by Andrea Janzen | Dec 3, 2021 | Forbes Article
Whenever I bring up the topic of the gender gap in the workplace, I typically get two reactions. The first: “My industry is the worst!” They proceed to tell me stories about how few women there are in leadership, or how their organization just doesn’t...
by Andrea Janzen | Nov 25, 2021 | Podcast
Jennifer Todd is the founder and president of LMS General Contractors, she’s been featured on the cover of Construction Business Owner Magazine, was the Engineering News Records Top 25 Newsmakers of 2020 and one of ENR’s top 20 under 40. During this interactive live...
by Andrea Janzen | Nov 11, 2021 | Podcast
The YWCA Change Project has developed Gender Inclusion training to support male leaders in the trades. During this interactive live podcast, you will learn: ● Why trying to change women is not the answer, and why we need to shift culture instead. ● How the YWCA came...
by Andrea Janzen | Oct 28, 2021 | Podcast
Ashley Kielbratowski is the co-founder and Chief Growth Officer at Harbr, a construction tech company that greatly improves source data collection for fast and accurate invoice approvals. Harbr was founded in 2016 their clients and partners include CBRE, Paul Davis,...
by Andrea Janzen | Oct 14, 2021 | Podcast
Mara is the Director of Design and Construction at Urban Capital Property Group, the company behind Reina Condos, the first all-female development in Canada. Mara shares: How a Toronto Life magazine article called ‘Condo Kings’ inspired the idea for Reina. What’s...
by Andrea Janzen | Sep 30, 2021 | Podcast
Annette Lindy started her career as an Architect in Berlin at the same time as the wall came down. Before finding her dream job in business development, she worked as an architect in Europe and Canada. Annette shares: Annette shares: How she merges beauty + connecting...
by Andrea Janzen | Sep 23, 2021 | Podcast
Stephanie is the author of She Engineers: Outsmart Bias, Unlock Your Potential and Create the Engineering Career of Your Dreams. She coaches women in STEM to have career success on your own terms. We talked about the opportunities women in construction have available...
by Andrea Janzen | Aug 26, 2021 | Podcast
Research has identified cognitive thinking as one of the top skills that employees need to succeed in the construction industry in 2021 and beyond. Ambition Theory’s Chief Growth Officer Jodi Millen teaches how cognitive skills directly relate to profitability...
by Andrea Janzen | Aug 19, 2021 | Podcast
Drawing on up-to-date research, Jodi Millen, Ambition Theory’s Chief Growth Officer, shares the skills that construction industry leaders need to succeed in 2021 and beyond. She shares why leveraging females is the answer to the industry’s ongoing war for talent....
by Andrea Janzen | Aug 16, 2021 | Podcast
Michael Ferrabee says that it’s everyone’s job to be strategic. In this episode, we talk about what it was like to work for the first female prime minister in Canada and Michael shares 3 tips that you can use to be strategic in your job no matter what...
