Nissan & Carlos Ghosn: D*ck in a Box

In 2017 Carlos Ghosn was on top of the world, he was a Japanese national hero, renowned for bringing Nissan back to life from the brink of failure. His face was on the cover of magazines, his story was depicted in Manga, he even carried the torch at the Olympics in his home country of Brazil. His sudden arrest in 2018 for financial crimes was an unexpected twist in his story that made him the center of international intrigue. As extraordinary as his life had become, no one could have imagined what would come next... 

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Hosts: Becca Platsky (Becca@nitetoast.com) Adam Platsky (Adam@nitetoast.com) 

Produced by: Michael Albanese @bigmanmike

Timestamps: 

5:40 - CG#1: Carlos Ghosn joins the growing number of wayward CEOs with daddy issues 

9:15 - CG#2:  Meet carlos’s car daddy: Francois Michilin 

17:40 - CG#3: It’s time for Carlos’ Makover montage! 

31:25 - CG#4: Carlos Ghosn enters his dwight schrute era

36:50 - CG#5: Ghosn follows the CEO playbook - time for an ostentatious company sponsored personal party that definitely will have no negative PR implications whatsoever

49:00 - CG#6: All Partied out!! 

52:33 - CG#7: What do they say? You either die a hero or live long enough to be smuggled out of Japan in an equipment box?

56:30 - CG#7: What do they say? You either die a hero or live long enough to be smuggled out of Japan in an equipment box?