Sammy Leonard

Sammy Leonard of Forbes Smash has been operating her own business for 12 years. Sammy and her team are vehicle body repairers which means they repair and paint damaged cars. The work they carry out is mostly minor and major panel repairs from vehicle accidents. However, they also do re-sprays and repair some farming equipment such as tractors. Being the owner, manager and the tradesperson spray painter Sammy is a busy person.

She also does the quoting and bookkeeping. ‘I am lucky to do what I love every day. Painting is my passion, especially custom motorbikes. I am also grateful to be surrounded by a fantastic team.’ Sammy said. When asked why women make the best bosses Sammy’s response was ‘because we’re organised!’