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Clips from American Auto - Profile (S01E01)

"So are you guys-- are gonna cue me,"
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"or should I just walk out or--"
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"- Whenever you're ready. - I'm sorry?"
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"- Whenever you're ready. - Ah, okay. Got it. Got it."
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"Hi, I'm Ka--you know, I'm just gonna--just give it one more."
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"I'm just gonna--here. Just--sorry."
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"Sure. Yeah. Great."
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"Alan, welcome to Payne Motors."
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"Katherine, thank you so much for inviting us."
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"Today, I'm gonna give you guys a little peek"
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"behind the scenes, as it were, of what makes Payne tick."
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"- That would be great. - Yeah, it's wonderful."
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"This is the nerve center of operations."
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"It's really where it all happens."
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"It's a great group of people. Diverse, of course."
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"That's always been a priority for me personally."
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"And honestly, it's really more of a family"
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"than a bunch of employees, I would say."
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"Very nice."
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"Could you introduce us to a few of them?"
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"Yeah. Specifically, you mean?"
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"- Ideally. - Sure. Sure. Sure."
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"Where to begin? Hi. Hi there."
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"Hi, guys. How are we today?"
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"Yeah, that's, um--"
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"yeah, I don't wanna embarrass anybody"
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"by putting them on the spot."
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"Oh, oh, there's Dori. Yes. We've got Dori."
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"Dori. This is my secretary."
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"Well, my assistant. My assistant."
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"- Yes. - Really more of a friend."
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"- Oh, yes. - Good friend."
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"Yes. We are super close. Just like sisters."
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"- Yes. Yes. - Go to church every Sunday."
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"- We do. Big church friends. - Wow."
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"- Thank God for that. - For that, yes."
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"So that's the bullpen."
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"And now if you follow me,"
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"I'm gonna let you guys see just what makes Payne Cars"
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"the best damn cars on the market today."
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"- So should we go or-- - Oh, yes."
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"I just thought you might wanna cut there."
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"Great."
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"Yeah, let's-- let's keep it moving here."
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"Lead the way/"
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"Hi, Dan-- I'm gonna go this way."
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"- It's Joshua. - Joshua."
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"So you guys all work with Katherine day-to-day."
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"We just want to hear a little bit about what that's like."
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"And just to reiterate, I'm also here"
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"to step in if required,"
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"and I'm also recording all of this."
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"So there won't be any creative editing"
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"from our friends in the fourth estate."
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"Okay. So who wants to go first?"
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"- I will. - We can."
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"I've come to like her, actually."
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"When she was first made CEO,"
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"people wanted me to take the job,"
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"and there was all this drama-- - What drama?"
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"Well, you know, there was that hashtag,"
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"♪WesNotTheDress."
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"Totally offensive, but it went viral."
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"I never saw that."
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"Well, Twitter shows you different trends"
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"based on your settings--"
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"Katherine is very smart."
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"And when she first got here,"
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"we were able to solve lots of big problems."
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"No. No big problems."
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"She didn't mean to say "big problems.""
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"No, just issues."
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"Not issues."
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"No, we all agree there were no issues."
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"Yeah, Katherine? Katherine's amazing."
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"She's friendly, but also a leader"
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"and a real motivator, yeah."
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"That's Jack being a kiss-ass."
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"- Seriously? - I'm so sorry."
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"A kiss-tushy? Can we say tushy?"
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"- You can say kiss-ass. - See? It's fine."
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"You can say kiss-ass."
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"And this is just a taste of all the details"
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"that go into designing a car."
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"I mean, it really is more an art than a science."
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"And how involved is Katherine personally"
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"in the technical aspects of design?"
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"- Oh, not too-- - I'm extremely involved."
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"Extremely involved."
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"Yeah, I'm kind of a nerd about this stuff."
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"I mean, not that level, but I just love"
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"all of the components that go into making a car."
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"You know, I mean, like, I love the design of this."
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"This component. It's just gorgeous."
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"Cyrus, what is the technical name for this?"
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"Espresso machine."
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"Yes, but you were thinking of repurposing it as--"
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"- As a-- - As a--"
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"- Cappuccino machine? - Right."
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"And when my grandmama was about to pass away,"
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"I was holding one hand,"
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"and Katherine was holding the other hand,"
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"and she put Katherine hand in mine,"
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"and she said, "As long as you guys are holding hands,"
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"I'm not really gone.""
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"Wow."
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"Thank you for that. - You're so welcome."
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"I think we all have stories of ways"
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"that Katherine has inspired us to varying degrees."
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"Without Katherine I wouldn't even be here."
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"I was just a guy working on the assembly line,"
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"and she really saw something in me"
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"and gave me an opportunity."
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"She promoted you all the way"
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"from the factory to the C-suite?"
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"That is Katherine Hastings."
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"She sees potential in people."
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"But how did that work?"
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"She's the CEO. You're on the assembly line."
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"How did you come across her path?"
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