Walk In My Boots
Here’s the question I’d like to ask men at a job site: Are YOU qualified to walk in MY boots?
The Best Person for the Job Just Might Be a Woman
Lori Griffin, the first woman backhoe owner-operator in Southern California, encountered constant scrutiny and prejudice but worked diligently to prove herself and succeed.
Black Woman Entrepreneur On a Mission to Offer Affordable Housing
Rising from homelessness and living paycheck to paycheck, Janay White transformed her life through sheer determination and hard work.
Connector Extraordinaire
Initially a builder of things, Kathryn Hart Tinnesz is now a builder of networks, helping construction professionals find their voice through podcasting and career development resources.
They Were Dead Wrong
If you are considering entering the construction industry, especially as a minority, woman, or both, here is my advice for you: Do it.
Creativity Likes Action
Sally Morse’s company, Spectra Supply, sells over 17 women’s brands to companies in the energy sector.
Nonconforming Begets Innovation
Meirav Oren, CEO and co-founder of Versatile, is a self-described nonconformist and overachiever, always endeavoring to challenge the status quo to improve the lives of others.
"Shopgirl" Founds Welding Women Syndicate
Tiffany Noel Orff’s company, Women Welding Syndicate, won the 2022 WEMCO Excellence in Welding Awards (Media Category) from the American Welding Society.
Mom Boss (and Teddy) Take on the World's Strongest Chemical Bond
Julie Bliss Mullen, CEO of Aclarity, is pioneering and implementing a technology that eliminates one of the most powerful toxins from our water.
Giving Back & Growing Are Not Mutually Exclusive
As business owners, we have to do more than just solve the immediate problems that our customers are experiencing.
How To Take a Vacation: For the Entrepreneur Who Never Has the Time
Vacation should not be an after-thought.
Climate Change: Swapping Hysteria for Solutions
A woman-led, private company is solving the global $667 billion nuclear waste disposal problem.
Water as a Vocation
850 billion gallons of untreated sewage are discharged annually into lakes and rivers. This entrepreneur has a solution.
They Call Her “Badass”
“I think I was born this way,” responded Julie Laughton when asked about her fierce MOXY and how she gets it.
The Secrets to Closing the Government Contracting Gap
As women business owners continue to journey towards parity in government contracting, there are certain strategies they must incorporate to avoid missed opportunities in competing for awards.
An Industry Ministry
Construction Angels provides immediate financial assistance and grief counseling to the spouse and children left behind when a construction worker suffers a fatality on the job site.
A Quiet Resolve
Meet the self-described introvert behind the 2021 Social Infrastructure Deal of the Year.
Now Is the Time for Female CEOs
Economic infrastructure is expected to usher in thousands of regionally significant projects, presenting female owners with opportunities to accelerate growth and gain market share.
A Profitable Pivot
Two ambitious California women left their respective careers in food and beauty supplies to start their own business as utility equipment distributors.