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James Ryan is the President and CEO of Mercedes Benz Financial Services in Canada and this episode is part of our CEO series.  James started his life as a musician, studying Comparative Literature and then moving and working in Germany as an intern for Mercedes Benz in 1995. James has had multiple roles within the organisation leading to his current role as CEO and President responsible for a $5bn portfolio. James and I explore how his early years as a musician (drummer) have crafted his approach to leadership which has allowed James to be very thoughtful and deliberate as regards his leadership, impact and legacy. As a CEO James is humble enough to realise that he can't be expert in all that he oversees, and his style allows him to empower others whereby he can lead by asking questions and increasing his own awareness in order to be the strategic as opposed to the technical operator. James understood the real power in leading by questioning and with that, James' style of leadership was underpinned by his ability to listen and really hear others. The Post pandemic environment challenged James's leadership and questioned his own thinking and norms when it came to the issue of physical office space and flexibility for his teams. James asked his staff a series of questions and quickly understand they need to be a Purpose Driven Organisation and that the office space was not to simply facilitate work but was necessary to create collaboration, connection and camaraderie. As part of James' focus on listening, he carried out a series of ‘stay' interviews to complement what they were hearing in the ‘exit' interviews. The results were fascinating as it helped the organisation understand what people were motivated about including, purpose, personal growth and the importance of culture which has never been so important in post pandemic environment.  James continues to listen intently to his people which has allowed him to consider how he can measure his leadership by focusing on four key components. 1.    Engagement: the experience that leaders create for their people. 2.    Involvement: allowing people to own the whole not just their part3.    Trust: a critical component especially post pandemic as people ask themselves if they trust their leader and the organisation within which they work. The higher the trust the higher the performance as a business. 4.    Values: values drive value and must be non-negotiable and embedded in all that you do.James also shares the two questions that he always asks himself when he considers an opportunity in his life. Can I learn something? Can I bring something unique to the table? Enjoy this great episode. 

In this episode of Culture by Design, Timothy R. Clark is joined by Bobbye Sweat, Director of Diversity and Inclusion for First Command Financial Services in Forth Worth, Texas. Bobbye shares her experiences in seven different industries as she has worked to meet people where they are. She explains that if you really care, you'll be authentic. That foundation of inclusion makes all the difference. Bobbye's origin story (02:00). Raised by a single dad in Arkansas, Bobbye learned the importance of relationships and caring for others from her father, “Mr. Mom”. That one lesson changed the way she approached interactions for the rest of her life. How Bobbye got her professional start (13:30). When Bobbye worked at Telecom during her junior year of college, she was encouraged to take a full-time job in the engineering field when all she wanted was to be a teacher. Her mentor helped her see the opportunities in front of her, which jumpstarted her professional career. Bobbye took her dad's words to heart when he said: If you have the attitude and aptitude for learning, you can do anything you want to. How do you leverage and take advantage of opportunities? (18:00). Bobbye tells the story of how she has been able to work in seven different industries during her professional career. She explains that when people enter new environments with enough support and encouragement, they thrive. They put their head down and get to work. From phones, to airplanes, to DEI (24:45). While Bobbye was working at Boeing, she noticed that while the work atmosphere was diverse, people weren't talking. She wondered: how do we get people to look at each other and leverage our differences? As a pioneer in the DEI space, inclusion solidified everything that Bobbye had learned in her career. She learned to link the passion to the purpose of the work. A foundation of inclusion makes a world of difference (30:00). Bobbye explains that organizations that are truly inclusive will enjoy its byproducts: diversity, equity, innovation, and other business outcomes. When inclusion is the primary focus and foundation, you can get your footing and build from there. No organization can commit itself to a diverse workforce without an inclusive culture, where policy and practice works for everyone. Leaving a legacy (31:30). When asked what she wants to pass on to the next generation, Bobbye responds that authentic caring is her main focus and goal. As Theodore Roosevelt said: “People don't care what you know until they know that you care.” When we're willing to meet organizations where they are, culture can change. Meet unkindness with kindness (34:30). Bobbye says: pick your battles. Sometimes you'll have to remove yourself from situations, sometimes you need to speak up. This balance of forgiveness and standing your ground is one that Bobbye has learned well. Ask yourself: “What did I do to serve someone else today?”Maintaining authentic caring through intent and motivation (39:10). Bobbye shares her practical tips on how to care authentically. Sometimes it means doing the opposite of what people would expect you to do. Creating a speak-up culture (44:00). People continue to ask the question: “Will I have a voice in this position?” Bobbye explains that you can't expect an organization to magically produce a speak-up culture when it is not designed to sustain one. You have to meet the organizations where they are. About Our Guest:Bobbye Sweat is the Director of Diversity and Inclusion for First Command Financial Services in Fort Worth, TX.Bobbye joined First Command in August 2020, bringing over 16 years of Diversity & Inclusion leadership experience to her current role.  Prior to First Command, Bobbye was D&I Integration Director for Hallmark Cards; the Head of the Diversity & Inclusion at Mercedes-Benz Financial Services; Senior Manager Diversity & Inclusion at JC Penney; Associate Director Diversity & Inclusion at AT&T and Senior Manager Network Services & Customer Care Operations at The Boeing Company.Bobbye received her MBA in Total Quality Management from City University of Seattle. She is a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP), and a Certified 4 Stages of Psychological Safety Consultant.

