A discussion about “What Drives You,” fueled by Porsche, reveals how these women are driving the future of Lucasfilm. You may wonder what Porsche and Star Wars have in common. Surprisingly, it’s more than just their collaboration in the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, in which Porsche helped to define new dynamics…
What Drives Her: Lara Harrington, Honda US Chief Engineer is Focused on What You Want in a Car
This is why you love Honda SUVs. By LeeAnn Radonski As Lara Harrington looked out over her graduating class at Ohio State University, one thing was clear: out of the 100 Aeronautical Engineers who just received their diplomas, she saw only three women. Did she feel out of place? “No,” she confidently answers, “I grew…
Rebelle Rally: Empowering Women Off Road
Dunes, Dirt, Dust and Drive make for empowering experiences in the Rebelle Rally. Photo by Kymri Wilt My Rebelle Rally Initiation. “Do you like camping?” I was asked, my editor enquiring about this assignment. “Sure!” I respond enthusiastically, with visions of the many luxury tented camps I’d stayed at all over Africa – you know,…
What Drives Her: Dorothy Glinton Fought Discrimination and Stereotypes to Force Change in The Auto Industry
Inspired to Build a Better Life For Her Kids, She Changed Her World, Too. When Sonari Rhodes Glinton, a business correspondent for National Public Radio, thinks of his mom and her friends—the women who raised him on the South Side of Chicago–he thinks of the movie “Hidden Figures.” Like those brilliant African-American women who toiled behind…
What Drives Her: How Margery Krevsky Dosey Changed The Auto Biz Forever
Product Specialists make car shopping fun, informative and put you at ease. And, they can’t sell you a car! A number of years ago, Margery Krevsky Dosey went to the Detroit Auto Show to see her friend modeling alongside a concept Cadillac on a rotating display. Wearing a blue Oscar de la Renta dress that…
What Drives Her: For NASCAR Marketing Chief Jill Gregory, Remaking Racing and Finding New Fans
All while living in truly the fastest lane. There is no such thing as “a regular day at the office” in Jill Gregory’s world. As the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for NASCAR, Jill’s job is as fast-paced as the cars on the track. And with so many moving parts, maybe even faster….
What Drives Her: “Dirt Princess” Hailie Deegan, 16, is Showing NASCAR Fans What She Can Do
Hailie Deegan is 16 and Fearless. Things may seem a little topsy-turvy in teenage NASCAR and Toyota Racing Development driver Hailie Deegan’s world. With four competitive athletes in the family, they are on the road so much that when it’s time for them to take a vacation, they like to stay home. When your home is in…
This Girl Has Drive: Inspiring Woman Aurora Straus, Teen SportsCar Racer with Harvard On Her Radar
A Passion for Racing, Learning, and Music Drives this Teen SportsCar Racing Sensation. It’s the gap year that every parent dreams of: take a year off to continue a successful racing career, start a mentoring program for girls, work for a highly successful healthcare startup and then, start freshman year at Harvard. That’s what 19-year…
Life Lessons With Off-Road Driver and Rebelle Rally Founder Emily Miller
These boots are made For driving. Cars and careers. By Bonnie Kenaz-Mara “When is the last time you got your boots dirty?” Emily Miller, founder of Rebelle Rally, a women-only off-road competition, said to the crowd gathered for Women’s Day at The Chicago Auto Show, as she changed into her desert dusty boots. Miller has…
What Drives Her at the Chicago Auto Show: Meet the Women Who Are Taking the Auto World by Storm
And sharing their advice so you can, too. Five years ago I fell in love. With the automotive industry. And along with it, cars. It wasn’t the most natural journey for me; cars were not really my passion. I like design, I like to shop, I like innovative industries and I like to be a…