Abbas Wahab is a comedian with roots in the automotive industry, has an engineering degree in automotive, and made fuel tanks. We got the opportunity to learn more about his comedic style, love for cars, and dad life. Watch and listen to learn more about Abbas' career influences, automotive story and how he enjoys cars while we sit and chat in the back of this Bentley Flying Spur.

At Mercedes-Benz, Melody is looking at how this 2nd largest purchase is an emotional decision. It's not just a vehicle-- it's connected to the driver's freedom, lifestyle, and family. Watch and listen to learn more about her career influences and how she arrived at where she is today.

From safety first to mom life and engineering, we're chatting about the importance of engineering safety into each car and keeping in mind safety on the highway for the family. We chatted with Jennifer Morrison, Director of Vehicle Safety Strategy at Mazda, and Jessica Jermakian, Senior Vice President of Vehicle Research at IIHS. Watch and listen to learn more about vehicle safety and the women improving safety across the industry.

Our special co-host Cherise Threewitt, automotive journalist, joined Scotty Reiss to chat with Susan Orlean, author of books including Joyride and The Orchid Thief, and writer at the New Yorker. Cherise met Susan Orlean in Chicago at her recent book tour. During their Q&A session and book signing, Cherise chatted more with Susan about how cars were always part of her life and her career milestones. Listen to hear more about Susan's memoir, Joyride.

Chevrolet has doubled down on EVs, where they charge fast and can go the distance. We sat down with Marisa Cullens, Chief Engineer for the Chevrolet Blazer EV. Marisa talks about how she got started, working in a women-empowered work environment, and how she uses marketing, finance, design, development and more to get the job done to get the Chevy Blazer into the market. Listen to learn more.

Slate is a new, customizable EV for you, and we got the opportunity to sit down and chat more with the Head of Design, Tisha Johnson, to learn more. Tisha shares more about what is Slate, design opportunities, and more. Get more What Drives Her here: https://agirlsguidetocars.com/?s=what+drives+her Join our newsletter: https://agirlsguidetocars.com/join-our-newsletter/ And find more on our socials! facebook.com/agirlsguidetocars instagram.com/agirlsguide2cars twitter.com/agirlsguide2cars tiktok.com/agirlsguide2cars

Where better to talk about motorsports and motherhood than trackside with zooming Maseratis interrupting the conversation? That's where we found Maria Conti, ceo of Maserati Corse, and talked about building a legacy.

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We need more women in the automotive industry, and although there is progress, we can always do better. And when we chatted with Lynn Calder, CEO and President at INEOS, we realized a theme in the automotive industry: there are so many avenues that drive us into this industry. And that we know more than we think or give ourselves credit for today.

Alfonso Albaisa is responsible for some of the world's most beautiful cars. But he almost wasn't. He credits his mom with helping him to find his true north in design. We talk about his design journey, his career, his mom, how his kids influence him as a designer and what advice he has for young designers.

Connie Peters sits with Jessica Krajenke, lead development engineer over the Cadillac CT4 V Blackwing, one of the most important performance cars on the road and critical to Cadillac's strategy, about hardware, software, engines and fun performance cars. Here's what it's like to lead the development of one of the most important performance cars and what led to it: a degree in aerospace engineering, work on autonomous cars and more, what it's like to be the only woman in the room and being a mom raising two daughters.

Taylor Hagler on Being a Woman in the Motorsport Scene: What Drives Her Ep. 14In this episode of "What Drives Her," hosts Connie and Scotty sit down with Taylor, a young GT4 race car driver for Hyundai Motorsport, to discuss her journey into the male-dominated world of motorsport. Taylor shares her experiences, challenges, and successes as a female driver, offering insights into the industry and inspiring women who aspire to pursue careers in motorsport. From her beginnings in equestrian sports to her transition to racing cars, Taylor's story is one of determination, passion, and resilience.Listen to the full episode to learn more about Taylor's career, her training routine, the challenges she faces as a female driver, and her aspirations for the future.Visit us at A Girls Guide to Cars - ⁠⁠https://agirlsguidetocars.com/⁠⁠Follow Taylor Hagler on Instagram - @taylorhaglermotorsportFollow us on Instagram - @agirlsguide2carsCheck out What Drives Her The Podcast on the A Girls Guide to Cars YouTube Channel - ⁠⁠⁠tiny.cc/What-drives-her-YT⁠⁠⁠Remember to follow this podcast for more great conversations with people who are changing the automotive world from the inside!Guest: Natalie Harrington, Writer and Presenter, Car GurusHosts: Scotty Reiss, Connie PetersProducer: Jordan AlmondEditor: Stephanie HowardMusic: Envato Elements Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.