Leadership Pathway
Session 3
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 8:30 - 10:00 am
Shift How Your Dealership Operates with AI: The Decision Intelligence Playbook
With Todd Smith
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If you’re like most dealerships, your team is experimenting with AI. You may be buying AI tools. But you’re not applying AI to fully optimize the way your business operates.
In this workshop led by dealership AI expert Todd Smith, decision-makers learn how to make the five operating shifts that turn AI into a leadership practice, surfacing profit leaks before month-end, identifying lost customers before they are gone, prioritizing inventory and service decisions in real time, reclaiming management bandwidth lost to reporting, and turning data decay into a competitive advantage.
You will leave knowing what to stop doing and turn over to AI, armed with a 90-Day Decision Intelligence Roadmap and the operating shift that turns weekly manager meetings into real-time decision-making.
Whether you’re crawling, walking or running with AI adoption, you’ll have the guidance you need to level-up your operations and achieve measurable improvement.
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Identify 5 real-world tactics for integrating AI into how your dealership operates that can deliver immediate results
Gain a 90-day roadmap to building decision intelligence to guide you forward no matter your level of AI adoption and commit to a first step
Pick-up practical tools for evaluating AI vendors and improving manager meetings
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As a serial entrepreneur, 5x Inc. 500/5000 honoree and respected automotive retail technology leader, Todd Smith is increasingly invited to bring his expertise to other industries, like marine. He is CEO and Founder of QoreAI, which transforms fragmented dealership data into unified intelligence layers to drive competitive advantage. Todd is also the author of "The Intelligent Dealership: How AI and Data Transform Automotive Retail" (2026). He is dedicated to delivering actionable strategies that dealership leaders can implement immediately.
Over the last decade, Dave has partnered with more than 150 businesses and 1,000+ leaders, helping them build companies that grow sustainably and operate with clarity, even when they step away from the day-to-day. His work sits at the intersection of leadership, systems, and sustainable growth — and he brings expertise to clients through speaking, coaching, and consulting.
If you’re like most dealerships, your team is experimenting with AI. You may be buying AI tools. But you’re not applying AI to fully optimize the way your business operates.
