Miranda Pyette, Founder & CEO
Purpose Automotive
Miranda Pyette is a leading automotive advertising professional with more than 25 years of experience. She began her career at Sun Media’s Toronto Sun, then spent many years at AutoTrader, where she built deep expertise in dealer marketing. She later moved client-side as the director of marketing for a large Ontario dealer group, gaining first-hand insight into dealership needs. In 2017, she launched her own company, Miranda Pyette Automotive, focusing on ad spend analysis and customized cost-saving strategies.
As social media became a more powerful and efficient channel, Miranda shifted the business toward high-performing organic content across major platforms. The company has since grown into Purpose Automotive Inc., reflecting its expanded vision and success in the automotive digital marketing space.
Katie Naughton, Founder & CEO
Drive Her Forward
Katie Naughton built her career in a field where few women dared to enter, leading in rooms where she was often outnumbered and underestimated. As one of the rare women to own and operate a dealership, she understands what it takes to lead with grit, performance and authority. After graduating from the NADA Dealer Academy, Katie bought, scaled and sold dealerships across the U.S. and Canada before transitioning into high-level automotive mergers and acquisitions.
She founded Drive Her Forward to help ambitious women take ownership of their careers through structure, accountability and real-world strategy. Her approach is built on experience, not theory, helping women lead with confidence and intention in traditionally male-dominated industries.
Todd Smith, CEO
QoreAI
Todd Smith is the CEO of QoreAI, pioneering AI-driven solutions at the intersection of automotive retail and technology. With 30+ years of industry experience and a track record of successful startups, Todd is transforming how dealerships approach customer data security and operational efficiency. His innovative work with QoreAI is setting new standards for identity verification and fraud prevention in automotive retail.
During the Dealers Only portion of the All Member Meeting, every registered dealer and dealership employee attendee will receive a complimentary copy of Todd’s new book, “The Intelligent Dealership.”
Brian Kramer, EVP, Dealer Growth & Success
Brian Kramer has 27 years of retail dealership experience, specializing in digital transformation. He spent 19 years as a dealership general manager for publicly traded, privately held, import, domestic and luxury car dealerships. He is a former general manager of Germain Toyota of Naples & Germain Lincoln of Naples, which retailed 7,500+ vehicles annually, and he is a former Google Dealer Advisory Board member. Notably, Brian facilitated the first Web3 transaction in automotive retail, and he led the initiative that resulted in the first end-to-end paperless transaction in 2020. He is a recipient of the inaugural Automotive News “Top 40 under 40” award, and he has been featured in Automotive News, F&I Magazine, Digital Dealer Magazine, Jalopnik, The Wall Street Journal, and the PBS documentary “Viewpoint” with Dennis Quaid.
Michele Wright, Director of Sales
Autotrader/KBB
Michele Wright is a 20-year sales and marketing expert and has held senior roles in telecom, digital marketing and real estate before finding her home in automotive. She came to Cox Automotive eight years ago and is the director of sales over the Mountain States region, covering eight states. Her team is consistently ranked highest in customer satisfaction, and they have created an in-store training program to help better partner at a local level.
