Femcanic Garage Podcast

Jeanette is the founder and CEO of Car Chix, the premier motorsports organization for women.  She dropped out of high school and was told by many that she wouldn't amount to anything and become a statistic.  She did not become a statistic and she went on to start and grow two successful businesses.  Her company has stood the test of time and is celebrating it's 10-year anniversary in 2020.  When I...

This multi-faceted woman is known as a legend in the motorcycle world and beyond! She has been on two wheels since she was 10 years old from dirt bikes to mopeds to her current Harley.  She is a musician, an artist, an athlete, a stunt-woman, a community leader; but mostly important to her, she is a friend, a partner, a sister, and a daughter. Gevin has been featured on the Turner Broadcasting Doc...

Brenda Stredwick is the owner of Iron Maiden Welding LLC. She is a self-taught welder who has turned a living into her passion. She started welding at age 8 along her father to help him fix things around the house, she then continued welding in shop class in high school, and then doing odd jobs in her community. After a brief stint in trade school, necessity pulled her back into welding and she be...

Jill brings a wealth of experience to the Femcanic Garage community with over 25 years in the industry in various roles ranging from auto repair technician to service manager to shop owner.  Currently, Jill is the Vice President of Industry and Sales at Repair Pal—the largest auto repair consumer website. In 2017, she was awarded the "Woman of Excellence" Award by Women in Auto Care for which she...

Hilary Noack is one of the most respected entrepreneurs in Canada. She is the owner of Ink N Iron Automotive in Ontario, Canada and the founder of Auto Body Gals--a Women-Only Facebook group that strives to support and encourage any and all women in the industry. She has been an auto body repair technician since age 17 when she was part of a co-op program in high school. Since then she has worked...

The "Biofuels Boss", Rachel Burton, from episode 25 is back! This time with fascinating facts about biofuels from their sources, to how their produced, to where we can buy them if we convert our vehicles. She also talks about the effects of biofuels on our vehicles if we convert and the environmental and financial benefits of such on our country's agricultural industry. If you have thought about c...

Laura Frank & Leigh Anne Best are the co-founders of Brakes for Breasts—an organization that fundraises with more than 100 independent auto repair shops across the U.S. and Canada to support research for the Cleveland Clinic Breast Cancer Vaccine Fund. As of 2018, they have raised almost $750, 000 with the goal of reaching $1 million by the end of this year! With combined experience of over 30 yea...

Shelby Livetsky is a heavy-duty mechanic in Manitoba, Canada and a blog collaborator/writer for "The Mechanic Doctor"—an online blog about all things wrenching. One of her most popular articles, "Should Your Daughter Be an Auto Mechanic?", was written in collaboration with Jill Trotta from the RepairPal team. Currently, Shelby works fixing and maintaining the school buses in her local school divis...

Shannon Fannin is a mother, a marathon runner, a former marketing director, and a former home-schooling teacher who became a realist vehicle painter AFTER her son went away to college! Combining realism with abstract, Shannon makes cars comes to life on her canvas—so much so, you'd swear you could see your reflection in the chrome that she paints. Join us on this episode to hear Shannon's story wh...

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...