Femcanic Garage Podcast

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EP.55: Emily Reeves—"Don't Let 'NO' Stop You!" Jul 15, 2020

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Emily Reeves is a professional YouTuber. She and her husband, Aaron, host the channel, Flying Sparks Garage, where they vlog their personal experiences with wrenching and car restoration. Their vlogs include restorations on Emily's GTO ("Roxy"), their Datsun 280Z, and other wrenching adventures. Emily's passion for cars began when she and Aaron met in her mid-teens. Ever since, Emily has learned as much as she could about wrenching and cars while also working on her modeling and acting career. Join us on this episode as Emily shares how she leveraged her skills in modeling and marketing and through perseverance and hard work, turned her passion for cars into a top watched YouTube channel with almost 90,000 subscribers!

Do you want to learn more about Emily and Flying Sparks Garage, here's a few links of features!

Hot Rod Magazine
- https://www.hotrod.com/articles/datzen-art-project-cars-ls-powered-280z/
Q&A with Continental Tires
- https://www.continentaltire.com/news/qa-emily-reeves-host-flying-sparks-garage
News article
- https://rare.us/local/houston/texas-woman-could-be-the-host-of-tvs-next-big-car-show/

Emily and Flying Sparks Contact Info:

Flying Sparks Garage YT channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSYfpT-hQRBeujVwHEMEsww
@imemilyreeves & @flyingsparksgarage on IG
Emily Williams Reeves & Flying Sparks Garage on FB

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Ep.54: Amanda Brisebois—"If You Want to Be An Artist, Go to Business School" Jul 08, 2020

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Amanda Brisebois is a custom painter who specializes in airbrushing motorcycles and helmets. She is the owner and founder of Black Widow Custom Paint in Ontario, Canada. Amanda did not set out to be a motorcycle painter, but you couldn't tell by looking at her work. Amanda has won several trophies with her unique paint jobs and she's become a recognized brand in the industry. Join us in this episode to learn more about how Amanda became not just a motorcycle painter, but also a savvy business woman.

You can follow Amanda's work on:

Website: blackwidowcustompaint.com
Instagram: @blackwidowcustompaint
Facebook: @blackwidowcustompaint

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EP.53: Katie Chandler—"If You Can Visualize It, You Can Do It!" Jul 01, 2020

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Katie Chandler is a BMW auto technician in the UK. At 21, she's just finishing up an apprenticeship as a "panel beater" with BMW, but don't let her youth fool you! Katie already has 5 years of experience in the auto industry and she has the skills and wisdom to prove it! Her experience includes fully restoring her own daily driver, painting a Porsche race car with a Jägermeister livery, and creating her own business, Nug Stripes, where she is a sign painter and pinstriper. What is a "panel beater"? You'll just have to listen to this episode to find out…join us as Katie schools us on good tea and the proper way to drink it and shares how she forged her way through the industry.

You can follow Katie's work on:

Personal Instagram: @chandler_katie
Business Instagram: @nugstripes

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EP.52:"Ellie's Garage"—A Girl Just Doing What She Loves! Jun 17, 2020

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Ellie is the host of the YouTube channel, "Ellie's Garage"—a video blog of Ellie's journey into restoring a 1965 Ford Falcon alongside her father. Last year, at 14, Ellie decided that her first driver should be "a new old car" so her parents put her up to the challenge. Join us in this episode as Ellie shares how she discovered her passion for cars, what made her decide on a Ford Falcon, what she thinks of gender stereotypes and why no one is going to stop her from doing something she loves!

You can follow Ellie's journey on:

YouTube – youtube.com/elliesgarage
Instagram – @elliesgarage
Facebook - @elliesgarage
Patreon – patreon.com/elliesgarage
Website – elliesgarage.com

Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you to text me at (614) 953-6380. I am excited to connect with you!

What is the Femcanic Garage community all about? Go check us out!

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Ep.51: Michelle Tansey-- Co-Owner of Dubclinic Jun 09, 2020

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Michelle Tansey is in the driver seat today. Michelle is the co-owner of Dub Clinic, an auto repair shop in Santa Clara California that specializes in Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini. This police officer turned auto repair shop owner shares her story of defeating cancer, the journey of adopting a child and launching Dubs Anatomy, a car education class for women. Go on and have a listen…

You can connect with Michelle at:

www.dubclinic.com
Facebook: @dubclinic
Instagram: @dubclinic

The women's group is Dubs Anatomy, go give them a follow.

Facebook: @dubs.anatomy
Instagram: @dubs.anatomy
Twitter: @AnatomyDubs

Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you to text me at (614) 953-6380. I am excited to connect with you!

What is the Femcanic Garage community all about? Go check us out!

