Automotive Business Advisory

Background

My experience spans the automotive industry directly, including time at Cars.com, alongside data analysis and general business consulting. That combination is the point: most consultants understand strategy frameworks, and most industry veterans understand the day-to-day mechanics of the business. Fewer people bring both.

What I Help With

• Revenue and channel strategy — identifying new distribution channels, lead sources, or partnership structures
• Competitive positioning — understanding where a business sits relative to competitors and where the real openings are
• Vendor and partnership evaluation — assessing potential automotive-industry partners, aggregators, or data providers
• Data-informed decision making — bringing real market and economic data into strategic conversations, not just intuition
• Market entry analysis — evaluating new markets, verticals, or business lines within the automotive space

Recent work has included evaluating monetization strategy and distribution channels for an automotive lead generation business, including analysis of dealer aggregator networks and data licensing opportunities.

How Engagements Work

Every engagement starts with a conversation about what you're trying to solve. Some projects are a single focused analysis; others are ongoing advisory relationships. There's no fixed package — the scope and pricing are set based on what the project actually requires.