{"podcast":{"title":"Wheels, Deals and Meals","slug":"wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688","podcast_index_feed_id":6473688,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e396a580/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.wheelsdealsmeals.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38083008/38083008-1783504847036-658bdf6502e9f.jpg","author":"Wheels, Deals and Meals","episode_count":135,"summary":"Arnold Gacita of Petra Auto Products brings you Wheels, Deals & Meals, a new podcast that promises to dish on how to find the best food in the world with suggestions from business icons. With an exciting business leader in every episode, Arnold will get the inside scoop on their favorite places to eat, and places to see, as well as how they run successful companies and stay ahead of the competition. Tune in every Wednesday and subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode. Wheels, Deals & Meals – your source for all things good food, good business, and living the good life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T02:21:28.763831+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688"},"episode":{"title":"S3: E16 Chip Doetsch and Ken Shreve - Auto Dealers","slug":"s3-e16-chip-doetsch-and-ken-shreve-auto-dealers","published_at":"2025-08-06T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688/s3-e16-chip-doetsch-and-ken-shreve-auto-dealers","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wheelsmealsdeals/episodes/S3-E16-Chip-Doetsch-and-Ken-Shreve---Auto-Dealers-e36e4np","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e396a580/podcast/play/106418361/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-7-4%2Facf2715f-4320-2f5b-60e1-6e85321504d5.mp3","summary":"You will love this special episode of Wheels, Deals, and Meals, as we sit down in Maryland, with two titans of the automotive industry: Ken Shreve, a retired dealer principal, and Chip Doetsch, the current owner of Apple Ford Lincoln and Apple Mitsubishi. They share a combined wisdom of decades in the business, offering insights that are both nostalgic and forward-thinking.From their first cars, to their favorite travel destinations the conversation reveals a deep passion for life both inside and outside the dealership.Ken and Chip discuss their unique paths, from working at Ford Motor Company to becoming dealers themselves, and how the industry has changed, emphasizing that despite technological advancements, the core of the business remains about one thing...people.Learn from their groundbreaking customer retention program, which was developed more than 20 years and resulted in an impressive 80% customer retention rate. This is a must-watch interview for car enthusiasts, business leaders, and anyone interested in the secrets to building a lasting legacy.","meta_description":"You will love this special episode of Wheels, Deals, and Meals, as we sit down in Maryland, with two titans of the automotive industry: Ken Shreve, a reti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3612,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688/episodes/s3-e16-chip-doetsch-and-ken-shreve-auto-dealers/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wheels-deals-and-meals-6473688/s3-e16-chip-doetsch-and-ken-shreve-auto-dealers.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}