, Erika Simms is not only a fantastically talented marketing pro, she's a gamer, a dog lover and the Vice President at Dealer Authority. Erika was raised in the car business, so she has a well developed perspective of car sales. Her digital marketing interest turned into passion and she clearly loves helping dealers find new levels of success. I'm thankful Erika joined the po...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Chris Olson
July 02, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBA fellow Washingtonian joined the podcast for a fantastic conversation about marketing, the automotive industry, COVID19, politics and and who knows what else. I met Chris Olson when he was a leader on a team that worked exclusively with Acura. He's a smart, compassionate process and marketing professional who I'm glad to call a friend. I very much enjoyed having Chris on as we covered a lot of topics near and dear to my heart. Enjoy finding out what's going on with Chris Olson!
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Amy Eddins-Hughes
July 01, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBA powerhouse of knowledge, intelligence and capability wrapped up in a super kind person. That's Amy Eddins-Hughes and she was a fantastic guest who came prepared with some insightful data compiled by Experian Automotive. I've know Amy for years, but I never seem to have enough quality time to learn from her and engage in quality conversation. I'm so glad she joined me and I know you'll love this episode.
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Mitch Gallant
June 23, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBOh Canada! Thank you for blessing the world with Mitch Gallant! Inspiring, hard-working and grounded. Mitch is a fine fellow who appreciates and welcomes challenge and lives life with meaning and purpose. I've appreciated him for many years as a thoughtful automotive professional who represents the retail side of the car business extremely well. We cover a lot of ground in an episode that seemed to go by very fast. I loved this conversation with Mitch almost as much as I enjoyed riding...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Brad Paschal
June 18, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBUnderneath the Texas charm and admirable manners, Brad Paschal is a multi-talented superstar. I met Brad when he was working for a Volkswagen dealership in Amarillo, Texas. He impressed me his appetite for learning and his ability to execute on his acquired knowledge. He's a capable marketer who understands process and loves to help business owners succeed. More important than his business acumen is his heart for serving and his consideration of others. We talk a little marketing, a lit...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: David A. Hudson
May 26, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBFilmmaker and all around creative expert David A. Hudson joined the podcast for a conversation you're going to love. If you like storytelling marketing and high quality, inspirational people, you'll likely wish this episode was longer. David is a storyteller and I'm thankful to know people like him.
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Eric Miltsch
May 24, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBAlways interesting and thoughtful, Eric Miltsch is a long-time friend I've had the pleasure to work and laugh with. His automotive retail experience paired with his digital marketing intellect have allowed him to make a big impact in the car business. In addition to being a great business man, the importance of family and living a life with purpose is not lost on him. I hope you enjoy this episode with Eric as much as I enjoyed recording it.
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Dan Moore President of Vista Dash
April 29, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBWhen it comes to data backed marketing conversations...Dan Moore is one of the greatest people to speak with. Dan is not only a metrics driven, results oriented marketing professional, he's a husband, father and author. That's right Dan wrote and published his first book "Do Moore, Get More: The Road To You" in 2019. His passion for life is supported by a strong belief system and a service focused demeanor. He's another person I'm honored to call a friend and I thoroughly enjoyed having ...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Sean Stapleton from Dealer Teamwork
April 19, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBA lousy pandemic can't keep a good conversation down. This episode features Sean Stapleton. The CEO of Dealer Teamwork is an automotive industry icon with tons of experience building companies, assembling teams and achieving results. He's one heck of a passionate guy who deeply cares about family, his employees, the industries he serves and giving more than he takes. Hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it!
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Chris Hanson from 3G Engagement
April 17, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBOne of my favorite friends from the car business. Integrity, honesty and balance are attributes that define my guest. Please enjoy this great episode featuring Chris Hanson. We talk digital marketing, fly fishing, wellness, family and share some great true stories from our lives in and outside of the automotive industry.
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Chris Hanson from 3G Engagement
April 17, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBOne of my favorite friends from the car business. Integrity, honesty and balance are attributes that define my guest. Please enjoy this great episode featuring Chris Hanson. We talk digital marketing, fly fishing, wellness, family and share some great true stories from our lives in and outside of the automotive industry.
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Jamie Adams Chief Revenue Officer at Scorpion Digital Marketing
March 31, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBAnother great conversation that covered a lot of ground. From marketing, to stories about meeting rock stars, the global COVID-19 pandemic and some discussion on how to care for ourselves. Jamie Adams is not only likable based on his humor, intellect and charm. He's a thoughtful leader who cares deeply for those he loves. This includes a strong connection to family, friends and the businesses he connects with. He's currently the Chief Revenue Officer at Scorpion Digital Marketing. He's...
What's Going On?...with Shaun: Aaron Bickart from Team Velocity Marketing
March 18, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBThe official launch episode of the What's Going On?...with Shaun podcast features Shaun's long time friend Aaron Bickart. Aaron is a true sales and marketing marvel who always brings great ideas to the market. His journey is inspiring, so tune in to hear about the early days of automotive digital marketing, the importance of family, caring for our health and many more golden nuggets.