REVIEW Tom Kline's Better Vantage Point sponsored demo

[Alex Snyder]

Timely: the FTC is knocking on the door and Better Vantage Point can help you prepare
Always a value: Tom Kline is an amazing resource for exploring business insurance. He helped me at my technology company with it.



Tom Kline is the Founder and Lead Consultant of Better Vantage Point, a specialty consulting firm that focuses on dealership risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and protecting dealer profits and assets.

Who Tom Kline Is​

• Third-generation car dealership professional and former dealer/owner with over 30 years of in-store experience.
• Runs Better Vantage Point, which “gets you out of trouble… and keeps you out of trouble” through compliance, risk transfer, and dispute resolution work for auto and RV dealers nationwide.
• Frequently serves as an expert witness defending dealers in litigation and is endorsed by groups like Dealer Marketing Magazine, RVDA, and state associations.

What Better Vantage Point Does​

• Audits trade practices and advertising, F&I processes, and general compliance to head off FTC/CFPB and state AG issues.
• Helps dealers respond to regulatory notices, resolve consumer/business disputes, and tighten HR practices (handbooks, process guides, etc.).
• Offers the “Safeguard Your Dealership” program, focusing on proactive compliance and risk management so dealers avoid fines, chargebacks, and reputational damage.

Content and Book​

• Publishes regular compliance and risk articles on the Better Vantage Point site for dealers.
• Author of “Tuck The Octopus: A Better Vantage Point for Dealership Risk and Compliance,” which is used as a textbook at Northwood University and frames his approach to managing many “tentacles” of dealership risk.