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EP.50: Brandy Goff—"It's What I Want and It's What Makes Me Happy" May 30, 2020

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Brandy Goff is an automotive technician in Maryland. She has over 7 years of experience in the field, but her love for cars began when she was a young girl watching her father and grandfather work on their racing car projects in their garage. The world of automotive was not Brandy's first career choice, but as she explored further, her passion pulled her in! Brandy's dream was not immediately supported by her loved ones, but she persisted remembering that, "It's what I wanted and it's what makes me happy". Join us in this episode for one of our most open and REAL conversations yet as Brandy talks about how gender roles affected her career aspirations early in life, about how she constantly juggles sexual harassment issues in the workplace, and about how societal norms contributes to it all!

Instagram: mama.tired

Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you to text me at (614) 953-6380. I am excited to connect with you!

What is the Femcanic Garage community all about? Go check us out!

You can visit our website at https://femcanic.com/
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EP.49: Louise Baker- The Original Womanic May 18, 2020

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Louise Baker is in the driver seat today. In 2016 she went from stocking supermarket shelves to launching Womanic--motor mechanics with a Feminine touch! She has been a featured guest in the UK on radio, TV and magazines...all while running her shop full time. She is the business and the trades woman as i do all work from business and banking, to picking the customers car up and fixing it. Enjoy the show.

You can connect with Louise at:

Website: www.Womanic.co.uk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womaniclou/
Instagram: Womanic_louise

Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you to text me at (614) 953-6380. I am excited to connect with you!

What is the Femcanic Garage community all about? Go check us out!

You can visit our website at https://femcanic.com/
You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pintrest and Tik Tok by searching for Femcanic Garage.

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EP.48: Mother's Day Special—"A Sneak Peak into My Family" May 06, 2020

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This week's episode is a Mother's Day Special Edition!

Join us to get up-close and personal with my own family. In this episode, I let my kids get in the driver's seat and ask ME questions about the Femcanic World. My partner and I also take on the parenting challenge of educating our children on how to break down stereotypes against women in male-dominated fields. This is one you won't want to miss. Enjoy the ride Femcanics!

Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you to text me at (614) 953-6380. I am excited to connect with you!

What is the Femcanic Garage community all about? Go check us out!

You can visit our website at https://femcanic.com/
You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pintrest and Tik Tok by searching for Femcanic Garage.

Don't forget to subscribe and rate the Femcanic Garage Podcast.

EP.47: Linda Ann Meck: "Master of Restoration" Apr 29, 2020

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Meet Linda Ann Meck—owner of A Woman's Worth Paint & Body Shop in Tucson, Arizona and "jill of all trades". Linda restores classic cars for a living with focus on body work, paint, and interiors. Join me in this episode as Linda shares her audacious journey into the automotive industry. She talks about being the "go-fer" for her older sister who worked on cars when she was a little girl and how she not only became the owner of a classic restoration shop, but a master in life restoration. Her courage and wisdom are an inspiration to women across all walks of life and industries from single mothers to CEOs.

Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you to text me at (614) 953-6380. I am excited to connect with you!

What is the Femcanic Garage community all about? Go check us out!

You can visit our website at https://femcanic.com/
You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pintrest and Tik Tok by searching for Femcanic Garage.

Don't forget to subscribe and rate the Femcanic Garage Podcast.

EP.46: JoAnn Bortles—"A Lifetime of Turning 'Nos' into 'Yesses'!" Apr 23, 2020

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JoAnn Bortles is the owner of Crazy Horse Painting—a motorcycle, bicycle, and hot rod custom paint shop in Charlotte, NC. With over 40 years in the industry, her life experiences have led her to be a welder, a car builder, a business owner, a writer, and the first woman to do A LOT of things in the skilled trades and motorsports industries. To name a few, JoAnn was the first woman to own a custom paint shop in the late 70's, the first woman to have a woman-owned chopper motorcycle on the cover of Easyriders magazine, the first woman to work as a welder in a skilled-trades shop in Connecticut, and the leader of the powertrain team on the first all-female build at SEMA in 2012. Join us on this episode as this iconic Femcanic shares how her trailblazing life was a matter of survival. For JoAnn, hearing the word "no" did not stop her, it just made her go ahead "full throttle".

You can reach JoAnn at:

website: www.crazyhorsepainting.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrazyHorseCustomPaint/
Amazon: JoAnn has written nine books on custom painting and they can be purchased at: https://www.amazon.com/JoAnn-Bortles/e/B001H6PWGI?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1567715324&sr=8-1

Audience feedback drives the show. I'd love for you to text me at (614) 953-6380. I am excited to connect with you!

What is the Femcanic Garage community all about? Go check us out!

You can visit our website at https://femcanic.com/
You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pintrest and Tik Tok by searching for Femcanic Garage.

Don't forget to subscribe and rate the Femcanic Garage Podcast.

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