Why motormindz?

A seasoned serial entrepreneur with extensive experience and a proven track record of building billions in enterprise value across automotive, mobility, and technology platforms. Jeff held leadership positions at BBDO, Autodata, and Holman before founding motormindz in 2014. His relentless pursuit of challenging the status quo is what drives motormindz to Accelerate What’s Next.

A recognized global business leader & industry expert, Jason has more than 20 years of auto experience across OEMs, suppliers and retail. Jason host's SiriusXM’s weekly “Cars & Culture with Jason Stein.” At motormindz his mission is to identify & accelerate business solutions for a rapidly changing automotive industry, leveraging his international market expertise with leading auto companies.

Ron Frey is the Principal/Founder of RL Frey, Inc. He is an automotive strategy expert specializing in innovation and technology. Following a 35-year executive career in the automotive industry, today Frey is an active investor and adviser, as well as director on select corporate and non-profit boards.

Michael Maroone is one of the most influential leaders in automotive. He’s long-time dealer principal. He serves as lead director of Carvana as well as a director for MDH Acquisition. He built AutoNation to $20 billion in annual revenue at the time of his retirement. He brings his talent and leadership to motormindz as a strategic advisor.

In both Silicon Valley and Silicon Beach, Doug has spent the last 20 years building enterprise technology solutions and creating innovative business & marketing strategies for over a dozen OEMs. He brings a holistic, consumer-centric, technical mindset to the business of accelerating industry evolution.

Kevin leverages 20+ years of automotive sales, marketing, CRM and business development to manage critical business challenges in automotive and other industries. Kevin headed the business design of the largest automotive lead management system in North America.

Kevin was VP & GM of Product Strategy & Development at Intel Corporation, driving the creation of complex technology products and global ecosystems in computing, telecom, digital media, and new tech. He brings vast knowledge of VCs, M&A, and new company development.

Ray led Sales, Service & Parts at Chrysler Group, leading major growth in commercial sales and launching the award-winning Certified Pre-owned Vehicle Program. He was also President/COO of Donlen Corp, and a member of the Automotive Fleet Hall of Fame.

Having led Mazda Motors of America, along with franchise and business development at Lincoln and a prominent sales and marketing role at Ford, Jim has invaluable automotive experience, spanning nearly 30 years.

John was V.P. U.S. Marketing, Sales & Service at Ford, and has extensive global automotive experience in Ford Asia Pacific & Africa. He was recognized as an Automotive News All-Star for his leadership in revitalizing the Ford & Lincoln Certified Pre-Owned Programs.

As U.S. VP for Chevrolet Sales and Service Don managed a network of 3,100 dealers and 2 million vehicle sales annually. Don’s global experience includes executive roles in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and China.

A veteran of AutoNation, Chris has spent 33+ years in the retail automotive industry. Chris improved customer experience and financial performance, bringing realistic business know-how and a disciplined approach to changing dynamics in the Automotive sector.

Steve spent over 32 years at Chrysler/FCA where he held several key roles including VP of Sales, Head of Supply Chain Operations, Head of Maserati North America and Head of Mopar-FCA's Service & Parts division. Steve also served on FCA's Commercial, Product and Industrial Committees for 8 years.

Dave has been a dealer principal and global consultant. He connects the supply base, engineering, production, distribution and forensics with leading OEMs, retailers, industry vendors, ERP DMS and dealer distributor specialty application systems.

Lew Echlin is a 25-year veteran of the auto industry with experience in US and regional markets including China, Australia, and California. During his 20+ years with Ford, he created and executed successful launch, turnaround, and competitive blunting strategies.

Philip, author and blog talk radio host, is President of Ad Agency Online, LLC. As a former Auto Dealer and a serial entrepreneur, he has contributed to the success of many technology start-ups serving the auto industry, cementing his status as a valued SME in automotive and advertising.

For 20 years Ross managed licensing, merchandising, and advertising programs for Numerous OEMs, successfully integrating strategic initiatives into OEM Sales and Marketing plans, including Land Rover GEAR, The Jaguar Collection and the relationship between FDAF, Ford Racing, and NASCAR.

An enthusiastic and innovative professional, Lisa uses her experience in supply chain management, customer relations and administration to create process improvement and implementation.

Dave joins motormindz with a wealth of automotive acumen at all levels of the Ford organization. Most recently, he served as Executive Director of US Sales and GM US Marketing for Ford & Lincoln and CEO and President of FMC Canada, Ltd.

Following a 31-year career with GM Greg now advises a variety of connected car businesses. He has 15 years’ experience in Connected Car, IoT, Telematics and Mobility and was instrumental in the growth and scaling of GM’s OnStar business.

Paul's 32 years in the automotive industry spanned the finance, manufacturing, service and parts and general management areas with a multitude of assignments in five countries. He was the CEO of several FCA subsidiaries and is driven to leading teams to higher levels of performance.

