Dealer Insider with Idaliz Maldonado

Dealer Insider with Idaliz Maldonado

The GM of Hello Mazda San Diego discusses her leadership style and the opening of a brand new dealership.

Today on Dealer Insider, Auto Success Publisher Susan Givens welcomes Idaliz Maldonado, the GM of Hello Mazda San Diego, to the show.

Susan inquires about Idaliz’s background in the Auto Industry — which goes back to her high school job as a file clerk at a dealership — and how she has made her imprint on the male-driven industry as a woman.

Watch the video above to hear about Idaliz’s leadership style, Hello Mazda’s business model, which is totally different from other dealerships, and the month-old dealership’s quick success and growing pains.

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