PODCAST: Founder Chris Schnellenberger explains Purr’s unique business model

Purr founder and CEO Chris Schnellenberger (left) with Cherokee Media Group's Andrew Friedlander on the SYCN Auto Logistics Live Stage at Canada's Used Car Week 2025. Photo by Annie Kimura.
In another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from Canada’s Used Car Week 2025 in Toronto, Cherokee Media Group associate editor Andrew Friedlander is joined by a man who thinks outside the box — Chris Schnellenberger, founder and CEO of Purr, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles.
The Alberta-based entrepreneur talks about how the model works, how the business started, where it’s headed and why it’s gaining a following among both dealers and lenders.
Listen to the conversation through the window below.