Since Day 1 we have built our company to help dealer partners win (and keep winning) by focusing our team on product development and support. That’s why, to this day, we only have 20 salespeople compared to over 600 developers, performance managers, digital marketing specialists, and support staff serving our partners every day. Our Leadership Team takes the most pride in setting a new standard for dealer satisfaction, and we continue to raise that bar every month.
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Yep, this is them. Not the most photogenic group, but their experience, skills, and leadership qualities are what drives our team to disrupt the norm every day.
CEO, Co-Founder
CEO, Co-Founder
Joe Chura began his career on the Ford assembly line at age 20, reading his college textbooks seconds at a time in between building cars. Over the next decade Joe gained experience at many different levels in the automotive industry — including Ford Marketing and Sales, dealership General Manager, and BDC Manager. With a passion for both computer programming and selling cars, Joe co-founded Dealer Inspire (DI) to build new solutions to help dealers win. In a few short years, Dealer Inspire has grown to 600 employees serving over 3,000 clients and 27 OEM brands with game-changing innovation. Joe is also committed to community service by serving on the board of local Naperville, IL charities, including Turning Pointe Autism Foundation, One for the Kids, and Loaves and Fishes. He has three children, a very understanding wife, and a crazy dog named Harley.
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Greg joined our team from Cars.com, where he served as the VP of Strategy and Business Development. Greg earned an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management in 1998, and continuously developed his expertise in creating online advertising, marketing, and targeted business strategies designed to strengthen partnerships and success. A passionate leader who thrives on building teams and developing talent, Greg has proven to be a manager that inspires those around him.
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Derrick brings deep experience in building best-in-class engineering organizations and scaling technology businesses. He joins DI with 20+ years of success in leading start-ups and top-tier, fast-growing, real-time and highly scalable environments — ranging from Microsoft, Travelport, McAfee, Reuters, IBM, and Varolii. Derrick has led many digital transformations as well as an organization of 250+ staff globally distributed.
Derrick attained his BS in Computer Science from the University of Washington as well as his MBA from the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to work, Derrick enjoys tennis, hiking, and traveling with his wife and their two teenager sons.
Chief Revenue Officer
Chief Revenue Officer
Darren joins DI from Cars.com, bringing 20+ years of automotive experience from vendor, OEM, and dealer levels. His time spent working with the Chrysler Corporation, numerous auto groups, and Dealer.com shaped him into an industry leader, pushing for continuous progress in the digital marketplace. An avid speaker at automotive events across North America, Darren passionately advocates for innovation and real-world solutions in the automotive industry, aiming to enhance experiences for dealers and customers alike. Outside of the office he loves to run, golf, and spend time with his four children.
Chief Product Officer
Chief Product Officer
Dan began working at Launch Digital Marketing in 2011 and oversaw the creation of the Graphic Design department. Bringing with him a passion for art and design, Dan bettered his craft by delving into the latest theories on conversion rate optimization and design for the web. His skill set has continued to grow since Dealer Inspire was created, as he has been instrumental in the intuitive UI/UX design of the platform. Dan now leads the Front End Development team, stressing innovation, reliability, and flexibility to his team while meeting the rapidly increasing demand for their product.
Senior People Business Partner
Senior People Business Partner
Emily is a seasoned HR guru, having worked for companies including MySpace.com, Stamps.com, and Milani Cosmetics. She believes that the most critical aspect of any company is its people, and is dedicated to making sure employees are excited to do their best work at Dealer Inspire with programs that drive high engagement and performance. Emily brings a work smart and play hard mentality from her days in the pool as a Division 1 swimmer and graduate of Illinois State University. Emily and her dog Cruz are die hard fans of the Cubs and their favorite band: The Cure!
VP, OEM Operations
VP, OEM Operations
Jill leads a team dedicated to Dealer Inspire's OEM accounts, ensuring reliability, compliance, responsiveness, and innovative results. With an MBA from DePaul, a computer science degree from North Central College, and 13 years of experience providing custom eCommerce solutions in the trucking segment of the automotive industry, Jill has quickly helped to establish a high standard of excellence for our OEM websites.
