#58 Leadership lessons from working for Elon, Raising millions to reimagine the dealership, why he has no exit plan | Jay Vijayan, CEO of Tekion

In this episode, I'm speaking with Jay Vijayan, CEO of Tekion This episode is brought to you by: Car Dealership Guy Industry Job Board - Connecting world-class talent with top-notch companies in Automotive. Find your next role—or start hiring today—at CDGJobs.com. Valvoline - Go beyond the traditional supplier-dealer partnership today by visiting https://partner.valvolineglobal.com/ Interested in advertising with Car Dealership Guy? Drop us a line here Interested in being considered as a guest on the podcast? Add your name here Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:34) - Jay’s time at Tesla and career in tech (00:07:51) - Coming up with the idea for Tekion (00:11:26) - What did you learn from Elon? (00:13:45) - Tekion’s first deal (00:25:29) - What were the most shocking things you learned about dealership accounting systems? (00:33:27) - Putting a DMS into the cloud (00:36:43) - Are you building tech around current processes or are you looking ahead? (00:40:27) - What do your feedback loops look like? (00:42:02) - Tekion’s time owning dealerships and closing them down (00:49:54) - What does it take to create a genuine connection with an audience? (00:51:00) - Does anything keep you up at night? (00:52:46) - What are the biggest opportunities for Tekion? (00:58:52) - What’s the big-picture vision for your company? Check out Tekion here. Check out the website for more (https://dealershipguy.com) and follow me on X @GuyDealership! (https://x.com/guydealership) This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.