What happens when you realize you've stopped caring about the very people you're meant to serve? For Brenda Munoz, that moment came when a laborer asked her to leave and find someone else to help him. "You're very nice," he said, "but I can tell you're trying to rush this."

That wake-up call transformed not just Brenda's career, but how she thinks about leadership itself. Today, as Associate Benefits Director at the Laborers' Fund of Northern California, she oversees benefits for 30,000 workers who build America's infrastructure—and she's reimagining what it means to serve a workforce that's largely male, Hispanic, and often working far from home.

In this episode of Inspiring Women with Laurie McGraw, Brenda also speaks about:

Chapter Markers

02:05 - An Accidental Benefits Career 

04:09 - The Counter Call That Changed Everything 

05:36 - Choosing Impact Over Comfort 

07:21 - Understanding the Laborers: Who Builds America 

10:59 - The Stress of Benefits Work 

12:31 - Leading for Two Communities 

14:19 - From Siloed to United: Creating Vision Together 

19:21 - The Power Within: A Message to Hispanic Women

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