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

This episode explains how with the help of an inspiring mentor, we created the Aquilae Academy and how it's possible to forge strong connection between people in a virtual environment as long as you are intentional about doing that. I hope that it encourages you to keep going and push boundaries in your own projects and reminds you how given the opportunity and the right environment, people l...

This episode urges some caution in adopting wholesale hybrid and remote working practices and encourages you to be intentional in your leadership and management decisions to enable Fulfilling Performance for all team members.  I hope that you can use it to provoke a discussion about the transformation that is taking place and I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.  This episode of CARE...

Ashley loves a challenge - it’s the intrinsic motivation for everything he takes on. From the physical and mental effort of ice climbing in the Himalayas as part of his Outdoor Leadership Degree, to his five years at Tesla working his way up to a position dealing directly with Elon Musk and ultimately leading Tesla’s European Delivery and Logistics Team in the launch of Model 3.  Behind it all he...

Alan has enjoyed an international career with premium automotive brands, holding senior positions spanning 5 continents. Most recently he has embraced his passion of leadership development through his own successful coaching and consulting company.   In our conversation Alan describes his childhood experiences growing up on a dairy farm where he first came across the machinery that would ignite a...

Steve has a proven track record within the automotive industry in the UK.    The youngest ever production manager with Land Rover – managing over 100 personnel at the age of 21, he made the jump from manufacturing to corporate sales for Rover Group in 1997 managing the leasing and independent rental sector in the North of the UK.  In 2000, he made the move to Volvo Car UK Ltd as Southern Area Leas...

Anirudh takes us on an international journey that sees him starting his own garment business in Mumbai, India before transitioning into a successful corporate career with BMW and then Centric Consulting. He shares the steps he took and the challenges he overcame on the way.  Anirudh is an experienced professional having 25 years of experience in Automotive Finance and Consulting. He has vast inter...

When he felt his career was on a plateau David took himself to Australia to maintain momentum and after several years finally returned home to the UK when the timing was right. On his journey, he experienced corporate and personal success, significant challenge in his home life and a shock redundancy, all of which he shares openly during our conversation. I am pleased to be able to introduce you t...

Simon has spent most of his life in the corporate world. He worked for Aviva for 30 years, leaving in February 2022 to set up his own pricing and data science consultancy business, Brightfathom.  In his Aviva career, he spent the vast majority of his time pricing life insurance and general insurance business.  His career breakthrough was introducing full credit score into the car insurance pricing...

Ivor Johnson is the multi award winning Global Fleet Services Senior Director for Pfizer.  He is responsible for above market policy, governance, strategy development and execution for 76 markets operating 14,000 cars and around 800 electric bikes   He manages a global team of fleet professionals and is also responsible for the General Management of two captive leasing entities, one in the UK and...

Dr. E. Ted Prince is CEO and Founder of the Perth Leadership Institute, which has developed unique leadership assessments for financial leadership and business acumen. He is the author of The Three Financial Styles of Very Successful Leaders , published by McGraw Hill in 2005 and since published in China, India and Taiwan; Business Personality and Leadership Success: Using the Leadership Cockpit t...

Anthony is the Managing Director and Founder of Ecosmart Group in Melbourne Australia. Since launching in 1991, Ecosmart Plumbing & Drainage has developed a strong reputation for consistent delivery of reliable, quality plumbing and drainage services.  Ecosmart's strength is its highly skilled staff who are committed to the success of their clients projects, backed by the highest quality...

Michael is an automotive industry veteran with over 35 years’ experience at manufacturer, distributor and dealer level in a number of different markets including the UK, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand and the Kingdom of Bahrain. His brand exposure covers BMW, MINI, Toyota, Lexus and more recently multi-franchise service centres. Currently he is Senior General Manager, Aftersales for Ebrahim Khal...

This episode follows on from our three Side Mirrors on Fulfilling Performance and explains some of the thinking behind the changes I had to make to get myself into a position from which I could focus on my mission to Enable Fulfilling Performance through Aquilae. I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.  This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought to you by Aquilae.  Aquilae's mis...

