The Civil Engineering Academy Podcast

CEA - Building a Stormwater Management Consulting Business With Paige Brue


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Have you thought of doing the same engineering work you do at your workplace, but for yourself? 🤔 Then you’ll want to listen to this interview with Paige Brue about her own journey to start her consulting business! She dives into how her education allowed her to provide the type of services she provides, why having professional credentials is a must (and the easiest way to get them)...all the way to her best tips for aspiring firm owners. 😉 👇


Tune in to Learn:

  • How a devastating flood in her hometown got her interested in Water Resources

  • What led her to start her own engineering business

  • How to know if starting your own engineering practice is really for you?

  • 2 pieces of advice before you (cluelessly) go and start your own firm

  • The number one thing you need to thrive professionally (and it's not only money)

  • What the CFM credential is all about

  • How her PE license and CFM credential are crucial for her independent work

  • The biggest misconception about an engineer's work that we only learn after school

  • What she did that made passing her PE a lot easier...and you should do too

  • Is it difficult to take the PE Exam in a discipline that's not yours?

  • Her experience with CA Seismic and Survey Exams (+ how difficult they are)

  • Her #1 advice for women to succeed in the field...that works wonders for men too.

  • Organizations for Water Resources folks and women engineers to join


  • Our Partner:

    Built Bar


    Resources Mentioned:

    The Ultimate Floodplain Manager Review Course

    The Ultimate CA Seismic & Survey Courses (Waitlist)

    Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

    American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

    California Stormwater Quality Association

    The 2008 Floods in Indiana

    Purdue University

    North Carolina State University

    School of PE


    Connect With Paige:

    LinkedInWebsiteSurf City Hydraulic


    Our Exam Prep Resources:

    Main Website

    Civil FE Review Course

    Civil PE Review Course

    Civil PE Depth Review Courses

    Floodplain Manager Review Course

    CA Seismic and Survey Courses (Waiting List)

    FE Practice Exams

    FE CBT Exam Simulator

    PE Breadth Practice ExamsP

    E Depth Practice Exams

    PE CBT Exam Simulator


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