E072: Building Purpose from Adversity with Mark McBride-Wright and Traci Quinn

In this episode of The SAFE Leader Podcast, Mark McBride-Wright speaks with Traci Quinn, CEO of Pink Hats Construction and Development Group, about a remarkable journey from nursing and entrepreneurship to incarceration, rebuilding and community transformation. Traci shares how her experiences with the justice system reshaped her sense of purpose and inspired her to create opportunities for people leaving prison, young people exiting foster care and those seeking a route into the construction trades. She also discusses sustainable building, hempcrete, the realities of being a Black woman in a male-dominated industry, and why leadership is ultimately about love, forgiveness, resilience and creating environments where others can thrive.