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The Automotive Leaders Podcast — 191 episodes

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Automotive Procurement's Power Problem: What Other Industries Do Better

2

Why Chinese OEMs Move Faster: Ramiro Gutierrez on Value, Software, and Automotive Leadership

3

How Ford Is Breaking Command and Control on the Factory Floor

4

250th Anniversary Episode, a Personal Perspective

5

Jim Voss on Building a Culture That Wins (The Tenneco Way, Part 2)

6

The Man, The Mess, and The Moment: How Jim Voss Began Tenneco's Transformation

7

Closing Season 7 and Preparing for What’s Next

8

2026 Working Relations Index — The First Time in 26 Years All Six OEMs Moved Up

9

The CEO Whisperer: What Automotive Leaders Need Most Right Now

10

Lincoln’s Reinvention: Joaquin Nuño-Whelan on Leadership, Luxury, and Legacy Transformation

11

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

12

Why Reinvention Is Critical for Automotive Suppliers Right Now

13

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

14

IEEPA Struck Down — Why the Tariff Pressure Remains

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

Inside Panasonic’s Gigafactory: No Blame, Big Results

22

How Kim Less Leads and Elevates Nissan Aftersales Across the Americas

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

Why Leaders Must Press Pause

29

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 Your Outdated Leadership Is Slowing Down the Auto Industry

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

Why Elon Musk’s Leadership Approach Needs a Serious Rethink

34

Why Authentic Leadership Matters Most in Times of Crisis

35

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

36

Season 5 Recap: Key Conversations Driving the Automotive Industry Forward

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

La Industria Automotriz bajo Presión: Desglosando los nuevos aranceles

41

Auto Industry Under Pressure: Breaking Down the New Tariffs

42

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

43

Leadership through Tariff Chaos and Embracing Autoculture 2.0

44

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

45

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

46

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

47

Detroit Auto Show 2025 - Day 2 - Kettering University

48

Detroit Auto Show 2025 - Day 1 - Kettering University

49

Where Agility Meets Stability: Bridging Startups and Corporate Cultures

50

A New Year, A New Approach to Leadership

51

TikTok Meets Auto: Ahmed Iqbal's Inspiring Leadership Journey

52

Thanksgiving Thoughts: A Message for the Automotive Industry

53

Rethinking Automotive: Key Takeaways from the 2024 MEMA Annual Conference

54

Why Automotive Leaders Need Emotional Intelligence with Daniel Goleman

55

Stellantis US Crisis: Leadership Failure Demands a New Strategy

56

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

57

Gen Z Perspectives on Authentic Leadership in the Automotive Industry

58

Breaking Barriers: From Humble Beginnings to Industry Leader

59

Resting the Mic: Automotive Leaders Podcast Update

60

Meet the Leader Behind the Next Iconic Car Company

61

CAR MBS 2024 Unplugged

62

Driving Culture Change in the Automotive Industry with Jon Husby

63

Hadi Awada's Journey to Transforming Workplace Culture

64

Inside CAR: Pioneering the Future of the Automotive Industry

65

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

66

Bridging Startup Culture and Traditional Auto with Ted Serbinski

67

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

68

Taking a break

69

AutoCulture 2.0 Book Launch

70

Martin Fischer on Shaping ZF's Automotive Leadership and Culture

71

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

72

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

73

AutoCulture 2.0: Leading with Gravitas

74

Understanding EV Startups & Industry Dynamics with Larry Burns

75

The Chinese Challenge: BYD vs Legacy Automakers

76

Bridging Gaps: Lean Manufacturing Meets Tech

77

The journey through 2023 and the vision for 2024

78

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

79

Exploring Nissan's path to workplace excellence with Michael Colleran

80

Season 4 finale and the road to industry transformation

81

Legal Success Strategies for your post-UAW Strike Auto Startup

82

My Love Hate Relationship with Shawn Fain

83

UAW Strike: Preparing for a Successful Industry Restart

84

Transforming UAW Strike Negotiations for a Win-Win Outcome

85

More Strike Content in the Works

86

Leadership in Crisis: Navigating the UAW Strike

87

UAW Strike and the Automotive Industry: Supply Chain Insights

88

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

89

Revolutionizing the Road Ahead: Traditional to Tech in Automotive

90

Unleashing the Unicorn Within: Nurturing Innovation in Legacy Auto

91

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

92

Driving Disruption: How Highland Electric Fleets is Transforming School Transportation

