CAREER-VIEW MIRROR - biographies of colleagues in the automotive and mobility industries. – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Jean-Luc Cartwright.

Jean-Luc is a Director at Maple House Classic Cars

His first experience in the motor industry came at the age of 13, working weekends cleaning cars at a Sports Car specialist in Cheshire in the Northwest of England. Jean-Luc describes himself as an eternal car nerd who has been fortunate to work with some of the most forward thinking automotive brands in the world Lexus and Tesla - He is now pursuing a personal passion by looking back to classics with Maple House Classic Cars.

In our conversation we talk about his early experiences, including his father's influence on his engineering mindset. Jean-Luc explains how he secured his role at Lexus and his subsequent transition from Lexus to Tesla, highlighting the culture shock of joining a startup. He emphasises the importance of building rapport and relationships and acknowledges the mentoring he received. He shares how he adapted to his leadership roles in Edinburgh, Dublin, and Newcastle. Jean-Luc's story underscores the value of initiative, adaptability, and the ability to lead and develop teams.

I enjoyed getting to know Jean-Luc better through our conversation and I'm pleased to be able to share his insights. As always, I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.

Connect with Jean-Luc:

LinkedIn Profile
Email: info@maplehouseclassiccars.co.uk
Website

About Andy

I'm an experienced business leader and a passionate developer of people in the automotive finance industry, internationally.

During over twenty five years, I have played a key role in developing businesses including Alphabet UK, BMW Corporate Finance UK, BMW Financial Services Singapore, BMW Financial Services New Zealand and Tesla Financial Services UK.

At the same time, I have coached individuals and delivered leadership development programmes in 17 countries across Asia, Europe and North America.

I started Aquilae in 2016 to enable “Fulfilling Performance” in the mobility industry, internationally.

Learn more about Fulfilling Performance

Check out Release the handbrake! The Fulfilling Performance Hub.

Connect with Andy

LinkedIn: Andy Follows
Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk

Join a guided peer mentoring team: Aquilae Academy

Thank you to our sponsors:

ASKE Consulting
Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.uk

Aquilae
Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk

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Episode recorded on 27 September, 2024.

In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Susanne Allmendinger-Vogt.

Susanne is the founder of BB&R Brand Business & Responsibility Consulting. Prior to starting her business she had a 25 year career with BMW Group where her last role was Global Head of Brand and Communication Strategy for MINI.

She has a curious mind always seeking the root causes behind the obvious. She's a challenge seeker who loves to explore new horizons and push things forward. She's an optimist who believes there is power and goodness in everything and everyone.

She believes our economic system needs companies with fresh, innovative solutions for the world's big problems - healthy companies that care about all their stakeholders, including the environment, and see themselves as a force for good.

As a passionate brand strategist, Susanne has dedicated herself now, after years in the corporate world, to supporting deep tech startups in building strong, successful brands and businesses.

She helps them overcome their biggest challenges and pain points to bring their impactful solutions to market.

She's also active as a Business Angel and mentors startups in their early stages.

Susanne loves all kinds of sports, mainly outdoors and preferably in the mountains. Living in Munich, this is just around the corner and her source of energy. Fortunately, her husband and 17-year-old son share this passion.

In our conversation we talk about how she found her way into BMW, her early experience of weekly trips to the MINI plant in the UK, her longstanding affinity for the MINI brand, her early foray into the world of Connected Drive and her eventual sense that it was time to move on.

Susanne and I spent 18 overlapping years at BMW but had not met before this call. I enjoyed getting to know her and learning more about her life and career journey.

As always, I look forward to hearing what resonates with you.

Connect with Susanne:
LinkedIn Profile
Website

About Andy

I'm an experienced business leader and a passionate developer of people in the automotive finance industry, internationally.

During over twenty five years, I have played a key role in developing businesses including Alphabet UK, BMW Corporate Finance UK, BMW Financial Services Singapore, BMW Financial Services New Zealand and Tesla Financial Services UK.

At the same time, I have coached individuals and delivered leadership development programmes in 17 countries across Asia, Europe and North America.

I started Aquilae in 2016 to enable “Fulfilling Performance” in the mobility industry, internationally.

