Women in Auto Care Empower Half Hour
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Empower Half Hour
Friday, July 17, 2026
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET
Are you looking for a dose of empowerment after a long week but find yourself overbooked and your calendar overflowing? Well, we have the perfect event made for YOU and your schedule!
The Women in Auto Care Empower Half Hour series is your monthly dose of empowerment. In these podcast-style interviews on the second Friday of each month, hear from women who are shaping the aftermarket industry. Listen is as they share candid insights into questions like:
- What's the best advice you've ever received?
- How do you make decisions?
- How has your career pivoted?
- How do you stay motivated?
Walk away with tips, tricks and inspiration for the weeks ahead.
Guest | Crystal Mathews
Crystal’s career in the Automotive Industry began with the Willis family in 2000 when she started working in the production warehouse doing everything from packaging to driving forklifts to quality control. She says that while it may not have been her ideal job, the knowledge and experience she gained was definitely worth every bead of sweat and broken nail.
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Guest | Amber Kossak
Amber has over 30 years of experience in the Automotive Service Industry. In addition to the Automotive Additive Manufacturing Facility, her family also owned a Quick Lube. It was while working at the Quick Lube that she found her passion both behind the sales counter and under the hood.
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Donate to the Women in Auto Care Scholarship Fund
Women in Auto Care awarded more than $410,000 in cash and tool kit scholarships this year to deserving high school and post secondary female students.
Please join us in supporting this cause that will pave the way for future generations of women in the automotive aftermarket!
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Looking for an informal, virtual way to connect with other Women in Auto Care members? Each month we host Connection Circles, online events which connect participants in a casual setting for engaging professional development and networking with their peers.
Connection Circles include:
Generation Gap
Build Your Personal Brand
The Balancing Act
Women of the World
Female Shop Owners
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