Girls on the Grid Podcast Releases Episode Featuring Jess Golding
The Girls on the Grid podcast, hosted by Priya Richards, has released a new episode featuring an interview with Jess Golding, team owner of Jess Golding Motorsport. In this one-hour interview, listeners will hear from a woman who is inspiring change in the male-dominated world of karting.
During the interview, Jess shares her journey in the motorsport industry and how she became a team owner. She also talks about the challenges faced as a woman in the industry and how she has been working to overcome them. Priya Richards adds insightful commentary and asks thought-provoking questions throughout the interview.
Listeners can tune in to Episode 51 on Spotify or Apple Podcasts to hear this inspiring conversation. The Girls on the Grid podcast releases a new episode each week, featuring women who inspire and empower others.
To listen to the interview with Jess Golding on the Girls on the Grid podcast, visit the links below:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7f97Xyib4IYiw5ReoNRjQ7?si=1c0e1c53640d4d67
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/jess-golding-girls-on-the-grid/id1608733053?i=1000611212459
For more information about the Girls on the Grid podcast, visit their website at https://www.girlsonthegrid.com.au/
For those who want to skip through the podcast, this is what was discussed so you can jump to your favourite part.
0-1:45 Intro.
1:45 – 3:05 How Jess got into karting.
3:19 – 4:40 Racing karts overseas + Formula BMW Scholarship story at Pukekohe, NZ.
4:46 – 7:06 Karts to cars story – testing in Asia, the UK and racing Australia (a brief history of Formula BMW to Australian Formula Ford)
7:12 – 10:21 The Jess Golding Motorsport story – how it happened in just 12 months and where JGM sits in the Australian Karting market.
10:24 – 11:30 Sports Marketing – brand perception, professional experience, and the karting team.
11:31 – 12:24 Broken rib – now what?
12:25 – 13: 45 Everything happens for a reason.
13:45 – 15:20 Teaching the fundamentals of karting. Discussing the programs and activities of JGM & our celebrating our commercial partners.
15:20 – 17:12 Motorsport is a journey + the importance of understanding goals.
17:19 –18:15 JGM - For the club racer – guiding drivers to their next step.
18:15 –19:02 Milestones & future superstars.
19:03 – 21:21 Managing the team & a rundown on a race day at Ipswich Kart Club with JGM
21:22 – 21:50 Guiding drivers to a State Championship event.
21:51 – 22:50 Priya’s karting stories & the “other” horsepower.
22:51 – 24:14 Paying for karting yourself.
24:15 – 26:14 What was Jess doing at 21? My Formula 1 Interview with Williams, Corporate Hospitality Sales with Supercars & Covid.
25:15 – 27:27 Why JGM has to be legit & the meaning behind the JGM logo.
27:28 – 28:00 TikTok – using every resource to promote karting and the team positively.
28:01 – 28:30 Being a woman in motorsport – resilience, determination and toughness.
28:31 – 29:54 Tough times in motorsport.
30:06 – 34:30 Never giving up & the What If’s.
34: 31 – 35:08 Character building
35:08 – 35: 40 The silence is deafening.
35:41 - 38:52 Winning & Loosing the ReSa Light Australian Karting Championship & the importance of always saying yes!
38:57 – 42: 59 The increased level of female participation in karting over the years, defined female roles & the importance of strong & positive stories in motorsport for women.
43:07 – 44:40 The big conversation. How do we keep conversation positive, encouraging, not about looks but about results and shutting down the nay-sayers.
44:41 –46:19 Fast girls versus being a girl in motorsport & focussing on the right things.
46:30 –47:30 Don’t get beaten by a girl. Educating the next generation of driver’s respect and the reality of women in motorsport.
47:31 - 49:48 Managing performance & women’s menstrual cycles – dealing with emotion in sport on top of everything else.
50:05 – Intelligence, role models, saying what you mean and standing up for yourself. (Susie Wollf, Betty Klimenko & my Dad)
52:36 – 54:00 Jess’ advice for aspiring kart racers. If you are going to do anything, do it well.
54:28 – 55:30 Explaining karting to people outside the sport.
55:31 – Explaining things so it makes sense and everything that goes on.
56:36 – 58:30 Over the hedge – explaining how a racing driver sees things.
58:31 – Outro
References:
Never Give up photo:
Explaining how a racing driver sees things. Over the Hedge Reference.
Over The Hedge: Hammy drinks energy drink with time in a bottle.
