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The Automotive Leaders Podcast — 182 episodes

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

2

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

3

Why Reinvention Is Critical for Automotive Suppliers Right Now

4

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

5

IEEPA Struck Down — Why the Tariff Pressure Remains

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

Inside Panasonic’s Gigafactory: No Blame, Big Results

13

How Kim Less Leads and Elevates Nissan Aftersales Across the Americas

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

Why Leaders Must Press Pause

20

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 Your Outdated Leadership Is Slowing Down the Auto Industry

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

Why Elon Musk’s Leadership Approach Needs a Serious Rethink

25

Why Authentic Leadership Matters Most in Times of Crisis

26

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

27

Season 5 Recap: Key Conversations Driving the Automotive Industry Forward

28

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

29

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

30

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

31

La Industria Automotriz bajo Presión: Desglosando los nuevos aranceles

32

Auto Industry Under Pressure: Breaking Down the New Tariffs

33

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

34

Leadership through Tariff Chaos and Embracing Autoculture 2.0

35

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

36

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

37

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

38

Detroit Auto Show 2025 - Day 2 - Kettering University

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Detroit Auto Show 2025 - Day 1 - Kettering University

40

Where Agility Meets Stability: Bridging Startups and Corporate Cultures

41

A New Year, A New Approach to Leadership

42

TikTok Meets Auto: Ahmed Iqbal's Inspiring Leadership Journey

43

Thanksgiving Thoughts: A Message for the Automotive Industry

44

Rethinking Automotive: Key Takeaways from the 2024 MEMA Annual Conference

45

Why Automotive Leaders Need Emotional Intelligence with Daniel Goleman

46

Stellantis US Crisis: Leadership Failure Demands a New Strategy

47

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

48

Gen Z Perspectives on Authentic Leadership in the Automotive Industry

49

Breaking Barriers: From Humble Beginnings to Industry Leader

50

Resting the Mic: Automotive Leaders Podcast Update

51

Meet the Leader Behind the Next Iconic Car Company

52

CAR MBS 2024 Unplugged

53

Driving Culture Change in the Automotive Industry with Jon Husby

54

Hadi Awada's Journey to Transforming Workplace Culture

55

Inside CAR: Pioneering the Future of the Automotive Industry

56

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

57

Bridging Startup Culture and Traditional Auto with Ted Serbinski

58

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

59

Taking a break

60

AutoCulture 2.0 Book Launch

61

Martin Fischer on Shaping ZF's Automotive Leadership and Culture

62

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

63

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

64

AutoCulture 2.0: Leading with Gravitas

65

Understanding EV Startups & Industry Dynamics with Larry Burns

66

The Chinese Challenge: BYD vs Legacy Automakers

67

Bridging Gaps: Lean Manufacturing Meets Tech

68

The journey through 2023 and the vision for 2024

69

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

70

Exploring Nissan's path to workplace excellence with Michael Colleran

71

Season 4 finale and the road to industry transformation

72

Legal Success Strategies for your post-UAW Strike Auto Startup

73

My Love Hate Relationship with Shawn Fain

74

UAW Strike: Preparing for a Successful Industry Restart

75

Transforming UAW Strike Negotiations for a Win-Win Outcome

76

More Strike Content in the Works

77

Leadership in Crisis: Navigating the UAW Strike

78

UAW Strike and the Automotive Industry: Supply Chain Insights

79

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

80

Revolutionizing the Road Ahead: Traditional to Tech in Automotive

81

Unleashing the Unicorn Within: Nurturing Innovation in Legacy Auto

82

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

83

Driving Disruption: How Highland Electric Fleets is Transforming School Transportation

84

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

85

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

86

Next-Gen Automotive Leadership with Volkswagen CSMO Andrew Savvas

87

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

88

Rethinking Automotive Leadership with Millennial CEO Jose Flores

89

Why Leaders Need a Purpose, Not Just a Job Description

90

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

91

When Amazon Meets Automotive Leadership: Insights from Wendy Bauer

92

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

93

Business Operating Systems for the Auto Industry with Preston True

94

Future-Focused Leadership with Mary Buchzeiger

95

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

96

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

97

Make 2023 Your Year With 3 Automotive Leadership Tips

98

Meet Jessica Robinson, committed to the future of mobility

99

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

100

Happy Thanksgiving!

101

OESA Supplier Conference Unplugged

102

Work from home forever? with an automotive OEM?

103

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

104

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

105

The Automotive Leaders Podcast, launched!

106

We're Rebranding!

107

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

108

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

109

5 Tips for better strategic planning meetings

110

Automotive Supplier Relationships with Steve Kiefer and Dave Andrea

111

Meet Cathy Mott & Dr Toni Flowers

112

The reality of a Covid world

113

Did you hear the news?

114

Meet Daniel Pink, NY Times best selling author

115

I love the office !!!??

116

Meet Sandy Stojkovski, CEO Vitesco Technologies, North America

117

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

118

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

119

Meet Doug Conant, former CEO of Campbell Soup Company

120

Stellantis WTF? 10 steps backward

121

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

122

Meet Lynn Kier, VP Corporate Communications at Diebold Nixdorf

123

Ready for the big quit 😱

124

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

125

Trust, Transparency and Supply Chain

126

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

127

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

128

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

129

Break the Mold - Authentic Leadership LIVE!

130

Time to go deeper

131

Boost Employee Engagement with an Internal Podcast

132

The Mission

133

Meet Carrie Uhl, Chief Procurement Officer for GE Healthcare

134

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

135

Meet Jesse Jacoby, Change Leadership Guru

136

Meet Mark Lecher, President & CEO of HFI

137

The Power of the RESTART

138

Meet Jason Stocker, President, C&U Americas

139

Meet Mary, Powerful role model, born 1892

140

Meet Kimberley Gardiner, former Senior VP of Marketing, Volkswagen

141

Back to the office and 10,000 downloads 🤔

142

Meet Jason Stein, Publisher of Automotive News

143

Let's talk about Gravitas

144

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

145

Are you clear?

146

Meet Warren Harris, CEO of Tata Technologies

147

Meet David Chislett – Chief Activator & Weapon of Mass Creation

148

The Power of Your Words

149

Meet Aled Miles, President & CEO of Sauce Labs

150

Finding the light - My Personal Journey

151

Meet Dr Steve Taubman – The Mindset Expert

152

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®).

153

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

154

Re-energizing your team

155

Meet Fred Lowery

156

The 21 Traits of Authentic Leadership

157

Journey to authentic leadership: Season 1 highlights

158

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

159

Meet Todd Ballard, former Chief Marketing Officer at GoPro

160

Meet Paul Humphries, former President of Reliability Solutions at Flex

161

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

162

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

163

Meet Katelyn Davis, Ambassador for Millennials and Mobility

164

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

165

Meet Ryan Berman, Co-founder of Courageous

166

Who will you become after the Crisis?

167

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

168

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

169

Meet Mira Griffiths - Leadership Coach, The Wartime Refugee Perspective

170

Meet Nick Norris, Navy SEAL

171

Meet Cathy Mott - Emotional Intelligence Expert

172

Are you ready to lead through the COVID19 crisis?

173

Meet Heather Klish, President Dura Automotive

174

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

175

Meet Nick Skislak , Founder of SS Digital Media

176

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

177

Meet Kevin Browett , CEO Renaissance Media Solutions

178

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

179

Meet Laura Lawson - Chief People Officer - United Wholesale Mortgage

180

Meet Don Akery, President of TTI Americas

181

Who is Jan and Why the Quest for Gravitas ?

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