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Wrench Turners Podcast · July 29 · 17 min

AI can help, but it can’t be YOU - Earned Influence S3E1

AI can improve your writing, organize your thoughts, analyze reports, and remove hours of repetitive work. But what happens when everyone starts sounding the same? In Season 3, Episode 1 of Earned Influence, Wendy Reeves, Mindy Williams, Kaylee Felio, and Joshua Taylor discuss how leaders can use AI without losing their authenticity, judgment, privacy, or connection with the people they serve. Kaylee explains why she stepped away from social media after AI-assisted content started feeling too polished and predictable. Mindy shares how she uses AI for training, reporting, KPIs, and customer follow-up while making sure the final message still sounds like her. Wendy breaks down practical dealership applications, including BDC coaching, performance reporting, data analysis, and the risks of employees entering dealership or customer information into unsecured tools. The conversation also explores how AI can reduce administrative work, summarize overloaded inboxes, improve leadership preparation, and help technicians turn frustrating processes into prototypes that management and engineering can understand. AI should eliminate repetition, not responsibility. It should help organize your thoughts, not manufacture your beliefs. And it should make you more capable without slowly teaching you to sound like everyone else. Negative pushes. Positive pulls. God Bless j. Featuring: Wendy Reeves of BDC Angels https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-reeves/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/bdcangels/ Mindy Williams of Carter Myers Automotive https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindy-williams-700b791b7/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/carter-myers-automotive/ Kaylee Felio of PartsEdge https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayleefelio/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/partsedge-inc-/ Hosted by Joshua Taylor Listen to The Wrench Turners Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ScwRP0DFMtDsp83JxPhPK?si=26aeb4be65da45eb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrjoshuataylor/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrjtaylor/ ⚠️ Disclaimer: I’m a licensed mechanic. That doesn’t mean I know what I’m doing, whether it’s fixing things or filming things. Do your own due diligence. Chapters 00:00 Earned Influence Returns 00:53 Why Kaylee Stopped Posting 02:41 Using AI Authentically 03:36 AI Inside the Shop 05:11 Humanity Builds Trust 06:47 Wendy’s AI Workflow 09:30 Dealership AI Integration 11:51 Writing With Less 13:55 Automating Daily Work 15:26 AI Creates Opportunity

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AI can improve your writing, organize your thoughts, analyze reports, and remove hours of repetitive work.


But what happens when everyone starts sounding the same?


In Season 3, Episode 1 of Earned Influence, Wendy Reeves, Mindy Williams, Kaylee Felio, and Joshua Taylor discuss how leaders can use AI without losing their authenticity, judgment, privacy, or connection with the people they serve.


Kaylee explains why she stepped away from social media after AI-assisted content started feeling too polished and predictable. Mindy shares how she uses AI for training, reporting, KPIs, and customer follow-up while making sure the final message still sounds like her. Wendy breaks down practical dealership applications, including BDC coaching, performance reporting, data analysis, and the risks of employees entering dealership or customer information into unsecured tools.


The conversation also explores how AI can reduce administrative work, summarize overloaded inboxes, improve leadership preparation, and help technicians turn frustrating processes into prototypes that management and engineering can understand.


AI should eliminate repetition, not responsibility.


It should help organize your thoughts, not manufacture your beliefs.


And it should make you more capable without slowly teaching you to sound like everyone else.


Negative pushes.

Positive pulls.

God Bless


j.


Featuring:

Wendy Reeves of BDC Angels

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-reeves/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/bdcangels/

Mindy Williams of Carter Myers Automotive

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindy-williams-700b791b7/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/carter-myers-automotive/

Kaylee Felio of PartsEdge

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayleefelio/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/partsedge-inc-/

Hosted by Joshua Taylor

Listen to The Wrench Turners Podcast:

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/1ScwRP0DFMtDsp83JxPhPK?si=26aeb4be65da45eb

Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/mrjoshuataylor/

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrjtaylor/


⚠️ Disclaimer:

I’m a licensed mechanic. That doesn’t mean I know what I’m doing, whether it’s fixing things or filming things. Do your own due diligence.


Chapters

00:00 Earned Influence Returns

00:53 Why Kaylee Stopped Posting

02:41 Using AI Authentically

03:36 AI Inside the Shop

05:11 Humanity Builds Trust

06:47 Wendy’s AI Workflow

09:30 Dealership AI Integration

11:51 Writing With Less

13:55 Automating Daily Work

15:26 AI Creates Opportunity

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