We had the pleasure of speaking with Tara Green, Payroll Manager at AvailableCar in our latest Real Model Interview. Tara outlines her future career aspirations at AvailableCar, including her latest opportunity, to set up an HR portal for all employees. She highlights the importance of being around people with a positive attitude and hopes to…
We recently caught up with Fiona Cutler, Assistant Service Manager at Steven Eagell Group, to hear more about her typical working day at Lexus, Birmingham. In this interview, Fiona details the route she took in the industry that led to her role at Steven Eagell, and she provides insight into what she loves most about…
Back in June, Patron Member of the Automotive 30% Club, Bentley Motors hosted their ‘Extraordinary Talks’ series. Julia Muir, Founder of the Automotive 30% Club was invited to speak, alongside a panel of inspiring female engineers to discuss more about working together to improve gender balance throughout the automotive sector and the significance of ‘Choosing…
We recently had the pleasure of catching up with Kate Hannam, Director of Sales and Commercial Partnerships at Haymarket Automotive, to hear more about her typical working day. In this interview, Kate details her love for her varied role and explains how Haymarket allows her to have a work-life balance. Kate believes that her role…
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Charlene De Angelis, Repair Consultant at Solus Accident Repair Centres. In the interview below, Charlene highlights that she wants to show women are equally capable of being in technical roles and hopes to open the door for other females to enter the industry. She urges women to…
Julia Muir’s ‘Change the Game’ Virtual Tour Julia Muir, Founder of the Automotive 30% Club published her book in March “Change the Game: the Leader’s Route Map to a Winning Gender Balanced Business” and it became an Amazon Best Seller on the launch day. She is now hitting the digital road with a virtual tour…
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Steph Brindley, Regional Operational Lead at Solus Accident Repair Centres. In the interview below, Steph details her passion for the automotive sector and speaks more about what attracted her to the industry as a youngster. She also highlights the automotive woman who inspires her and urges other…
In celebration of International Women in Engineering Day, which took place last week, we hear from Rachael Martindale, who became Automotive 30% Club Member, Copart’s first female engineer after achieving an IMI Vehicle Assessor qualification earlier this year. In the interview below, Rachel explains what it’s like to be a female engineer in a predominately…
Shane has a very active role in ‘Women Empowered’, a network of women who have formed to advance the cause of gender balance, overcome friction and unconscious bias, and demonstrate that inclusivity is in everyone’s best interests. She balances the equality objectives of the group with pragmatic, thoughtful implementation strategies and is a great role…
I4I Newsletter – Issue 1 June 2021
“The content of the Inspiration for Innovation virtual event was really good and the majority of our students were thinking much deeper about the skills and knowledge needed for many career pathways. The speed networking was interactive and gave students a real opportunity to discuss with adults what their jobs were like. The speakers had…