25 Years of Paving the Way (Meredith Leapley) - Part 1

Joining us for our 1st episode of Season 4 of the Building Leaders Radio Hour is Meredith Leapley, CEO & Founder of Leapley Construction.  Recognized as a Most Admired CEO by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, an Outstanding Woman in Construction by Construction Business Owner Magazine and one of Atlanta’s “Top 500” leaders by Atlanta Magazine, Meredith Leapley leads with integrity and compassion. Raised in Maryland, Meredith moved to Atlanta in 1999 and founded Leapley Construction to prioritize people throughout construction. Leapley Construction is proud to celebrate their 25th anniversary this year!Since then, through her involvement with CREW Atlanta, WBENC, CoreNet, Big Brothers Big Sisters, GSU WomenLead, Atlanta Women’s Foundation and Crafting Futures Together, she has maintained that focus and nurtured the business to deliver meaningful impacts to the community while earning annual revenues in excess of $120 Million---0:00 Welcome to Season 4 of BLRH (Thank You Fly & Form Concrete Structures)1:55 Welcome Meredith Leapley5:30 The origin of Leapley Construction12:30 Challenges and opportunities of being a woman-owned business15:20 Fly & Form Concrete Structures Sponsorship Blurb16:57 Importance of giving back18:34 Overcoming the challenge of attracting talent20:25 Evolution of Leapley23:15 How to ensure culture isn't left behind during growth24:50 "Letting go of the vine"27:20 Family learnings---This season of BLRH is sponsored by Fly & Form Concrete Structures! Fly and Form is headquartered in Atlanta and does work throughout the southeast specializing in concrete structures. Visit their website at flyandform.com or call their team at (770)971-7873 to discuss your project's needs.Click here to subscribe to BLRH on your favorite platform and listen to other episodes. Share this link with your network so they don't miss out on BLRH!Thanks for listening!