Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - (Page 18) BRIEFCASE TRENDSETTER By Jennifer LeClaire AN ENGINEER WITH GRACE GM’S GRACE LIEBLEIN IS BREAKING STEREOTYPES AND BUILDING FEMALE-FRIENDLY CARS. G 18 race Lieblein is annihilating stereotypes in the male-dominated engineering industry—and she’s doing it with a grace and poise that pave the way for Latina executives in all fields. Lieblein is the global vehicle chief engineer for General Motors Front Wheel Drive Trucks vehicle development team. If that sounds like a man’s job, it’s because it usually is. But Lieblein is bringing a woman’s touch to the GM cars and trucks that are driving profits for the auto manufacturing behemoth. Lieblein has led the engineering of some of GM’s most significant new products—the highly acclaimed Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia and Buick Enclave midsize crossover vehicles. She is the highest-ranking Latina at GM and the company’s first Latina vehicle chief engineer. “I’ve become used to being the only woman in the meeting. It doesn’t bother me,” Lieblein says in a one-on-one interview from the Sagamore Hotel in Miami Beach after receiving the “Women of Leadership Award” from the South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce the evening before. A Buick Enclave sits outside the hotel as an example of her engineering handiwork. Of course, just because being the “only woman in the meeting” doesn’t bother HISPANIC ENTERPRISE June/July 2008
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 Contents Briefcase: BIZBUZZ: Business Briefs Briefcase: Dynamic Trends Briefcase: Q&A Briefcase: Trendsetters BizLife: BizTech BizLife: Travel Feature: Target: Hispanics Cover Story: A Legend in His Own Time Feature: Top 25 Franchises Success & Motivation: The Talent Scout Education: Success by Degrees Finance & Investing: A Tough Sell Social Events: Emerge Dallas Politics & Government: The Accidental Americans Managing: Deconstructing Networking Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 (Page Cover1) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 (Page Cover2) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 (Page 1) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 (Page 2) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - 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June/July 2008 - Briefcase: Trendsetters (Page 18) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Briefcase: Trendsetters (Page 19) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - BizLife: Travel (Page 20) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - BizLife: Travel (Page 21) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - BizLife: Travel (Page 22) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - BizLife: Travel (Page 23) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - BizLife: Travel (Page 24) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - BizLife: Travel (Page 25) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Feature: Target: Hispanics (Page 26) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Feature: Target: Hispanics (Page 27) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Feature: Target: Hispanics (Page 28) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Feature: Target: Hispanics (Page 29) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Cover Story: A Legend in His Own Time (Page 30) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Cover Story: A Legend in His Own Time (Page 31) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Cover Story: A Legend in His Own Time (Page 32) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Cover Story: A Legend in His Own Time (Page 33) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Feature: Top 25 Franchises (Page 34) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Feature: Top 25 Franchises (Page 35) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Feature: Top 25 Franchises (Page 36) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Feature: Top 25 Franchises (Page 37) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Feature: Top 25 Franchises (Page 38) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Feature: Top 25 Franchises (Page 39) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Feature: Top 25 Franchises (Page 40) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Feature: Top 25 Franchises (Page 41) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Success & Motivation: The Talent Scout (Page 42) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Success & Motivation: The Talent Scout (Page 43) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Education: Success by Degrees (Page 44) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Education: Success by Degrees (Page 45) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Education: Success by Degrees (Page 46) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Education: Success by Degrees (Page 47) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Education: Success by Degrees (Page 48) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Education: Success by Degrees (Page 49) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Education: Success by Degrees (Page 50) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Education: Success by Degrees (Page 51) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Education: Success by Degrees (Page 52) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Education: Success by Degrees (Page 53) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Finance & Investing: A Tough Sell (Page 54) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Finance & Investing: A Tough Sell (Page 55) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Social Events: Emerge Dallas (Page 56) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Social Events: Emerge Dallas (Page 57) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Politics & Government: The Accidental Americans (Page 58) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Politics & Government: The Accidental Americans (Page 59) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Politics & Government: The Accidental Americans (Page 60) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Politics & Government: The Accidental Americans (Page 61) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Managing: Deconstructing Networking (Page 62) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Managing: Deconstructing Networking (Page 63) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Managing: Deconstructing Networking (Page 64) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Managing: Deconstructing Networking (Page Cover3) Hispanic Enterprise - June/July 2008 - Managing: Deconstructing Networking (Page Cover4)
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