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Femcanic Garage
by Femcanic Garage LLC
The podcast that features women in skilled trades, automotive and Motorsports industries-- Elevating, Empowering and Evolving by smashing stereotypes and breaking down barriers for females.
Episodes
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EP. 116 Zee Kennedy — "Life Only Works When You Are Fully Committed"
Zandara Kennedy is in the driver seat today. Zandara, a pioneering Hollywood stunt driver and the only Canadian athlete in professional drifting, known for her electrifying work in major films like X-Men and Deadpool. An outspoken advocate for diversity in motorsports, Zandara not only dazzles on...
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EP. 115 Muffy Bennett — "You Cannot Do It Alone"
Muffy is the first lady of collector cars and the CEO of Bennett Automotive Specialists, Inc. After a successful 17-year paralegal career, she shifted gears to become the Operations Director at ASAA Auction Company. In 2013, she opened a retail facility for Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auctions...
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EP. 113 Senora Early — "Think About the Common Sense of Things because that's so Important, that's Powerful."
Senora Early is the owner of Clamptite Tools — an innovative tool that is widely used in multiple industries. She started her long term career in the industry at the age of eight. Her father submitted the original patent for the Clamptite Tool and Senora expanded and improved on that patent....
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EP. 112 Nemi Canary — "Just Help Your Kids Discover What They're Into and Try to Make It Happen for Them"
Nemi is a young car enthusiast who's been immersed in the world of cars from a very young age. At only 7 years old, Nemi has her very own YouTube channel where she enthusiastically shares her passion for cars by reviewing them and taking us along to car shows. Nemi also gets behind the wheel of…
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EP. 111 Taylor Ferns — "There's Always Gonna be a Sacrifice for Every Benefit"
Taylor is an accomplished racecar driver, law student, writer, race team owner, and businesswoman. She currently works at The Sam Bernstein Law Firm, which is also her primary sponsor. Taylor started her racing career at a young age, and throughout her 20-year racing tenure, she has won numerous...
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EP. 110 Devin Hofmann — "If Anybody Tries to Stop You, That's Your Red Flag"
Devin is a Lead Manufacturing engineer, technical writer, and race car driver. She currently works at GE Gas Turbine as a Lead Manufacturing engineer. Devin grew up on an Army base where her love of cars started. When she was in high school, Devin started volunteering at car shops for free so she...
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EP. 109: Sara Morosan — "Go Out and Do It!"
Sara is a volunteer worker and an award-winning businesswoman. She is the president of BAJA Forged and the vice president of LGE-CTS Motorsports. When she was 13 years old, she helped her dad with building her first car, a 1970 Chevy El Camino. After the completion of her car, she started to…
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EP. 108: Christi Schimpke — "Just Trust Yourself."
Christi Schimpke is in the driver seat today. Christi is the founder and designer of CRASH Jewelry. CRASH Jewelry makes sustainable uni-sex jewelry made from the metal of luxury automobiles like Aston Martin, Porsche, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Lamborghini, Audi, Bentley, and more. Christi got the...
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EP. 107: Jesse Jackson — "F You to All the Men Who Undervalued Me"
Jesse is a businesswoman, investor in Automotive Businesses, and a proud mom of 6. She is the owner of Mango Automotive and dubbed as the "Auto Repair Queen". In 2021, she completed her first auto shop acquisition with $0 out of pocket and this year, Mango Automotive expanded to two new locations...
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EP. 106: Kat Jones — "Your World is Your Oyster"
Kat Jones is a businesswoman, a hot rod builder, and the owner of Kat Pak Kustoms - an automotive restoration service. At age 49, Kat built her first project car, a 1950 Chevy fastback. During her first build, she learned how to do metal work, suspension work, engine mechanics, and how to do...
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EP. 105: Charlene Bower — "Don't Stop Working For It, Ladies."
Charlene Bower is a businesswoman, writer, dirt bike rider, and a hard core wheeler. Charlene is the founder of Ladies Offroad Network, Ladies RV Network, Bower Motorsports Media and the President of Ladies Offroad Foundation. She was also the first female member of the Arizona Undertakers 4x4...
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EP. 104: Erin Vogel — "You're Worthy and You're Capable."
Erin Vogel is a professional racer and a performance driving instructor. She started going to the racetrack with her family at the age of 25, and two years later, Erin fell in love with the BMW M Coupe and converted it into a track car. At age 30, Erin and her dad decided to start a little race...
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EP. 103: Jane Thurmond — "Being Aware that It's Not Happening To Me, It's Happening For Me."
Jane is a real estate advisor, podcast host, writer, teacher, businesswoman and a racecar driver. After raising three children, Jane decided to start a new chapter in life. At the age of 49, Jane switched gears and got into Motorsports. She started racing autocross, road course and time attack....
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EP. 102: Jess de Groot — "Just Keep Learning and Keep Moving Forward."
