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Kyle Ballinger
As AVP of Sales, Kyle provides strategic leadership and vision for our sales team.
Kyle joined NextGear Capital in November of 2022 and is a 17-year Cox Automotive veteran, including his most recent role with Manheim where he led the Regional Dealer Sales team for the Midwest market. He joined Cox Automotive in 2005 as a field sales representative supporting Manheim Cincinnati and grew his career with Manheim to include roles of increasing responsibility, achieving sales growth at each stop.
Kyle is a graduate of Xavier University with a Bachelor of Arts in advertising. He lives just outside Cincinnati with his wife and two children. He enjoys coaching his son’s basketball team and serving on the Board of Directors for The Dobbs Family Foundation.