As part of the inaugural Automotive Intelligence Awards, Cherokee Media Group is honoring a select group of outstanding auto industry analysts for their contribution to the knowledge base of the used-car retail, finance and remarketing industries.

Next up on our series of podcasts with these first-ever honorees in the Automotive Intelligence Awards: Industry Analysts program is a conversation with Laura Wehunt, vice president of data & analytics at Black Book.

Wehunt talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about her early days on Black Book's data team and growing up as a "car fanatic" — even cutting out magazine photos of her dream cars as a kid — as well as her family's background in the dealership business. Plus, she shares the importance of mentorship from leaders at Black Book who have helped her forge her career as a leading auto analyst.