Focusing on building innovative, resilient, and sustainable supply chains across multiple industrial sectors. Bill has worked for over three decades in the automotive industry, where he gained extensive experience in supply chain management, purchasing, sustainability, product development, manufacturing, and human resources

Identifying and evangelizing ‘Best Practices,’ Barry worked with distributors and dealers globally in his 30+ years with Nissan & Infiniti. Focused on sales, marketing and network priorities, expertise ranges from in-store product & process training to Residual Value / CPO strategies.

Leonard comes to motormindz with 32 years of experience at Ford Credit, most recently as Vice President of Fintech, Mobility and Insurance. Leonard is well-versed in all aspects of Financial Services as well as connected vehicles, product development, digital, consumer experience, mobility and fintech.

Kim has spent 20+ years building strong leadership credentials managing teams across various industries including automotive OEMs, aerospace and cybersecurity. Most recently serving as EVP of Marketing for a cybersecurity start-up, she has experience developing strategic marketing and brand building solutions.

With over 30 years of experience in the Automotive and Transportation industries focusing on G2M and commercializing innovation between suppliers, partners and OEM’s, John has previously held Executive roles at Bose, Michelin, Ricardo and Bosch.

A thought leader in the digital space, Sanjeev has held executive roles at GM, GE Renewable Energy, Caterpillar, Ford & Ingersoll Rand. He is a venture investment expert and will leverage his knowledge at motormindz on software, energy, autonomous platforms, connected vehicles and more.

Othmar was responsible for, Global Communications, Automotive Business Affairs and Commercial Vehicles at Daimler AG. He has worked closely with leaders in industry worldwide. Othmar was an Executive Committee Member, Automotive Advisory Council, Canada.

Having worked with multiple automotive OEMs, global tier suppliers and start-up companies, Bob brings over 30 years of industry experience in executive management, operations, strategic planning & deployment, business transformations and commercialization of new products & processes.

Dave’s automotive career spanned over 45 years beginning at a GM dealership before spending over 32 years in the fleet industry. He held numerous positions at Donlen including President of Donlen Fleet Management Services managing their maintenance, fuel, accident management, vendor relations, safety and DOT programs. He also worked as VP of Feet Services for EMKAY. His understanding of fleet operations has helped numerous companies increase their penetration into the fleet industry.

Bruce was a Principal of the Hub automotive retail group and served on several National Dealer Councils, Executive Committees and as President of his Dealer Association. Bruce knows what sells at the dealer, group and national levels and creates operational efficiencies.

A lifelong car guy and 20-year Chrysler vet, Craig brings over 35 years of Finance, Accounting, Audit, Consulting and Strategic Risk Management experience in the Automotive, Retail and Manufacturing sectors, re-engineering organizations and processes in rapidly changing environments.

Jeff's unique combination of 41 years of Ford global business and product strategy/planning, new venture start-up/sale and family business executive leadership provides the capability to envision potential and articulate/guide a winning strategy/plan.

Born and raised in the automotive business and a 26-year Cox Automotive senior leader, John brings experience as an Auction General Manager (domestic and international), Leader of Process Improvement, Technology Innovation, and Supply Chain Logistics.

With over 25 years of auto industry experience with many major OEMs, suppliers, agencies and retailers. He brings expertise in digital, eCommerce, commercializing analytics, media effectiveness, branding, economics, forecasting and innovation. He is an author and presenter, and has been often quoted on industry trends.

Bruce is a 30-year veteran of the U.S. auto industry, with assignments in dealer credit, commercial finance and consumer automotive lending at DaimlerChrysler and GE Capital. Today he leads Broad & Pattison Automotive Search, Inc., an automotive management recruiting and executive search firm he founded in 2001.

With over 32 years in the automotive industry, Jim has held various senior executive positions with General Motors and brings extensive domestic & global expertise across contact center, customer experience, marketing, distribution network, product development, digital and aftersales disciplines.

Jon is CMO of Viant (a Meredith company) and advises motormindz on digital marketing and media. He brings extensive ad tech as well as automotive experience from his diverse background including a variety of advertising, retail and digital roles at Ford.

Highly versed in international manufacturing, engineering, sales, service and marketing, Wayne understands the implementation of global retail business processes and measurements. He set the industry bar for customer treatment, which still stands today.

A marketing strategist, content manager, and forger of multi-disciplinary alliances, Ivana has helmed strategic global projects for GM, Bentley, BMW DesignWorks USA, Audi, Nissan, Porsche and Lexus.

20+ years as an administrative professional, Kristen has demonstrated success in the publishing, advertising and automotive industries. Past positions at BBDO Detroit and Automotive News have produced strong relationships within the retail, supplier and OEM communities.

With experience in manufacturing, corporate and insurance, Meaghen joins the motormindz team, bringing her organization skills for well-run divisions and team motivation to ensure growing working environments.