Jimmy Douglas is the founder and CEO of Plug, an online marketplace that facilitates wholesale buying and selling of used EVs among a network of dealers and fleet operators. Jimmy brings unique expertise due to years of experience at the helm of the world's largest EV remarketing operation at Tesla, a career that originates on the front lines of dealership f ... Show More
Aug 13
Gabriel Millien: The Real Cost of AI in the Dealership
Gabriel Millien has architected AI systems for Nestlé, Pfizer, and UL. He's advised Fortune 100 leadership teams on transformation projects most consultants never get close to. Over 550,000 people follow him on LinkedIn for one reason: he never sells anything. He just gives away ... Show More
1h 14m
Dec 2022
The State of the Global Automobile Market – with Jim Rowan, CEO of Volvo
Jim Rowan, the CEO of Volvo, joins Scott to discuss the state of play in the global automobile market including the rise of electric vehicles, disruptions to the traditional automakers, and the winners and losers in the space.
Scott opens with his thoughts on Facebook threatenin ... Show More
42m 56s
Sep 2023
Doug Demuro on Analyzing the Car Industry, Creator-Led Businesses, and Porsche Episode Follow Up
While preparing for our Porsche episode with Doug DeMuro, we had a lot more than Porsche to discuss… but the episode was already over 3 hours! We decided to save the rest for its own episode, released here on ACQ2. Doug helped us understand what’s going on with the car industry s ... Show More
1h 25m
Feb 2025
What the EV Industry’s Challenges Reveal About Innovation and Regulation
Many consumers are buying electric vehicles, thanks to sportscar-like performance, government incentives, and personal motivations to minimize climate change. But the EV industry overall has revved and sputtered in unpredictable ways and offers a case study in managing innovation ... Show More
26m 24s
Oct 2023
Watts up with EV charging: An entrepreneur’s view from ground zero
Leye (Cornelius) Makanjuola, Oxford Saïd MBA and host discusses the EV charging market with Folasade Ayoola, a fellow student and entrepreneur. In this episode, Fola Ayoola delves into her experience co-building ElectricFish, a climate tech company building distributed energy sto ... Show More
32m 22s