Genevieve Schmitt11/20/2005
Genevieve Schmitt is the country’s leading expert on the subject of women and motorcycling. Over the years she has inspired thousands of women to ride their own motorcycle through her articles and her speeches. Her company, Solitude Ranch Communications LLC, publishes WomenRidersNow.com, this online magazine about women and motorcycling. It also publishes TrikeRidersNow.com capitalizing on interest in that booming market. Her company also offers develops programs and consults with powersports companies to help them reach female customers.
 Genevieve on her custom painted 2008 Street Glide.In addition to being editor of her online magazines, Genevieve is the Women's POV Editor for American Iron magazine writing a monthly column as well as feature stories. American Iron is the number one V-twin motorcycle magazine on the newsstands. During the course of her motorcycle journalism career, she has contributed to just about every major motorcycle magazine including Rider, American Rider, RoadBike, and Powersports Business, and most recently wrote a monthly column for two years for three other magazines: Dealernews magazine (a trade magazine) on "Selling to Women," and Friction Zone, and Midwest Motorcyclist, both regional publications.
Genevieve is a college-educated professional journalist working first in broadcast journalism then transitioning to print. She has been working in the motorcycling industry since 1993 and is recognized as a leader in motorcycling journalism focusing on the area of women. In 2001, she was inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame for her leadership and journalism work.
Genevieve is considered the leading spokesperson on the subject of women and motorcycling having been quoted in many newspaper and magazine articles including The New York Times, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Dallas Morning News, BusinessWeek and Jane magazine. She also appeared on The Fox News Channel on a segment on women riders on "Geraldo At Large." Click here to be directed to our media clippings page.
Genevieve tours the country speaking at motorcycling events including ladies nights, dealer open houses, and motorcycle rallies. Her speeches are designed to inspire women to take up motorcycling for the first time, or inspire current riders to spend more time in the saddle by creating new riding goals. You can view her view speaking demo here.
 Speaking to 80 women at Gail's Harley-Davidson in Missouri.click here.
Before Women Riders Now
Because of Genevieve's background in television producing, Solitude Ranch Communications is involved with video and TV production. In 2006, SRC produced the officially licensed DVD of the AMA's Women & Motorcycling Conference. That DVD is available for purchase by clicking here. SRC also produced segments for Speed Channel and the Outdoor Life Network (now Versus).
Prior to starting her own company, Genevieve founded the award winning Woman Rider magazine, a national all-brands motorcycle publication that lasted for four years. (The magazine is a Minnesota Magazine Publishers Association Excellence Award winner.) A little known fact about Genevieve is that she is the first female reporter to ride a motorcycle on TV and report on the lifestyle when she worked for the Speedvision cable network (now Speed Channel) on the show "Bike Week" from 1997 to 2003. She also rode an ATV around on TV for reporting for "ATV Magazine Television," a show on the Outdoor Life Network from 2002-2005.
Genevieve is an Emmy-nominated news magazine TV producer for her work on E! Entertainment Television. Genevieve also worked as a producer for Good Morning America, and EXTRA. Genevieve has been riding a motorcycle since 1990 and currently owns a 1994 Harley-Davidson Dyna Low Rider and a 2008 Harley-Davidson Street Glide.
 Genevieve on location in Phoenix reporting on Arizona Bike Week.  Genevieve on location in northern Montana reporting for ATV Magazine Television. The story was how more ranchers are using ATVs instead of horses to round up cattle. Genevieve on location in Bozeman, Montana, reporting for Speedvision on her motorcycle.
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