01/09/2026
Meet the Team- Heather Bell,International Strategic Advisor
Some people walk into a room and change its energy. Heather Bell has been called a “Spark Plug of Energy,” and anyone who has spent five minutes with her knows exactly why.
Based in Florida, Heather is a builder at heart ,of companies, of communities, and platforms that help people connect.
Her entrepreneurial story starts in 1999, when she co-founded Old Homes Inc. (OHI), a company dedicated to restoring historic residential and commercial properties bringing forgotten buildings back to life, one careful restoration at a time.
Under her and her partners’ leadership, OHI grew to over 400 workers and was ranked among the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. for four consecutive years.
Heather led the company’s image and public relations, serving as its media spokesperson and earning more than 40 media articles and three HGTV episodes, along with coverage on NBC and Fox : generating significant PR value without spending a dime on advertising.
Her passion for preservation extended into her community through service on several civic and historic boards, including work revitalizing Chattanooga’s historic Highland Park neighborhood.
Today, she’s co-founder of Jabburr, an independently owned social app built on a simple promise: creators and communities deserve to reach the people who follow them.
WHY GIRLS UNDER THE HOOD?
Heather didn’t stumble onto Girls Under the Hood…she went searching for it. Looking for organizations dedicated to women in motorsports, she found GUTH and immediately knew she wanted to be involved. What she saw was exactly what the industry needs more of: access to automotive education with real-life applications, not just theory, but hands-on skills and a genuine path into motorsports and engineering opportunities.
In Botswana, that access is transformational: opening doors for girls who might never have known those doors existed. Saying yes wasn’t a decision she had to think about. As the mother of a daughter building her own career in the Automotive Industry, Heather knows exactly what it means when someone opens the garage door for a girl and says, “You belong here.”
HER ROLE
Heather is thrilled to join GUTH in an advisory role, where she will do what she does best: amplify. Drawing on decades of experience earning national media attention…including coverage on HGTV, NBC, and Fox and her current work building community as co-founder of the social app Jabburr, she will help platform GUTH’s goals, so the world takes notice. She is also actively seeking out crucial partnerships and opportunities for GUTH’s women.
HER VISION
Heather’s vision is bold and clear: for Girls Under the Hood to become the first name that comes to mind when a woman wants hands-on automotive experience and a real shot at motorsports opportunities. And that’s just the starting line. With the right growth, she sees GUTH’s model expanding across Africa as a whole, putting tools in the hands of women on an entire continent.
We are lucky to have you Heather!!
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