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Perspectives with Wenchi YuEp. 16 Beyond EVs: Understanding China's Internet of Mobility Revolution with Bill RussoHost Wenchi Yu speaks with Bill Russo, an auto industry expert with a lifelong career in Detroit and China (Chrysler), about China's rapid rise to become the world leader in automobile manufacturing, sales, and exports, as well as the global leader in new energy vehicles, batteries, and the "internet of mobility." 00:00China's Automotive Revolution02:29Bill Russo's Journey in the Auto Industry04:31The Growth of China's Auto Market11:22The Shift from Foreign to Chinese Domestic Brands15:12Market-Driven Growth in China's Auto Industry22:30T...2025-06-031h 06
The Public Service ProjectOn Storytelling and Sabbaticals with Bill RussoBill Russo is doing well, and doing good. He's deliberately made time and space for both. On his quest to leave the world a little better than he found it, Bill served in Senior roles in the Obama and Biden administrations, contributing to the Biden campaign's successful bid for the White House in 2020, and most recently leading the State Department's Bureau of Global Public Affairs as Assistant Secretary of State. Other experiences include a transformative trip abroad, a near miss with a career as a psychiatrist, and a brief (and unlucrative) stint as a barista. Bill's commitment...2025-04-3046 min
The Defiant - DeFi PodcastBill Barhydt: The Next Altcoin Season, $350K Bitcoin & The Future of DeFi BankingBill Barhydt, Founder and CEO of Abra, discusses the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency markets and investment strategies in this week's The Defiant Podcast. He attributes Bitcoin’s price movements to macroeconomic factors, including U.S. monetary policy and liquidity cycles, and notes a growing trend of companies holding Bitcoin on their balance sheets. Barhydt also examines Ethereum’s scalability challenges and the increasing role of DeFi in financial systems, suggesting that decentralized infrastructure could eventually become the standard for banking. Additionally, he expresses optimism about potential regulatory clarity in the U.S., particularly regarding stablecoins and digital asset classifications.2025-02-1755 min
ShanghaiZhan: All Things China Marketing, Advertising, Tech & PlatformsThe 2024 Beijing Autoshow: an Auto Industry Wake-up Call, with Bill RussoAccording to this week's guest, automobile industry expert Bill Russo, this year's Autoshow China, held in Beijing, was a wake-up call to the global automobile industry. China has clearly leapfrogged the global auto industry, making products that aren't just transportation vehicles but literally smartphones on wheels. According to Russo, the global auto industry is still living in the 20th century. With the EV tariffs looming in the U.S., are Westerners deprived of owning the next and best iPhone?1. What was big at this year's Beijing auto show compared to previous ones? What made this year's show a re...2024-05-2456 min
Electric & Eclectic with Roger Atkins - LinkedIn Top Voice for EVBill Russo Unpacks China's Electric Vehicle Revolution and Its Global Impact.Embark on an electrifying exploration of China's automotive revolution with me as we sit down with Bill Russo, arguably the most authoritative automotive commentator living in China. Together, we unravel the intricacies behind China's strategic pivot to electric vehicle (NEV) prominence. We dissect how policy support and massive investment have shifted gears for the automotive sector, propelling China ahead and challenging Western automakers to either join forces or compete in a high-stakes race. Bill sheds light on the transformative journey, from the rise of homegrown innovators like BYD to Tesla's game-changing market entrance, offering a rare glimpse into the...2024-01-1938 min
What Just HappenedNY State Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton speaks about her Bill regarding Organized Retail CrimeIn this podcast episode, Christine Russo welcomes New York State Senator Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, who has been voted the 2023 Staten Island Power 100. Senator Scarcella-Spanton's bill is aimed at making assaults on retail workers a Class D felony. This is for all retail workers; however, at the heart of it, is the small business.
