How Porsche designer Ferry Porsche was driven by dreams

Legendary Porsche car designer, Ferry Porsche, and the power of being driven by dreams

Discover the power of pursuing a dream and inspiring those passionate about turning these dreams into reality

December 19, 2022 | 1 min read

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Porsche is not the first to successfully pursue its dream. But doing so has changed its world. Today, it encourages passionate dreamers to believe in themselves and make their dreams come true

How legendary Porsche car designer, Ferry Porsche, was driven by dreams

The future does not shape itself. The best thing is to take it into your own hands – by daring to believe in your dreams. Ferry’s dream laid the foundation for everything we do today. One dream that snowballed into an entire brand. We firmly believe that through the pursuit of dreams, anything is possible. That’s why we celebrate the power and potential of all the dreamers in the world. From cars to zoology, we are all dreamers. Now, let’s make those dreams come true.

Watch our message, from one dreamer to another. And get inspired by those who have worked hard to make their dreams come true.

In the beginning, I looked around and could not find quite the car I dreamed of, so I decided to build it myself
Ferry Porsche

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Shaping Porsche: the software developer

Matthias Falkenberg is heavily involved in working on software like the My Porsche app, but also uses systemic coaching and Neuro-Linguistic Programming, learnt outside work, to help him develop his mentoring and outreach responsibilities

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Shaping Porsche: the electric drive development engineer

Ilaggija Gnanananthan started as an engineering intern at Porsche and today develops electric drive innovations as well as acting as a student supervisor and mentor

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Shaping Porsche: the AI expert

Find out how Porsche is harnessing the power of AI in its cars, finance and everyday business practices with Tobias Grosse-Puppendahl