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Phoebe Wall Howard

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"You need to show up and deliver." ~ Claire McDonough

A peek behind the scenes at an exec running one of the country's most innovative companies.

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Why she went from pastry chef to Rivian

CFO: 'You need to show up and deliver'

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November 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

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Incredible quotes over the past 48 hours.

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'We got our asses handed to us.'

Snapshot of a stunned America amid shocking results

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November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

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I wandered past the office of a salesman who asked how I was doing. Then he started talking about his day. Then his childhood. Then his beloved mother. Then he started to cry. In that moment, I decided I wanted to tell this story.

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From playing with Hot Wheels at a beauty salon to selling Ferrari

A steelworker's son dreamed of Motor City

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October 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM

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Keith 🇬🇧🇺🇸

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"While some folks claim immigrants are stealing jobs, Cullen questions whether very many people want the job of cutting the bunghole out of a hog — a real job on the local packinghouse roster."

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 24d

Art Cullen runs a tiny newspaper in the corner of Iowa and his standing-room-only book tour is attracting hundreds of people who spill into hallways. The book went into its second printing after 14 days.

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'These are vulgar times'

Art Cullen on guns, church, water, immigration and hogs in America

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October 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM

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Ice Cube Press / Steve Semken

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Terrific piece on @artcullen.bsky.social new book. Thank you!

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · 24d

Art Cullen runs a tiny newspaper in the corner of Iowa and his standing-room-only book tour is attracting hundreds of people who spill into hallways. The book went into its second printing after 14 days.

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'These are vulgar times'

Art Cullen on guns, church, water, immigration and hogs in America

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October 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

@phoebesaid.bsky.social

Art Cullen's book went into a second printing after just 14 days.

Email in response to review below:
"Totally F**ing Fantastic and brilliantly written ..."
~ J. Gabrielsen of Ann Arbor, MI

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'These are vulgar times'

Art Cullen on guns, church, water, immigration and hogs in America

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October 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

@phoebesaid.bsky.social

Art Cullen runs a tiny newspaper in the corner of Iowa and his standing-room-only book tour is attracting hundreds of people who spill into hallways. The book went into its second printing after 14 days.

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'These are vulgar times'

Art Cullen on guns, church, water, immigration and hogs in America

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October 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM

Phoebe Wall Howard

@phoebesaid.bsky.social

SOLD! Bidder at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale gets a killer deal for $675K + 10% commission on Sat., 10/18 for 2006 Ford GT Heritage Edition. Appraised at $800K-$1.2M.

Story behind supercar ⤵️

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Wait, what? Ford to put up for auction 2006 GT with no minimum price and $800,000+ value

'Like a Picasso' coveted by collectors worldwide and selling this weekend

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October 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

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Ex-Ford, GM guys build award-winning cannabis company

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Ex-Ford, GM guys build award-winning cannabis company

Voyage Bloom known for candy-like flower strain that tastes of grape, apple

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October 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

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Words from titan Roger Penske: Dear Detroit

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Words from Roger Penske: Dear Detroit

Race car driver-turned-titan reflects on life from inside the Hudson's building

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October 9, 2025 at 7:07 PM

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Keith 🇬🇧🇺🇸

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Fascinating story. I live near Detroit but had no idea that Hudson was born in my hometown of Newcastle on Tyne.

Phoebe Wall Howard @phoebesaid.bsky.social · Oct 9

Detroit is home to people who value history and know what it means to build America. Real people give voice to what Hudson's Detroit means to them.

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Hudson's Detroit: 'I feel like I'm in NY'

A new 12-story glass building resurrects memories of life we lived and the legacy of a man few know as a key player in the auto industry

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October 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

@phoebesaid.bsky.social

Detroit is home to people who value history and know what it means to build America. Real people give voice to what Hudson's Detroit means to them.

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Hudson's Detroit: 'I feel like I'm in NY'

A new 12-story glass building resurrects memories of life we lived and the legacy of a man few know as a key player in the auto industry

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October 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

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A top auto executive has commitments to her shareholders at General Motors as well as shareholders at Walt Disney Company.

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Can Mary Barra helm GM and juggle board gig at embattled Disney?

'It’s prestigious and it pays a lot of money. On the other hand, she gets paid a lot of money to run General Motors.'

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October 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

@phoebesaid.bsky.social

I am honored to be the one reporter in Michigan who has chronicled a criminal case that inspired review of safety protocols by U.S. Sailing to protect children and families.

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Robert Declercq, imprisoned in Jackson, no longer facing second criminal trial

AG assesses toll taken on witnesses in conviction of former wealth manager

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October 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM

Phoebe Wall Howard

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I wanted to write about a CEO being at the helm five years. But just marking an anniversary seemed meaningless. This story transcends business strategy. It's about who we are.

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Ford CEO: Experience with daughter Lilly 'really, impacted me'

Cars are more than metal. Even singer Drew Holcomb wrote about it.

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October 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

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Woke up to this reader note in response to my piece about CEO Jim Farley, his daughter and his vision for the future at Ford ⤵️

"Makes me remember why I love reading your work!" -- Dennis Delaney

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Howard: Why Ford, Farley manufacture memories using metal, emotion

Blue Oval CEO: “Cars are emotional. We do not sell shampoo.”

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October 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

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A disturbing piece inspired by golf tourney.

"... men feel emboldened to attack women in public"

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The Misogynistic Abuse Directed at Rory McIlroy’s Wife at the Ryder Cup Is Deeper Than Golf

It shows a cultural shift, one in which men feel emboldened to attack women in public without shame or consequence.

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September 30, 2025 at 3:17 AM

Phoebe Wall Howard

@phoebesaid.bsky.social

Sometimes Christmas comes in September.

The gift isn't wrapped under a tree.

It arrives in the form of email. ♥️

September 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

@phoebesaid.bsky.social

Sailors in Canada host a brutal race that cracks boats, leaves competitors vomiting. Boat from Detroit takes home a trophy.

"It was a terrible night."

Fast Tango crushes a 100-nautical mile race course on Lake Ontario in 18 hrs, 55 mins, 26 secs.

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12-foot waves pound boats. Seasick racers quit. Fast Tango wins.

Race chair: 'I would definitely call this a boat breaker.'

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September 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

@phoebesaid.bsky.social

This story is filled with amazing quotes about food and what motivates people to make big decisions. Worthy of a business case study by America's top universities.

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5-star restaurant in unique location charges patrons $0

Ford dealer's innovative deal with a Michelin chef steals business from Chevy, Jeep, Ram, Toyota, Tesla

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September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM

Phoebe Wall Howard

@phoebesaid.bsky.social

A "crazy and amazing" story of sailors who don't give up, sticking with a mission to win the race to Mackinac Island for 50 years with no quit in sight.

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