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The Automotive Leaders Podcast — 181 episodes

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It's Q2: Are You Ready to Blow Up Your Playbook?

2

Why Reinvention Is Critical for Automotive Suppliers Right Now

3

Policy, Power, and the Future of Automotive Manufacturing with Congresswoman Haley Stevens

4

IEEPA Struck Down — Why the Tariff Pressure Remains

5

Building a $67B Auto Business Within Constraints: The Leadership Behind 230% Growth

6

Reality Check 2026: Speed, China, AI, and the Hard Truths Automotive Leaders Can’t Ignore

7

Why Automation Fails in Manufacturing and the Leadership Shift Required to Fix It

8

Leadership After the Storm: What 2025 Taught Us and How to Lead in 2026

9

AI, Trust, and the Human Shift: What Automotive Leaders Must Do Next

10

AI Is About to Change Everything… But Not the Way You Think

11

Inside Panasonic’s Gigafactory: No Blame, Big Results

12

How Kim Less Leads and Elevates Nissan Aftersales Across the Americas

13

Built by People: The Cultural Transformation Behind Cooper Standard’s Global Success

14

Beyond PR: Why Employees Are the Most Important Audience You Have

15

From Power to Partnership: Why Automakers Have to Reinvent How They Do Business

16

Liderazgo, Cultura y la Incertidumbre que Enfrentan los CEO de la Industria Automotriz

17

Leadership, Culture, and Navigating Uncertainty as a CEO in the Auto Industry

18

Why Leaders Must Press Pause

19

Still Leading Like It's 1995? Your Outdated Leadership Is Slowing Down the Auto Industry

20

The Weight of Leadership: The True Cost of Poor Leadership in the Automotive Industry

21

Transforming Webasto: Why Legacy Automotive Companies Must Rethink Leadership & Culture to Stay Competitive

22

Leading Through Change: The Culture Shift Automotive Leaders Need to Compete Today

23

Why Elon Musk’s Leadership Approach Needs a Serious Rethink

24

Why Authentic Leadership Matters Most in Times of Crisis

25

2025 WRI Results: Toyota Soars, Honda and GM Improve, Others Decline

26

Season 5 Recap: Key Conversations Driving the Automotive Industry Forward

27

Reviving an Icon: Leadership, Innovation, and the New Goodyear Mindset

28

Behind Martinrea’s Strength: Pat D’Eramo’s No-Fear, People-first Leadership

29

Liberation Day: The Day the US Tariff Bomb Hit the Auto Industry

30

La Industria Automotriz bajo Presión: Desglosando los nuevos aranceles

31

Auto Industry Under Pressure: Breaking Down the New Tariffs

32

Customs vs. C-Suite: The Disconnect That’s Hurting Trade Compliance Strategy

33

Leadership through Tariff Chaos and Embracing Autoculture 2.0

34

The Kettering Model: Bridging Academia and Industry for Automotive’s Next Leaders

35

Inevitable EV Disruption: Mike Colias on Auto Industry’s Future

36

The Leadership Formula for TE Connectivity's E-Mobility Success with Qiong Sun

37

Detroit Auto Show 2025 - Day 2 - Kettering University

38

Detroit Auto Show 2025 - Day 1 - Kettering University

39

Where Agility Meets Stability: Bridging Startups and Corporate Cultures

40

A New Year, A New Approach to Leadership

41

TikTok Meets Auto: Ahmed Iqbal's Inspiring Leadership Journey

42

Thanksgiving Thoughts: A Message for the Automotive Industry

43

Rethinking Automotive: Key Takeaways from the 2024 MEMA Annual Conference

44

Why Automotive Leaders Need Emotional Intelligence with Daniel Goleman

45

Stellantis US Crisis: Leadership Failure Demands a New Strategy

46

21 Leadership Traits You Need to Lead Today's Automotive Industry

47

Gen Z Perspectives on Authentic Leadership in the Automotive Industry

48

Breaking Barriers: From Humble Beginnings to Industry Leader

49

Resting the Mic: Automotive Leaders Podcast Update

50

Meet the Leader Behind the Next Iconic Car Company

51

CAR MBS 2024 Unplugged

52

Driving Culture Change in the Automotive Industry with Jon Husby

53

Hadi Awada's Journey to Transforming Workplace Culture

54

Inside CAR: Pioneering the Future of the Automotive Industry

55

Collaborating with Giants: HAAS Alert's Successful Startup with Stellantis

56

Bridging Startup Culture and Traditional Auto with Ted Serbinski

57

The WRI Study 2024: Toyota's Surge, Ford's Decline

58

Taking a break

59

AutoCulture 2.0 Book Launch

60

Martin Fischer on Shaping ZF's Automotive Leadership and Culture

61

Getting to Know Collin Shaw, the next President of MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers Group

