CAREER-VIEW MIRROR - biographies of colleagues in the automotive and mobility industries.

In this episode Clare shares some of the brain science behind our reaction to change and learning that informs her work in the field of neuroleadership. Clare also shares some of her personal career transitions which saw her move from the world of hospitality into IT and ultimately led to her starting her own people development business, BrainSmart.   I hope you find some helpful points to reflect...

In this episode I share some concepts and experiences that have been absolutely huge to me during the last 10 years or so.   I talk about the concepts of flow and purpose and give you an example of how a skilful leader can use them to foster engagement and grow people.  I hope that you find some useful points to reflect on that can help you with your own journey or that of those you lead parent an...

One book (and it’s not a religious text) has had an increasingly significant impact throughout my career. In this Side Mirror I want to talk about that book, my relationship with it and the lessons that I take from that relationship.  I’ll explain the role it has played in me finding my purpose and how it ultimately contributed to me leaving behind my corporate career and starting my business.   I...

In this episode Alex Case and I explore the topic of people development from the unique perspective of the elite world of the Royal Marines Commandos including:  The impact of changing roles every two years Why you don't have to shout Keeping people engaged when most of their time is spent preparing for operations Mission command leadership and the importance of trust Holding your peers accou...

Clive is the owner of Torq Consulting Services.    As many traditional automotive OEMs transition to becoming completely digitalised and selling directly to the customer, TORQ Consulting Services was established to provide input to OEMs and financial services entities converting to that "agency" model as it's often called.  Prior to establishing Torq, Clive had a successful internat...

Tom is the owner of Ecurie Esprit Car Storage, a business he established ten years ago in Stratford upon Avon in the UK to provide superlative car storage, movement and improvement for investors, collectors and enthusiasts. Before founding Ecurie Esprit he spent time as a corporate employee and as a consultant.  In our conversation, we discuss Tom's childhood exposure to all things automotive...

In this Side Mirror episode I’ve introduced you to a good friend of mind, Mark Slater and we’ve discussed some of the challenges that he’s been dealing with in his IT environment, things like coping with a maturing team, integrating young talent, to some extent putting old heads on young shoulders but also taking advantage of their different approach to learning on the go. We also talked about the...

In this Side Mirror episode I've reflected on why our adoption of new skills and behaviours might slow down once we get into the workplace and how we owe it to ourselves to take ownership of our development so that we remain valuable in our rapidly changing world.   I hope you find it useful and I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.  This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought...

Since 2017, Steve has been the Managing Director of Financial Services for Aston Martin Lagonda. Prior to that he set up the global financial services structure for McLaren Financial Services and before that he held the role of Managing Director of Porsche Financial Services GB.  In our conversation we talk about how Steve found his way into the automotive finance industry from banking and his app...

James has spent his last 23 years in the automotive industry in a variety of increasingly senior roles with OEMs, and a global Leasing company, both in the UK and European roles, moving overseas with his family twice. For the last 6 years he has been with Constellation Automotive Group, in a variety of MD roles, running the Fleet Solutions and Retail Operations businesses. His last 3 years have be...

John is the Founder & Managing Director of jte Consulting, the global management consulting firm that serves clients in the world where transportation, consumer, connectivity, and software intersect.  As a former executive at Motorola and Global Technologist at Ford Motor Company, John led or participated in teams that built many of the innovations we see today in connected vehicles on the gro...

In this Side Mirror episode I've shared a personal story about a role I went for and didn't get and what happened next.  It's deliberately quite detailed as I want to take you behind the scenes and share what I was thinking and what actions I was taking at that time in case it is helpful for your own decision making.  I hope you find it useful and I look forward to hearing what reso...

Matt has always had a passion for the BMW Group products and through optimism, hard work and a sprinkle of luck, defined a formula for success that guided him throughout his journey; enabling him to progress quite quickly throughout the wider group and ensure he was match fit for any opportunities that arose.  Starting his automotive career with North Shore BMW in Sydney, Australia, Matt moved to...

