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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Recording at La Kretz Innovation Campus, our guest can best be described at this moment in time through the launch of his book Hop, Skip, Go: How The Mobility Revolution is Transforming Our Lives which will be released on November 12th.

You can say that this book may be the culmination of all of his work -- from his journalism days at Business Week to event production of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to currently serving as the Founder and Chairman of the NewCities Foundation.

Hop Skip Go is about the billions of people on the move. Underlying each stage of mobility -- from foot to horse to cars and jets -- are the mathematics of three fundamental variables: time, space, and money. Our guest and his co-author and business journalist, Stephen Baker, look beyond the false promises of the past to examine the real future of transportation and the repurcussions for the world's cities and the global economy.

Upon graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor's in History, our guest attended the American University in Cairo where he learned the language and culture of the Arabic world. He speaks four languages -- Arabic, English, French, and Italian.

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]New look.

New season.

New episode.

Tune in to hear our promise to you in this mobility revolution.

#100 Soundtrack:

I Get Up by John Isaac

Autumn Weaver by Rex Banner

Cello in the Middle East by Kadir Demir

Don't Feel by Ryan Prewett feat. Danny Polo

Howling at the Moon by Tomer Katz feat. Vigz

A Minor by Wake Up Lucid

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There’s never a bad time to learn about leadership, and it's never too late to begin leading. In committing to lead others or an organization, one must first study leadership. In episode #99, Andrew Rains, the Chief Commercial Officer of automotiveMastermind, breaks down how managers become leaders by studying leaders.

Andrew oversees new business, customer retention, account management, and marketing for automotiveMastermind. He is responsible for aligning all departments to achieve the strategic vision of the company as a whole. In addition to the many employees that report to him, he is also responsible for meeting with automotive clients year round. The delicate balance of managing the expectations of all those that seek his guidance and expertise has been harnessed through studying and following the lessons of four great leaders.

Tune in to hear how Andrew draws upon the leadership lessons of:

Jim Collins: author, consultant, and lecturer

John Maxwell: author, speaker, and pastor

Andy Stanley: author, speaker, and pastor

Jocko Willink: retired Navy SEAL, podcaster, and author

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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.

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