Learn more about Fulfilling Performance

Check out Release the handbrake! The Fulfilling Performance Hub.

Connect with Andy

LinkedIn: Andy Follows
Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk

Join a guided peer mentoring team: Aquilae Academy

Thank you to our sponsors:

ASKE Consulting
Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.uk

Aquilae
Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk

Episode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror  

If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. 

Episode recorded on 24 September, 2024.

In this episode I'm joined by Kees Jan Boorsma.

Kees Jan is the owner of Global Automotive, Interim Management and Consultancy. They advise customers and provide interim management focusing on wholesale and retail in the global automotive industry. Their services are geared to OEMs, Importers and Retailers in diverse multicultural environments.

They advise and execute in a competent, pragmatic and hands-on fashion.

Prior to forming Global Automotive, Kees Jan had a successful international career with PSA spanning the Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and France.

In our conversation we talk about his early experiences from a celebrated hotel school and military service and how he finally found his way into the automotive industry.

He shares how nothing was wasted as each step played a part in contributing to the next, how he continued to learn throughout his career including needing to be able to transact business in multiple languages and how his approach to relationships particularly with retail partners assisted him to achieve his goals and the targets of the organisation in a manner that was sustainable and earned valuable respect.

I very much enjoyed getting to know Kees Jan through this conversation and look forward to hearing what resonates with you.

Connect with Kees Jan

LinkedIn: Kees Jan Boorsma

About Andy

I'm an experienced business leader and a passionate developer of people in the automotive finance industry, internationally.

During over twenty five years, I have played a key role in developing businesses including Alphabet UK, BMW Corporate Finance UK, BMW Financial Services Singapore, BMW Financial Services New Zealand and Tesla Financial Services UK.

At the same time, I have coached individuals and delivered leadership development programmes in 17 countries across Asia, Europe and North America.

I started Aquilae in 2016 to enable “Fulfilling Performance” in the mobility industry, internationally.

Learn more about Fulfilling Performance

Check out Release the handbrake! The Fulfilling Performance Hub.

Connect with Andy

LinkedIn: Andy Follows
Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk

Join a guided peer mentoring team: Aquilae Academy

Thank you to our sponsors:

ASKE Consulting
Email: hello@askeconsulting.co.uk

Aquilae
Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk

Episode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror  

If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. 

Episode recorded on 22 July, 2024.

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 ground and in the air. Since then, he has helped cities and organizations understand how technology is affecting the way our streets, sidewalks, and curbs operate, now and into the future. 

John is the best-selling author of The Zero Dollar Car, a former adjunct professor at University of Notre Dame, as well as a former translator in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

In our conversation we talk about John’s childhood experience, the value of learning a language, how he maximised his opportunities at university, and his international career. While John insists he’s a software guy and not a car guy, his experience and worldview only seem to get more relevant to our mobility industry each year. I was lucky enough to be in the audience when John first delivered his Zero Dollar Car speech that spawned his book and his professional speaking career and I’m delighted and proud to be able to introduce him to you in this episode. 

If you enjoy listening to my guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app. 

You can contact John via LinkedIn or email: John@jte-consulting.com  

Buy his book The Zero Dollar Car at www.johntellis.com 

Why not follow us on Instagram @careerviewmirror where you can see a directory of all our episodes and comment on those you have enjoyed? 

This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought to you by Aquilae.  

Aquilae's mission is to enable Fulfilling Performance in the mobility industry.  
We use our very own Fulfilling Performance paradigm to identify what steps you need to take to enable Fulfilling Performance in your business.  

We leverage our Aquilae Consulting arm for business topics and the Aquilae Academy for people topics. 

And, once we're agreed on the way forward, we work alongside you and your teams to enable Fulfilling Performance and achieve your goals. 

I explain Fulfilling Performance in more detail in Episode 60 of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR which is a short Side Mirror episode. 

Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk 

Episode recorded on 17 October, 2022 

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 resonates with you. 

This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought to you by Aquilae. 

Could you use some additional experienced resources who can work alongside you and your team on a flexible basis to help you achieve your priorities? 

 I started Aquilae in 2016 and since then we have worked internationally with established automotive OEMs, EV start ups, FinTechs and insurance companies to achieve their unique mobility goals. 

