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June 10, 2025

Unstoppable Confidence: Meshell Baker’s Formula for Resilience & Succ…

Meshell Baker, the Chief Confidence Igniter, is a transformational keynote speaker, confidence catalyst, and phenomenal facilitator with over 20 years of experience helping organizations, teams, and individuals build unshakab...

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June 3, 2025

The Power of Customer Experience ft. Jaime Zazove Herzberg

You could say Jaime Zazove Herzberg was born into the car biz — quite literally. Raised in a family-owned dealership, she grew up immersed in every corner of retail operations. Over her 12-year run on the showroom side, she w...

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May 27, 2025

Offering a Product Your Customers Actually Want ft. Lisa Bailey

Lisa is the founder and CEO of FeaturesFirst Auto, an EdTech company that offers dealers, corporate fleet owners, and insurers an on-demand microlearning platform designed to educate and motivate drivers to effectively use dr...

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May 22, 2025

One of the greatest episodes I have ever recorded ft. Erica Bruno

Erica Bruno was practically born with motor oil in her veins. Hailing from Southeastern Massachusetts, she grew up in a legendary car family. Her grandfather, Jack Barboza, made history as one of the first Portuguese male car...

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May 2, 2025

Accountability, In Your Face ft. Todd Katcher

Before breaking into automotive, Todd Katcher was running bars in Nashville and building a small advertising network using digital signage. One day, a regular—who happened to be a car dealer—mentioned wanting something simila...

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April 22, 2025

CMA's Strategy for Never Being Short on Techs ft. Beth Lucchesi

Beth Lucchesi’s journey with Carter Myers Automotive began in 1986 as a temporary receptionist—but it didn’t take long for her to prove she was anything but temporary. Her dedication, adaptability, and passion for people quic...

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About the Host

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Shasta Haddock

COO - Epic BDC

Meet Your Host: Shasta Haddock
With over a decade in the automotive industry, Shasta Haddock knows the power of connection. She started in 2014 as a BDC agent at a Kia dealership in Joplin, Missouri, before transitioning to the vendor side in 2016. She quickly made a name for herself in automotive social media marketing at SCP Agency, where she created the industry’s first-ever Elite Response Team, dedicated solely to converting Facebook traffic into dealership appointments.

By 2020, Shasta took the reins at Epic BDC, where she serves as BDC Director & Chief Operations Officer, helping dealerships optimize their business development centers and customer engagement strategies.

Shasta launched this podcast with one goal: to connect the people of automotive to each other. After personally experiencing the frustration of seeking help and hitting dead ends, she built a platform where industry professionals can share, learn, and support each other without barriers.

As a host, Shasta is fun, fearless, and unfiltered—she asks the hard questions and encourages guests to be raw and honest with the audience. Her expertise and leadership have landed her speaking engagements at major conferences, including By Appointment Only, AIADA, and a live podcast event at NADA 2025. She has also been featured twice in Automotive News.

When she’s not lighting up the car biz, you can find Shasta cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs, spending time with her two bonus kiddos, and supporting her husband, who serves in law enforcement.

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Inspiring Women in the Automotive Industry!

"Love Shasta & Jess! I’m not sure if I stumbled across their podcast or Facebook first, but I fell in love instantly and haven’t stopped listening & following since! They are truly an inspiration for …"

TerinAleah | Jan. 21, 2024

I May be biased…

"But this is my favorite podcast 😁"

Shastakraye | April 11, 2023

Amazing hosts!!

"I loved being a guest and am addicted to each episode! A must listen!!"

katiemares | June 23, 2024

Rockstars!

"Jess and Shasta do such an amazing job with their interviews. I was honored to be on the show. They are interviewing the best of the best 😊"

Moving Auto Forward | June 27, 2024