Adam Arens's guest appearances

Adam Arens

The Recruiter Podcast

move. crush. count.

Dealer News Today Podcasts

Fixed Ops Virtual Podcast

Fixed Ops Roundtable

Tim Storey

Jeff Bezos

Bernie Moreno

Nathan Fox

Jason Harris

Brian Kelly

Tim Cox

Josh Linkner

David Johnson

Brad Lea

Samantha Ettus

Chris Walsh

Mark Barnes

Donnie Wahlberg

Ryan Parker

OwlTail

CEO and founder of the Patriot Auto Group, Adam Arens, certainly keeps himself busy. After being talked into getting into the car business some 40 years ago and starting Patriot in 2003, he’s expanded his horizons to include cannabis, reinsurance, non-profits and politics, to name a few. But what always brings him back to automotive is his love of helping his staff learn and grow. ”At the end of the day, if I'm in the store, I train.”Adam’s employee happiness and retention-based approach of providing proper training, encouragement and a pathway to leadership has created a dealership environment of note, having been awarded Automotive News Best Dealerships to Work For 10 consecutive years, as well as 6 consecutive years of being the Best Place to Work in Maine. “You look at your whole auto group as a family. You want to take care of people, make sure they're happy, and help them in any way possible. We have a mission statement that declares what it is we're there to do, and it's followed up by retention of everybody - that's retention of your customers, retention of your family, retention of your associates, the people that work there - the longer they're there, the better they get.”Interview Highlights:Discusses how today’s hot economy is having a trickle-down effect on supply and demand, which will last for years to comeHow technology in the days of covid has changed - and made even better - communication between his teamsHis relationship with Ernie Boch, Jr. (a recent DNT guest)Derek D.’s Rapid Fire Questioning roundEPISODE QUOTE:“Our mission statement is pretty simple, it's two words. It's “to serve” — the customer, the community, our families and each other. And it is who we are.” — Adam Arens|| Dealer News Today is a DCG Media production

CEO and founder of the <a href="https://www.patriotsubaru.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patriot Auto Group</a>, Adam Arens, certainly keeps himself busy. After being talked into getting into the car business some 40 years ago and starting Patriot in 2003, he’s expanded his horizons to include cannabis, reinsurance, non-profits and politics, to name a few. But what always brings him back to automotive is his love of helping his staff learn and grow. ”At the end of the day, if I'm in the store, I train.”Adam’s employee happiness and retention-based approach of providing proper training, encouragement and a pathway to leadership has created a dealership environment of note, having been awarded <a href="https://www.autonews.com/awards/2020-best-dealerships-work" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Automotive News Best Dealerships to Work For</a> 10 consecutive years, as well as 6 consecutive years of being the <a href="https://www.bestplacestoworkinme.com/2020-best-places-to-work-in-maine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Best Place to Work in Maine</a>. “You look at your whole auto group as a family. You want to take care of people, make sure they're happy, and help them in any way possible. We have a mission statement that declares what it is we're there to do, and it's followed up by retention of everybody - that's retention of your customers, retention of your family, retention of your associates, the people that work there - the longer they're there, the better they get.”Interview Highlights:<ul><li>Discusses how today’s hot economy is having a trickle-down effect on supply and demand, which will last for years to come</li><li>How technology in the days of covid has changed - and made even better - communication between his teams</li><li>His relationship with Ernie Boch, Jr. <a href="https://www.dealernewstoday.com/season-3-episode-6/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(a recent DNT guest)</a></li><li>Derek D.’s Rapid Fire Questioning round</li></ul>EPISODE QUOTE:“Our mission statement is pretty simple, it's two words. It's “to serve” — the customer, the community, our families and each other. And it is who we are.” — Adam Arens || Dealer News Today is a <a href="https://www.davecantingroup.com/dcg-media" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DCG Media</a> production

"At the end of the day, if I'm in the store, I train." || Adam Arens, CEO and Founder, Patriot Auto Group

In this episode, host Scott Joseph talks with Adam Arens, the President of the Patriot Automotive Group. Adam planned ahead and found all the best practices/solutions to the top issues Dealerships are facing. Adam’s numbers have never been better (despite the pandemic), and his business has been voted the #1 Place to Work in Maine 5 years in a row. If you want to learn the best way to maintain numbers and ensure your salesmen stay on task – especially during the COVID crisis - check out this episode!  For more information, visit our website: www.movecrushcount.com

In this episode, host Scott Joseph talks with Adam Arens, the President of the Patriot Automotive Group. Adam planned ahead and found all the best practices/solutions to the top issues Dealerships are facing. Adam’s numbers have never been better (despite the pandemic), and his business has been voted the #1 Place to Work in Maine 5 years in a row. If you want to learn the best way to maintain numbers and ensure your salesmen stay on task – especially during the COVID crisis - check out this episode!  For more information, visit our website: <a href="http://www.movecrushcount.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.movecrushcount.com</a>

MCC 019: Adam Arens - Dealerships During a Crisis: Your Questions Answered

Adam Arens, owner of Patriot Subaru gives a behind the scenes look at their award winning culture. Those who watched this episode live on Facebook have considered it to be a college course on how to run an automotive dealership.

Adam Arens, owner of Patriot Subaru gives a behind the scenes look at their award winning culture. Those who watched this episode live on Facebook have considered it to be a college course on how to run an automotive dealership.

#30: Dealership Culture At Work w/ Adam Arens