Meet Kortney!! (@seq_chippy_chick)⬇️⬇️

▪️Kortney is an apprentice Carpenter from Brisbane, Australia! She has done most of her apprenticeship in heritage and renovations, but made the big leap into high end luxury mega mansions with Ardent Builders! ▫️She grew up in a big family (2 sisters and 3 brothers), unfortunately they didn’t have a lot of money growing up.

Meet Jill Timushka!! ⬇️⬇️

▪️Jill Timushka is a red and blue seal journeyman welder in Alberta, Canada! She recently obtained her welding inspection certification, and has been a welding instructor on and off for many years! She has over 25 years experience as a welder, and absolutely loves what she does! ▫️Jill is a 4th generation welder. Her Great

Meet Kylie!! (@thedarkangel88)⬇️⬇️

▪️Kylie Angel is a 32 year old professional boxer. She is known for her fire red hair, tattoos, and strong reputation in the Hamilton community as a woman who empowers others to be their best self. ▫️She has made it her mission to become a young entrepreneur, owning her own boxing studio that mainly focuses

Meet Emily!! (@imemilyreeves)⬇️⬇️

▪️Emily’s interest in automotive sparked at age 14, when she met her now husband, Aaron! They began dating and all she wanted to do was be around him- which meant joining him in the shop! ▫️Her love for wrenching grew as her love for him did as well! Now, almost 20 years later, they’ve built

Meet Suzy!! (@princesssparkanglesey19)⬇️⬇️

▪️Suzy has been doing electrics with her dad since she was 14, but only officially got her qualifications in 2019! ▫️Suzy originally wanted to become a theatre performer, so she went to university for performing arts. She went against everything she had always been told, which was that she would never go to university. ▪️While

Meet Lashanna!! (@thefashionwelder)⬇️⬇️

▪️Lashanna is a soul of many trades, a momma, welder and she loves to give back to her community! She is freelance welder in California, who loves to bring construction visions to reality. When she isn’t busy working, she is taking care of her elderly grandparents full time. ▫️Lashanna is also a licensed home childcare

Meet Rachel and Claire! (@venus_renovations)⬇️⬇️

▪️Rachel and Claire have been working in the trades for ten years collectively and decided to take the plunge and start their own business two years ago. ▫️Servicing Toronto and the GTA they have found success in the interior renovations market, and are always excited to make new connections within the trades community. Their favourite

Meet Tori!! (@new_edge4.6)⬇️⬇️

▪️ Tori began in 9th grade when she was asked if she would be interested in the trade classes they offered. She ended up taking a welding class. It felt completely natural to her and she fell in love with it. She decided that she wanted to pursue it as a career but the intimidation

Meet Jena!! (@metal.edge.nej)⬇️⬇️

▪️Jena is 22 years old, and is from New York. She began welding when she was 19 years old, she had tried college and decided that it was not for her. So she went out to Ohio and attended Lincoln Electric in 2018, she completed their comprehensive welding program. ▫️Jena learned all types of welding,

Meet Lyric!! (@lyricbea)⬇️⬇️

▪️Lyric is 24 years old and from Southern Ontario!! ▫️Lyric worked as a lube technician at a Toyota dealership and is working towards her apprenticeship. The goal is to obtain her provincial license! ▪️She has had a passion for cars since she was a teenager, her love for them keeps growing as she works in

Meet Bronwyn!! (@she.wants.to.weld)⬇️⬇️

▪️Bronwyn grew up in a small town in Ontario and is currently working in the GTA! ▫️She completed college online for Business HR and Bookkeeping, she has been working in an office for the last few years. Although she was good at her job, she found it to be unfulfilling, not challenging enough and she

Meet Kasia!! (@the_kat_pak)⬇️⬇️

▪️Kasia’s best advice is : “always learn and don’t use your age as a definition. It doesn’t matter when you start to learn something new, it matters how much love you put into it.” ▫️She has loved cars and all things motorized for her entire life. But she didn’t have the opportunity to take that

Meet Tori! ( @honkytonk_fab )⬇️⬇️

▪️Tori is 21 years old, she is a welder and just recently became an apprentice in the plumber and pipe fitters union. ▫️She first started welding in high school, and has been welding as a career for 6 months. She learned how to mig, and became certified in AWS D1.1. Then when she got her

Meet Skylar!! ( @skylarjean )⬇️⬇️

▪️Skylar Crossley started welding a few years ago. She was at her lowest point and began helping her uncle out at the ranch. On a whim, he asked if she wanted to help him weld a gate, and she became addicted within the first few arcs. ▫️When Skylar became a single mom, she had no