VP, Client Services
VP, Client Services
Bob brings extensive client service and account management knowledge to Dealer Inspire. With leadership experience ranging from automotive digital marketing to healthcare software, Bob has led service teams as small as regional start-ups to publicly held multinational institutions. After 10 years at GE Healthcare working with some of the largest hospitals in eastern USA, Bob took his skill of leading high performing teams to Dealer.com. There, he coupled service excellence and innovation to exceed the digital marketing needs of the nation’s largest automotive groups. Outside of the office, Bob likes to ski, golf, and spend time with his wife and two sons.
VP, Client Operations
VP, Client Operations
Bruce is a 14-year automotive marketing veteran. A self-taught graphic designer who established his roots in traditional marketing, Bruce’s career has evolved with the emergence of digital marketing. As the chief innovator of the technology that powered the Dealer HD website platform, he also led the front-end UI/UX team. Today, Bruce is the VP of Operations at Dealer Inspire and Launch Digital Marketing, where he leads a team of 40+ digital marketing professionals. Bruce has two daughters, a very understanding wife, and despite the wishes of his children, no pets just yet.
VP, Product Engineering
VP, Product Engineering
Kerry leads a dynamic team of passionate directors and developers focused on delivering the most innovative solutions for our customers' needs. She graduated from Florida State University with a BS in Information Technology, and brings over 10 years of development experience to the DI Team. Database turned software developer, she is able to blend her passion for data integrity and development together. Outside of work, she enjoys restoring her 100+ year historic home and spending time with her husband, 2 kids, and lazy pit bull.
VP, Sales
VP, Sales
Beginning his career as an Inside Sales Rep at Dealer.com in 2008, Mike worked his way up to creating, implementing, and managing comprehensive digital marketing strategies for the top dealer groups in the country. With experience in multiple roles along the way, Mike bring a well-rounded approach to consulting dealers on all facets of digital. He had the fortunate opportunity to work with two of the top software providers in automotive through acquisitions of Dealer.com — Dealertrack and Cox Automotive — deepening his knowledge of the dealership and vendor ecosystem.
VP, Production
VP, Production
Wes began his digital marketing career 15 years ago launching multiple e-commerce initiatives within bootstrapping startups and Fortune 500 environments. As a former all-american baseball catcher, he has a burning competitive spirit to help our dealers win and a unique ability to coach our teams. Wes is able to drive operational excellence and tremendous growth by removing obstacles and creating spaces that allow our team to thrive. Starting at Dealer Inspire as an OEM Program Director, Wes now uses that expertise to identify strategic efficiencies for dealers and OEM partners alike. In his free time he enjoys all things competitive and relaxing with family and friends — but chances are he is at a softball field watching his daughter play.
VP, Marketing
VP, Marketing
Mark leads an insanely talented squad of copywriters, designers, videographers, and motion design artists to create powerful brands and cross-channel campaigns — including our own. As one of our first employees, Mark takes great pride in being able to share our culture, team, and game-changing technology with the industry. On weekend mornings Mark enjoys watching dogs at the dog park with his fiancé, even though they don't have a dog, which has caused several awkward interactions when people ask "which is yours?"
Sr. Director of Operations
Sr. Director of Operations
Jennifer joined Dealer Inspire in 2013 as a content publisher, where she developed a passion for experimenting new ways to increase conversions. As a result, she was tasked with building our Analytics team from 1 to 10 employees, which provides the crucial data and analysis that drives our strategies. Jennifer now heads Operations, where she keeps the trains on time for several of our teams including Analytics, Design, Social Media, Email, SEO, and Video. In her spare time Jennifer is a baseball and dance mom, main dog walker for two lovable mutts (no, your kids will not walk the dogs they beg for), and enjoys up cycling curbside furniture.
