AMN Drivetime

The AMN Drivetime podcast will entertain and educate listeners, conversing with today’s top aftermarket drivers and industry leaders who are having an impact on the automotive aftermarket industry. This bi-monthly podcast offers candid, one-on-one conversations between Babcox Media CEO Bill Babcox and notable figures in the automotive aftermarket, sharing their experiences and life lessons as they have traveled the aftermarket.

AMN Drivetime is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 95 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts AMN Drivetime, a business show with 95 episodes published.

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  Episode #95

  Episode 95: Litens Aftermarket's Scott Howat on Being a Brand Champion

  Oct 1, 202615 min

  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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  Episode #94

  Episode 94: Continental Tire Head of Marketing Brian Beierwaltes on Driving Brand Promise

  Sep 17, 202627 min

  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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  Episode #93

  Episode 93: Cloyes Chairman, President and CEO John Hanighen on Being the ‘Gold Standard’

  Aug 20, 202621 min

  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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  Episode #92

  Episode 92: Premium Guard CEO Anan Bishara on Best-in-Class Solutions

  Jul 9, 202626 min

  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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  Episode #91

  Episode 91: Gates' Americas President Tom Pitstick on Being Driven by Possibility

  May 12, 202622 min

  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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