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CEO's You Should Know-Bridget Reinberger-Ruehl: Owner: BRIDGE Automotive Group - CEOs You Should Know Columbus

CEOs You Should Know Columbus

Bridget Ruehl is the new face of a changing industry. As a woman, she is the shining star of the next generation of automotive leaders. She became a graduate of the NADA Academy while being charged with running the operations at her father’s underperforming dealership. Her success has been hard fought, working her way up the automotive leadership ladder in an industry dominated by men. In 2012, she took over operations at LCDJR. In less than 7 years, she grew new car sales more than 800% and took a dealership with a non-existent Ram business to the 23rd ranked Ram dealer in the Great Lakes Region. The success of her dealership brought attention. Bridget earned the respect of her dealer network peers to serve a 2- year term as the CDJR Representative in a hyper-competitive Cincinnati Metro Market. She was also selected to be a founding member of DEAC’s Next-Gen Leadership Club where she was then chosen to serve on NADA’s Regulatory and Legislative Affairs Committees.

Bridget continues to be a trailblazer for increasing the number of women in automotive leadership positions. Her passion to encourage women in their ability to go anywhere and do anything motivated her to start “Off Road Divas”, an off-road club for all women she founded in 2016. She is most proud of taking a dealership with a negative net worth to one of the fastest growing dealerships in her region that allowed her to negotiate her first buy/sell and solidify her father’s retirement. In 2020, she applied for candidacy in General Motor’s WRN Program. While working towards her GM candidacy, she was presented with an opportunity from another manufacturer and purchased her first dealership in 2022. Bridget is now vetted in GM’s WRN Program and hopes to purchase a second franchise that would create a more diverse portfolio for her consumers. When not thinking about cars, she enjoys traveling, biking, and spending quality time with her family. She attributes her success to God’s favor and being relentless in her your pursuits. Bridget is honored to represent the less than 2% of women owning a Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Franchise globally and hopes to become a greater resource for women interested in careers in automotive.
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CEO's You Should Know-Bridget Reinberger-Ruehl: Owner: BRIDGE Automotive Group - CEOs You Should Know Columbus