The woman who broke all the RULES | Stefanie Dechant

Stefanie Dechant is a female engineer and PhD student working at Mercedes-Benz. She started off wanting to learn more about cars, but she ended up showing women what an engineer, from her perspective, can achieve! Find Stefanie Below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanie.dechant/ Linkedin:  https://de.linkedin.com/in/stefaniedechant -------------------- HOST: Harry Phypers 00:00 Introduction and Technical Setup 02:00 Why Car Content Creation and Engineering are Important 03:30 Transition from Fashion to Engineering 04:45 First Exposure to Working with Cars 06:17 Finishing University and the Sense of Accomplishment 07:36 Choosing Mercedes and the Importance of Getting Out of Comfort Zone 09:21 Current Work on Future Electric Vehicle Assembly 10:20 First Car and the Value of Reliability 11:24 Moving on from University and the Next Steps 12:57 The Importance of Getting Out of Comfort Zone 13:58 Advice for University Students 16:09 Representation of Women in STEM 19:51 Choosing Porsche and Empowering Women in the Automotive Industry 25:19 The Future of Electric Vehicles and the Importance of Customer Preferences 30:52 Challenges and Stereotypes Faced as a Female Engineer 36:20 Starting Content Creation and Representing Women in STEM 48:20 Cold Outreach and Sales Pitch 49:28 Inspiration from Family and Friends 51:47 Motivation from Like-Minded Friends 52:06 Ultimate Three Car Garage 53:22 Dream Road and Track Experience 55:04 Purpose in Career 55:55 Advice to Younger Self 56:46 Love for Cars Thank you to our sponsors: Takona: Ignition10 - 10% off sitewide HUEL - get 10% off, a freeshaker and t-shirt Follow us! Website: https://www.ignitionpod.com Instagram: @the.ignition.podcast Tik Tok: @ignition_podcast Contact me: harry@ignitionpod.com Had a good time? Leave us a review - Even one sentence helps! Please post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so I can thank you personally! SUPPORT THE PODCAST - Buy me a coffee As always, thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.