Automotive · Marine · RV · Powersports

Build trust.
Close more.
Grow profitably.

Practical F&I coaching from Joe Purdy to help your dealership convert more opportunities, maximize finance office performance, and protect the reputation you’ve worked hard to build.

Built for dealership owners, managers, and F&I professionals.

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Joe Purdy

Your F&I coach

Over 30 years of finance experience
CUSTOMER TRUSTFINANCE PERFORMANCEREPUTATION & ACCOUNTABILITY

How I help

A stronger finance office.
A stronger dealership.

One-to-one coaching, team training, and leadership support that connect your people, processes, and technology to stronger dealership performance.

01 / CASH CONVERSIONS

Open the financing
conversation.

Teach your team to confidently present financing to cash buyers, explain the options clearly, and earn the opportunity when financing fits the customer.

  • Understand the customer’s priorities
  • Explain financing costs and benefits
  • Handle objections without pressure
02 / F&I PERFORMANCE

Maximize your
finance office.

Strengthen the process behind every deal to uncover suitable opportunities, improve productivity, and grow profitability.

  • Needs-based product presentations
  • Deal structure and lender communication
  • Performance tracking and accountability
03 / TRUST & CLOSING

Build confidence.
Close more business.

Help customers feel understood and informed, while giving your sales and finance teams a consistent path from first conversation to delivery.

  • Rapport and customer discovery
  • Professional objection handling
  • Sales-to-finance handoffs and follow-up
04 / PAPERWORK & PROCESS

Tighter paperwork.
Fewer comebacks.

Build disciplined deal-file habits that help reduce preventable errors, funding delays, and customer disputes.

  • Complete and accurate documentation
  • Clear explanations and customer sign-offs
  • File review before delivery and funding
05 / COMPLIANCE & REPUTATION

Make professionalism
part of every deal.

Coaching on OMVIC-compliant practices for Ontario motor vehicle dealerships, with customer transparency and reputation at the centre of the process.

  • Compliance-minded sales and F&I habits
  • Clear disclosures and consistent records
  • Accountability from leadership to delivery
06 / DEALERSHIP GROWTH

Develop your people.
Strengthen your business.

Draw on over 30 years of finance experience to identify performance gaps and turn priorities into an actionable plan.

  • Individual coaching and team training
  • Finance office and workflow reviews
  • Leadership development and growth planning
07 / DMS TRAINING

Master your systems.
Drive efficiency.

Hands-on training across dealership management systems (DMS), tailored to your platform and your team. Turn system knowledge into faster, more accurate execution throughout the deal process.

  • Confident navigation and deal processing
  • Accurate data, documentation, and reporting
  • Consistent workflows from sale to funding
08 / CRM & PIPELINE TRAINING

Take control of your pipeline.
Convert more opportunities.

Practical training across CRM platforms and sales pipelines to help your team respond with purpose, follow up consistently, and move opportunities forward with clear ownership.

  • Lead management and response discipline
  • Pipeline stages, follow-up, and automation
  • Conversion tracking and team accountability
09 / AI TRAINING

Put AI to work.
Multiply your team’s capability.

Give your team the skills to apply AI confidently in everyday dealership operations. Learn practical ways to strengthen communication, streamline repetitive work, and free up more time for customers.

  • Effective prompting and practical AI workflows
  • Customer follow-up and training content
  • Human review and responsible data handling

Finance office sales mastery

Master the conversation.
Earn the close.

Learn how finance-office sales techniques work, when they serve the customer, and where they cross the line. Practical coaching and role-play build confident presentations, informed decisions, and lasting customer trust.

01 / THE ART OF BOX CLOSING

Lead with confidence.
Close with clarity.

Build a structured finance-office conversation—from discovery and product presentation to objection handling and a clear request for the business.

  • Establish rapport and uncover priorities
  • Address concerns with clear explanations
  • Confirm understanding and the customer’s decision
02 / MENU SELLING

Make every option
easy to understand.

Present a consistent menu that connects relevant products to customer needs, with clear pricing and a straightforward choice to accept or decline optional coverage.

  • Explain benefits, limitations, and exclusions
  • Show individual and package pricing
  • Document the customer’s selections
03 / ASSUMPTIVE SELLING

Guide the next step.
Respect the decision.

Use presumptive selling—often called assuming the sale—to keep a conversation moving confidently, while confirming agreement before adding products or finalizing terms.

  • Recognize readiness and buying signals
  • Use clear, confident transitions
  • Never treat silence as consent
04 / RISK-BASED SELLING

Explain the risk.
Keep the perspective.

Discuss realistic ownership risks and relevant protection options. Learn to identify fear framing and replace exaggerated pressure with balanced, factual conversations.

  • Explore usage, priorities, and existing coverage
  • Explain what protection does and does not cover
  • Let the customer weigh the value
05 / TERM RESTRUCTURING

Look beyond
the monthly payment.

Explain how stretching a loan term changes the payment, repayment timeline, and total borrowing cost, so customers can compare the full trade-off.

  • Compare shorter and longer terms clearly
  • Discuss total interest and negative-equity exposure
  • Keep product costs visible when terms change
06 / INTEREST RATE MARKUP

Understand the rate.
Explain the full cost.

Understand lender pricing, dealer rate participation, and how a rate markup affects the customer’s borrowing cost. Build a disciplined approach to rate explanations and disclosures.

  • Understand buy rates and customer rates
  • Explain rate, term, payment, and total cost
  • Follow applicable lender and disclosure requirements
07 / PRODUCT BUNDLING

Build relevant packages.
Make value visible.

Group complementary products around the customer’s needs, with clear itemized pricing and a full explanation of coverage, overlap, and available choices.

  • Compare bundled and individual options
  • Identify duplicate or unnecessary coverage
  • Obtain clear approval for each selected product
08 / PAYMENT PACKING AWARENESS

Protect the payment.
Protect the trust.

Recognize and prevent payment packing: hiding products or charges inside a quoted payment without clear customer agreement. Train your team to present every cost openly.

  • Establish the payment before optional products
  • Itemize additions and show their payment impact
  • Confirm selections before signing
Strong results start with clear choices. Every product explained. Every decision respected.

Meet your coach

Joe Purdy.
Experience from
inside the dealership.

I bring over 30 years of finance experience. I understand that a successful finance office has to deliver more than a strong month—it needs customer trust, consistent execution, and a reputation that lasts.

I coach automotive, marine, RV, and powersports teams on cash conversions, finance office performance, and the people skills that help close more business. Just as important are the details: thorough paperwork, clear customer communication, and compliance-conscious processes.

I also train teams across DMS and CRM platforms, sales pipelines, and practical AI tools—connecting technology with the daily habits that drive efficiency, accountability, and growth.

My approach is hands-on and straightforward: find the gaps, coach the people, and put better habits to work.

More opportunity. Better execution. A reputation worth protecting.

My F&I Coach on YouTube

A better finance office
starts with learning.

Practical conversations about cash conversions, customer trust, and profitable growth in automotive, marine, RV, and powersports financing.

Videos coming soon.

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finance office.
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What could your team do better?

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