Note from Robert Kibbe:

For those of you who are regular readers, this article was written by Melanie Rushforth of Rushforth Wheels, now a regular monthly contributor. She and her husband Jason are the owners and proprietor of Rushforth Wheels and Rushforth Designs.

This week's post is an introduction from Melanie and the business she and Jason operate. Look for more great stuff here from her in the future!

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So, how did YOU end up in the auto industry?

This is usually one of the top five questions I hear at shows. It often follows "Do you work here?" or (and I haven't been able to make too much sense of this one) "Are you guys brother and sister?" As far as the do-you-work-here question goes, if you're asking someone standing in a 10×10 booth at a show of any kind, chances are, yes. Yes, that person works *there*. It's a reasonable question, certainly. Scan the industry as a whole, and you'll see mostly men. How does a younger woman with a background in just about anything but cars end up in the world of hot rods? Well, start by marrying a hot rod designer. Not mine, he's taken...