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CONYERS, Ga. – A Conyers business owner is breaking barriers in the auto repair industry and using her platform to inspire more women to enter skilled trades.<\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
Desiree White, owner of Crown\u2019s Corner Mechanics, said her journey into automotive work began while she was working as a nurse and searching for additional income as a single mother.<\/p>\n
“While I was nursing, I was a single mom at that time and I needed to make more income,” White said. “So on the side I was like, okay, well, what can I do? Everybody needs a vehicle.”<\/p>\n
White started by purchasing inexpensive cars, repairing them and reselling them for profit.<\/p>\n
“And then I was like, okay, well, if I buy a cheaper one, it’s going to be more work, but then I can make more of a profit,” she said.<\/p>\n
What began as a side hustle quickly evolved into a full-time career. White said she taught herself how to make repairs using online resources.<\/p>\n
“So I would buy a couple of little minor issues and I would YouTube it and Google and kind of self taught myself how to fix it and I just kept getting better and better,” she said.<\/p>\n
As her skills improved, so did her business. White transitioned from mobile repairs across metro Atlanta to opening a full-service shop.<\/p>\n
“I was selling more and more cars, making more and more money. But then I found out I really enjoyed taking engines apart, as you can see, because I build them,” she said.<\/p>\n
White said she faced challenges in a field where women are underrepresented. Industry data shows women make up about 10% of auto mechanics nationwide.<\/p>\n
“There were no females that I could find to watch online,” White said. “It was all men\u2026 and men look at you as a woman especially a tiny little woman and they’re like, oh my God she can’t do this.”<\/p>\n
Rather than be discouraged, White began documenting her journey on social media to inspire others.<\/p>\n
“I started recording my entire journey. I felt like if I recorded my struggle maybe somebody else will see it and they\u2019ll start doing it,” she said.<\/p>\n
She said that decision is already making an impact, with young women reaching out to say they feel encouraged to pursue automotive careers.<\/p>\n
One of those individuals is Abby Allen, who now works at the shop learning hands-on skills.<\/p>\n
“It’s great being here learning different things everyday,” Allen said.<\/p>\n
“People like to say that we can’t do things but we really can once you put your mind to it you can do anything you want to do,” she added.<\/p>\n
What’s next:<\/p>\n
White is now expanding her efforts by launching a nonprofit aimed at introducing both students and adults to careers in skilled trades. The program will include an internship component, allowing participants to gain hands-on experience in her shop.<\/p>\n
“We need more women in this trade\u2026 we are equal and we can do it just as good as them,” White said.<\/p>\n
More information about the program is available at https:\/\/crownscornermechanics.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n Conyers<\/a>News<\/a>Good Day Atlanta<\/a>Business<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CONYERS, Ga. – A Conyers business owner is breaking barriers in the auto repair industry and using her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":554299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,28,246410,5282,246411,451,3,246409,452,453,25],"class_list":["post-554298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-business","tag-conyers","tag-ga","tag-good-day-atlanta","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-rockdale-county","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/554299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}