Sr. Director, Website Development
Sr. Director, Website Development
Jenae’s passion for development started at North Central College where she majored in Interactive Media Studies and minored in Computer Science. Starting out with basic HTML emails, her development skills have progressed into beautiful responsive websites. She strives every day to be innovative and up-to-date with new web trends. Jenae’s goal is to continue helping Dealer Inspire create an unprecedented platform for its clients while also working to grow a team of knowledgeable developers that continues to exceed goals.
Creative Director
Creative Director
In 2009, Noah emerged onto the design scene creating beautiful websites, logos, graphics, and branding for various clients. Shortly after, he was brought aboard Dealer Inspire to help grow and lead the design team, fusing together his passion for both design and automotive. Noah strives to maintain Dealer Inspire’s design standard as #1 in the industry and continuously stays on top of design trends and best practices to further evolve DI’s website product. As a hard-wired creative, Noah spends his free time working on home DIY projects, landscaping, golfing, playing soccer, and watching the NFL.
Director of Client Services, West
Director of Client Services, West
A former Pit Master and Runway Model, Val joined Dealer Inspire in 2016 with a wide range of skills after helping to turn a local BBQ joint into a successful franchise. With a passion for growing businesses through people and process, she now brings that marketing and business development expertise to dealers at scale by leading a dedicated team of Performance Managers. Val focuses her energy on maintaining Dealer Inspire's best-in-class dealer satisfaction by accelerating the speed and continuously improving the quality of the work our team delivers day-to-day. In her free time, she enjoys photography, rock climbing, and running.
Director of Client Services, East
Director of Client Services, East
Eric founded a marketing and sales company in Cincinnati, Ohio where he found his passion for both digital marketing and helping others reach their goals. After joining Dealer Inspire in 2014 as an Account Manager, Eric not only continued to excel at partnering with clients to win, but he also became an invaluable mentor and leader by example for our team. Today he helps lead and train our Performance Managers to continue providing industry-best service on the way to helping our clients win.
Director of Client Services, Major Accounts
Director of Client Services, Major Accounts
Brian joins the Dealer Inspire team with an extensive history of servicing many of the largest automotive groups in the nation. He played a significant role in the growth and expansion of client services for both Major Accounts and Enterprise partnerships during his 13 years at Dealer.com. After a brief hiatus from the auto industry with a Machine Learning/AI startup, Brian joined the DI team in 2020 to help with the growth and expansion necessary to provide the best service possible to our Major Account Relationships. When not focused on the growth and development of his team, Brian spends his days outdoors as much as possible in Richmond, VT with his wife and two young daughters.
Director, Digital Advertising
Director, Digital Advertising
Cara brings in-depth technical paid search knowledge to her team and our dealer partners, innovating every day with new paid search strategies and FUEL℠ features. Her passion for digital marketing began at Roosevelt University, where she ran successful fundraising campaigns for Relay For Life. Cara began at DI as a Paid Search Specialist and quickly grew into a leader, managing the entire team and all client paid search accounts. Outside of work, she loves dogs and spending time with her fiancé. She combines those passions by taking him to a dog park on Saturday mornings, even though they don't have a dog, which has caused several awkward interactions when people ask "which is yours?"
SEO Director
SEO Director
Mary-Grace Wilson is Dealer Inspire’s SEO Director, leading a team of 60+ SEO Specialists and Copywriters to execute wholistic, tailored strategies that put dealers in front of buyers online. Mary-Grace started in the automotive advertising space directly after college, and quickly developed a passion for the incredible value that organic optimization can bring to businesses.
Director of Special Initiatives
Director of Special Initiatives
Danny is the author of the best-selling books Search Engine Optimization Secrets and The Minimalist Mindset. Previously, he was the Senior SEO Manager at AT&T and the Lead SEO at Moz.com. On the topics of A.I., automation, and various other technologies, Danny has been invited to lecture at Google, Yale, and conferences on four different continents. He has been hired as a strategy or marketing consultant by AT&T, Comcast, Microsoft, Yelp, Facebook, NBCUniversal, Capital One, and now Dealer Inspire. Danny's expertise has been cited in Time Magazine, NPR, NBC, CBS, and his books, videos and articles have been translated into at least 10 different languages.
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