Jimmy Kimmel, Dax Shepard, Tom Brady on new car freak podcast hosted by Ford CEO Jim Farley
When Spotify first approached Jim Farley with the idea of hosting a podcast, he gave it a cool reception.
The pitch: Farley, Ford Motor Co.'s chief executive, could interview his peers about leadership. He could record it on Saturdays, it was suggested. “My initial reaction was I have absolutely no interest in spending my Saturdays interviewing business leaders about leadership,” he told The Times.
With a little show business in his blood — his cousin was the late “Saturday Night Live” star Chris Farley — he thought he could come up with something a little livelier.
His counteroffer: What if we made it about cars — people’s first cars, their relationship with cars — with a little leadership thrown in?
Spotify said cool.
With the launch of his star-studded interview series, “Drive,” which premieres May 25, Farley goes into show biz himself. Among his guests: Jimmy Kimmel, Dax Shepard and Tom Brady.
Fifteen-year-old Jim “Jimmy Car Car” Farley, now Ford’s chief executive, with his first ride, a 1965 Ford Mustang. (photo credit: Jim Farley)
