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Leadership in Times of Adversity
By Phil Villegas - In times of crisis, true leadership is revealed. During our current Covid-19 crisis I have seen some amazing...
Apr 17, 20202 min read


Go Big and Go Home
By Phil Villegas It seemed that for the past few weeks every day presented a new level of anxiety and doubt about what the future may...
Apr 3, 20203 min read


How Social Distancing is Bringing Us Together
By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE A visit with a multi-franchise dealer with stores in multiple states left a marked impression. I entered a...
Mar 25, 20203 min read


Staying Ahead of the Coronavirus Curve
Preparing for the Impact the Coronavirus Will Have on Your Dealership By Phil Villegas Throughout our automotive careers, most of us have...
Mar 19, 20204 min read


Bad Behavior Toward Women is NOT the Norm
By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE On March 2nd, I read commentary in Automotive News titled “This is why few women stay in dealership jobs”...
Mar 9, 20202 min read


What Corona and Carvana Have in Common
Steps to Help Mitigate the Disruption to Come By Phil Villegas With China in a state of Coronavirus and contamination concerns, new...
Mar 4, 20203 min read


Your Accounting Department Can Make You More Profitable, You Just Might Not See It at First Glance
By Jorge Arrieta As a young internal auditor, it can be discouraging to work in an industry where the importance of an accounting...
Feb 11, 20202 min read


Dealing with Dealership Mobility Disruption
By Phil Villegas On a recent flight, I was seated next to someone with whom I unsuccessfully avoided conversation with. Within a...
Jan 29, 20203 min read


New Year, New Labor Rates - Small Changes With Big Impact to Your Dealership’s Bottom Line
By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE January is traditionally a month of new beginnings. New diets, new goals; a fresh start to do things...
Jan 14, 20203 min read


A New Year’s Resolution That You Can Keep Starting NOW
By Jorge Arrieta Let us help you start the new year with a bang. While best practices are recommended all year round, a great time to...
Dec 10, 20192 min read


Insight by Axiom Advisors - Vol. 24
Download - Insight by Axiom Advisors - Vol. 24 - November 2019
Oct 31, 20191 min read


The 13th Month - What the Automotive Dealer Needs to Know
By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE As the weather begins to cool, the days grow shorter, and the leaves begin to change, we start to sense...
Sep 30, 20192 min read


Great Leadership is Based on a Foundation of Respect and Not Intimidation
By Phil Villegas It may be a byproduct of getting older, or perhaps having less disposable time, which in turn may be the root cause of...
Sep 23, 20192 min read


Future Dealership Leaders Are Everywhere, It’s Just a Matter of Letting Them Know
By Phil Villegas In the mid-'90s, I drifted among a few self-indulgent jobs (valet, bartender and cabana boy) that were perfect for a...
Aug 27, 20192 min read


Occupational Fraud Insight From the ACFE Report to Nations
By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE The quantity of dealers who have annual financial statement audits has been decreasing over the years, and...
Jul 15, 20192 min read


Buy the Broker, Not the Deal
By Phil Villegas I am a collector of vintage watches. For anyone who doesn’t know too much about vintage watch collecting, this might...
Jul 10, 20192 min read


The Good Ones Are Always Taken…or Are They?
By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE A recurring challenge we find in the automotive retail dealerships is what appears to be a general lack of...
Jul 2, 20193 min read


We Love Our Dealership Vendors, But Do They Really Love Us Back?
By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE You know them well; the dent guy, your advertising agency, the landscaping crew. We need them so we can...
Jun 11, 20193 min read


Insight by Axiom Advisors - Vol. 23
Download - Insight by Axiom Advisors - Vol. 23 - June 2019
May 31, 20191 min read


Just Because It’s Reconciled, Doesn’t Mean It’s OK
By Marilou C. Vroman, CPA, CFE Most dealers and their personnel in financial management roles are quite familiar with the fundamental...
May 30, 20193 min read
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