From Car Wash to Title Boss: Dave Donaldson’s DMV Journey

ASOTU Unscripted

In this episode of ASOTU Unscripted, host Errol Bomar welcomes Dave Donaldson of DealerDMV for his very first ASOTU CON experience. Dave unpacks his journey from working in an Acura dealership’s detail department to leading a nationwide automotive titling solution. With infectious humility, Dave reflects on how the most unexpected roles—like managing tag and title—can become dynamic, problem-solving careers when surrounded by passionate people and purpose-driven technology.STAY CONNECTED WITH ASOTU:Sign up for the ASOTU Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/Watch the docu-series “More Than Cars” at https://www.morethancars.tvFollow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/asotu_morethancars/Join the community on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Welcome to ASOTU Unscripted with Dave Donaldson0:57 ASOTU CON’s unique, people-first vibe1:43 DealerDMV’s “dealers first” philosophy2:49 From detailing Acuras to software product lead3:47 Why title & registration offers endless creative problems4:46 Dealer50: 50 states, one solution5:12 How shared nerdiness builds team synergy-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------What is DealerDMV and how does it help car dealerships?How can dealerships simplify title and registration across 50 states?What is Dealer50 and how does it work?What makes tag and title work exciting in automotive tech?How can you build a strong culture around dealership back-end operations?How did Dave build a career in automotive titling software?What is the DealerDMV “dealers first” philosophy?#lovepeoplemorethancars #morethancars #asotu #automotive #autoretail #autoindustry #cardealers #carsales #carculture