Meet Destany!! (@destanybishop)⬇️⬇️

▪️Destany is 26 years old and she is a heavy machine operator. ▫️Her story began with motocross. She decided 5 years ago that it looked dangerous and fun, so of course she said “let’s do it!” She bought her first bike in 2016 and convinced her best friend to buy one as well. The pair

Meet Bethany!! (@bethanyd.wilson)⬇️⬇️

▪️Bethany is 22 years old and a second year apprentice Elevator Constructor out of local #44 Toledo, Ohio. ▫️Her father and grandfather were electricians, and they both discouraged her from entering the trades. When she started college and was unhappy with the career she was pursuing, a boyfriend’s dad suggested that she may be good

Meet Kirsty!! (@the_female_spark)⬇️⬇️

▪️Kirsty is a third year electrical apprentice! ▫️She has been training since she was 17 years old. She began with a year at college, and then went into a full time apprenticeship! ▪️Kirsty wasn’t sure what she wanted to do for her career. She was trying out a bunch of different things with different backgrounds

Meet Anna!! (@theplumbingprincess)⬇️⬇️

▪️Anna became a plumber after going through a divorce. Being young and divorced was incredibly difficult for her. She wasn’t making enough money to pay the bills, and her dad (who’s also a plumber) suggested she should go into a trade. ▫️She figured plumbing would be a wise choice, since she would have her dad

Meet Laura!! (@laurabyrnesmotorsport)⬇️⬇️

▪️Laura Byrnes is a team driver for Red Shamrock Racing in dirt track Late Models. ▫️Her interest in cars and motorbikes started with her dad – he was always in the shed tinkering away but never competed. When she was around 10 years old, she went to their local speedway and saw kids her age

Meet Jamie!! (@steelcitysparkette)⬇️⬇️

▪️Jamie is a fourth year electrical apprentice with Local Union #5 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! She has a year an a half left until she becomes a journeyman! ▫️Jamie’s father is an Electrical Engineer, so she has had exposure to electrical systems from a young age. She always thought her dad’s career was interesting, but didn’t

Meet Charlotte!! (@lottienottie)⬇️⬇️

▪️Charlotte was working as a veterinarian technician when she realized that it wasn’t going to pay as well as she would have liked, even though she absolutely loved that job! ▫️In 2015, her dad mentioned that she should try welding, so she contacted the local welding school @canadianweldingskills to see if she could go in

Meet Lindsay!! (@lindsay_wheelock)⬇️⬇️

▪️Lindsay started her first year of drag racing in 2020. Having never been in a racecar before, it was all new and scary to her! ▫️She is so glad she took the leap though! She is welcoming 2021 as a brand new novice to the drag racing scene, with three young kids and a job

Meet Sarah!! (@sarah.kirby810)⬇️⬇️

▪️Sarah Kirby is 27 years old and from Omaha, NE. She has always loved old cars, so she started a restoration business last year with her husband! ( @kirbybros.kustoms ) ▫️Sarah is attending school right now for collision repair in order to learn the ins and outs of restoration. She loves pin-striping and doing other

Meet Eliza!! (@eliza_loves_trucks)⬇️⬇️

▪️Eliza Leon is a builder, fabricator, mechanic and auto damage appraiser!! She grew up in San Elizario, TX. ▫️When Eliza was 6 or 7, her mom took her to see Monster Trucks and she fell in love with Grave Digger and Medusa (both female driven). This sparked her interest in wanting to know how motor

Meet Chrissi!! (@chrissixkx25)⬇️⬇️

▪️Chrissi is 25 years old and a car mechanic from Austria!! 🇦🇹 ▫️Chrissi went to a higher technical school, but that was not what she wanted to. She found out that she wanted to work with her hands instead! ▪️She decided to start her apprenticeship as a car mechanic, and an automobile electrician. When she

Meet Megan!! (@megandoesplumbing)⬇️⬇️

▪️Megan Gray is a first year plumbing apprentice in Calgary, Alberta! 🇨🇦🍁 ▫️She worked in childcare and advertising before she began to feel antsy, and realized that she needed to work with her hands! ▪️She didn’t know anyone in the trades, especially not women. Megan had to educate herself and put herself out there. She

Meet Angel!! (@awd.Angel)⬇️⬇️

▪️Angel is 28 years, a boy mom/wife/dog momma and a second year Collision Repair Apprentice! ▫️She absolutely loves what she does, she loves the work and the reaction from others when she shares what her career is. It isn’t always a good reaction, but if nothing else, she always makes it known that she is

