Femcanic Garage

Olivia Cook is a custom painter for Marine Technology Inc. aka MTI. "What is that?", you ask, and "What does she do?"  Well, she paints high performance racing and pleasure catamaran style boats, center console vee-bottoms, and twin outboard catamarans—each paint job custom-designed to the client's desire! What's special about that? How is that related to automotive paint jobs? Well, just ONE of t...

Andrea Bullard owns Off-Road Like A Girl—a company that produces apparel and accessories for women in the off-road, motorsports, and automotive communities. Off-Road Like A Girl exists to foster confidence and empower women in these industries via simple yet powerful designs. Beyond bold apparel and accessories, Off-Road Like a Girl is committed to paying-it-forward. They donate 25% of their profi...

Amanda Casad is a heavy diesel mechanic. She started wrenching when she was "just barely out of diapers" with her stepfather who taught her everything she knows about automotive mechanics and has been one of her biggest supporters throughout life. As a teenager, Amanda went to work at her uncle's shop helping out with cars they raced on the dirt tracks. After high school, Amanda went off to pursue...

Vallee McColley is a 3rd generation gearhead. Her grandfather was an avid hobbyist and a Sprint race car driver who taught Vallee's mother all about cars. Vallee's mother passed on the legacy by teaching Vallee the basics about auto maintenance as she was raising her and Vallee's love for cars was sparked from there! As Vallee followed her passion, she discovered the world of auto damage and appra...

There are three powerhouse women sharing DIY best practices on how to prep your ride for paint.  Learn the do's and don'ts of prepping and when to go search out a local shop to rent their booth.  Ginger Schmidt from California and owner of Kiss my G.A.S. Industries, Connie Manjavinos from Florida, supervisor and lead painter at Kitty's Classics resonation shop and Hilary Noack from Toronto Canada,...

Rachel Burton has over 15 years in the automotive industry. Her love for wrenching started with a broken transmission on an old pickup truck she bought for farming. Encouraged by a teacher and mentor, she enrolled in an auto technician program and the rest is history! Rachel became interested in fuel alternatives through her career experiences, so she started her own biofuel production business—Pi...

Ariel Huff is a high school auto shop teacher that restores classic cars as a hobby. Her restoration skills are engine rebuilding, customizing, body work, transmission rebuilds, wiring, brakes, and pinstriping—all on cars 1980 and older. Her love for "old cars" began early on and her vision to be the 50's pinup girl AND "the car under the hood" began with car shows. Join us on this short, but swee...

Meet Jasmine Lawrence. She is a single mother of a 2-year-old, a full-time automotive service technician, and the founder of Steelettos Garage—a mobile automotive repair business in Atlanta, Georgia. In this week's episode, Jasmine takes us through her journey as an African American woman in the automotive industry—from juggling motherhood to time management to just "figuring it out". Jasmine talk...

Meet the "Collisionista"—Petra Schroeder! In this week's episode, Petra takes us through her transcontinental journey in the automotive industry starting in Germany and ending right here in the USA. After 47 years in the automotive industry, Petra shares what allowed her to succeed in her career with emphasis on relationship skills like mutual respect, presence, and genuine transparency. She also...

Stephanie is a welder, metal artist, fabricator, former welding instructor and now works for the American Welding Society tour with the Careers in Welding Trailer.  We dive into what it was like being a single mom working, taking classes and caring for her ill father.  She made it through a hurricane destroying her house all while building her welding career.  She is a 4'11" powerhouse and has bee...

You asked for it and here it is served on a silver platter—car DIY videos!  Katie from Katie's Garage is a tax accountant by day and YouTube vlogger by night. She takes her viewers back to car basics with step-by-step instructional videos.   Search YouTube for Katie's Garage.   Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you text me at (614) 953-6380.  I am excited to connect with yo u! What i...

Have you ever been curious about racing? Have you ever wondered how it would feel to get in the driver's seat of a race car and drive on a real track? If so, this episode is for you! This week is all about how to dabble in racing. You do not need a race car; you don't even need a sports car. In fact, it's a lot easier than I thought it would be and definitely something everyone and ANYONE can do....

