In this episode we are celebrating the career to date of Adam Harley. Adam is Sales Director for the Leasing division of Santander Consumer UK. He joined to help the business grow market share, volume and capability in the leasing sector.  Santander is the 8th largest leasing company in the UK and has bold aspirations. Prior to joining Santander, Adam spent 18 years with BMW Group where he was fortunate to work in all three of the UK sales operations - Alphabet, BMW UK and BMW Financial Services. He's very much a family man. Work has to balance with home life and he needs more than a little bit of fun while he's at work.    In our conversation we talk about the influence of his older brother and how that led to his first role in real estate. Adam shares how he later identified a desire to move into a larger corporate environment, ideally in automotive. He couldn't just walk directly into that world but he worked out some steps he could take to make that happen. He also reminded me how it was a call from me almost 20 years ago that led to him enjoying a successful 18 year career at BMW. Finally we talk about how in spite of BMW being such a great company he eventually felt the need to take on a fresh challenge and how he set about finding and securing that. I look forward to hearing what resonates with you. Connect with Adam on LinkedIn: Adam Harley Thank you to our sponsors: ASKE Consulting Email: [email protected] Aquilae Email: [email protected] Episode Directory on Instagram @careerviewmirror  If you enjoy listening to our guests career stories, please follow CAREER-VIEW MIRROR in your podcast app.  Episode recorded on 6 February, 2024.