<description>&lt;p&gt;This episode features Lakshmi Moorthy, UK CEO for Arval, one of the largest vehicle leasing businesses in the UK and Hayley Pells, the Government Affairs Lead at the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) . &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our guests share what they wish they had done when they first started in their careers, how they balance multiple roles, and reflect on the impact of seeing other women in positions of power.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recorded May 2025. &lt;/p&gt;
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This episode features Lakshmi Moorthy, UK CEO for Arval, one of the largest vehicle leasing businesses in the UK and Hayley Pells, the Government Affairs Lead at the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) . Our guests share what they wish they had done when they first started in their careers, how they balance multiple roles, and reflect on the impact of seeing other women in positions of power.Recorded May 2025.

Seeing is believing: Women in charge 

<description>&lt;p&gt;This episode features Rachel Clift, CEO of Ben, the automotive industry charity, alongside Beth Morley, Human Insight Lead at Cenex. Our guests discuss how mental health needs to be taken more seriously in automotive, and the lack of consideration for marginalised groups in the electric transition. *This podcast episode contains reference to suicide and mental health, due to Rachel’s work with automotive industry charity, Ben. &lt;/p&gt;
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This episode features Rachel Clift, CEO of Ben, the automotive industry charity, alongside Beth Morley, Human Insight Lead at Cenex. Our guests discuss how mental health needs to be taken more seriously in automotive, and the lack of consideration for marginalised groups in the electric transition. *This podcast episode contains reference to suicide and mental health, due to Rachel’s work with automotive industry charity, Ben.

Health and wellbeing: People power 

<description>&lt;p&gt;This episode features Jordan Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi, who shares her non-conventional route to becoming a businesswoman and Sukky Choongh, Environmental Policy Manager for the SMMT, who discusses why driving sustainability across all areas of automotive should be a shared goal for all. &lt;/p&gt;
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This episode features Jordan Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi, who shares her non-conventional route to becoming a businesswoman and Sukky Choongh, Environmental Policy Manager for the SMMT, who discusses why driving sustainability across all areas of automotive should be a shared goal for all.

The resilience factor: How to dig in 

<description>&lt;p&gt;This episode features Lisa Jay, the Range Rover Programme Chief at JLR, speaking about how the automotive industry has shifted away from being a &amp;quot;boys club,&amp;quot; and shares about her own career growth, including promotions after having children. And second guest Amy-Louise Carter, Head of Product at Daimler Truck discussed the exciting innovation and diversity in the truck industry, with the increasing representation of women across roles. This is an &lt;a href="https://www.autotrader.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"&gt;Autotrader&lt;/a&gt; podcast&lt;/p&gt;
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This episode features Lisa Jay, the Range Rover Programme Chief at JLR, speaking about how the automotive industry has shifted away from being a &quot;boys club,&quot; and shares about her own career growth, including promotions after having children. And second guest Amy-Louise Carter, Head of Product at Daimler Truck discussed the exciting innovation and diversity in the truck industry, with the increasing representation of women across roles. This is an <a href="https://www.autotrader.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Autotrader</a> podcast

Big Brands: Big Bosses and Big Vehicles 

<description>&lt;p&gt;Episode features Lynn Calder, CEO of INEOS Automotive since 2022, after holding previous roles including CEO of INEOS Composites and Commercial Director of INEOS Phenol and Rebecca Denyer, co-founder of Sebring Works, where she and her husband hand-build brand new electric retro-inspired sports cars.  With some candid thoughts on life as a female CEO of a conglomerate – are women ballsy or just straight to the point? The pod covers the importance of backing British brands and celebrating British engineering. This is an &lt;a href="https://www.autotrader.co.uk⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Autotrader&lt;/a&gt; podcast&lt;/p&gt;
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Episode features Lynn Calder, CEO of INEOS Automotive since 2022, after holding previous roles including CEO of INEOS Composites and Commercial Director of INEOS Phenol and Rebecca Denyer, co-founder of Sebring Works, where she and her husband hand-build brand new electric retro-inspired sports cars.  With some candid thoughts on life as a female CEO of a conglomerate – are women ballsy or just straight to the point? The pod covers the importance of backing British brands and celebrating British engineering. This is an <a href="https://www.autotrader.co.uk⁠" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Autotrader</a> podcast

British born brands: How can we support our own?

Join Erin Baker Auto Trader Editorial Director, award-winning motoring journalist and single mum of 2, for a podcast series devoted to putting women in the driving seat.
We'll journey into the professional and private lives of brilliant women in the automotive industry and cover everything - from plates spun to balls dropped. By sharing stories about our worries, fears and achievements, we aim to inspire and inform not only the next generation but professionals at every stage of their career, and hopefully each of us will feel less alone

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