The construction industry. The perception around that is one that often doesn’t include women. But today’s guest is one that has broken those barriers wide open. Antonya Williams, Executive Vice President at McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. and board member of ACE Mentor Program Phoenix joins today’s episode.

Antonya shares her story of the lessons she learned from starting out working at her father’s construction company and the chance meeting with a life-changing mentor. This mentor challenged her in many ways, but one of the biggest for her was to write down her goals. A seemingly simple task, but can be daunting when faced with it. It was a relationship that changed her life. Knowing this impact, Antonya went on to pay this forward to others. ACE Mentor Program is an industry-sponsored program that teaches Architecture, Construction, and Engineering with intense hands-on projects, which leads to internships, scholarships, and long-term mentorship to those who wish to flourish in these fields.

Listen to amazing success stories and the incredible transformations that mentors made in the lives of young people. School Connect has been pivotal in the connections, relationships and expedited timeline for ACE to be able to help those that want to be involved. This has been a partnership that allows young people to see positive and inspiring examples to follow into successful, groundbreaking careers.

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