Sheryl Connelly may have the coolest job in the world: She predicts the future. Not in a crystal-ball, $20 to read your future type of way, but in a know-what-the-experts-know, understand-the-consumer, anticipate-coming-trends kind of way. And, her job helped to shape one of the most remarkable transitions in corporate history: the rescue and remaking…
What Drives Her: Sandy McGill, BMW Lead Designer
A sterile façade conceals the home of the fun Cooper Mini and designer Sandy McGill. When I first drove up to BMW’s DesignworksUSA , I was disappointed to find a non-descript white office building nestled in a dull corporate plaza. Wait a minute! Shouldn’t this place be in an airport hangar? A glistening, Frank Gehry tower of innovation?…
What Drives Her: Pam Fletcher, chief engineer behind the new Chevy Volt
The Volt-age that sparks GM’s top engineer? Her customer Pam Fletcher’s accomplishments are impressive: as General Motors chief engineer for all electric vehicles, or EVs, she leads a critical sector of of the company, designing and building electric and hybrid cars and trucks. But that’s not what sparks her enthusiasm and quickens her pulse. It’s her customer….
What Drives Her: From Engineer to Marketing Pro, Finding—and Building!— New Roads
Following her passion, Betsy Flegg’s unusual career journey led to guiding GM’s newest model introduction. Hopefully, you’ve never had this happen: your first day on your first job you’re assigned to a department where you’re the only woman in the office, and girly calendars adorned with automotive supplier logos decorate the walls. Some women would bolt, others would complain and most…
Behind GM’s Newest Line Of Trucks- A Woman Who Never Thought She’d Design Cars
What Drives Her: Anita Burke, Chief Engineer, Mid Size Trucks, General Motors You might not believe that this petite lady built this big truck. Well, mid-sized truck, to be exact. But as trucks go, it’s so much more, and as petite ladies go, Anita Burke is a heavyweight in truck design. Anita was charged with…
What Drives Her: Alison Rahm, Chief Engineer, Dodge Charger
The woman who designed one of the fastest cars on the road, and made sure her kids would love it, too. When Alison Rahm was hired for her first design job at Chrysler, her boss told her she’d be designing headliners. She enthusiastically thanked him, excited for the opportunity. Then, she went to look up…
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