Aquilae team members are highly experienced senior leaders with complementary areas of expertise who have run businesses and divisions internationally in our industry. Because we have all had many years experience of operating in the industry ourselves, we don't just advise our clients on what to do. Instead, we tend to work alongside them, delivering their specific projects. We are happy to help develop strategy and we're equally happy to then get involved delivering the plan. 

Mobility businesses are all about people, processes and technology. We leverage our Aquilae Academy for people development and Aquilae Consulting for those wider business topics. 

If you're looking for some help with people or business topics and you like the idea of having some additional very experienced, resources who can work flexibly alongside you. Please get in touch with me for a conversation. You can email me directly at Andy @Aquilae.co.uk 

For details of our forthcoming guests follow us on Instagram @careerviewmirror 

Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk 

Episode recorded on 27 October 2022 

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 BMW Australia in 2013, to become a sales and product trainer. It was here he met his wife Lauren, who he admits is his biggest inspiration and the catalyst for his career taking off. Matt eventually rose to lead the strategic sales function for the MINI Brand in Australia and in 2019, relocated to NYC with Lauren to take on the Vice President of Sales role for Rolls-Royce Motor Cars largest region, the Americas. 

After more than 13 years with the BMW Group, Matt has recently relocated from New York City to Laguna Beach to take on a new role as Vice President of Sales and Strategy for Virgin Galactic, the world's first commercial space line. 

I am grateful to Brett Waudby for recommending Matt as a potential guest and for introducing us. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Matt in our conversation. Listening to it, I’m sure you’ll get a sense of Matt’s energy levels and the highly intentional way he has gone about managing his career. He also shares the three ingredients that have helped him on his journey. I am delighted to be able to introduce Matt to you in this episode and look forward to hearing what resonates with you. 

Why not follow us on Instagram @careerviewmirror where you can see a directory of all our episodes and comment on those you have enjoyed? 

This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought to you by Aquilae.  

Aquilae's mission is to enable Fulfilling Performance in the mobility industry.  

We use our very own Fulfilling Performance paradigm to identify what steps you need to take to enable Fulfilling Performance in your business.  

We leverage our Aquilae Consulting arm for business topics and the Aquilae Academy for people topics. 

And, once we're agreed on the way forward, we work alongside you and your teams to enable Fulfilling Performance and achieve your goals. 

I explain Fulfilling Performance in more detail in Episode 60 of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR which is a short Side Mirror episode. 

If you enjoy CAREER-VIEW MIRROR, please follow us in your podcast app. 

Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk 

Episode recorded on 14 October, 2022 

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 at the RAC. He shares moments of good and bad luck that shaped his career.  

Kevin is the leader who first took a chance on me and accepted me into our industry at the age of 28, when I had no previous automotive experience. You'll hear how I may have given him cause to question his decision on my very first day. I'll always be grateful for his open minded attitude to hiring and the opportunities that his decision opened up for me. I'm pleased to be able to celebrate his career and to introduce him to you in this episode and I look forward to hearing what resonates with you. 

If you enjoy listening to my guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app.  

You can contact Kevin via LinkedIn. 

Why not follow us on Instagram @careerviewmirror where you can see a directory of all our episodes and comment on those you have enjoyed? 

This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought to you by Aquilae.  

Aquilae's mission is to enable Fulfilling Performance in the mobility industry.  

We use our very own Fulfilling Performance paradigm to identify what steps you need to take to enable Fulfilling Performance in your business.  

We leverage our Aquilae Consulting arm for business topics and the Aquilae Academy for people topics. 

And, once we're agreed on the way forward, we work alongside you and your teams to enable Fulfilling Performance and achieve your goals. 

I explain Fulfilling Performance in more detail in Episode 60 of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR which is a short Side Mirror episode. 

If you enjoy CAREER-VIEW MIRROR, please follow us in your podcast app. 

Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk 

Episode recorded on 13 October 2022 

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 University Melbourne a Masters in Commerce also from Deakin a diploma in Financial Planning from the Financial Planning Association of Australia and his professional accounting qualifications from CPA Australia.  

