Todd L. Blue

Founder and CEO

In January 2024, Todd Blue led his new company LAPIS® back into the automotive retail sector with the acquisition of what is now Mercedes-Benz of Northern Arizona. In December 2025, LAPIS® acquired Ferrari of Rancho Mirage in the Palm Springs California market. Prior to that through LAPIS® Management, a focus was made on a diversified portfolio of private and public companies, as well as real estate between 2020 and the end of 2023.

From 2010-2020 as Founder and CEO, Todd led indiGO Auto Group on an unparalleled growth trajectory for over ten years. During his tenure as Dealer Principal, multiple franchises for Audi, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, McLaren and single points for Aston Martin, Bentley, and BMW, as well as well as Porsche dealerships were acquired in Houston, St. Louis, Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs, Riverside, and Marin County California. Dealership points were

awarded for Porsche in San Francisco, Little Rock, Arkansas, as well as Ferrari in St. Louis. As the only dealer selected by Porsche do so, Todd served on the design committee as Destination Porsche (Porsche’s future design for its retail dealerships around the globe) was conceived. Todd also became the first in the world to build a Destination Porsche facility, which was built in Palm Springs. This design has now become the standard around the world for the Porsche brand and its retail dealerships. Todd was selected as one of 50 nominees for the National Automobile Dealer Association’s Time Magazine Dealer of the Year in 2019. During his time as CEO, his dealerships were multi-year award winners of the J.D. Power Dealer of Excellence Award, Automotive News’ Best Dealerships to Work For, Porsche Premier Dealer, Pride of Jaguar, Lamborghini Vision, and the Provenance Dealer of the Year award for Rolls-Royce. Todd served on the Board of Regents for Porsche Cars North America, The Aston Martin of the Americas Dealer Advisor Panel, the BMW Western Region Dealer Board, and the Bentley USA Presidential Cabinet. Todd sold indiGO in 2020.

From 2000-2010, Todd led Cobalt Ventures (which he co-founded). Cobalt was a strategic investor in multiple industries including restaurants, financial services, publishing, events, and urban real estate development. Todd received the Governor of Kentucky’s Economic Development Leadership Award in 2004. Between 1998-2000, Todd served as Progress Rail’s metals division Executive Vice President. From 1994–1998, he served as Vice President of Commercial Trading at Louisville Scrap Material Company. After partnering to purchase the company and its affiliates, he later sold most of its assets to Progress Rail, a division of Florida Progress. In 1992 Todd began his career at Luria Brothers Chicago office as an Account Executive within its steel-mill-service and trading group.

Todd Graduated from The George Washington University with a degree in International Business in 1992.

Todd has been an active member of the Young Presidents Organization (and YPO Gold) since 2003. In January of 2023, he was appointed to the 11-99 Foundation Board of Directors.

Todd and his wife Karen serve on The Karen and Todd Blue Family Foundation.

Sarah A. Lippy

Executive Assistant

Sarah began working for Todd Blue as his Executive Assistant in March of 2012. In this role, Sarah provides administrative support, logistical and research assistance on special projects, accounting and coordination of events and meetings. During her tenure, Sarah has worked and lived in Louisville, Kentucky, Rancho Mirage, California and Houston, Texas. Sarah came to her position with extensive administrative experience, retail management, customer service, event and trade show planning and implementation, with over nine years working for an automotive marketing company.

Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.