The woman in the driver’s seat
About Meliza Gilroy
First woman in sales for Mercedes-Benz special trucks and recently among one of the first women to get a heavy-duty truck driving license in the region. She has been part of the commercial vehicles industry for the past 10+ years. Started her career in marketing and now for the past 4+ years has been in Sales for Mercedes-Benz special trucks.
Raised & educated in Dubai, UAE, and completed her Master’s in Marketing in London, UK.
About this Episode
In this episode, Meliza shares her story of how she started working accidentally in a men’s job, withstand the expectations within, challenges herself, and eventually adapted to the working environment.
Tune in for a very informative conversation!
“Speak for yourself, stand up for yourself and learn to market yourself.”
Meliza Gilroy
“Have patience, it will come to you. Just keep walking in the direction. Have patience, give it time. It will come. Don’t frustrate yourself, don’t break your head over it. Enjoy the process of reaching that goal.”
– Meliza Gilroy
Show highlights
“It was worth it because you know you have to be safe at the end of the day when you’re driving on the road, so I appreciate the intensive training and teaching method.”
Meliza Gilroy
“If you have the opportunity in front of you, just grab it and just don’t overthink about it. Just go with the flow.”
Meliza Gilroy
Useful Links
Instagram: www.instagram.com/melizacrisgilroy
