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SAAB in the Rearview Mirror

John Christensen
Saab
Sweden
SAAB Cars North America
General Motors
Japan
United States
Volvo
Maserati

This podcast is a celebration of all things Saab from the perspective of ex-Saab corporate employees who witnessed the day-to-day operations of one of the best company environments in the automotive business. It is an insider’s look at the mostly good times at Saab shared through the stories of those that lived them.

My time at Saab started in December 1984 and lasted just shy of 39 years with my... more

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This week’s guest is long term Saab employee John Libbos. John was with Saab from 1987 to 2012. His many jobs included several Technical Services positions and later as Project Manager for the 9-5 and 9-4X. He also spent several years working in Swed... more

This week’s guest is former Saab Parts Director Doug Williams. Doug worked in the Norcross, GA headquarters in the late 90’s through his early retirement in 2001. During his tenure the parts division moved over 100 million in parts and accessories pe... more

I am joined in this week’s episode by long time Saab employee Gary Dagesse. Gary has had numerous field and management positions at Saab. He started in the early 90’s and stayed up until almost the very end of the Spyker years in 2011. He also worked... more

One of my many ex-bosses, my mentor, my sometimes life coach and most of all my friend, Mike Raflowitz joins me on the Podcast. Mike had a long and varied career at Saab ranging from Field Representative to operating Saab of Japan (thus the Saab Japa... more

This episode's guest is former Saab Training Department member Dave Kapitulik.  "Kap" details his road to being an educator and training instructor/course designer at Saab Automobiles. 

Dave's long career started in Technical Services and to educati... more

Join me for our first episode featuring ex-Saab Field Representatives John Ritter and John Sokol. We discuss how each became interested in the automotive business, their long careers at Saab, their favorite meetings, brushes with celebrity, life afte... more

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Recent Guests

Gary Dagesse
Former SAAB employee, 1992-2010, involved in sales/region leadership
SAAB Cars North America
Episode: Gary Dagesse
Mike Raflowitz
Ex-SAAB employee, mentor and former regional leader
SAAB
Episode: Mike Raflowitz
Dave Kapitulik
Former Saab employee; Technical Product Quality Specialist and Tech Training Instructor
Saab (1985-2005)
Episode: Dave Kapitulik
John Ritter
Former SAAB field representative with service, parts, and sales experience
SAAB
Episode: John Sokol and John Ritter
John Sokol
Former SAAB employee, started around 1980 with service/parts/sales background
SAAB
Episode: John Sokol and John Ritter

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#21
Russia/Leisure/Automotive
Apple Podcasts
#147
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Mike Raflowitz
Q: How did your career arc at SAAB begin and evolve across departments?
I started in the Warranty Department, moved through district service/parts management, underwent an in-house training program to learn every department, and eventually held regional leadership roles and an overseas assignment in Japan before returning to the US.
Dave Kapitulik
Q: Where did you grow up and how did you start your path into Saab?
Dave describes growing up in Connecticut, becoming a high-school automotive instructor, and transitioning into Saab through a product quality role, driven by a lifelong love of cars.

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5. John Sokol

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