ELLEN MCKOY

February’s She Is Spotlight features Ellen McKoy of EMK Marketing who received the 2018 Athena Champion award for lifetime contributions and dedication to supporting and mentoring women in the specialty-equipment automotive industry. As current Chair of the Professional Restyler Organization, Ellen has been a trailblazer for women in the industry. Take a look at her Q&A with the SBN below:

The best advice I ever received was…

Don't let anyone ever tell you there's something you cannot do.

This keeps me in the industry:

The excitement, the passion, the innovation and the people.

On a Saturday, you can find me…

Doing any number of things: attending an industry-related event, spending time with family or friends, antiquing or simply relaxing.

When going into an important meeting I am always…

Prepared and excited to be part of the conversation.

If I could go to lunch with one industry leader, living or dead, it would be…

The late Nat Danas, founder and publisher of Auto Trim & Restyling News magazine, a dear friend, an exceptional mentor and industry visionary.