The Senator shares the inspiration behind the bill, recounting an incident during her campaign where a deli worker was assaulted during a robbery. She collaborated with a group called C.A.P.S. (Collective Action to Protect Our Stores) to address the increasing concern of...2023-11-2115 min
Crazy Strange DazeCSN EP-26 Very Reliable BigFoot Sighting. And Bill Russo Survived A Pukwudgie Encounter!1-Very Reliable Sighting of Bigfoot in Illinois Reported to BFRO. By Tobias and Emily Wayland2-In the Bridgewater Triangle, Bill Russo Survived a Pukwudgie Encounter! By Bill Russo1-https://www.singularfortean.com/news/2022/1/10/very-reliable-sighting-of-bigfoot-in-illinois-reported-to-bfro2-https://discover.hubpages.com/religion-philosophy/I-Survived-the-Bridgewater-Triangle Remember to support the show, 5 star rate and review where you listen to your podcasts! You can even buy me a coffee! Just hit support the show link below. Thank you!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREESupport the showhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000901618101142023-08-0724 min
Short Story TheaterThe Death SquadThou Shalt Not Kill. It is a commandment, perhaps the most important one. Thou Shalt Not Kill - but there is a caveat, an exception to the rule. In times of war, even your clergyman will slap you on the back, hand you a chocolate bar, and send you off to kill. Bill Russo's tale, The Death Squad, is the story of Private Shadow of the Union Army, who near the end of the U.S. Civil War is assigned to a firing squad which must kill 80 prisoners a day. Shadow dislikes the horrid duty and soon grows to dread...2023-08-0117 min
Short Story TheaterThe Invasion of Ragged MountainIn Bill Russo's new tale, the creatures of the Juns Federation - Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune, are poised to conquer earth, by capturing one human being at a time. They have chosen desolate Ragged Mountain in Northern Maine for the starting point of the invasion. A lone disc-jockey sits in a solitary cabin at the top of the peak. In winter it is not possible for any vehicle to scale the icy mountain, or for any helicopter to land. But in the swirling snow outiside his window, the radio announcer sees someone - or some thing!2023-07-2923 min
Short Story TheaterBill Russo's Shorr Story Theater - Cheese Please - Comedy and MusicA sample episode of an unusual comedy-music radio series called Cheese Please, with Snarfdude and Daffodil. If you like the episode, you can listen to the weekly shows on radio or on podcast sites.2023-06-2330 min
Short Story TheaterLetters of Evil - E I O AThe letters E, I, O, and sometimes A, are the last letters of the names of virtually all of the Italian people. Are these letters truly evil? Are the people who have these letters at the end of their name evil? Find out in Bill Russo's mostly true tale of the E, I, E, I, O and sometimes A, people.2023-05-2120 min
What's Next in...Auto | Mobility Tech No. 8: How Automakers are Navigating a very Geopolitical World: An Interview with Bill Russo of Automobility LimitedHoward Chao sits down with Bill Russo of Automobility Limited to discuss trends in the global automobility markets. Bill reflects on his journey that led him to his role as a global expert on the development of the automotive industry. They discuss China's recent surge into the mobility market and the country's unique position and role in advancing the future of mobility. They cover how the geopolitical conflicts between the US and China are affecting global strategy in the sector. Finally Howard and Bill discuss the implications of US's recent industrial policies and how legacy automakers should be mapping...2023-03-0900 min
BartholomewtownGina Russo, Station Fire Survivor and President, Station Fire Memorial FoundationSend us a textAhead of the 20th anniversary of The Station nightclub fire, which killed 100 people and injured hundreds, survivor Gina Russo joins Bill Bartholomew for an emotional conversation about the tragedy, ensuing years, regulatory changes in the wake of the event, alternative narratives pursued by journalists and much more. Support the show2023-02-1645 min
