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Episode #69: Welcome to the She Builds Show, I'm your host, Stefanie Olson. Today for Thanksgiving, I'm sharing an encore of what it's like to be a woman in a male-dominated industry, it's my life pretty much every day. But even from childhood, I always fit in with the guys and had a hard time fitting in with the girls, it never came easy to me to just have girlfriends. I'm pretty confident in my abilities and as a young child, this can make for some pretty catty relationships, so I preferred hanging out with the boys over investing in female relationships. The skill of being a good friend to a woman in my life has had to come through my maturity, and I highly value these relationships and know how important they are to me now, but when it didn't come easy as a kid, it was really difficult, so being in an industry where it's mainly male-dominated, for me, I kind of feel right at home. But, I also know that some women, for them, it can be really intimidating. My dream is for the construction industry to not feel that way, for women to be able to come in willingly and get welcomed with open arms. I'm hoping to be the doorway for women to come through and feel comfortable, but I see the answer to maybe some of this problem, the men in the industry need to really combine forces with the women, we need to be on the same team, we need to really have them encourage, teach and hire women who want to learn and just make it something that's normal to see men and women on a job site... That would be my dream. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Episode #68: Welcome to the She Builds Show, I'm your host, Stefanie Olson and this week I'm sharing with you some moments from one of the most difficult couple of months of my life. I hope that my experience and lessons that I have learned can somehow help you in your journey through this life. Please excuse the little background hum, as when I recorded this, there was a generator nearby.

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Episode 67: Welcome to the She Builds Show, I'm your host, Stefanie Olson. Today, I am so excited to introduce you to Kelley Elmore. Kelly recently started a company doing small room renovations and accent walls, and she's always had a love for DIY and started a blog to show projects that she's working on, and that's how Fixing Up the Place, LLC. was born. Her motto is "Inspiring others to make small changes to love the home they’re in!"

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Episode 66: Welcome to the She Builds Show, I'm your host, Stefanie Olson. Today, I am so excited to introduce you to my beautiful daughter Sonora as we discuss life, being 11 years old and how She Builds encourages her to know that she can do anything her heart desires.

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Episode #65: Welcome to the She Builds Show, I'm your host, Stefanie Olson and this week I'm stepping out on a walk with my dog to share some real and raw thoughts. Sometimes when our life feels upside down, it can be difficult to see a clear path forward for ourselves. That’s been my life recently, but by taking the time to gather my thoughts, focus on my dreams and discover all the opportunities available to me, I am confident that I can build anything I set my mind to.

‘’In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity’’ – The Art of War, Sun Tzu

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Episode 64: Welcome to the She Builds Show, I'm your host, Stefanie Olson. Today, I am so excited to introduce you to Morgan, a designer, architect and craftswoman, with a master’s degree in architecture. She has been working in the field for 4 years and is fascinated by how things get built. A lover of patterns and textures, but appreciates balance and clean lines, Morgan runs Palmetto Highway and is an Architect turned DIYer.

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Recently I moved into my boyfriend Taylor’s house outside of Atlanta that we are renovating together! I invite you to join with me, as I learn more and grow in my constant pursuit of simplifying my own chaos.

Episode 63: Welcome to the She Builds Show, I'm your host, Stefanie Olson. Today, I am so excited to introduce you to Sarah Ahrendt, a former nurse, and now the owner of Ardmor Construction. Sarah has a passion for helping people, and now with her company she continues to do just that as a roofing & siding specialist; offering windows, gutters & storm damage services. Sarah walks us through her journey of starting and running her successful company, located in Minnesota.

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Episode #62: Welcome to the She Builds Show, I'm your host, Stefanie Olson and this week I'm recording this episode a little different than the others. It's been a crazy couple of weeks with hospitals, COVID, flooding, speaking at Grow Tech and winning a prize. That just goes to show you, that in life, there is always some good that comes along with the bad. Join me as I record on my phone, walking and talking after giving my speech at the Grow Tech Fest, to share with you the lessons I've learned to say, that's life, it's okay, and now let's move forward.

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Episode 61: Welcome to the She Builds Show, I'm your host, Stefanie Olson. Today, I am so excited to introduce a super fun guest, Giovanna Ramos. Giovanna has a MBA in accounting, and last year her and her husband moved from NY to Texas, starting a new life, she quit her job in accounting and pursued real estate investing full time, doing what she loves flipping houses.

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Episode 60: Welcome to the She Builds Show, I'm your host, Stefanie Olson. Today, I am so excited to introduce to you my special guest, Mary-Anne Bowcott! Mary-Anne is a shingle roofer, Red Seal journeyman Plumber, Class B gas fitter and successful, award winning plumbing and gas business owner, she is paving the way for young women seeking a career in the building trades.

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