He has experience across diverse functions, and he is passionate about leading and developing individuals and teams, Peter has gained deep experience leading through significant periods of organisational and regulatory change. 

In our conversation we talk about his earliest work experience in the family business his initial wish to have a career in sport and the subsequent need to pivot, go back to the drawing board and embark on a corporate career. We discuss his progression during 18 years with BMW in Australia which culminated in a difficult decision and change of course for him. Without spoiling the surprise for you, I will share that there is a satisfying plot twist at the end! 

I first met Peter a dozen or more years ago and I was immediately struck by his attitude to learning and leadership. It is my pleasure to introduce him to you and to share his career story in this episode. 

If you enjoy listening to my guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app.  

You can contact Peter via LinkedIn. 

Why not follow us on Instagram @careerviewmirror where you can see a directory of all our episodes and comment on those you have enjoyed? 

This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought to you by Aquilae.  

Aquilae's mission is to enable Fulfilling Performance in the mobility industry.  

We use our very own Fulfilling Performance paradigm to identify what steps you need to take to enable Fulfilling Performance in your business.  

We leverage our Aquilae Consulting arm for business topics and the Aquilae Academy for people topics. 

And, once we're agreed on the way forward, we work alongside you and your teams to enable Fulfilling Performance and achieve your goals. 

I explain Fulfilling Performance in more detail in Episode 60 of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR which is a short Side Mirror episode. 

If you enjoy CAREER-VIEW MIRROR, please follow us in your podcast app. 

Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk 

Episode recorded on 7 October, 2022 

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 that underpin my approach. They form a sort of 13 step guide and I thought that sharing them would make a good Side Mirror episode. It's very high level and no substitute for working with me 1:1, but I think you'll still be able to derive value from it. You'll also notice quite a few references to people and resources that have shaped my thinking and you'll find details and links for some of those below. 

I hope you find it useful and I look forward to hearing what resonates with you. 

Resources and links: 

How to make hard choices - Ruth Chang 

Developing a Growth Mindset with Carol Dweck 

CliftonStrengths 34 

Thinking Fast and Slow - Daniel Kahnemann 

Go put your strengths to work - Marcus Buckingham 

Steve Siebold 

Mike Dooley 

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey 

This episode of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR is brought to you by Aquilae.  

Aquilae's mission is to enable Fulfilling Performance in the mobility industry.  

We use our very own Fulfilling Performance paradigm to identify what steps you need to take to enable Fulfilling Performance in your business.  

We leverage our Aquilae Consulting arm for business topics and the Aquilae Academy for people topics. 

And once we're agreed on the way forward, we work alongside you and your teams to enable Fulfilling Performance and achieve your goals. 

I explain Fulfilling Performance in more detail in Episode 60 of CAREER-VIEW MIRROR which is a short Side Mirror episode like this one. 

Contact me directly if you’d like to know more. My email is Andy@Aquilae.co.uk 

For details of our forthcoming guests follow us on Instagram @careerviewmirror 

Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk 

Episode recorded on 8 October 2022 

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 to Global Head of Financial Services and then Aftersales for BMW. We talk about his time on Wall Street, what it was like heading up BMW's treasury function during the Global Financial Crisis and the successful integration of ING Car Leasing and Alphabet. Erich shares his early leadership experiences during his period of military service and his later strategy to develop a global culture by leveraging young talent. 

I know Erich as a driven and innovative leader with a focus on growing people and developing positive and progressive organisational culture. It is my pleasure to share his career story in this episode. 

If you enjoy listening to my guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app.  

You can contact Erich at: erichebner@t-online.de

The Business Model Canvas that Erich refers to can be downloaded here. 

Why not follow us on Instagram @careerviewmirror where you can see a directory of all our episodes and comment on those you have enjoyed?

This episode of Career-view Mirror is brought to you by Aquilae.  

Aquilae's mission is to enable Fulfilling Performance in the mobility industry, internationally. Adopting our Fulfilling Performance paradigm helps you identify what steps you need to take to enable Fulfilling Performance for yourself, your team and your business. Contact cvm@aquilae.co.uk for a no obligation conversation about your situation. 

Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk 

Episode recorded on 26 September 2022