Short Story TheaterSherlock Holmes - the Adventure of the Hanover HospitalMillions of readers know the exploits of Sherlock Holmes from the stories of Doctor Watson. In this episode of Bill Russo's Short Story Theater, for the first time, Sherlock Holmes relates a narrative about Watson. The good doctor undertakes a risky mission to build a hospital and he ends up fighting not just to build the structure, but for his very life!2023-02-1512 minShanghaiZhan: All Things China Marketing, Advertising, Tech & PlatformsThe Eventual Demise of the Automobile & The Rise of Chinese Mobility - Bill RussoOUR 25th EPISODE!Meet Bill Russo, Founder and CEO of Shanghai-based Automobility. Bill founded a strategy and investment advisory firm that helps its clients build and profit from the future of mobility. In this episode, Bill provides a bleak outlook for the foreign automobile manufacturers in China who have missed the opportunity to re-think mobility as something more efficient, more environmentally friendly, and fundamentally more profitable than the current model, which relies purely on a one-time sale of a product and its eventual maintenance and repair. To Bill, the automobile is the least efficient device on Earth, but China co...2022-09-0255 min
Flex Uncensored - A Coworking Podcast9. Bill Bennett on the Benefits of Asset Ownership for the Coworking Model Connect with Giovanni on LinkedIn Find Jamie on the Everything Coworking Podcast Resources Mentioned in this Podcast: Bill Bennett on LinkedIn Expansive Bill Bennett is the founder and CEO of Expansive which powers the largest portfolio of owned and operated flexible workspace centers in the U.S. The expansive portfolio consists of 35 locations in 47 cities. Bill shares: - His own “coworking story,” - Why the Expansive business model is to own the asset, but to also flip the lan...2022-07-1250 min
Short Story TheaterWelcome to the World of the ParanormalBill Russo, whose account of his meeting with a 'Puckwudgie' was one of the highlights of the Bridgewater Triangle Documentary, takes you on a ride through the unknown in, "Welcome to the World of the Paranormal"2022-05-1423 min
Short Story TheaterWinnie The Pooh - Chapter Two - Pooh Gets Stuck in a Tight PlaceChapter two of the iconic, original Winnie the Pooh collection of stories, as enacted by Basil Nightingale of Short Story Theater. You can also view this episode on the Bill Russo YouTube channel to see the original illustrations.2022-04-2112 min
Short Story TheaterThe House of the Past"The House of the Past" Notes by Bill Russo. Some dreams are more than dreams. So lifelike, they seem real. Such is the case with the surreal musings of Algernon Blackwood, as described by Chiquito Crasto of Australia for Episode 14 of Season 3 of Short Story Theater.2022-04-0515 min
Short Story TheaterThe Name Game Murders, a tale from 'The 85 Year Old, Dot-to-Dot Detective', by Bill RussoA deranged maniac is murdering people with a weapon that matches their name. Mr. Hammer was killed with a hammer. Mr. Gunn was shot with a pistol. Retired Cape Cod Police Chief Rick Bates is summoned from his barstool in Key West and asked to return to New England to use his 'Baits' to apprehend the "Name Game Killer".2022-03-2917 min
Short Story TheaterMy Two Weeks With the Red SoxThe Producer and Director of Short Story Theater, Bill Russo, tells about his two weeks as a player on the roster of the World Champion Boston Red Sox.2021-11-0510 min
BartholomewtownAmy Russo (The Providence Journal)Send us a textBill Bartholomew welcomes Amy Russo of The Providence Journal for a conversation about her move from NYC to Rhode Island, her weekly column exploring The Ocean State, RI politics as a sport, RI media and much more. Support the show2021-09-1428 min
Short Story TheaterThe Deadliest Place in the Bridgewater TriangleA small 350 acre pond in Bridgewater, called The Nip, may be the deadliest place in the entire Bridgewater Triangle. Once, hundreds if not thousands of people swam in its quiet waters, before mysterious drownings forced swimming to be forever banned. Now the deadliest location in the Bridgewater Triangle, may also be the most deserted place in the Triangle! Join Bill Russo in the summer of 2021 and he re-examines The Nip.2021-08-2611 min
China Flexpat#58 Electric Vehicle Careers in China with Bill RussoBill Russo is the Shanghai-based Founder and CEO of Automobility Limited, a strategy and investment advisory firm helping its clients to create the future of mobility. His over 35 years of experience includes 16 years as an automotive executive, including 17 years of experience in China and Asia. Bill is also currently serving as the Chair of the Automotive Committee at the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. In this episode he explains what makes the Chinese EV industry special and how it affects the necessary skillsets of flexpats seeking work in it.
