| Genevieve Schmitt is an Emmy-nominated television producer and an award-winning magazine editor with more than 20 years of experience working in both the television and print mediums. Her company, Solitude Ranch Communications, provides television and video production services, freelance writing services, and marketing communication services.
She recently created Women Riders Now, a subsidiary of Solitude Ranch Communications, which serves as a marketing and communications company specifically about women motorcyclists, the fastest growing segment of motorcycling today.
On February 1, 2006, WomenRidersNow.com launched with a mission to provide the most up-to-date news and information about the lifestyle side of motorcycling - this includes both women and men riders. While there is a heavy emphasis on women and their achievements, the site is set up so all riders can enjoy it.
In addition to publishing WomenRidersNow.com, Genevieve's writes a monthly column in these two print magazines:
American Iron is the #1 selling motorcycle magazine on the newsstand.
Dealernews is the leading powersports trade industry magazine.
In 2000, Genevieve founded Woman Rider magazine, an award-winning publication that served the fastest growing segment of motorcycling -- women. Since being involved as editor of Woman Rider, Genevieve has made it her mission to educate the industry on the importance of the female riding demographic.
Genevieve wrapped up three seasons appearing on "ATV Magazine Television," in the fall of 2004, a weekly show on the Outdoor Life Network. She served as the lifestyle correspondent covering ATV travel stories, product reviews and interesting stories about ATV users.
Genevieve was also the first and only woman to report from the seat of a motorcycle when she was a host on the weekly show "Bike Week" airing on Speedvision (now Speed Channel) from 1997-2003. She toured the country reporting on the lifestyle side of motorcycling.
Genevieve is the world's leading spokesperson on the topic of women and motorcycling. She often gets called upon to deliver inspirational speeches and emcee events, and is asked to offer her expert opinion in articles and in TV shows on motorcycling.
Because of her journalism work raising awareness of female motorcyclists, Genevieve was inducted into the Sturgis Hall of Fame in Sturgis, South Dakota, in 2001.
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