Carl Hartley: Worlds Richest Supercar Dealer Speaks Out About Upbringing

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Dive deep into the exhilarating world of high-end car trading with Carl Hartley, the co-owner of Europe's largest luxury car dealership, Tom Hartley Cars. In this insightful podcast, Carl shares his unique journey from a childhood fascination with cars to becoming a titan in the luxury automotive industry. Learn about the highs and lows of dealing with hypercars, classics, and supercars, the complexities of business growth, and the personal touches that set his brand apart from the rest.
In This Episode:
Early Beginnings:
Discover how Carl’s childhood experiences in his father’s office planted the seeds for his future in car trading.
Risky Business:
Carl opens up about his first major financial loss in the industry and the lessons it taught him about resilience and the realities of the trade.
Luxury Expansion:
Explore the strategic moves behind the expansion of Tom Hartley Cars, turning a local dealership into a globally recognized brand.
Dealing with Royalty:
Hear about Carl’s adventures in selling cars to princes and his strategic networking that extends to global elites.
Setbacks and Successes:
Learn from Carl's personal and professional setbacks, including a high-profile driving incident, and how these experiences shaped his business philosophy.
Vision for the Future:
Carl shares his plans for international expansion and how he continues to innovate in the luxury car market.
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A big thank you to Carl Hartley for sharing his incredible story and to all of you for tuning in. If you found this episode inspiring or insightful, please like, comment, and share to help others discover it.

[@RoadToSuccessOfficialPodcast]

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[@chiller1017]

Well done on Ben to asking the tough questions- seen a few podcasts with Carl and this is the first time I have heard about his accident. Same with Aleem recently with his incident with the police officer. Important for the audience to also see that ultimately these great businessman/influencer do make mistakes and are not simply "hustling big profits" every day..

[@RoadToSuccessOfficialPodcast]

Thanks for this comment, goes a long way! :)

[@HelenCrane-jl1nv]

Aleem is a disgrace to humanity

[@fredericko95]

Ben always has to relate every circumstance back to himself. Please stop with the long winded questions.. you end up falling asleep by the time he actually gets round to it. Good guests tho

[@bigal2417]

Rich gifted kids have no idea of the real world.Theres a lots of silver spoons on this podcast.

[@Willy-d9d]

💯

[@Trenchslammer588]

Bitter......bitter.......bitter.......

[@bigal2417]

@@Trenchslammer588 No mate, not at all, I'm a very wealthy retired man, just saying what i see and hear.

[@AI-Records24]

It’s not very relatable, I agree. The thing is they talk about grind but from experience that’s easy when you don’t have day to day worries. I pulled myself up from mixing milk with water as a child making it go further because we couldn’t afford any more. When you’re worrying about your next meal it’s not easy to make big moves, especially considering this sort of upbringing doesn’t teach you any financial literacy. You don’t have family friends as advisors or even a good role model to aspire to. I had a pair of alcoholics that didn’t help me one bit. I’m not saying they don’t work hard but most certainly don’t seem to appreciate how easy they’ve really had it.

[@jolyonhart]

Good business is fair business. What a great line to sum up that interview, arguably the best insight into Carl Hartley. Brand name, pay fair money 5% tolerance and good business is fair business. Old fashioned principles that are rare to find today. Why buy a car anywhere else?

[@HelenCrane-jl1nv]

where you get a better price you tool

[@MegaPaulSullivan]

9 minutes in and an intrusive ad. Feels like my attention was hijacked. Not a cool ad dump

[@Trenchslammer588]

Dude, just shut up...

[@kristofhetzl6163]

It's insane, how some of these guys think they prove how self-made they are, and just end up bragging about how privileged they are. You can work hard and still be privileged. He took over the family business, and haven't acknowledged that.

[@Russman747]

Great listen on the way to work,as usual keep the good work coming mate 👍🏻

[@Cupidstunts-f1b]

I’ve got a lot of respect for Carl, talks a lot of sense and is a great guy to be around ❤

[@cjb61171]

I've followed the Hartley's since Tom jnr was first on tv. Love them all. Carl is that guy.

[@SteveJones79]

Great interview Ben, I have always enjoyed any interviews I've seen with Carl, as regards all the salty silver spoon comments I see here, he still had to put in the work and hours to make a success of his side of the business without any guarantees he would succeed, he is where he is today because of the work ethic his father instilled in him, there are plenty of entitled people in society who swan about on daddy's money who have never done a days work in their lives!!

[@RoadToSuccessOfficialPodcast]

Well said, Absolutely

[@OhLozaH]

I love listening to Carl, you can learn a lot from a geeza like him

[@Whatreally123]

Not taking away from what he has done, but it's far far easier to do it when you know that if you fail, that's ok and you won't have to worry about the house or food or survival. Takes the pressure off.

[@TBATTIECYCLING]

Brilliant high level guest, Tom ran a strict household with the boys and they’ve done him proud.

[@bigal2417]

Yer sure, but easy when you are bought up with a silver spoon in their mouth.

[@MrDannygdesigns]

Is there a reason why you didn’t actually talk about what happened with the crash? Wanted to know the details

[@deanbrain8709]

If I’d of left school at 8 I’d still be on the council estate I grew up on or in prison. I really like Carl but he’s a hard person to relate too

[@CarlosAlberto-ii1li]

Gives a clue as to how much people are ripped off by dealers under pricing to buy and inflating to sell.

[@thevacshopbrighouse]

Great watch as usual 🚘 great set up Ben

[@RoadToSuccessOfficialPodcast]

Thanks! 👍

[@cjb61171]

Ben comes across as a lovely young man. Smash life Ben, make him beam

[@henrylynch9437]

Look forward to buying from Carl in the future 🫡

[@DarrenEgan]

I was at those services too @ben when saw Carl's Veyron for the SCD bbq, 👌

[@RoadToSuccessOfficialPodcast]

The good old days!

[@DarrenEgan]

​@@RoadToSuccessOfficialPodcast certainly was, always remember you as a young lad with your father, been great to watch you grow from boy to man,

[@vladmorcan]

I hit that deer ON A TRACK!! 😂😂😂 Legend!

[@stevewoodrow2011]

Jesus, he works for his dad’s garage but what has Carl done that’s made him a success?

[@backwheelbob46rr]

One of the best that one 👌

[@bigal2417]

I bet a few other super car dealers would disagree with Carl 😅

[@McCludgie]

Probably not the ones who are successful

[@censorshipBS]

Son of Tom Hartley must be a tough life 😂❤

[@stevenkelby2169]

Everytime your videos pop up in my feed I think it's a new episode of the Pornhub podcast 😂

[@TBATTIECYCLING]

Dreams

[@Flywithcraig]

Colours are intentionally used for that reason I guess lol

[@williamfrancis922]

Original deal..maker..Carl's grandfather Tom. Hartley

[@orbytl2799]

its not hard to make money when you come from money tbh

[@garvey2510]

How do you know

[@orbytl2799]

@@garvey2510 by applying basic common sense

[@dazking3831]

He's definitely a silver spooned guy

[@fredde8851]

Silver spoons and so on..

[@robertbarnes1444]

can you get get Mat Armstrong back on

[@RoadToSuccessOfficialPodcast]

I usually do podcasts with Mat every 6 months! Might have a couple of special episodes coming up with Mat! :)

[@HelenCrane-jl1nv]

who is the bigger no-mark here?

[@colinturner4158]

Poor deer

[@Obsid_Ian]

This podcast would have been so much better if Carl was allowed to answer more questions rather than Ben making it about himself all the time. Once again I have to say I came here for the guest and not the host.