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Charging Ahead - How Mary Barra is Brining GM into the Future with author David Welch.

Podcast |: The CleanTechies Podcast
Publisher |: Silas Mähner - Renewables, ClimateTech, & ESG Headhunter
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Business,; Climate Change,; Interview,; Science & Medicine,; Technology
Categories Via RSS |: Business,; Investing,; News,; Tech News,; Technology
Publication Date |: Nov 22, 2022
Episode Duration |: 01:05:56

Hello everyone and welcome back to CleanTechies the Podcast. This is episode 69.

If you are a climate tech founder with specific questions you'd like us to ask -- OR -- looking for capital and strategic partner introductions, please reach out to me via the Slack Channel or LinkedIn and we are glad to help in any way we can.

Today we are joined by David Welch the Bureau Chief at Bloomberg News in Detroit to discuss his new book, Charging Ahead. The book is generally about how Mary Barra rose to become the CEO of GM and the first Female CEO in the Legacy Auto Industry. And then goes on to describe how she has led GM into the future by making the shift to Electric Vehicles.

We talk about a lot of things but some of the key topics in this episode are...

[6.12] GM's history. From the most respected company in the world to bankruptcy
[11.11] How Mary Barra made her rise to CEO and her battles with Trump
[31:35] The legacy automaker sentiment and the future for them
[38.07] Tesla & Joe Biden
[45.05] The benefits of EVs
[51.17] The success of the EV regulatory frameworks
[59.46]The challenges for the next 2-3 years for EV

We hope you enjoy today's episode - please reach out with any specific questions or discussion points. If you're interested in being a show sponsor you can reach me at silasmahner@gmail.com

Order the book, Charging Ahead: https://www.amazon.com/Charging-Ahead-Barra-Reinvention-American/dp/1400233593
Connect with David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-welch-9031185/
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