Carroll Shelby - CEO, Director

Carroll Shelby has been involved in the automobile racing industry as a successful driver and team manager for decades and during this time has manufactured both on and off track cars. He has also worked as a consultant on some of the auto industry’s most entrepreneurial projects. (see History for more)

Amy Boylan - President, Director

Amy Boylan joined Shelby following a successful tenure as Senior Vice President at Mattel. At Mattel, Boylan wore several hats including guiding marketing for the die-cast, racing, automotive aftermarket and online initiatives and leading production of Barbie Collector and Hot Wheels products. She built Mattel’s software division into a $140 million enterprise, reorganized the company’s entertainment division and significantly increased sales in its popular Hot Wheels adult division. Boylan orchestrated the implementation of the Hot Wheels Collector Club, today a multi-million dollar collectible business and the #1 online collector community. She oversaw the installation of the Hot Wheels Hall of Fame at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles and managed large automotive events including SEMA, Woodward Dream Cruise, Toy Fair and Hot Import Nights.

During her seven-year tenure with Mattel, attendance at Hot Wheels collector conventions jumped from 1,500 to more than 5,000 participants annually. Boylan was also responsible for developing synergistic marketing programs, expanding partnerships with Formula One and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and new business development including a multi-year partnership with eBay. Boylan also reinvigorated Mattel’s partnerships with automotive legends John and Ashley Force, Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen, George Barris and Don “The Snake” Prudhomme.
Prior to joining Mattel, Boylan served as studio head and Vice President of Development for Microprose Software, Inc, a Maryland-based leader in the development of PC strategy and simulation games, from 1996 to 1998 managing five development teams and launching several software titles including “Magic: the Gathering”. She was instrumental in leading Microprose to “Studio of the Year” recognition prior to its sale to Hasbro. Boylan also served as Sr. Director of Product Development for Acclaim Entertainment from 1994 to 1996 and was the VP of Product Development and Licensing at Intracorp from 1990 to 1994. She earned her BA in Business and an AA in Graphic Design from Queens College in New York.