Meet Kensie!! (@justkensie)⬇️⬇️

▪️Kensie is 21 years old, from Arizona and she builds custom luxury camper vans! ▫️When she was 19, she purchased her first van (an empty cargo sprinter van) and turned it into a functional, off-grid camper van, which she called home for two years! ▪️Prior to purchasing the van, she was a pre-med student at

Meet Bree!! (@bree_harrison)⬇️⬇️

▪️Bree has always had an interest in operating machinery. Her grandpa and uncle had their own excavation companies and she ran farm equipment as a teenager. ▫️While working as a mechanic apprentice, she was given the opportunity to start as a rock truck driver in the Klondike. She ended up on Gold Rush and has

Meet Alice!! (@that.plastering.girl)⬇️⬇️

▪️Alice Brooking is an interior plasterer (drywall taper) from Auckland, New Zealand. She has been plastering full time since she was 18 years old when her dad decided to teach her seriously. ▫️Alice loved helping her dad on site when she was growing up. She is forever grateful to her dad for instilling a positive

Meet Darla!! (@starweldz)⬇️⬇️

▪️Darla Skinner is 21 years old, and from British Columbia, Canada! 🇨🇦🍁 She didn’t come from a family of welders, and she didn’t know a single thing about it. ▫️When she was 14, her parents divorced which caused her massive stress. She didn’t want to see her parents struggle and didn’t want to become a

Meet Melissa!! (@missywelds)⬇️⬇️

▪️Melissa Phelan is from Kingston Ontario, and has been welding for about 12 years now. She first got into welding when she bought a Honda Civic and it ended up needing a new floor. She was a completely self taught welder until she went back to school at age 25 and became certified by the

Meet Jenna!! (@tigerrrzz)⬇️⬇️

▪️Jenna is an aircraft mechanic by trade, but she is currently working in the Aerospace Industry as a flight technician for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. ▫️Through JPL, Jenna assisted in building the Perseverance Mars Rover, that will be landing on Mars February 18th 2021! ▪️She used to be a fibreglass technician, specifically for a theme

Meet Marisa!! (@killer_mars)⬇️⬇️

▪️Marisa is from California, currently living in Knoxville, TN where she runs her metal fabrication business! ▫️Marisa was always around the trades growing up, her dad is a contractor in construction. She was more interested in the artistic side of things, which drove her to attend The University of Tennessee for Sculpting, which is where

Meet Nikki!! (@nikki_welds)⬇️⬇️

▪️Nikki Noble is the Head of Welding at a college in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. ▫️Backing up to almost twenty years ago, welding found her. Offered to work on a frame off restoration as a side project, she became intrigued! She was told she was a born natural. She asked questions and worked hard to gain

Meet Marleen!! (@marleenoedzes)⬇️⬇️

▪️Marlene Oedzes is 26 years old, from the Netherlands! She is a certified female tig welder for pipeline! ▫️She always knew she wanted to do something technical. After beginning her engineering education, she soon realized that welding was going to become her profession. ▪️The first year after she graduated was tough. Marleen was insecure and

Meet Sara!! (@nerdygirlmechanic)⬇️⬇️

▪️Sara Benoy originally went to school for graphic design, but then learned that a desk job is not for her. She grew up hanging out with her dad in the garage and has always enjoyed working with her hands. ▫️She knew she wanted to get into a trade, but didn’t think it was an option

Meet Louise!! (@louise_azzopardi_1996)⬇️⬇️

▪️Louise grew up on a farm, and was always helping her dad fix machinery. She found it fascinating, and decided to turn it into a career! ▫️Louise started her apprenticeship at the young age of 15, and completed it by age 19. After a few years of wrenching, she was looking for something more. She

Meet Isabel!! (@littlesleepercustoms)⬇️⬇️

▪️Isabel was born and raised in Northern Colorado, she is currently a welder by trade working in the nuclear development industry! ▫️She entered the trades early, by 16 she was working at an auto body shop. After high school, she attended trade school as an auto body paint apprentice. After she completed her welding and

Meet Jessica!! ( @hvacjess )⬇️⬇️

▪️Jessica Bannister is a level 2 HVAC apprentice in Vancouver, Canada. When she is qualified, she will hold a Red Seal Certification as a Refrigeration Mechanic. ▫️Jessica is 37 years old and spent 10-12 years unhappy in an office job. ▪️She is now in this trade because of her family’s business, Cam Cool Refrigeration (

