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Georgia Durante is the Founder of Performance Two a company that provided stunt drivers for the movie and automotive industries. She’s performed in hundreds of national and international television commercials as a stunt driver as well as appearing in motion pictures and print ads. By the time she was 17 years old Georgia was considered the most photographed girl in the country and she was the Kodak Girl appearing in over 80,000 drug and camera stores throughout the world. In the 70s she doubled for stars as a stunt driver and launched her company. Her best selling book, The Company She Keeps is about her time as a model and then her involvement in the Mob as a driver and her successful attempts to escape the Mafia. Georgia has touched thousands of people and her story, has spoken to numerous groups, and her motivational talks help people in abusive relationships, with drug addiction, and in need of help.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • MetronGarage • Christopher Kimball Financial Services
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
You can do anything if you put your mind to it. You can make it happen.
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Being a woman in the stunt driving industry meant that I was constantly having to prove myself. I got into the industry because they needed women drivers and couldn’t find them, but that doesn’t mean I was immediately accepted. It wasn’t until I earned the respect of the men by being really good at my job, that I felt the industry really accepted me.
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
1966 Volkswagen Beetle
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Stop going so fast!
RESOURCES
There are lots of resources to help with domestic violence now, so Google to get the help you need.
RECOMMENDED BOOK
The Company She Keeps by Georgia Durante
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Don’t take no for an answer and you will get to go where ever you want in life.
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Wow, she’s amazing Mark!