About The Car Mom
OUR MISSION
The Car Mom is dedicated to empowering moms and families to make the most informed and confident decision when car shopping. We want to create a positive car buying experience for both the female consumer and the dealership by dismantling outdated stereotypes between the two and changing the narrative of a traditionally male dominated industry.
About The Car Mom
The Car Mom was started by Kelly Stumpe in June of 2020. Kelly has been around the automotive industry her whole life. Her family owns a group of dealerships in the St. Louis area. She began her career in the industry in 2016 as a client advisor at BMW of West St. Louis. Kelly fell in love with sales and knew she found her calling. Kelly had her first child in 2019 and realized the only job harder than 65 hour work week in automotive sales is being a stay at home mom.
Fast forward to 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic hit and Kelly was pregnant with baby #2. Kelly thought “it’s hard enough to take my one child to the grocery store right now, I can’t imagine moms having to go to a car dealership during this.” She thought, “what if I used my resources and knowledge to review cars for moms so they don’t have to waste time going to every dealership?” and thats when The Car Mom was born.
Meet our team.
Kelly Stumpe
CEO & Founder
Kelly is a mom of two, car salesperson, Child Safety Passenger Technician (CPST) and of course, The Car Mom. With over 1 million views since the launch of her YouTube channel in November 2020, Kelly’s informative and fun reviews have captured the attention of women across the country looking to upgrade their vehicle needs. Her reviews focus on what mothers really care about - everything from the car seat set up to the cup holders. All of her unique content is shared weekly across multiple media channels. Kelly graduated from William Woods University with a degree in Communications & Equestrian Studies.
First Car: Hyundai Santa Fe
Dream Car: Mercedes G-Wagen
Favorite TV Show: How I Met Your Mother
Bucket List: Go to Napa Valley
Elizabeth Suntrup
Chief Operating Officer
Elizabeth is Kelly’s younger sister and business partner. Prior to working full time on The Car Mom, Elizabeth worked in automotive digital marketing. She oversees day to day operations of The Car Mom as well as edits and produces YouTube videos. Elizabeth has a degree in Television Arts and minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation from Bradley University. (happy to see the latter is paying off).
First Car: Nissan Cube
Dream Car: BMW X7
Favorite TV Show: New Girl
Bucket List: Travel to Greece