This episode is part of a series of Side Mirrors focusing on the origin story of Aquilae's vision of Fulfilling Performance. I share where the idea came from and how it informs Aquilae's mission of Enabling Fulfilling Performance.  I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.  This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought to you by Aquilae .   Aquilae's mission is to enable Fu...

This episode is part of a series of Side Mirrors focusing on the origin story of Aquilae's vision of Fulfilling Performance. I share where the idea came from and how it informs Aquilae's mission of Enabling Fulfilling Performance.  I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.  This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought to you by Aquilae .   Aquilae is a Performance Management co...

This episode focuses on the origin story of Aquilae's vision of Fulfilling Performance. I share where the idea came from and how it informs Aquilae's mission of Enabling Fulfilling Performance.  I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.  This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought to you by Aquilae. Aquilae is a Performance Management consultancy in the auto finance and mobili...

Ian has 40 years experience in the automotive industry in retail and corporate sales working across mainstream and premium brands. In the last decade he's made a name for himself in the super luxury segment taking care of Rolls Royce and McLaren private clients around the world. His network of High Net Worth contacts have encouraged him to expand his reach across other luxury goods and now as...

James has worked for over 40 years in the people performance area of organisations. He has lectured on University Masters Programs, facilitated workshops, delivered skills training and carried out senior executive coaching. He has held senior corporate roles and worked as a consultant in Australia, Asia, Europe and the Middle East  In our conversation we talk about his childhood and education in H...

Karl is leading on External and Government Affairs for Compleo Charging Solutions UK, and is also the Managing Director of EV consultancy Defcon27 Limited.  Karl was the CEO, board director and founder of innogy eMobility UK, the E.ON owned subsidiary that specialized in supplying advanced electric vehicle charging hardware and software technology from 2018 up until the company was purchased by Co...

Declan started his automotive career on the graduate scheme with BMW UK working in training, marketing and sales before leaving to form the training company MFG in 2007. MFG specialised in helping OEMs and dealers in over 30 Global markets to drive footfall and sales through the generation of professional customer appointments via the telephone.   In our conversation Declan shares how he navigated...

Greg is the CEO of Turners Auto Retail Division in New Zealand.   Turners is an iconic New Zealand brand that’s been proudly helping Kiwis buy & sell vehicles and equipment since 1967.  With over 30 branches nationwide, Turners Group NZ Ltd is the largest seller of cars, trucks & machinery in NZ.  Greg has over 15 years experience in agency and corporate environments gained in roles in New...

Jon has 30 years’ experience in the UK leasing and fleet finance industry, having previously worked for such major leasing companies as Alphabet GB Ltd and GE Capital Fleet Services. His 15 year career with Alphabet incorporated roles as Account Manager, Head of Account Management, Head of Consulting Services and Head of Product Management as well as leading the consultancy division to add key val...

We published our first weekly episode on Monday 1 March 2021 and published episode 52 on 21 February 2022.  We thought we’d take advantage of the additional “bonus” Monday available to us before our first anniversary to reflect on our journey and share some of our memories. Our 52 episodes have reached listeners in 62 countries and over a thousand cities around the globe. When we first started, I...

Amira is an Executive leader in Automotive and Financial Services with a focus on the luxury and ultra luxury segment, serving OEMs such as Lucid Motors, Aston Martin and Jaguar Land Rover. She’s an expert in business operations and planning, financial products, branding, marketing and remarketing. She’s known for launching automotive startups and new partnerships and building impactful sales, cre...

Jason started his automotive career at the entry level as an apprentice mechanic and has worked his way up to the extent that he’s experienced success in multiple international Managing Director positions working with premium brands including Rolls Royce, Porsche, Ferrari, Bentley, Lamborghini and BMW.   In our conversation, you'll hear how his curiosity, competitive nature and openness to le...