Keynote speaker · Exited founder · Host, Used Car Dealer Podcast
I built a SaaS company for car dealers — and sold it to private equity by 30.
Now I speak, write, and podcast about where AI is taking the trillion-dollar auto retail industry — and what it actually takes to build vertical software that wins.
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Track record
SPEC SHEET · NO HAGGLE PRICING
25+
Conferences keynoted
100+
Articles published
80+
Podcast episodes
4,000+
Dealerships served
2022
Private equity exit
Why audiences book Zach
No theory. No fluff. Just what works on the floor.
01 — Credibility
Operator, not commentator
I sold cars at 19, founded Selly Automotive at 23, and ran it for nine years before the exit. When I talk about the dealership floor, it is because I have stood on one.
02 — Substance
Data with receipts
Every talk is built on real numbers: dealer adoption data, buyer behavior research, and what 80+ podcast conversations reveal about where the industry is actually heading.
03 — Practicality
Hype-free AI
I separate the AI tools dealers can deploy this quarter from the vaporware. Audiences leave with a checklist, not a buzzword bingo card.
Used Car Dealer Podcast
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