62

Leading Diversity: A Discussion on CADIA's DE&I Industry Study

63

AutoCulture 2.0: Leading with Gravitas

64

Understanding EV Startups & Industry Dynamics with Larry Burns

65

The Chinese Challenge: BYD vs Legacy Automakers

66

Bridging Gaps: Lean Manufacturing Meets Tech

67

The journey through 2023 and the vision for 2024

68

How Alisyn Malek is shaping the future of mobility through collaboration, innovation, and leadership

69

Exploring Nissan's path to workplace excellence with Michael Colleran

70

Season 4 finale and the road to industry transformation

71

Legal Success Strategies for your post-UAW Strike Auto Startup

72

My Love Hate Relationship with Shawn Fain

73

UAW Strike: Preparing for a Successful Industry Restart

74

Transforming UAW Strike Negotiations for a Win-Win Outcome

75

More Strike Content in the Works

76

Leadership in Crisis: Navigating the UAW Strike

77

UAW Strike and the Automotive Industry: Supply Chain Insights

78

DE&I Transformation: Insights from a CEO's Remarkable Rise

79

Revolutionizing the Road Ahead: Traditional to Tech in Automotive

80

Unleashing the Unicorn Within: Nurturing Innovation in Legacy Auto

81

Auto Revolutions: John McElroy & Jason Stein on Shaping Industry Culture

82

Driving Disruption: How Highland Electric Fleets is Transforming School Transportation

83

Enter the Supplier Ecosystem: With Infineon’s Chris Thibeault Reflecting on Lessons from Amazon’s Wendy Bauer

84

🌴 Embrace the Power of Extended Time Off: 5 Benefits to Enhance Your Work-Life Balance 🌴

85

Next-Gen Automotive Leadership with Volkswagen CSMO Andrew Savvas

86

Leadership Insights for the EV Supply Chain: Deconstructing the Jeremy McCool Interview with Carolyn Sauer

87

Rethinking Automotive Leadership with Millennial CEO Jose Flores

88

Why Leaders Need a Purpose, Not Just a Job Description

89

Meet the Man Behind the EV Wireless Charging Revolution: HEVO Founder & CEO Jeremy McCool

90

When Amazon Meets Automotive Leadership: Insights from Wendy Bauer

91

The Future of Automotive Leadership: Gen Z and Millennial Views on Mary Buchzeiger

92

Business Operating Systems for the Auto Industry with Preston True

93

Future-Focused Leadership with Mary Buchzeiger

94

The Life and Leadership of Janet Yellen with the WSJ’s Jon Hilsenrath

95

Actionable Advice for Mobility Industry Leaders: Insights From the Jessica Robinson Interview with Katelyn Davis

96

Make 2023 Your Year With 3 Automotive Leadership Tips

97

Meet Jessica Robinson, committed to the future of mobility

98

Deconstructing the Katherine Knight "work from home forever!" episode with Naseem Malik

99

Happy Thanksgiving!

100

OESA Supplier Conference Unplugged

101

Work from home forever? with an automotive OEM?

102

Deconstructing the Dr. Andy Palmer Interview With Automotive Technology Leader Anne Partington

103

Meet the ‘Godfather of the EV’ and the former CEO of Switch Mobility, Dr. Andy Palmer

104

The Automotive Leaders Podcast, launched!

105

We're Rebranding!

106

5 Tips for Improving Accountability With Jan Griffiths, President and Founder of Gravitas Detroit

107

How To Hold Others Accountable With Brian Moran, Founder and CEO of The Execution Company and co-author of ‘Uncommon Accountability’

108

5 Tips for better strategic planning meetings

109

Automotive Supplier Relationships with Steve Kiefer and Dave Andrea

110

Meet Cathy Mott & Dr Toni Flowers

111

The reality of a Covid world

112

Did you hear the news?

113

Meet Daniel Pink, NY Times best selling author

114

I love the office !!!??

