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We are a community, and we are powerful.
That’s because women buy or influence the purchase of 85% of all cars. Without us, the auto industry would not thrive.
Realizing this, A Girls Guide to Cars was born as a community of writers, influencers, friends and women who buy, care for, and live their lives in and around their cars: their own car, the family car, and often the cars of family members. A Girls Guide to Cars is dedicated to sharing car purchase information, experiences and stories, told from personal points of view and focusing on what is important in a fun, smart, advice-from-your-best-friend way.
A Girls Guide to Cars brings together the insights and views of writers and reviewers who share their unbiased, honest and personal narratives about cars and their lives in cars.
Our Mission: To empower women to be smarter, happier car owners
Women think about cars differently than men. Why should we talk about them, read about them and evaluate them the same way men do? A Girls Guide to Cars brings a natural and engaged conversation about cars to you, pairing it with empowering information, tactics and strategies to ensure you make a smart and comfortable decision. We also empower the auto industry to develop a closer, more meaningful relationship with their female customers.
Our Team
Scotty Reiss
People ask how she got into the auto business, but actually, the auto business found her. Never a car enthusiast or fanatic, she co-founded SheBuysCars in 2013 and realized that the car world, which seemed so closed off to women, was a wonderful new place for a girl to blossom. Five years later, A Girls Guide to Cars refocused that mission with a fun, fresh and informative new appeal.
A content development expert, Scotty began as a journalist and has written for the New York Times, Town & Country, Entrepreneur, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan and Adweek, among others. She is the co-author of Stew Leonard, My Story, a biography of the founder of the iconic grocery company Stew Leonard’s. In addition to her writing, Scotty produced the American Express Publishing Luxury Summit, PRWeek magazine’s annual meeting and a series of Luxury Marketing Council events. Scotty lives in Connecticut with her husband and two daughters and can be reached at Scotty [at] agirlsguidetocars [dot] com.
Mary Moore
Mary Moore is a frequent road tripper, vintage car collector, and a roadside attraction aficionado. You can most often find her, along with her two children, driving the open road in search of adventure.
Mary also shares her road trip diaries on her own blog, Raising Dick and Jane.
Mary can be reached at Mary [at] agirlsguidetocars [dot] com.
Shannon Entin
As a travel and entertainment blogger, podcaster, and busy homeschooling mom, Shannon sometimes feels like the car is her second home. She loves road trips and outdoor adventures and is always ready to veer off the interstate to investigate a quirky attraction, sample a local delicacy, or walk in the footsteps of celebrities where her favorite movies and TV shows were filmed.
Shannon shares her adventures and opinions on TheTVTraveler.com and StingerPodcast.com, and has contributed to many publications, including NetflixLife, Family Vacation Critic, Rails-to-Trails magazine, and Interval World magazine. She also authored 2 books as a dot-com pioneer. Shannon lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children and can be reached at Shannon [at] agirlsguidetocars [dot] com.
Deb Thompson
Deb is an avid road-tripper who always searches out the quirky, weird and haunted and has recently discovered that she loves rustic van camping.
At home, she is a wanna-be Joanna Gaines designer and shares tips and tricks for updating and surviving life in a small house. In her spare time, she creates and shares simple, delicious healthy meals and cocktail recipes.
All her adventures can be found on JustShortofCrazy.com In addition to her blog, she is the author of Secret Cleveland: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Bizarre and has contributed to niche publications like Our Mississippi, Experience Michigan and Group Tour.
Deb is a young empty nester that lives in Michigan with her husband and a very spoiled Maltipoo. She can be reached at Deb [at] agirlsguidetocars [dot] com.