Recorded on the show floor at AutoTech 2025, engineer-turned-entrepreneur Patrice Banks shares how a single bad repair experience inspired her to build Girls Auto Clinic—an all-women garage (with a built-in nail salon!) and a fast-growing media brand that demystifies car care for everyone who’s ever felt talked down to at the shop.

Patrice’s story is proof that when you combine data, empathy, and grit, you can flip a century-old industry on its head. Tune in to hear her framework for education, advocacy, and community that’s turning first-time oil-changers into confident SheCANics.

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🔑 WHAT YOU’LL HEAR

• The moment Patrice walked away from a six-figure engineering job at DuPont

• Why women control 95 % of car-buying decisions—yet still feel underserved

• “Primary Care Technician” vs. random “shop-hopping”: the trust model every driver needs

• How interactive workshops (13 yrs running) let guests pop their own hood, change a filter, and leave with mani-fresh nails

• The Facebook tribe of 20 000 women who swap memes, victories, and repair receipts

• Car chemistry decoded with emojis, kitchen metaphors… and a fearless vagina analogy

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🔗 LINKS

Book – Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide: amazon.com/Girls-Auto-Clinic-Glove-Guide

Workshops & services: girlsautoclinic.com

Instagram: instagram.com/girlsautoclinic

YouTube: youtube.com/@GirlsAutoClinic

SheCANic FB group (women only): facebook.com/groups/SheCANic

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🏆 CHOW (Challenge of the Week)

Still quoting “3k or 5k miles” for an oil change? Both are relics.

👉 ACTION: Look up the factory-recommended oil-change interval for your exact make + model, then post it with #SheCANicChallenge.

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