Femcanic Garage Podcast
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.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 114
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2024
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 tea…
01:36:34 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
EP.74--Nikki Dart: “Don’t Let Anyone Dim Your Light!”
Nikki is a mechanic and big rig driver based in Montreal, Canada. Being the only woman in both her automotive mechanics and truck driving class, Nikki has learned how to overcome and adapt to challen…
01:00:55 |
Thu 25 Feb 2021
EP.73--Kate Cook: “Do It in Fear!”
Kate is a professional artist, illustrator, and pinstriper based in Central Texas. Kate’s link to the industry stems from her focus on vintage pinups, hot rods, and war airplane “nose art”. Inspired …
01:17:08 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
EP.72: Joanie Butler—"Curiosity and Grit Will Go a Long Way”
Joanie Butler is a Distributor Sales Manager at Arc Zone, Inc.—a top welding supply company in California. She has been with the company for 9 years, but her journey in the skilled trades industry di…
01:00:05 |
Sat 23 Jan 2021
Ep.71: Madison Alexander— “You Have To Respect Yourself!”
Madison is an experienced car painter who owns her own shop in Nashville, Tennessee. Her passion for cars started as a child while she watched her father and grandfather paint and work on cars “under…
01:10:32 |
Tue 12 Jan 2021
EP.70—Heather Holler: “…Never Sacrifice Your Femininity to Be a Badass!”
Heather Holler is a freelance rally cross technician. After discovering her love for mechanical work in her early 20’s and attending tech school, she worked for a few local Subaru dealerships, but th…
00:50:20 |
Tue 22 Dec 2020
EP69. Kristen Hope Migues—“If You Want Something, Work Hard and GIVE to Get It”
Kristen Hope Migues is a Monster Truck Driver. She’s driven under five different truck identities including Monster Mutt Dalmatian, Razin Kane, Megalodon, Ice Cream Man, and Wolf's Head. Her love for…
00:51:13 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
EP.68: Renee Brinkerhoff, the Valkyrie Racer—“A Brave, Courageous Woman with a Compassionate Heart!”
Renee is a rally race driver, but not just any rally race driver--with no prior racing experience, no family background in racing, and barely any knowledge of cars, Renee started rally racing at age …
01:00:36 |
Sun 29 Nov 2020
EP. 67-Molly Gursky—“I Do Not Want to Be a Quiet Voice in the Room!”
Molly Gursky is in the driver seat today. She is the co-owner of Driven Restorations LLC, a classic car and truck restoration shop. Every vehicle they build is meant to be driven. Molly always had…
01:00:11 |
Wed 18 Nov 2020
EP.66: Amy Bogner—Being a Single Mother in Our Industry
Amy Bogner is in the driver seat. She is a single mother and refinish technician veteran. She was invited to an all female build that was featured at SEMA and she has taught BOCES auto body classes…
01:01:44 |
Thu 12 Nov 2020
EP.65: Megan Meyer—Stepping Out of the Driver Seat & Into Life After Racing
Megan Meyer is in the driver seat. Megan is a NHRA Top Alcohol Drag Race driver. Megan holds the record for the fastest Pro-Sportsman female in 1/4 mile: 5.11 seconds at 285 MPH, and is the Winning…
01:43:35 |
Thu 05 Nov 2020
EP.64: Toni Avery--“I Can’t See Myself Doing Anything Else!”
Toni Avery is in the driver seat. She is the owner of girlsdrivefasttoo.com, which covers new and vintage car reviews, racing schools, track days and other industry events. She has reviewed nearly …
01:01:01 |
Wed 28 Oct 2020
EP.63: Elana Scherr--“The Secret to Success: Stay in it, assess, adjust your approach!”
Elana Scherr is an automotive journalist with an expansive career! She was a staff editor at Hot Rod Magazine and the former editor in chief at Roadkill Magazine. Currently, she is a columnist at Car…
00:56:58 |
Sat 10 Oct 2020
EP. 62-Theresa Contreras—“Girls Can Totally Do This Shit!”
Theresa Contreras is a machinist, graphic designer, and renowned custom painter. Her work has been repeatedly displayed on the cover of top industry magazines and in multiple SEMA shows throughout th…
01:09:12 |
Fri 18 Sep 2020
EP.61: Cristy Lee—"Woman-to-Woman with Cristy Lee”
This week’s guest needs no introduction—if you watch industry-related TV, you know who she is!
Cristy Lee is arguably one of the most famous women in the industry. She’s appeared in racing and motor…
00:57:20 |
Sat 05 Sep 2020
EP.60: Dez Ferrell—We Must Experience the Bad to Appreciate the Good!
Dez Ferrell is in the driver seat today. She owns and manages her own shop, Nessy’s Kustoms, focused on custom paint and restoration in Mesa, Arizona. She was recently a featured contestant on Moto…
01:07:23 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
Ep.59: Barbie, The Welder-- “F*ck You Fuel”
You have seen her art but have you heard her story? Barbie is an author, teacher of welding via her YouTube channel, influencer with over 62,000 Instagram followers, but most impressive is how she h…
01:20:43 |
Thu 13 Aug 2020
EP.58: Lara--That Porsche Girl: “Let’s Get Women Off the Hoods and Into the Driver’s Seat”
Lara, That Porsche Girl, is a fit model in California. Formerly, she was a Hollywood precision driver where she doubled for famous actresses in various films, but her love for cars started when she w…
00:58:51 |
Thu 06 Aug 2020
Ep.57 Amanda Beyer-- The Standard in Automotive Upholstery
Amanda Beyer is the owner of Manda Marie Upholstery. She has over 14 years experience doing upholstery for Gulfstream Aerospace, a Ferrari restoration ship and concourse level restorations. Amanda …
00:55:46 |
Fri 31 Jul 2020
EP.56: Renee Edwards-Ambrose—“Treat Your Car Like You Treat Your Vagina!”
This Caribbean Queen hails from Antigua & Barbuda! She is a multi-talented, dynamic woman who has done it all from piloting airplanes to drag racing to modeling. Her brand encompasses three different…
01:00:15 |
Wed 22 Jul 2020
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