Jess is an artist, businesswoman, and an auto body shop painter. At the age of 33, Jess and her then partner decided to get divorced. Months after that, she was diagnosed with cancer, but that didn't stop Jess from living her life. At age 34, she decided that it was the perfect time to change...
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EP. 101: Miranda Rumfelt — "The Hard Work Will Pay Off, You Just Have to Get Through It."
Miranda Rumfelt was a transportation design student with a background in automotive restoration and racing. She works at General Motors Design as a clay sculptor. Miranda was raised in The Motor City by a family of "wrenchers", and her life revolved around American Muscle cars. Miranda decided to...
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EP. 100: Bogi Lateiner — "Know That You're Not Alone. You're Not Alone."
Bogi Lateiner is a technician, businesswoman, teacher, speaker, industry spokeswoman, and a TV host. She worked as a BMW dealer technician for 7 years and started her first auto repair shop, 180 Degrees Automotive in her driveway in 2006. Bogi is the fans' favorite in "All Girls Garage" — an...
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EP. 99: Lori Johnson — "It's Not Gonna Be Easy, but It's Rewarding."
Lori Johnson is an Automotive Expert, Instructor, Speaker and has been in the Automotive Industry for over 30 years. She started Ladies, Start Your Engines — an interactive automotive maintenance and knowledge class designed just for women. Lori helps women to understand the Automotive language…
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EP. 98: Lyn St. James — "Be Authentic. Be Who You Are. Don't Try To Be Somebody Else!"
Lyn St. James' racing career began in the late 1970s and since then, she was unstoppable. She is known as the American Woman Racing Icon of the Century, and was the first woman to win Indianapolis 500 Rookie of The Year. Lyn was also the only woman to win an IMSA GT race driving solo ('85…
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EP. 97: Jaime Hjelm — "Don't Listen With Your Mouth"
Jaime Hjelm co-owns and operates Wicked Wrench Co. — an automotive repair shop located in South Elgin, Illinois. She built her first transmission at age 17 by reading a manual, and has built hundreds of transmissions since. She also teaches free Automotive Basics classes through local libraries…
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EP. 96: Rachael Alfonso — "You Are You, and That is Your Super Power!"
Rachael Alfonso is a children's book author and the Director Of Operations of Exotic Car Hacks. She wrote What Cars Says — the World's First and Only children's book that features 21 sounds from real cars! She started to get interested in cars at an early age. Her interest in cars grew into…
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EP. 95: Emma McIndoe —Jumping Industries in the Midst of the Pandemic!
Emma McIndoe manages not one, but two of their family businesses, AA Recycling Pty Ltd and Pick-A-Part — an Auto & Metal Recycling business founded by her parents in 1986. Growing up, Emma used to play and spend her time in their factory, that is when she started to get immersed in their…
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Ep 94: Louise Azzopardi--"Be the Person You Wish You Had!"
Louise Azzopardi is an entrepreneur, trainer, and an experienced heavy vehicle mechanic. Her business focus is on training and developing individuals in the skilled-trades; however, since she was a child, Louise knew she was meant to wrench. At 15 years old, right out of high school, Louise got...
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EP 93: Courtney Casale--"If It Was Easy, Everybody Would Be Doing It!"
Courtney Casale is a go-getter! Currently, she is a diesel mechanic for the Army National Guard and she is a full-time college student pursuing a degree in marine biology. Courtney has also worked in vinyl wrap shops as an installer and a detailer and she is pursuing a career in racing. As if…
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EP. 92: Rachel James: "Know What You Want; Envision It, and Then Will Yourself Toward It!"
Rachel James is a financial advisor, but not just ANY financial advisor. Not only does Rachel show up to her meetings with a half-sleeve and an Edelbrock shirt, Rachel's clients are blue collar workers—from preppers to owners. Coming from a blue-collar family herself and a long career in the...
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EP. 91: Nushrat Ahmed—"Have the OVARIES to Say What's Important and What's True!"
Nushrat is a recent high school graduate who was just accepted to the "pit program" at NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, North Carolina. Nushrat's dream is to become a race car engineer. Her interest in cars started out of curiosity when she enrolled in an automotive class her junior…
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EP. 90: Trish Horstman—"YOU Are a Part of This Just as Much as the Boys Are!"
EP. 90: Trish Horstman—"YOU Are a Part of This Just as Much as the Boys Are!" Trish Horstman is the co-founder of Throttle Gals magazine—a printed publication that features women who build, ride, and work on cars, bikes, trucks and anything else with an engine. Not only is Trish one of the…
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Ep.89: Ana Kraft— "Turn Frustration into Creativity and Do Something About the Things You Don't Like!"
Episode 89: Ana Kraft— "Turn Frustration into Creativity and Do Something About the Things You Don't Like!" Ana Kraft is the owner and co-founder of Xena Workwear—a company that designs stylish safety shoes and functional work apparel just for women. Ana envisioned Xena Workwear after years of...
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EP.88: Mercedes Lilienthal—"A Longing for Change Becomes a Thought, Then It Becomes a Desire, and Then It Becomes a Necessity!"