Peter is the Executive Vice President of Netsol Technologies Americas Inc., responsible for overseeing the company's business strategy, operations, financial performance, investments, and ventures. Prior to joining Netsol, Peter spent ten years as Director of Operations for Daimler Financial Services Africa, Asia and Pacific in Singapore. This regional role followed an extensive international career that included roles of increasing seniority with Price Waterhouse in South Africa, Mercedes Benz Finance and Fiat Auto Financial Services in the UK, Koc Fiat Credit in Turkey, Daimler Chrysler Bank in Stuttgart, DaimlerChrysler Leasing in Thailand, Mercedes Benz Financial Services and Daimler Fleet Management in South Africa, and Mercedes Benz Auto Finance in China. In our conversation we talk about Peter's journey with its multiple international moves, ever broadening roles and diverse experiences. I hope you enjoy listening to Peter's career story and, as always, I look forward to receiving your feedback. You can contact Peter on LinkedIn or by email: peter.minshall@netsoltech.com Why not follow us on Instagram @careerviewmirror where you can comment on the specific episodes that you have enjoyed. To help you navigate the content we've separated it into chapters which work on Apple Podcasts and certain other streaming platforms. This episode of Career-view Mirror is brought to you by Aquilae. Aquilae is a boutique consultancy in the auto finance and mobility industry. We offer our expertise as a service to help you design and deliver projects that develop your business and the people within it. Contact cvm@aquilae.co.uk if you'd like to know more. If you enjoyed this podcast please take a moment to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your feedback helps us grow. For details of our forthcoming guests follow us on Instagram @careerviewmirror Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk Twitter: @cvmpodcast Episode recorded on 25 November 2021 

Daniel is an international expert in automotive financial and mobility services with more than 20 years' experience in the finance and banking industry. He is currently CEO for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services in Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.  Prior to this, he worked as Global Head of Strategy for Daimler Mobility in Stuttgart and has held various management positions around the globe -  with a particular interest in the Asia Pacific Region.  Daniel started his career in private and commercial banking at Dresdner Bank in Frankfurt and holds a Master's degree from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. He is married and has two young daughters. Daniel has an interest in classic cars, travel and outdoor sports.  In our conversation we talk about Daniel's early interest in finance and business, the difference in cultures between the banking environment he worked in and Daimler and some of the hidden factors at play when navigating a career.  I'm pleased to be able to introduce you to Daniel and I look forward to hearing your thoughts on his journey. You can contact Daniel on Linkedin.This episode of Career-view Mirror is brought to you by Aquilae. Aquilae exists to close the gap between actual performance and available performance in the mobility industry, internationally. What do we mean by actual performance and available performance? Every individual, every team, every organisation has a level of performance that is available to them right now and typically a lower level of performance that they are actually experiencing. We call the gap between the two levels of performance, the underperformance gap. Our Aquilae Performance Model recognises the four fundamental contributors to performance and helps you identify how to get closer to your available performance and close that underperformance gap. Why not follow us on Instagram @careerviewmirror where you can comment on the specific episodes that you have enjoyed. To help you navigate the content we've separated it into chapters which work on Apple Podcasts and certain other streaming platforms. If you enjoyed this podcast please take a moment to leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Your feedback helps us grow. For details of our forthcoming guests follow us: Instagram @careerviewmirror Email: cvm@aquilae.co.uk Twitter: @cvmpodcast Episode recorded on  26 August 2021 

