Built by dealers for dealers
Michael Duda teamed up Russ Darrow III in May of 2025 to create a company to partner with dealerships to use knowledge and technology to help dealerships be more successfull.
Early Foundation
Manager Dollar Store
Team Zippidy (2013–2019)
BDC Agent, BDC Manager, and then Worked as a team with #1 Sales person in the Russ Darrow Michael "Zippidy" Duda. Helped him achive a record 504 deliveries in 2017
Arizona Relocation (2014-2025)
Bell Lexus North Scotsdale - Service and Sales BDC Manager.
Entrepreneurship & Growth (2025-?)
Helped Launched DealerDriven.ai to serve dealerships with technology and aritificial intellegence.
Leadership timeline
Lavora Wrencher is an entrepreneur who is a professional leader who sets the bar in any professional situation with magnetic personality, high-energy, and a thirst for success. A lifetime of customer service experience at the highest level.
Early Foundation
Retail Store Managger
Growth & Leadership
Russ Darrow Group - Sales, BDC, and then Management
Entrepreneurship
Family Business
Elite Sales Profesional
Working with dealerships to streamline processes, BDC, and execute growth strategies
The Russ Darrow Group Legacy
The Russ Darrow Group of automotive dealerships has been serving Wisconsin buyers since 1965
- 1965: Russ Darrow Jr. opened the first dealership in West Bend, Wisconsin.
- 1997: the group added new acquisitions, finance capability, and additional growth platforms.
- 2001–2007: major expansion included new corporate offices and multiple dealership openings.
- 2024: a new Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM dealership in West Bend honored the group’s legacy where it all started.
Russ Darrow III started DealerDriven.ai in May of 2025 when it was obvious that artificial intelegnece was going to impact the family dealerships in major way similar to when the internet arrived in the 1990's.
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