About
Kristin Shaw is the former Weekend Editor for The Drive and a current freelancer in both the automotive and aviation worlds. She’s a big fan of anything car-related and calls on her technology background on the corporate side to explain engineering and high-tech concepts. Now living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she is thrilled that working from home is now mainstream.
Experience
Kristin started her career in marketing and public relations on the telecommunications side, progressing to high-tech and aviation. She traveled to dozens of countries while heading up marketing for North America for a Swiss aviation tech firm and developed a fondness for Belgian street waffles and Spanish ham. In 2013, she hung up her corporate pumps to start her own company as a freelander and her work has been featured by Cosmopolitan, Glamour, the TODAY show, The Washington Post, and more.
Notable Works
-
An Argument Against “Stroads,” the Worst Kind of Street
The Drive
-
Hagerty’s 2022 Bull Market List: Calling The Classic Car Value Trends
Forbes Wheels
-
Don’t Dismiss the Hyundai Santa Cruz as a Legit Pickup
The Drive
-
‘Tis the Season for Car Bows
Car and Driver
-
Ken Block’s Teenage Daughter Is Hoonigan’s New Racing Star
The Drive
-
Restoration and Repairs: My Dad Taught Me How to Recover from a Crash
Today
-
Portfolio
Kristin Shaw
-
Portfolio
Kristin Shaw
Fun Fact/Tip/Anecdote/Favorite Product
One very funny and sweet tween boy keeps Kristin and her husband laughing and shaking their heads, sometimes simultaneously. With uncanny accuracy, Kristin can name a song and artist from the 80s with just a few notes because she grew up with a steady diet of MTV when it was good. And once, she interviewed Joan Jett for a class project.
