Claudia Marquez: “I wasn’t afraid of challenging the status quo. Because I wasn’t supposed to be there, my mindset was always that I didn’t have anything to lose.”

Dhanashree Kad: “It’s not just about my job and the products we make; it’s the impact I’m having on a broader scale, on future generations. It’s for everyone breathing the same air as me.”

Michelle Primm: “My belief is that if you speak from fact and speak from knowledge, it doesn’t matter what you look like — if you know what you’re talking about, people listen to you.”

Click to watch video. Kathy Gilbert, senior director of minority dealer and women retail at CDK Global, shares how she stumbled into the automotive industry and never left because of the people.