Stefanie Dechant is a female engineer and PhD student working at Mercedes-Benz. She started off wanting to learn more about cars, but she ended up showing women what an engineer, from her perspective, can achieve!

Find Stefanie Below:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanie.dechant/

Linkedin:  https://de.linkedin.com/in/stefaniedechant

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HOST: Harry Phypers

00:00 Introduction and Technical Setup

02:00 Why Car Content Creation and Engineering are Important

03:30 Transition from Fashion to Engineering

04:45 First Exposure to Working with Cars

06:17 Finishing University and the Sense of Accomplishment

07:36 Choosing Mercedes and the Importance of Getting Out of Comfort Zone

09:21 Current Work on Future Electric Vehicle Assembly

10:20 First Car and the Value of Reliability

11:24 Moving on from University and the Next Steps

12:57 The Importance of Getting Out of Comfort Zone

13:58 Advice for University Students

16:09 Representation of Women in STEM

19:51 Choosing Porsche and Empowering Women in the Automotive Industry

25:19 The Future of Electric Vehicles and the Importance of Customer Preferences

30:52 Challenges and Stereotypes Faced as a Female Engineer

36:20 Starting Content Creation and Representing Women in STEM

48:20 Cold Outreach and Sales Pitch

49:28 Inspiration from Family and Friends

51:47 Motivation from Like-Minded Friends

52:06 Ultimate Three Car Garage

53:22 Dream Road and Track Experience

55:04 Purpose in Career

55:55 Advice to Younger Self

56:46 Love for Cars

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