Dispatch the RO. Keep Production Moving. Finance the Repair.
There are several different ways that you can support the mission and The Blueprint: Resource Toolbox is a great place to start.
How Can YOU Join the Revolution?
DISPATCH THE RO . KEEP PRODUCTION MOVING. FINANCE THE REPAIR.
How to Mobilize as a DisruptHER:
Get Involved
DISPATCH THE RO (Free Support)
This is how we beat the algorithm, expand our reach, and give our community a voice. We are on almost every platform: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and Spotify.
Stay Connected to the Source:
Subscribe to our newsletter, Impact Report to ensure you never miss a resource update, a community call-to-action, or a chance to have your voice heard in our next survey. This is the direct line to the movement.
Your Voice, Our Content:
We write with you. When you see a poll or survey, please participate! Your feedback and data are the backbone of our stories.
Make Your Voice Heard!
Join the Community:
Join the conversation in industry groups like bodywomen, owned by our first featured Polished DisruptHER, Cassandra Thibeault.
Show Us the Work:
Stitch and Duet our TikToks with your own stories, tag us in your posts, and join our TikTok LIVES when we host them to talk shop in real-time.
See Our Collision DisruptHER Story & Stitch/Duet with Yours!
Nominate & Amplify:
Nominate yourself or someone else for DisruptHERs to Follow. Let us help grow your audience while you help us inspire the next generation.
SHARE, SHARE, SHARE:
This is the easiest way to help us get our content out there and connect these ladies to opportunities and resources.
Full List of Ways to DISPATCH THE RO:
- Engage Everywhere!
- Like our posts, comment on our posts and videos, subscribe to our podcast, and turn on the notifications so you don’t miss an episode when it drops. Follow us on every platform.
- Stay Connected to the Source:
- Subscribe to our newsletter to ensure you never miss a resource update, a community call-to-action, or a chance to have your voice heard in our next survey. This is the direct line to the movement.
- Your Voice, Our Content:
- We write with you. When you see a poll or survey, please participate! Your feedback and data are the backbone of our stories.
- Join the Community:
- Join the conversation in industry groups like bodywomen, owned by our first featured Polished DisruptHER, Cassandra Thibeault.
- Show Us the Work:
- Stitch and Duet our TikToks with your own stories, tag us in your posts, and join our TikTok LIVES when we host them to talk shop in real-time.
- Nominate & Amplify:
- Nominate yourself or someone else for DisruptHERs to Follow. Let us help grow your audience while you help us inspire the next generation.
- SHARE, SHARE, SHARE:
- This is the easiest way to help us get our content out there and connect these ladies to opportunities and resources.
KEEP PRODUCTION MOVING (Time & Energy)
This is where the real “boots-on-the-ground” work happens. Offer your expertise and presence
Mentor Someone:
Be the guide you wish you had when you started.
Join an Advisory Board:
Take a seat at the table to influence curriculum, department changes, and advocate for donations.
Recruit:
Volunteer at a recruiting event in your area to help schools talk to young women. Be that mirror and show them they can do it too.
Full List of Ways to KEEP PRODUCTION MOVING
- Mentor Someone:
- Be the guide you wish you had when you started.
- Join an Advisory Board:
- Take a seat at the table to influence curriculum, department changes, and donations.
- Recruit:
- Volunteer at a recruiting event in your area to help schools talk to young women. Be that mirror and show them they can do it too.
FINANCE THE REPAIR (Financial Support & Resources)
If you are in a position to give back, help us sustain and propel the movement
Pay it Forward:
Gift a Glossed & Gritty subscription for a newcomer or a membership to WIN (Women’s Industry Network).
Pay it Forward with WIN Membership
Pay it Forward with Glossed & Gritty Subscription
Donate:
Provide scholarships or tools to students and programs in need. You can do this yourself or we can connect you with organizations that will help you do so.
Subscribe:
Support the mission by becoming a magazine subscriber yourself.
Subscribe to Glossed & Gritty
Advertise with Glossed & Gritty:
- In this magazine, we don’t just “patch and paint.” We are performing a full structural overhaul of how women are seen, recruited, and retained in the collision industry. But a repair of this magnitude requires the right backing.
When you advertise with Glossed & Gritty, you aren’t just buying space—you’re financing the repair.
We are looking for partners who want to be part of the Impact we are causing. By placing your brand alongside our Collision DisruptHERs, you are:
- Supplying the Parts:
- Helping us keep our resources, like The Blueprint and Industry Itinerary, free for the entire industry.
- Funding the Future:
- Directly supporting a platform that mentors, recruits, and mirrors the women who are the future of your workforce.
- Standardizing Excellence:
- Aligning your brand with the highest “OEM standards” of advocacy and community.
Don’t just watch the movement from the sidelines—fund the force behind it.
Full List of Financial Support & Resources
- Pay it Forward:
- Gift a Glossed & Gritty subscription for a newcomer or a membership to WIN (Women’s Industry Network).
- Donate:
- Provide scholarships or tools to students and programs in need. You can do this yourself or we can connect you with organizations that will help you do so.
- Subscribe:
- Support the mission by becoming a magazine subscriber yourself.
- Advertise with Glossed & Gritty:
- In this magazine, we don’t just “patch and paint.” We are performing a full structural overhaul of how women are seen, recruited, and retained in the collision industry. But a repair of this magnitude requires the right backing.
When you advertise with Glossed & Gritty, you aren’t just buying space—you’re financing the repair.
We are looking for partners who want to be part of the Impact we are causing. By placing your brand alongside our Collision DisruptHERs, you are:
- Supplying the Parts:
- Helping us keep our resources, like The Blueprint and Industry Itinerary, free for the entire industry.
- Funding the Future:
- Directly supporting a platform that mentors, recruits, and mirrors the women who are the future of your workforce.
- Standardizing Excellence:
- Aligning your brand with the highest “OEM standards” of advocacy and community.
Don’t just watch the movement from the sidelines—fund the force behind it.
Help us, help them.
We are in this together. For once, let’s design our own impact so that if there is another collision for these women, it is not a total loss!
Education: Scholarship & Tool Resources
Find out more about the resources that WIN offers:
More about Women’s Industry Network (WIN)
Benefits:
- Student Membership: Thanks to our sponsors and members, WIN offers free membership to students actively enrolled in an autobody or collision repair vo-tech program, including full access to technical courses, industry news, networking, and our scholarship program. Student Membership
- Pay It Forward (PIF): Through the generosity of people across the industry, WIN provides a limited number of complimentary 1-year memberships to women who are new to the industry, actively job-seeking, or entering without company sponsorship — you can donate a membership or apply to receive one. Pay It Forward
- Scholarships: WIN offers funding opportunities to help collision repair students manage tuition and toolbox costs, with scholarship applications opening in January 2027 — students and instructors are encouraged to join now to stay informed. Scholarships
- Events: WIN hosts an annual conference each May, a virtual conference each fall, and a variety of webinars and networking opportunities throughout the year — view the full calendar here: Calendar of Events
Engage Everywhere!
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