Food for thought:
In China, the el...2021-07-0418 min
Short Story TheaterThe Case of the Vanishing Homeless - by Bill Russo and the Short Story TheaterThe 85 Year Old Dot to Dot Detective, Rick Bates, has hired John Charles Weeks to document his most unusual cases, and this is Weeks' first story, The Case of The Vanishing Homeless.2021-05-1049 min
Your First Thousand Clients with Mitch Russo231: Success Club: Inspiring Entrepreneurs To Think Big While Staying Focused On What Counts With Bill WalshThe COVID-19 pandemic merely accelerated something that has been going on behind the scenes for many years – the radical disruption of business as we know it, a revolutionary transformation that calls for disruptive innovation from every business owner if they are to survive…and thrive. Through Success Club, the legendary Bill Walsh does his share in making a difference in the world by giving out free content to inspire 10 million entrepreneurs to carve their way to success in this time of accelerated change. While Bill now proudly wears the distinction of being a top success coach and America’s small bus...2021-02-0538 min
Short Story TheaterMore Tales From The Wacks MuseumThree - (3) - strange exhibits in Bill Russo's Museum of Wacks!2021-01-2817 min
Short Story TheaterThe Deadliest Place in the Bridgewater TriangleBill Russo whose account of his Puckwudgie sighting has been heard and seen countless times, brings to Short Story Theater, his thoughts on the most deadly place in the area where he lived for many years - the Bridgewater Triangle.2021-01-2216 min
Short Story TheaterThe Wacks Museum - The Green Man, The Crying BoyEnter the Wacks Museum to learn the eerie tale of The Green Man as well as the saga of The Crying Boy - two strange exhibits in Bill Russo's Short Story Theater's museum of oddities.2021-01-1822 min
Short Story TheaterThe Real Chucky DollWelcome to the "Wacks Museum". Exhibit One is a 3 foot tall ghost doll named Robert. He was the inspiration for Chucky, the little monster in the Child's Play series of films. The real life Robert is on display at a museum in Key West, Florida. This is the actual story of haunted Robert. It's Episode 29 of Season Two of Bill Russo's Short Story Theater.2021-01-1321 min
Short Story TheaterThe Doll's Ghost on Bill Russo's Short Story TheaterThe entire household staff of the Lamont Mansion is on alert when the 6 year old heiress to the Duke's fortune tumbles down a set of marble stairs while clutching her doll. Only the doll is injured and the future Duchess is unhurt. When the broken toy is sent to the doll doctor for repair, the adventure begins!2020-12-0932 minYour First Thousand Clients with Mitch Russo222: Building Success Through Education with Bill WalshIn this episode, Mitch Russo takes Bill Walsh on board to talk about his goal of spreading his educational programs with startups and major global brands alike in order to increase sales, productivity, and overall success. In 2005, Bill started his own company called Powerteam International for the purpose of empowering employees and business owners. He talks about how he started in the business, from working with GoDaddy and Franklin Covey to starting his own Success Club. With Success Club, Bill created a completely free environment or community that takes the best of the best learning some of the best...2020-12-0538 min
Short Story TheaterMr. Pepper's Grade 6 ClassThe colorful Mr. Pepper was universally regarded as the best teacher in Maine. Near the end of his 16th. year in the town of Bell's Neck, trouble arrived when all of his students failed all of their exams. If Mr. Pepper could not inspire these students, who could?2020-11-1730 min
Short Story TheaterThe Thing At the WindowThe Thing At the Window has no face. No body. It cannot be smelled, touched, or seen, but it's there. And it can be heard. It comes at midnight on hot summer nights when people have their windows open....2020-11-1330 min
Short Story TheaterThe Jilted Arbor of Bell's Neck"Jilted" - A word carved in a tree. But in the word lies the strange story of a wood carver, and the two women he loved. The tale comes with a twist, but the real twist is what happened to the author, Bill Russo, as he wrote the last lines of this audio play. Stay tuned to the very end to get the details.2020-11-0727 min
Short Story TheaterThe Book of GordDiscovered in the wreckage of a large, flat bottomed boat found adrift at the base of a mountain in the Northeast Hemisphere of Earth; the Book of Gord may be a fake news story. It could be an ancient allegory. Each listener must weigh the tales before making a judgment.2020-10-2819 min
Short Story TheaterFrom the Halls of Carrabbas Italian GrillThe poignant memoirs of three Marine Corps veterans of the Korean War, as told from the Halls of Carrabba's Italian Grill to the Old Guys Lunch Bunch.2020-10-2520 min