By Ashley Reyes
The SEMA Businesswomen's Network (SBN) has named Shauna Davis, president of Kaizen Glass Solutions, as the network's newest #SheIsSEMA spotlight member.
Get to know Davis in her interview with SEMA News below.
SEMA News: How many years have you been with your current company and what do you enjoy most about working there?
Shauna Davis: I just started my own company and my experience comes from 21 years with an auto glass tool manufacturer.
SEMA: What is the most challenging part of running your business or job?
SD: Maintaining culture.
SEMA: How many years have you been in the industry and what was your first industry job?
SD: I have been in the industry for 21 years. My first industry job was as a global sales and marketing director.
SEMA: What are three qualities that got you to where you are today?
SD: Tenacity, a positive outlook and adaptability. Never give up when you believe in something.
SEMA: Being a woman in the industry, what have been your biggest challenges and accomplishments?
SD: Gaining respect and educating [others] that I am an expert in my field.
SEMA: Who are your role models or mentors in the industry?
SD: Ray Asbery and Gilbert Gutierrez and several others I've met along the way.
SEMA: What is the best career advice you have received?
SD: To believe in myself, and I can do all things.
SEMA: Have you always wanted to work in the automotive industry? What keeps you here?
SD: No. Relationships, education and wanting to know more about the latest technology that affects the automotive and glass world.
SEMA: Who was the most influential person on your career/goals?
SD: My mother.
Fill out a #SheIsSEMA spotlight form to submit a self-nomination or nominate a colleague and highlight how you or she is contributing to the specialty-equipment industry. Selected candidates are automatically eligible to be considered for SBN's #SheIsSEMA Woman of the Year award, featured on SBN's social media, SEMA News and recognized on the sema.org/she-is-sema website.