She found the girls incredibly smart, talented, confident and unafraid to learn new things.
Seeing them embrace new subjects inspired her.
It made her ask herself what she wished she knew more about.
Patrice Banks wants to empower women so they feel less stressed about taking their cars to an auto shop. Photos courtesy of Girls Auto Clinic
She asked women in her community what theyd like to learn to do themselves.
The problem was, she couldnt find one.
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The business opened its doors in January 2017 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia.
She describes the shops lounge as a clubhouse for women, with wine, coffee and refreshments available.
Of the five auto techs at Girls Auto Clinic, four are women.
In fact, she says she was pretty clueless about cars.
For the most part, shed just turn the ignition and go.
I made really stupid automotive decisions that cost me money,Banks says.
She didnt want other women to feel that way.
Im here for women.
Thats not why Im here.
She says her customers bring their kids into the shop just to witness women working on cars.
The shop was awardedBest of Phillyin the multipurpose garage category in its first six months in business.
It has a five-star rating on Yelp, a 4.9-star rating on Facebook and a 4.4-star rating on Google.
Banks says people drive from hours away to visit the shop.
Someone came from Toronto just to meet us, she says.
Expanding on the brand, Banks wrote a book, Girls Auto Clinic Glove Box Guide.
She also does public speaking and has been in commercials forFordandLean Cuisine.
Banks said she often gets asked when shes going to bring Girls Auto Clinic to other cities.
Banks dream is to franchise future locations, creating more female repair-shop owners.
Its incredible the impact that were having, she says.
It just gets me really excited.
Nicole Dow is a senior writer at The Penny Hoarder.
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