January 31, 2023

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This article was originally published in 2021-2022 Issue 3. Raj Alexander is an active new member of CFADA, and he is also the managing partner at two dealerships, Porsche South Orlando and Central Florida Lincoln. ​t. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Please tell us about your childhood and education. I

This article was originally published in 2021-2022 Issue 3. Jason Kirkland has been in the retail automotive industry for 30 years, and he has worked at Jenkins Honda of Leesburg for 26 of those years. Jason has been a general manager there for seven years and currently serves as a director on the CFADA board.

Very recently, CFADA highlighted Dealer Alan Wildstein of the Alan Jay Automotive Network. We’d like to share his interview with the Association again in the event you missed it the first time, or if you’d just like to refresh your memory about this Florida car dealer. This article was originally published in 2021-2022 Issue 2.

This article was originally published in 2021-2022 Issue 2. In the latter part of 2021, CFADA was able to sit down and talk with Mr. Elliott Burnside of the Central Florida Lincoln Store in Orlando. Our conversation with him was interesting, informative, and even fun. We’re happy to share this little bit of him again

This article was originally published in 2021-2022 Issue 1. In the summer of 2021, CFADA spoke to two of its Florida dealers. In this interview, Paul McNamara of Reed Nissan shared some of his career highlights, his perceptions of the industry and a bit about his family and charitable pursuits.​ First of all, describe your

In 2021, when speaking with Jay Mealey, we discovered a lot of interesting information about him. He was candid and helped us understand what life is like in his dealership, his outside pursuits and with his family. He even shared with us some hidden talents that lie beneath the exterior of this quirky Florida dealer.​

During these undoubtedly extraordinary times, we wanted to meet with Shannon Kominowski, CFADA Chair, to determine how she and her team were doing, as a small business, to weather the unprecedented storm. This article was originally published in 2019-2020 Issue 3. “This is going to sound strange,” she said, “but we are just trying to

At the height of the pandemic in 2020, CFADA spoke to its Vice-Chair, Glenn Ritchey, Jr. of Daytona Hyundai. We talked about his dealership, the auto industry in general, and the elephant in the room that was COVID-19. This article was originally published in 2019-2020 Issue 3. Before getting into the specifics of the pandemic,

There was a world before 2020 – a pre-pandemic world – where life at various dealerships was different than it is today, in 2022. Back in 2019, CFADA had a brief discussion with board member Randy Parks, and he was happy to share with us his insight on the industry, his dealership and being a