Mercedes Lilienthal is an Oregon-based freelance photojournalist who contributes to The New York Times and several automotive outlets like Car and Driver, Forbes Wheels, Autoblog, and more. Additionally, she is the Editor-At-Large of TREAD Magazine and Feature Editor of Toyota Cruisers & Trucks....
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EP.87: Rebecca Schnell—"Go Big or Go Home!"
Rebecca is a professional monster truck driver with Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live. Rebecca doesn't just drive any monster truck, though, she drives the iconic Big Foot! Rebecca has loved trucks since she was a little girl, but her career as a monster truck driver began after touring and working…
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EP.86: Bethaney Bowman – "Learn as Much as You Can About What You Want to Do. Then Be the Best at It!"
EP86: Bethaney Bowman – "Learn as Much as You Can About What You Want to Do. Then Be the Best at It!" Bethaney is a certified auto technician with over 16 years of experience in the automotive field. Her love for cars began with weekend trips to the race track where her mother and father drag…
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EP.85: Angelina Alcantar--"See Your Worth and Make Them Want You!"
Angelina Alcantar is a seasoned automotive instructor at Riverside City College in California. She brings over 8 years of experience as an auto technician in dealerships, shops, and hot rod/performance shops. Her passion lies in learning as much as possible about the automotive field and then...
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EP.84: Part 2- Dorian Tedder—"Be Who You Truly Are in Your Soul!"
Dorian is an automotive glass technician based out of New Mexico. Dorian stumbled into the automotive industry while job searching during a time in his life when he just needed a job. Since then, he has grown to love what he does. Recently, as one of the few transgender men at his company, Dorian...
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EP.83: Part 1- Dorian Tedder—"Be Who You Truly Are in Your Soul!"
Dorian is an automotive glass technician based out of New Mexico. Dorian stumbled into the automotive industry while job searching during a time in his life when he just needed a job. Since then, he has grown to love what he does. Recently, as one of the few transgender men at his company, Dorian...
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EP.82: Pam Jeffords--"DEI: Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable"
Pam Jeffords is a Senior Partner at Sapient Insights Group where she leads the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practice. She has over 25 years of experience advising companies and organizations on how to break the status quo and drive progress with their diversity, inclusion, and engagement…
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EP.81: Lacey Truett—"Fear is Not An Option!"
Lacey Truett is a car and motorcycle SSCA female racer based in Alabama. She's also a track manager and she coaches racing clinics for women and teens. Lacey is the first female racer in her family, but her drive for independence started with her father who insisted she learn how to drive "stick...
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EP.80: Martina Kwan--"Dare to Do Something Scary—It's NEVER Too Late!"
Martina Kwan is the world's only Chinese/German FIA licensed race car driver. After earning two master's degrees, leading a successful career in finance and accounting with major firms in NYC, and starting two highly awarded and recognized businesses, Martina decided to start a career in racing!...
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EP.79: BRI LYNCH--"Your Disadvantage is Your Superpower--Capitalize on it!"
Brionna Lynch is a total Femcanic badass! Not only is she a professional stunt driver, she is also a self-taught mechanic, AND a savvy business woman. At only 24 years old, she is known as the best African American female stunt driver in Hollywood. She has over 50 films and TV credits for stunt...
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EP.78: The Women of CARSTAR and Maaco-- Everyday Heroes
On International Women's Day, Driven Brands featured five amazing women from their CARSTAR and Maaco franchises. Jayme had the opportunity to learn more about CARSTAR and Maaco's high-quality collision repairs and excellent customer service from the stories shared by these amazing everyday…
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EP. 77: Tammy Tecklenburg--"You Have the Power…Use It!"
Tammy Tecklenburg is an established leader, mentor, and visionary in the automotive field. For over 25 years she has been on the front end of launching three companies and taking a major part in eight mergers and acquisition transactions for industry leaders, such as Honeywell, Armored AutoGroup,...
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Ep. 76: Adrienne Cruser--"Don't Just Work It—LIVE IT!"
Adrienne Cruser is the owner of the Breeze RV, founder of RVIT (an organization focused on RV education), and a licensed RV Technician and Inspector. This "jill-of-all-trades" has dabbled in a little bit of everything in various male-dominated industries! Wherever Adrienne was, she dominated her...
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EP.75: Cheyenne Ruether (and Violet)--"Decide What You Want, then Blaze Your Way Through It!"
Cheyenne is an auto body technician who owns and runs her own shop in Las Vegas, Nevada. This badass has created her career path EVERY-STEP-OF-THE-WAY starting at age 15 with auto body work while tearing up the runway as a model, then moving on to representing the trades on TV, and now to running...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The podcast that features women in skilled trades, automotive and Motorsports industries-- Elevating, Empowering and Evolving by smashing stereotypes and breaking down barriers for females.
HOSTED BY
Femcanic Garage LLC
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The podcast that features women in skilled trades, automotive and Motorsports industries-- Elevating, Empowering and Evolving by smashing stereotypes and breaking down barriers for females.
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