Renovating and construction remain a very male-dominated world which can be quite daunting for many women. In this episode, we take a look at the source of the “tension” which I believe is not a gender gambit more a skills gap and give you some practical tips for building confidence as a female renovator.

 

On today’s episode,

Bernadette discusses working with trades as a woman renovator

Bernadette covers,

 

• A look back at her initiation with renovating with her husband and business partner, Stephen Janson
• How she and Stephen started renovating by doing the excavation of their own home themselves
• Her first experience as a woman supervising her husband, the trades, and the whole  renovation project
• How to work on your mindset and be positive about working and communicating with your trades
• Why you need to build your confidence and trust your supervising skills
• Creating a process for selecting trades and getting quotes
• The importance of being organized and why your trades will love you for it
• Becoming efficient with making decisions and why it’s ok to get help
• Training yourself to truly understand traders’ lingo
• How to make sure your trades are happy and remain competent and reliable
• Her next mini-podcast series called 14 Days to a New Bathroom

 

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