Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
McDavid Finance School
Timeline
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Brendan Keough

Brendan Keough

DOWNERS GROVE,IL

Summary

Enthusiastic, detailed leader, F&I expert, desking manager, and closer. High integrity professional with a focus on culture, processes, mentoring, gross profit, great reviews, referrals and smiles that come from happy customers. Authorized to work in the US for any employer Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

PRESIDENT

AUTO F&I CONSULTING
10.2024 - Current

-Responsible for enrolling dealer principals, general managers, and franchise owners on a contract basis.


-Increased F&I revenue for over 8 stores by over 240% year over year.


-Increased products per deal by 180% average across 8 stores year over year.


-Add new protection products, menu selling software, and everything F&I related.


-Numbers available upon request.

Finance Manager

Puente Hills Ford
03.2023 - 09.2024
  • Strategically work with desk to maximize gross profit while staying within bank/CU guidelines.
  • Customer interview at sales desk to cater to clients' driving habits & hold gross.
  • Menu selling Ford Protect VSC/Gap/Maintenance/Tirecare/Surface Protect & Lojack (previously JMNA) using Maximtrak (previously Darwin) with a consultative approach.
  • Consistent top performer, exceeding payplan benchmarks & personal goals month after month.
  • Always at or above 60% VSC & a $2200 PVR.
  • ESign customers inside and outside of dealership with Connect CDK & eContracting through RouteOne and CUDL.
  • Keep a tight CIT with no contracts in transit exceeding 3 days max.
  • Utilize CUDL to stay competitive, convert cash customers, and convert current CUDL CU customers with checks already made.
  • Approach rejection in a conversational manner as opposed to a defensive/aggressive one to maximize every opportunity to upsell.
  • Numbers available upon request.

Typing Finance Director

Gurnee Volkswagen
01.2021 - 02.2023
  • Gurnee Volkswagen, Bob Rohrman
  • Work with desk to structure deals to identify the best lender for approval and max profit.
  • Consistently in 15% highest PVR and PPU numbers of the dealership group.
  • Menu selling consultative approach to maximize product penetration.
  • Subprime Expert
  • E Contracting
  • Leasing
  • Numbers available upon request.

Finance Manager

Volkswagen Of Downtown Chicago
04.2019 - 01.2021
  • Implemented an onsite BDC department on a 6 month contract.
  • The volume increased drastically after 90 days where the store needed another finance manager.
  • The DP asked if I would fill the open chair if he sent me to finance school in Jupiter, FL.
  • I agreed to this, and was the best decision I could have ever made.
  • I genuinely enjoy everything about the Finance Manager position.
  • Responsibilities:
  • Upsell all products available and pitch 100% of them 100% of the time.
  • Menu Selling with Darwin.
  • Consultative approach to ease customers anxiety and genuinely look out for their best interest while maximizing PVR and PPU.
  • Consistent top performer, hitting every benchmark available to max out pay-plan.
  • Process oriented.
  • Numbers available upon request.

General Sales Manager/Finance Manager

Neighborhood Auto Sales
04.2017 - 03.2019
  • Company Overview: Independent used car dealership.
  • Reported directly to the Dealer Principal.
  • Instituted a massive culture change(badly needed)
  • Raised volume 20% within 60 days instituting Sub Prime and Service Drive processes.
  • Raised Gross PVR $900 within 90 days through the Subprime Department.
  • Instituted Bad Credit/Subprime Leads Process to maximize the Subprime Department.
  • GSM responsibilities:
  • Customer satisfaction & customer retention.
  • Desk, Structure deals within lenders guidelines to maximize best callback.
  • Recruit, retain & train staff.
  • Maintain CSI of 990.
  • Consistently maintained minimum of 110% KPI new car objective.
  • Instituted Service Drive Sales Process raising volume 15-25 cars per month.
  • Oversee Internet department to ensure minimum benchmarks met.
  • Oversee Lead Source ROI.
  • Oversee Pre Owned Inventory pricing, days in inventory, days to market using Vauto(Previously MaxDigital). Monitor SRP to VDP conversions

New and Used Sales Consultant

Art Hill Auto Group
05.2016 - 04.2017
  • Consistent Top Performer with Top CSI scores.
  • Worked closely with management and BDC ensuring customers were dealt with professionally: with respect and transparency.
  • Worked closely w/ service and service advisors to upgrade customers and take in dealer serviced trades. Utilized trade-in process to hold as much gross as possible.
  • Top Sales and CSI Performance Levels and volume bonuses consistently.
  • Added customers to my book of business, and repeat and referrals were all I sold. Stopped taking ups after my first 3 months.

New & Used Sales Consultant

World Hyundai Matteson
06.2013 - 05.2016
  • Consistent top performer.
  • Learned how to sell cars, build rapport, and pull co signer after co signer as we did 80% sub prime!
  • Built a massive book of business.
  • Top CSI scores in region month after month.

Education

Associate's degree - Finance

Illinois State University
Normal, IL
06.2014

Skills

  • Business Development
  • Mentoring
  • Forecasting
  • Account Management
  • Pricing
  • Analytics
  • Sales management
  • Purchasing
  • Menu-Selling
  • Financial report interpretation
  • Contract management
  • Reynolds (DMS)(CRM)
  • Darwin
  • Financial Analysis
  • Dealership experience
  • Risk management
  • Credit analysis
  • CDK
  • Compliance management
  • Customer retention
  • Customer service
  • Sales
  • Process Improvement
  • MaximTrak
  • RouteOne
  • DealerTrack
  • ELeads
  • VinSolutions
  • Microsoft Excel

Certification

-Driver's License

-CA Salesperson License

-McDavid Finance School Graduate

-JM&A Certified


McDavid Finance School

Graduated from McDavid Finance School in Jupiter, FL

Timeline

PRESIDENT

AUTO F&I CONSULTING
10.2024 - Current

Finance Manager

Puente Hills Ford
03.2023 - 09.2024

Typing Finance Director

Gurnee Volkswagen
01.2021 - 02.2023

Finance Manager

Volkswagen Of Downtown Chicago
04.2019 - 01.2021

General Sales Manager/Finance Manager

Neighborhood Auto Sales
04.2017 - 03.2019

New and Used Sales Consultant

Art Hill Auto Group
05.2016 - 04.2017

New & Used Sales Consultant

World Hyundai Matteson
06.2013 - 05.2016

Associate's degree - Finance

Illinois State University