Designing Your Life (Melissa Cantrell)

Our fifth guest of the season on BLRH is Melissa Cantrell. Melissa currently serves as the president and CEO of CDH Partners. CDH Partners is an architectural firm that was founded in 1977 with a commitment to serve those who serve others. With a family whose claim to fame is the geodesic dome and for female builders, Melissa grew up around architecture and being able to visualize designed spaces. A proud graduate of Georgia Tech, Melissa has followed a path she knew she would take since the age of 11. From humble beginnings, she now handles operations to establish short and long-term goals, plans and strategies, as well as resourcing, employee growth, and budgets for a nationally recognized architecture firm---0:00 Intro1:20 Melissa Introduction4:20 Growing up7:05 What I want to be when I grow up15:41 Thinking critically and communicating effectively17:11 Working twice as hard to be seen18:18 Learning from others21:32 Evolving leadership styles for an evolving workforce27:22 Managing work from home32:26 Starting each day34:49 Power of Vulnerability36:20 Overcoming the noise43:26 Keys for emerging professionals49:37 Gaining Traction53:26 Episode recap---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!Building Leaders Radio Hour is produced by Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia.  ABC of Georgia is a network of companies and professionals within the develop-design-build industry that is committed to connecting the disciplines of construction to benefit the industry, the economy, and employment in Georgia.  Thanks for listening!