Collete Davis is a young entrepreneur in the automotive racing field and is now a professional driver. Growing up she was always working on trucks and cars and that got her into indoor go-kart racing which eventually led to her racing cars, shortly after she started racing she won a championship and decided to pursue racing professionally. She then graduated high-school two years early to start school for mechanical engineering when she was only 16. After going to university she formed two start-ups; Collete Davis Racing and TechDrive. In an interview she said her motivation comes from the people she has surrounded herself with over the years and her passion for racing.
For me her story is truly inspirational, because i too share a passion in racing. In the end of one of her interviews she says, ” I’ve been told ‘no’ a million times, I am still not where I want to be – but I’m on my way and the people that do make it are the people who keep pushing”. This statement really put the drive and determination to be successful into perspective for me.
While I do not have a passion for racecar driving, I always find it interesting the amount of strategy that is behind it. Also, it is much more of a team effort rather than the individual behind the car itself. She is definitely an entrepreneur with how she pursued her dream and stuck to it that eventually blossomed into her own business.
It is so cool to see an entrepreneurial spirit in the automotive industry especially with so much of it being dominated by big name companies it really does inspire one to really push yourself even in such a dominated industry. well done.