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282: Sean McLain, Success to downfall: The story of Carlos Ghosn

Oct 3, 2022

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 282, an episode with a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Sean McLain. Get Sean’s book here.

 

This episode with Sean McLain revolves around the story of Carlos Ghosn, one of the world’s most feared and admired business executives who had remarkable success, yet faced a catastrophic fall. He was accused of financial misconduct and arrested for a bevy of alleged crimes—all of which he vehemently denied.

 

Sean is a reporter for The Wall Street Journal based in Los Angeles, covering EV startups like Rivian, Lucid, and Japanese and Korean automakers.

 

Since 2016, Sean McLain has overseen The Wall Street Journal's coverage of the largest automakers in Japan, including Toyota, Honda, and Nissan, and received the Malcolm Forbes Award by the Overseas Press Club of America for his coverage of the former Nissan and Renault executive's arrest and detention.

 

Sean graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, and lives in Tokyo.

 

Get Sean’s book here:

Boundless: The Rise, Fall, and Escape of Carlos Ghosn. Nick Kostov and Sean McLain

 

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