Welcome to the 100 Million Academy podcast. Every Sunday morning, you will get highlights from our exclusive daily live calls combining the best clips of the top entrepreneurs and business minds in the world. These are world-class individuals who have hit 100 million in sales, advertising spend, or impressions on social media. ---- I'm your host, Dan Fleyshman, and in this week's episode you will learn from Entrepreneur, Investor, and Online Strategic Business Coach Braydon Ross. Braydon is the CEO and Founder of multiple start-ups in the tech and real estate space where he works to benefit the trend of a sharing economy by partnering, leveraging and innovating on the ever-growing space of SAAS based services and Airbnb real estate.   Next you will learn from Jeff Hoffman; Experienced CEO, Worldwide Motivational Speaker, Board Advisor, Film, TV, & Music Producer. Jeff  has been part of a number of well-known successful startups, including Priceline.com and Booking.com, uBid.com and more and he is a frequent keynote speaker, having been invited to speak in over 60 countries and serves on the boards of companies all over the world.   After that you’ll learn from Sean Whalen best selling author, strategic business coach, social media and marketing genius, and life changing keynote speaker. He founder of Lions Not Sheep and multiple companies including apparel and technology, but his role as founder and CEO of LIONS NOT SHEEP, the global movement for men, women and children is closest to his heart.   Then you will learn from email marketing expert Seth Fontaine. Seth became the Entrepreneur of the Year at APU in 2016 and in 2017 was the featured Alum. From there he became the director of marketing at Chevrolet in Orange County and helped generate over $30 million in gross revenue through email marketing alone. Now he works with Josh Aven and Josh Kolb at CURIO. CURIO managed over $250 million on facebook paid media alone and generated well over $1 billion in revenue for their clients.    Along with Seth, learn from Josh Kolb the Chief of Staff and one of the first employees of the growing digital advertising agency - Monkedia. While working on his Business Administration and Management degree at The University of North Texas, Josh Kolb spent his time doing consulting work for an angel investor to help scale and exit opportunities. Upon receiving his degree, Josh started his career in the finance sector with roles at Fortune 100 companies Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and TIAA.    Lastly, you’ll hear from the highly sought after keynote speaker and best selling author Greg Reid. Greg is best known for his work with The Napoleon Hill Foundation and Think and Grow Rich series. He currently runs the mastermind called, Secret Knock, recommended by Forbes.   Get ready, its time to level up!   ----   Thank you for watching this episode — What lesson resonated with you the most? Comment below!   ----   Learn more and connect with our instructors: 100MillionAcademy.com   Every Sunday, join the 100 Million Academy podcast to get highlights from our daily live calls combining the best clips of the top entrepreneurs and business minds in the world. Learn actionable lessons, skills, and strategies from these experts in real estate, marketing, sales, investing, and more that you can apply to your own business.   100 Million Academy is an online educational platform featuring over 20+ entrepreneurs who have sold over $100 million in revenue, spent over $100 million on advertising, or have been seen by over 100 million people.   Co-founders Joel Marion, Dan Fleyshman, and Cody Sperber are on a mission to give you access to world-class entrepreneurs.    ----  

