Sessions of 2024 Summer Conference: Bogi Lateiner

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Lateiner, Bogi

Owner

Bogi is a committed automotive industry advocate, dealer-trained BMW and ASE master certified technician, and a fierce proponent for inspiring women to pursue opportunities within the automotive and skilled trade industries. Her passion for empowering women led her to start her first shop 180 Degrees Automotive, which she successfully ran for 13 years before selling in 2019. Her desire to do more for promoting, empowering and increasing the number of women in the trades, combined with her strong belief in advocacy, inspired her to create Girl Gang Garage. Bogi is also a prominent speaker and educator, leveraging her 20 years of industry experience, passion, and genuine love for cars. She has consulted and taught thousands across the country, focusing on creating a culture within a business that creates space for diversity, increases the professionalism and respect for the automotive industry and emphasizes that by creating a culture where female employees and customers are valued and respected, everyone wins. Bogi has been teaching basic car care classes and workshops for 20 years, blending her knowledge and passion for empowering women to create a unique teaching style that uses automotive knowledge to empower women in their personal and professional lives. She has been featured in countless news articles and stories, been awarded Phoenix 35 under 35, 40 under 40, Women in Auto Care Female Shop Owner of the Year and many other prestigious awards. Additionally Bogi has been the host of the TV show All Girls Garage on Motortrend TV for 12 years, and is the creator and host of the With Her Two Hands podcast for 3.5 years.

Sessions:

4468 - Women in Skilled Trades Careers - Panel Discussion

07/14/2024

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Hilton El Conquistador

  • Interdisciplinary
  • School Counseling

This session will be a panel of women currently in skilled trades sharing their journeys into their career and discusssing how to support and encourage young women to explore skilled trades careers.