Jayme B. here and wanted to share a special announcement with the Femcanic Garage community.  I also wanted to just say thank you.  The Femcanic Garage podcast is not my podcast.  It is a sisterhood and belongs to all of us female motorheads, wrenchers, painters, welders, racers, detailers and interior specialist. Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you text me at (614) 953-6380.  I am...

"If you want something in life, the hard truth is you have to step outside of your comfort zone. You'll always be your worst critic, but that's a part of growing. Failing has to happen and it's a hard pill to swallow, but staying persistent and not giving up will get you where you want to be. Stay humble and don't be an ass hole!"—and this is the long and short of Connie Manjavinos--this week's Fe...

Meet Christina Lam!  This Femcanic badass is a race car driver with Hi-Speed Motorsports-- a race shop in Milford, CT that specializes in BMW racecars. She also competes in the Super Touring 2 class of National Auto Sport Association (NASA) and she's an official and the Time Trial director for the NASA Northeast region. She's officiated on the regional and national levels for NASA and as if that w...

Me and Connie from @GirlsBehindtheGun break down the 2019 Women in Automotive Conference.  We had so much fun chatting about this amazing event…it was like "shootin' the sh!t" with an old friend. If you have ever been a little curious about this conference, here's your chance for a free peek! Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you to text me at (614) 953-6380.  I am excited to connect...

Madison has done exhaust work on super cars and currently is a welder/fabricator for an independent classic car restoration shop. For fun, her and her boyfriend race SCCA Rally Cross.  During the interview we dive into some challenges she had to over-come in order to follow her heart's desire.  Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you to text me at (614) 953-6380.  I am excited to conne...

She was taken home from the hospital in her father's General Lee and it was all downhill from there! At 8 years old, she's one of Mopar's (and Elvis') biggest fans. She has attended car shows nationwide, she has her own 1973 Dodge D100 ("Pinkie Pie"), and she's been on the cover of Chrysler Power Magazine with NASCAR hall of famer, Richard Petty. Checkout this interview and find out how this littl...

Meet Chris Cozad--this Femcanic is a local legend in the automotive and LGBT communities in Columbus, Ohio! She is an entrepreneur, an LGBTQ activist, an environmentalist, an instructor at the local community college, and an all-around RESPECTABLE human being! Chris has owned and managed her own automotive shop, Alternative Auto Care, for 25 years. Through her work, she and her all-female staff st...

This episode features a seven year old rock star named Victoria.  This is our first podcast to feature a young girl.  We wanted other young girls to hear a voice that sounds just like theirs.  She shares details about the car she is building with her Dad and flips script by putting me in the driver seat.  Enjoy! Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you to text me at (614) 953-6380.  I a...

I am talking to you, Mom. I am talking to you, Dad. And I am talking to all of you girls and women who have not felt supported in doing something you love. THIS EPISODE IS FOR ALL OF YOU! Women and parents turn up the sound and sit down with me and Julia as we discuss this family's inspiring story of how they overcame the heart-breaking and frustrating messages of society that almost broke her dau...

Every wondered what it would be like to attend a conference of all women in the automotive industry?  This is your chance to get a little taste of it.  You can get more information about WIN- Women Industry Network by visiting their website. https://thewomensindustrynetwork.site-ym.com/   Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you to text me at (614) 953-6380.  I am excited to connect wit...

During this episode Serria shares what it was like being on the All Girls Garage for Safelite Autoglass.  What was it like working with Bogi, Faye and Christy?  She shares her experience.  The Motor Trend network aired the show on May 11, 2019.  You can catch Serria's full interview in episode two of the Femcanic Garage podcast.  During episode two Serria shares tips and tricks about installing au...

Amanda Gordon is the owner of GoJo Auto dealership.  Her dealership is helping women in automotive on both sides of the table. They want to inspire, train and place women in the automotive space in positions other than clerical (statistically women outsell men 11-8 on the sales floor), and educate and empower female auto buyers so they confidently walk into a successful purchase experience. They h...

Laura Landes is in the driver seat this week.  She is an automotive welder and fabricator.  She has been welding for over seven years and in the industry over ten.  Laura has traveled with drifting race teams and worked for a high-end company that specializes in racing headers and exhausts.  This is a powerful interview for any women that has experienced discrimination in the workplace or a time t...