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Who can you trust when buying a car? This is a very complex question. Certainly, the easy answer, the one that speaks to our monkey brain, is to seek the counsel of your parents. After all, if they kept you alive for the last 18 years, they have some credibility of knowing what's right, and therefore you trust them implicitly. Another answer would be to trust technology. Examples of trust in technology are visiting websites like Kelly Blue Book, Edmunds, and Truecar, where they've amassed copious amounts of data points to provide you with trusted guidance. Other examples of trust in technology are to use apps. Seventy episodes ago, we discussed an app called AutoGravity which allows you to shop for cars, apply for credit, and know your payment all from  your phone so that there are no surprises when you arrive at the dealership. There is a common thread to these trusted sources. They remain agnostic about your purchase. It is ironic, to some degree, that trust is embedded in sources who don't care about your business versus those who do care about your business. This is the conundrum of automotive dealers where agnostic sources of car buying are trusted more than the dealer. And let's be honest. Both customers and dealers play this game of poker, trying to only disclose tidbits of information so that one player can eventually go all in. Tune in to hear about this crazy game of poker between customers and dealers. Rinaldi Halim is currently serving as Dealer Principal of Los Angeles Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram and Managing Partner of Downey Nissan and Nissan of Tustin. Prior to these roles, Mr. Halim served as Executive Manager of Nissan of Duarte and a number of leadership positions with Mossy Automotive Group, San Diego. Mr. Halim is frequently sought by top leadership at Nissan North America and FCA for his insights and operating processes which have afforded him and his dealerships consistent achievement in sales volume and other measures. He holds recognition as Downey Nissan California’s number one Nissan dealer and LACDJR FCA’s fastest growing dealership in CA. Mr. Halim has won five consecutive Nissan Top 50 Global Awards of excellence. Mr. Halim resides in Irvine, CA, with his wife and daughter. Chuck Schofield is vice president of Sales and Dealer Development at AutoGravity. He and his team handle nationwide, dealer-facing engagement, recruitment and customer service. Chuck spent 27 years at Daimler Financial Services and 12 years with Daimler Truck Financial. He has also served as director of Business Vehicle Finance at Chrysler Financial and western region manager for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. In those roles, he was responsible for managing U.S. finance products and services sales and cultivating and maintaining relationships with Mercedes-Benz, Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ram, Freightliner and Western Star dealership personnel. Chuck has a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

You can't create a great experience without knowing your customers. But if "knowing your customers" is the only purpose of your customer intelligence strategy, you're missing out on some significant opportunities. Live from CCW Austin, Allison Corley from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services shares her more multi-faceted, dynamic analytics success story.

Adi Ofek ist die CEO unseres Mercedes-Benz Tech Hubs in Tel Aviv. Im April 2000 kam sie zu Daimler als erste Mitarbeiterin von Daimler Financial Services in Israel. Im anschluss ging es 2007 für Adi sechs Jahre nach Singapur, wo sie als Regional Credit Operations Director für die Regionen Afrika und Asien/Pazifik zuständig war. Drei weitere Jahre verbrachte sie in Südkorea als CEO von Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Multinationale Teams zu Top-Leistungen zu bringen ist ihre Leidenschaft.

Adi Ofek is the CEO of our Mercedes-Benz Tech Hub in Tel Aviv. In April 2000 she joined Daimler as the first female employee of Daimler Financial Services in Israel. In 2007 Adi then went to Singapore for six years, where she was Regional Credit Operations Director, and responsible for the Africa and Asia/Pacific regions. She spent three further years in South Korea as CEO of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. Her passion is getting multinational teams to achieve top performance.

Before the big recession, leasing was a hefty 25 to 28 percent of new car sales in the U.S. But then in 2009, like so many other businesses, it took a huge tumble to just single digits. However today – three years later – it’s back up to 24 percent and who knows where the ceiling will stop. On Autoline This Week John McElroy talks to three experts in the leasing community that will answer that question and more. Joining him on his panel are Scot Hall from the website Swapalease.com, Geoff Robinson, the VP of Marketing for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services in the United States along with car dealer Sam Slaughter from Sellers Buick GMC in Farmington Hills, MI.

Before the big recession, leasing was a hefty 25 to 28 percent of new car sales in the U.S. But then in 2009, like so many other businesses, it took a huge tumble to just single digits. However today – three years later – it’s back up to 24 percent and who knows where the ceiling will stop. On Autoline This Week John McElroy talks to three experts in the leasing community that will answer that question and more. Joining him on his panel are Scot Hall from the website Swapalease.com, Geoff Robinson, the VP of Marketing for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services in the United States along with car dealer Sam Slaughter from Sellers Buick GMC in Farmington Hills, MI.

Before the big recession, leasing was a hefty 25 to 28 percent of new car sales in the U.S. But then in 2009, like so many other businesses, it took a huge tumble to just single digits. However today – three years later – it’s back up to 24 percent and who knows where the ceiling will stop. On Autoline This Week John McElroy talks to three experts in the leasing community that will answer that question and more. Joining him on his panel are Scot Hall from the website Swapalease.com, Geoff Robinson, the VP of Marketing for Mercedes-Benz Financial Services in the United States along with car dealer Sam Slaughter from Sellers Buick GMC in Farmington Hills, MI.