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The Finding Gravitas podcast is supported through Patreon Click here to pledge your support. In this podcast, you’ll meet Carla Bailo, President and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research. Carla shares with us her love of cars and deep roots in the automotive industry. Her long career has been full of opportunities to start from a blank slate, she loves doing things no one has done before. She also enjoys breaking molds and challenging people to think differently.   02:27 – Carla’s deep roots in automotive 05:30 – GMC ride and handling performance on big rigs, driving cross-country 09:30 – Moving to Nissan’s newly opened R&D center, “blank sheet of paper” job 11:36 – Joint venture with Ford, negotiating differences in culture and customer expectations 19:00 – Request from President to start three new departments for R&D 23:50 – Moving to Japan for 5 yrs to be program director for trucks and SUVs globally 27:37 – Moving back to be head of R&D for North and South America 28:00 – Retiring from Nissan, working for Ohio State to do mobility research 29:48 – Asked to go to Center for Automotive Research 32:00 – Modernizing the CAR – MBS conference   37:24 – Gen Z have a totally new way of thinking about things, employers have to change too 38:45 – What authentic leadership is to Carla 48:29 – The joys of getting back to in-person human interaction 54:20 – Carla’s definition of Gravitas 56:23 – Advice for her 25-year-old self 1:02:23 – Carla’s morning routine Please share your thoughts on this episode, email me at Jan@gravitasdetroit.com,  I'd love to hear from you. Check out Gravitas Detroit on our website, we believe in Transforming the work experience to break the mold of corporate leadership by providing workshops, keynotes,  blogs, podcast interviews, and the Accountability Lab