This week's key takeaway: The Women in Collision Awards, with George Manos & Keira Dyer Episode intro: It's that time of the year again - the time when we celebrate the contribution of women in our industry with the Women in Collision Awards. We speak to two people from our platinum event sponsors, IAG. George Manos (industry risk and governance manager) and Keira Dyer (manager of motor assessing operations). We get a great insight into what it's like to be part of an organisation that is driving inclusivity, why IAG are sponsoring the awards, and what it has been like for Keira in a male-dominated industry. PS: Nominations for the Women in Collision Awards are now open. If you know any women who deserve recognition for their excellent work, go to the Events & Awards section of the Paint & Panel website and get those nominations in! In this week's episode you will learn:

• How to make change in a male-dominated industry
• The success of the previous awards
• What is was like for a young female to work for the NRMA
• The inner workings of motor assessment
• The value of an MBA for Keira
• What the industry can do to improve inclusion
• Keira's own strategies for getting on in the industry
• Why industry pathways should be promoted better
• How industry culture has modernised to be more inclusive
• Why you should nominate someone for the awards

Show links: ** Find out more about the Women in Collision Awards here: https://www.paintandpanel.com.au/page/women-in-collision ** Find George on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-manos-2b3b39a/?originalSubdomain=au ** Get your tickets to Paint & Panel Live: https://paintandpanel.live/ ** Get your tickets to the Paint & Panel Bodyshop Awards: https://www.paintandpanel.com.au/bodyshopawards ** Do you have something unique you want to share with us? Contact Paint & Panel editor Sam Street at: [email protected] ** Go to www.paintandpanel.com.au to sign up for our weekly E-newsletter ** Go to www.paintandpanel.com.au/podcast to catch up on past shows and access show notes from every episode.