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Kevin Carter Launches Podcast
The owner of Collateral Consultants is seeking guests to discuss car rental as well the larger issues affecting society today.
January 22, 2022
Kevin Carter’s first episodes of the podcast are on Spotify.
Image courtesy of Collateral Consultants.
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Kevin Carter — owner and founder of Collateral Consultants, which specializes in locating overdue and stolen rental vehicles — has started a podcast titled Straight up with Kevin Carteron Spotify.
Carter has over 35 years in the auto recovery industry, with 12 of those years specialized in rental car recovery. In 2021 Collateral Consultants recovered over $750 million worth of rental assets nationwide.
Carter, also a disabled veteran and retired police officer, is looking for podcast guests to discuss the car rental industry, though he’s also looking for guests to discuss the larger issues affecting society today.
"People are starving for a different perspective on current topics where they can judge for themselves what to believe," said Carter. "So, I decided to use my voice and intellect to discuss current topics.”
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