The FICO Mastermind Event
About the FICO Mastermind Event
On behalf of FICO’s Transportation Team, we welcome you to the 7th Annual FICO Mastermind Event for the vehicle finance community. The FICO Mastermind Event is three weeks full of actionable, proven, strategic content from top experts inside and outside the vehicle finance and transportation industry. Even though this year’s FICO Mastermind Event is virtual, every session will provide you with insightful information you can immediately put to use, including solutions that transform how you do business with your customers. You’ll leave the FICO Mastermind Event filled with notes, tools, techniques, and feedback from those who have been where you want to go. Thanks for joining us!
We Are Live In
Tracks
Week 1
August 30 - September 5, 2021
Bill Jones, Head of Dealer Retail Service, Truist
Bill Waid, Vice President and General Manager, FICO Decision Management, FICO
Bruce Jackson, President of Chrysler Capital and Auto Relationships, Santander Consumer
Chris Ballinger, Founder and Co-Director, Mobi
Claus Moldt, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, FICO
David Samson, Host of Nothing Personal Podcast, CBS
Dr. Karen Stephenson, Corporate Anthropologist, Netform Resources
Jason Guss, President, Octane Lending
Mara McNeill, President and CEO, Toyota Bank
Mazen Moussa, Sr. Director, Decision Management, FICO
Mike Wall, Executive Director of Automotive Analysis, IHSMarkit
Rich Deal, Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, FICO
Ryann O'Toole, Professional Golfer, LPGA
Shannon Mokhiber, Vice President, North America Operations, Ford Credit
Steve Gandara, Managing Director, Excellent Cultures
Todd Campau, Associate Director, Aftermarket Solutions, Automotive, IHSMarkit
Week 2
September 6 - 12, 2021
Alton Adams, Deputy COO, Public Safety, Fulton County
Betsy Fischer, Co-Chair, Culinary Arts Dept., Santa Rosa Community College
Charlie Vogelheim, Host and Pilot, The Flying Car
Cynthia Rudin, Professor, Duke University
Damon Lester, President, National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers (NAMAD)
Daniel Nestel, Sr. Director, Government Relations, FICO
David Smith, Sr. Fleet Originations Consultant, FICO
Ken Sapp, Sr. Vice President, Business Development, Qmerit
Kristin Slanina, Managing Director, Charge Across America - NY to LA Electric Race
Mary Dupont, Sr. Director, Principal Consultant, FICO Advisors Life Cycle Practice, FICO
Matt Stanley, Vice President, Decision Science, FICO
Michael Dunne, Founder, ZoZoGo
Scott Zoldi, Chief Analytics Officer, FICO
Steve Greenfield, CEO/Founder, Automotive Ventures
Week 3
September 13 - 19, 2021
Ben Greenfield, Founder & Author, Ben Greenfield Fitness
Bill Himpler, President and CEO, AFSA
Fernando Lopez, Sr. Fraud Consultant, FICO
Florencia Palmaz, Palmaz Vineyards
Jaime Guzman, Sr. Principal Business Consultant, FICO Advisors Digital Practice, FICO
Jill Jelnick, Sports Director, Fox Sports Nashville
Jordan Weber, Chef and Blogger, Inn at Little Washington
Jose Puente, Managing Partner, Motiva Ventures
Josh Young, Chief of Staff, 3D Homes
Marguerite Watanabe, President, Connections Insights
Ross Williams, President and CEO, Hyundai Capital
Sally Taylor, Vice President and General Manager, B2B Scores, FICO
Steve Sashihara, CEO, Princeton Consultants
Susanna Gotsch, Sr. Director, Industry Analyst, Director, The Crash Report
Therese Henry, Sr. Director, Risk, FICO
Special Thanks
Thanks to the FICO Mastermind Event Team
We want to thank Stephanie Covert, Don Peterson, Nikhil Behl, and Kelly Rausch from FICO, for their support in allowing us the freedom, resources, and funding to create the FICO Mastermind event for you.
Thanks to our Transportation Sales team for their work in building meaningful relationships with our customers and inviting you to the event.
A big thanks to Andy Skillen for his input and help in promoting the FICO Mastermind event.
And to Elliott Starno, who spent hours behind the scenes editing the recordings for your viewing pleasure.
A debt of gratitude goes out to Kelsey Berens in FICO’s marketing group, who helped schedule and record the majority of the sessions and built our website for this event. Kelsey is our engine that made the FICO Mastermind work.
And thanks to a great business partner of ours and our co-chairman for the FICO Mastermind Event - Marguerite Watanabe, President of Connections Insights. Marguerite has been our trusted advisor from the very start.