115

Meet Sandy Stojkovski, CEO Vitesco Technologies, North America

116

Meet Stephen M. R. Covey, Global authority on trust, leadership, and culture. New York Times best selling author

117

Ford and the EV split, Stellantis and a few more stumbles

118

Meet Doug Conant, former CEO of Campbell Soup Company

119

Stellantis WTF? 10 steps backward

120

Meet Mark Bole, Senior Executive at General Motors, Head of V2X & Battery Solutions

121

Meet Lynn Kier, VP Corporate Communications at Diebold Nixdorf

122

Ready for the big quit 😱

123

Meet Rich Sheridan, CEO and Co-founder of Menlo Innovations, Author of ‘Joy Inc.’ and ‘Chief Joy Officer’

124

Trust, Transparency and Supply Chain

125

Meet Stefan Krause, A driving force in the world of EVs

126

Meet Delaina and Luke, members of Gen Z in the workplace.

127

Meet Paul Glantz, co-founder and chairman - Emagine Entertainment

128

Break the Mold - Authentic Leadership LIVE!

129

Time to go deeper

130

Boost Employee Engagement with an Internal Podcast

131

The Mission

132

Meet Carrie Uhl, Chief Procurement Officer for GE Healthcare

133

Meet Carla Bailo, former President and CEO at the Center for Automotive Research

134

Meet Jesse Jacoby, Change Leadership Guru

135

Meet Mark Lecher, President & CEO of HFI

136

The Power of the RESTART

137

Meet Jason Stocker, President, C&U Americas

138

Meet Mary, Powerful role model, born 1892

139

Meet Kimberley Gardiner, former Senior VP of Marketing, Volkswagen

140

Back to the office and 10,000 downloads 🤔

141

Meet Jason Stein, Publisher of Automotive News

142

Let's talk about Gravitas

143

Meet Diana Lee, Co-Founder & CEO of the Constellation Agency

144

Are you clear?

145

Meet Warren Harris, CEO of Tata Technologies

146

Meet David Chislett – Chief Activator & Weapon of Mass Creation

147

The Power of Your Words

148

Meet Aled Miles, President & CEO of Sauce Labs

149

Finding the light - My Personal Journey

150

Meet Dr Steve Taubman – The Mindset Expert

151

Meet Tim Fiore – Chief Procurement Officer For Ryder System,Inc. and Chair for the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM®) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee (PMI®).

152

Meet Clint Bruce - Former Navy Special Warfare Officer, NFL Player and Entrepreneur

153

Re-energizing your team

154

Meet Fred Lowery

155

The 21 Traits of Authentic Leadership

156

Journey to authentic leadership: Season 1 highlights

157

Meet Dr Andy Palmer, former COO of Nissan and CEO of Aston Martin

158

Meet Todd Ballard, former Chief Marketing Officer at GoPro

159

Meet Paul Humphries, former President of Reliability Solutions at Flex

160

Meet Ann Carter - Part 2 and the questions I didn’t know how to ask

161

Meet Ann Carter , C Suite Supply chain executive - Part 1

162

Meet Katelyn Davis, Ambassador for Millennials and Mobility

163

Meet the Generation Z CEO – Michael Chime, CEO of Prepared

164

Meet Ryan Berman, Co-founder of Courageous

165

Who will you become after the Crisis?

166

Meet John Anderson, C-founder of the CEO Advantage and Author of Replace Retirement

167

Meet Jim Bianchi, President of Bianchi Public Relations - on crisis communication

168

Meet Mira Griffiths - Leadership Coach, The Wartime Refugee Perspective

169

Meet Nick Norris, Navy SEAL

170

Meet Cathy Mott - Emotional Intelligence Expert

171

Are you ready to lead through the COVID19 crisis?

172

Meet Heather Klish, President Dura Automotive

173

Meet Kristy Fercho, Head of home lending at Wells Fargo & Chair of Mortgage Bankers Association

174

Meet Nick Skislak , Founder of SS Digital Media

175

Meet Jeneanne Hanley, a recognized transformational leader , Board member of KLA and previously President of Lear E Systems

176

Meet Kevin Browett , CEO Renaissance Media Solutions

177

Meet Renee Harmon, VP Leadership Coach at United Wholesale Mortgage, they call her “coach” and she has great insights to share about the coaching culture at UWM

178

Meet Laura Lawson - Chief People Officer - United Wholesale Mortgage

179

Meet Don Akery, President of TTI Americas

180

Who is Jan and Why the Quest for Gravitas ?

181

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