Kevin has spent his entire career to date in the automotive industry in a variety of increasingly senior roles with OEMs, service providers and the automotive practices of major consulting firms.   We talk about why, following graduation, he chose to join Austin Rover and why he ultimately chose to leave, his experiences in professional services with KPMG and the incredible customer service ethos...

Peter has traversed a career in the Automotive Financial Services industry for over 18 years with BMW Group in Australia from the early beginnings in an intern program through to senior leadership roles across Finance, Operations, Risk and Sales functions culminating in C level roles as Chief Risk Officer and GM Sales & Marketing.   Peter holds a bachelors degree in Applied Science from Deakin...

Over the years, I've invested personal time and money to develop my own career and I've amassed a good amount of experience. In the 1:1s I have with clients and young people I mentor, I share some of the paradigms and methods that have proven effective for me and I work with them to help them take ownership of their own careers.  A little while ago I wrote down a list of the main ideas t...

Erich is an assertive and result-oriented leader. He has a history of building high performance management teams combined with in-depth understanding of the Financial Services, IT Services and Automotive industries. He has held positions with global leadership responsibility for over 8,000 employees spanning 40+ countries.  In our conversation we discuss Erich's journey from bank apprentice t...

Nicolas is an expert in the rapidly emerging field of car subscription and connected car retailing. After spending his work life in big corporations working internationally, Nicolas moved into entrepreneurship 18 months ago.   This was initially intended to be a temporary situation but it extended beyond his expectations, in terms of duration but mostly in terms of personal discovery and growth.  ...

Jon has spent all his working life in sales, most of it in the automotive sector. He was with the Audi network for 17 years. He started as a trainee sales exec and spent the last 10 years of his time there as a General Sales Manager for dealerships in and around Manchester in the North West of England. In 2015 he took a gamble and went to work for what was at that time a pretty much unknown, Ameri...

My guests are incredibly gracious in sharing their stories and demonstrating vulnerability in our conversations. I owe it to them to do the same. I shouldn’t ask them to share if I wouldn’t be prepared to share myself.  At the same time, I wanted to talk about crucible moments and how they forge our character and influence our behaviour often subconsciously and sometimes indefinitely unless we see...

After working in the corporate sector for nearly 30 years (in varying sales and marketing roles), Shona decided to take a completely different career path and step into the world of yoga.  It took her a little while to navigate the transitions, but after 8 years of teaching yoga full time, she tells me that it feels completely natural to have taken that step change that combines a vocation with a...

With lots of people leaving roles, this episode covers how you might approach such a decision. I encourage people thinking of leaving a job to take a broad and measured view of the components that go to make up your current situation. Before you bet everything on a completely new set of circumstances, have a look at how you could keep all the best bits of your existing role whilst seeking to impro...

Stefan is the VP for New Markets for the Norwegian EV Charging start-up Easee. After spending the last 2,5 years setting up the Benelux market and building the foundations he is now part of a small team duplicating that effort and helping Easee expand further into Europe and beyond. Easee has two missions, Shaping the future of electricity and shaping the future of business culture.   Growing up,...

His passion for The Toyota Way, the Toyota production system and Kaizen evolved through multiple job rotations throughout Toyota during a 24 year tenure with the brand which included holding the position of General Manager Aftersales Operations at Toyota Motors Europe, General Manager Aftersales at Toyota Sweden and Regional Manager Sales and Aftersales at Toyota Deutschland.  He has spent over ei...

Julian is co-founder and CEO of MOTOM, a new technology company servicing the vehicle remarketing sector in the UK.  MOTOM is a joint venture with Flipacar of Australia and with support from three close colleagues, Julian successfully launched the business earlier this year.  He has a proven track record in the automotive, automotive finance and asset finance sectors, both in the UK and Europe but...