Meet Andrea!! (@thedrestroyer)⬇️⬇️

▪️Andrea de Leon is a sculptor and fabricator (that’s an understatement, she is SO much more) based in Austin, Texas. ▫️Andrea began her career when she attended Savannah College of Art and Design in 2007. From there she transferred to the University of Texas for their Studio Arts program, where she graduated with a degree

Meet Courtney and Hayden!! (@chardcourtney)⬇️⬇️

▪️Courtney Chard is a second generation U.A. Pipe welder with local 46 Toronto. She grew up around the trades and saw her father take great pride in his work. She didn’t know it was an option for her because the trades weren’t talked about in schools, especially for women. ▫️She finally grew enough courage to

Meet KT ( @miss_restoration_)⬇️⬇️

▪️KT has been in the restoration business for 8.5 years! She says being able to preserve historic buildings and ensure the history has a future is something that she is extremely proud of! ▫️Restoration is a skillful and artist trade, however positions are hard to come by unless you know somebody already in the trade,

Meet Pamela!! (@g2gmx)⬇️⬇️

▪️Pamela is the owner of Glitter 2 Grease Mechanix, and a mom to one amazing little boy, who loves cars as much as his momma does. ▫️Her dream is always been to own her own shop, and one day pass it down to her son to continue her life’s work. She is coming up on

Meet Jessica!! (@blue.collar.beauty)⬇️⬇️

▪️Jessica is a Communication Technician, or she likes to call it a Telecom Gal. ▫️She always thought about going into the medical field, and even had a plan : Phlebotomy, Surgical Tech, Neurologist. She graduated high school early at 17. At 18, she was a full time student and employee in the Phlebotomy Program. ▪️While

Meet Alyssa!! (@alyssay1999)⬇️⬇️

▪️Alyssa grew up in her father’s tire and repair shop.🔧 When it came to friends, she was always ‘one of the boys’ ▫️After high school she started in the restaurant industry, and quickly went from serving to managing a restaurant. When COVID hit, Alyssa was left without a job. ▪️She lives in a small town,

Meet Megan!! (@megatron1902)⬇️⬇️

▪️Megan is 20 years old, and she is a second year truck and coach apprentice! 🛠🪛🔧 ▫️She has been in the trade for two years. Going into high school, Megan had no idea what she wanted to do with her life. ▪️Her first year of high school, she took a tech class and became instantly

Meet Leanne!! (@tradieladyadelaide)⬇️⬇️

▪️Leanne is a 3rd year Electrician Apprentice! ⚡️ ▫️Leanne was in the fitness industry for about 12 years. Entering a trade wasn’t really encouraged when she completed high school, although it was something she was interested it. ▪️Her dad is a mechanic, so he always taught her how to do things with her hands and

Meet Ellie!! (@elliesgarage)⬇️⬇️

▪️Ellie is a 15 year old girl working with her dad to restore a 1965 Ford Falcon. ▫️Her goal is to make this car her daily driver, but it needs a lot of work to be ready in time for her to get her license. (She is eligible to test next summer!) ▪️Besides building a

Meet Madi!! (@sydneychippychick) ⬇️⬇️

▪️Madi is a 3rd year apprentice carpenter!! 🔨🛠🪚🧰 ▫️Madi’s message was too powerful to change, so here it is: ▪️ If I could leave you with ONE thing it would be this… Would you rather have an apprentice that can lift everything but can’t comprehend much more than that? Or an apprentice that is a

Meet Julie!! (@julievanberkel)⬇️⬇️

▪️Julie is 23 years old, and just got into the carpentry field last year. She partook in an all women’s course called Women In the Skilled Trades (WIST) ▫️Julie has completed all aspects of the program, and is now working on getting the rest of her hours to be a certified journey person. ▪️She went

Meet Kate!! (@mechanic_kate)⬇️⬇️

▪️She grew up on a ranch in Northern California and always knew that school wasn’t for her! She knew she wanted to be in a trade and be a blue collar worker! ▫️Kate started in the construction industry, working for a ministry in Mexico for 3 years. After that, she decided to pursue her dream

Meet Bri!! (@fe_foxx)⬇️⬇️

▪️Bri is 44 years old from Baytown TX. She began in the medical field, because that’s what the women were encouraged to do, she got a degree as a Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant, but it just wasn’t for her. Shortly after, she started a family and devoted herself to her two children. ▫️Bri became a