93

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

94

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

95

Next-Gen Automotive Leadership with Volkswagen CSMO Andrew Savvas

96

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

97

Rethinking Automotive Leadership with Millennial CEO Jose Flores

98

Why Leaders Need a Purpose, Not Just a Job Description

99

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

100

When Amazon Meets Automotive Leadership: Insights from Wendy Bauer

101

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

102

Business Operating Systems for the Auto Industry with Preston True

103

Future-Focused Leadership with Mary Buchzeiger

104

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

105

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

106

Make 2023 Your Year With 3 Automotive Leadership Tips

107

Meet Jessica Robinson, committed to the future of mobility

108

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

109

Happy Thanksgiving!

110

OESA Supplier Conference Unplugged

111

Work from home forever? with an automotive OEM?

112

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

113

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

114

The Automotive Leaders Podcast, launched!

115

We're Rebranding!

116

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

117

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

118

5 Tips for better strategic planning meetings

119

Automotive Supplier Relationships with Steve Kiefer and Dave Andrea

120

Meet Cathy Mott & Dr Toni Flowers

121

The reality of a Covid world

122

Did you hear the news?

123

Meet Daniel Pink, NY Times best selling author

124

I love the office !!!??

125

Meet Sandy Stojkovski, CEO Vitesco Technologies, North America

126

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

127

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

128

Meet Doug Conant, former CEO of Campbell Soup Company

129

Stellantis WTF? 10 steps backward

130

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

131

Meet Lynn Kier, VP Corporate Communications at Diebold Nixdorf

132

Ready for the big quit 😱

133

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

134

Trust, Transparency and Supply Chain

135

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

136

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

137

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

138

Break the Mold - Authentic Leadership LIVE!

139

Time to go deeper

140

Boost Employee Engagement with an Internal Podcast

141

The Mission

142

Meet Carrie Uhl, Chief Procurement Officer for GE Healthcare

143

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

144

Meet Jesse Jacoby, Change Leadership Guru

145

Meet Mark Lecher, President & CEO of HFI

146

The Power of the RESTART

147

Meet Jason Stocker, President, C&U Americas

148

Meet Mary, Powerful role model, born 1892

149

Meet Kimberley Gardiner, former Senior VP of Marketing, Volkswagen

150

Back to the office and 10,000 downloads 🤔

151

Meet Jason Stein, Publisher of Automotive News

152

Let's talk about Gravitas

153

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

154

Are you clear?

155

Meet Warren Harris, CEO of Tata Technologies

156

Meet David Chislett – Chief Activator & Weapon of Mass Creation

157

The Power of Your Words

158

Meet Aled Miles, President & CEO of Sauce Labs

159

Finding the light - My Personal Journey

160

Meet Dr Steve Taubman – The Mindset Expert

161

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®).

162

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

163

Re-energizing your team

164

Meet Fred Lowery

165

The 21 Traits of Authentic Leadership

166

Journey to authentic leadership: Season 1 highlights

167

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

168

Meet Todd Ballard, former Chief Marketing Officer at GoPro

169

Meet Paul Humphries, former President of Reliability Solutions at Flex

170

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

171

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

172

Meet Katelyn Davis, Ambassador for Millennials and Mobility

173

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

174

Meet Ryan Berman, Co-founder of Courageous

175

Who will you become after the Crisis?

176

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

177

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

178

Meet Mira Griffiths - Leadership Coach, The Wartime Refugee Perspective

179

Meet Nick Norris, Navy SEAL

180

Meet Cathy Mott - Emotional Intelligence Expert

181

Are you ready to lead through the COVID19 crisis?

182

Meet Heather Klish, President Dura Automotive

183

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

184

Meet Nick Skislak , Founder of SS Digital Media

185

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

186

Meet Kevin Browett , CEO Renaissance Media Solutions

187

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

188

Meet Laura Lawson - Chief People Officer - United Wholesale Mortgage

189

Meet Don Akery, President of TTI Americas

190

Who is Jan and Why the Quest for Gravitas ?

191

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