Ep. 53 – A Greener Tomorrow, Increasing Community Success and Value With Jennifer Todd

Welcome again to another episode of Engineer Your Success! Today, our special guest Jeniffer Todd   Jennifer is a 15-year woman in the construction industry veteran. She was the youngest Black woman to acquire California’s CSLB General Engineering (A) license. Today, she is the President of LMS General Contractors. Jennifer Todd is the Founder of A Greener Tomorrow, a 501c3 nonprofit geared toward creating skill trade awareness for minorities.  Jennifer Todd is a public speaker who is committed to the advancement of women in construction and minority inclusivity in the skilled trades workforce. Todd serves on the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Industry Leaders Council and the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) Education Committee.      Let’s dive in!   [00:31 - 06:52] Opening Segment Jennifer Todd is an engineer and business owner with a law background and a speaker. She is from Chicago and has been in the construction industry for 15 years. Jennifer discusses the trends she's seeing in the industry, including a labor shortage and the need for diversity in hiring and decision-making. Jennifer shares her success principles, which include knowing who you are and what you're willing to put up with.   [06:52 - 13:27] NON PROFIT: There is Really Not a Lot of Competition Out There There is a lot of power in knowing who you are and investing in yourself. Staying on your own course is key to not being in competition with other people. Every individual has a different path and trajectory. The work that the nonprofit does is helping low-income individuals get started in careers. Most of them are not competing with each other but instead inspiring one another Jennifer discusses that self-discipline is shown both at work and at home.   [13:27 – 18:15] Closing Segment the importance of access to opportunity, as well as understanding the pathway to that opportunity. It is also important to have a playbook for navigating opportunities, which is something that Jennifer’s Company was able to provide its employees. Jennifer shares that Many of the employees who worked with them have no background and were able to gain experience from them, After getting certifications these employees were able to achieve success after working with the company.   [18:27 – 24:15] Closing Segment Parting Notes Learn more about Jennifer Todd by following her on LinkedIn   Sponsors:   Banowetz Marketing: Growing a business is hard. Banowetz Marketing provides an action plan and expert help so your family business can thrive. BanowetzMarketing.com/James Coupon Code: JAMES to get 3 FREE hours of logo design or redesign work with the purchase of any other product. If this content impacts you, please subscribe for more access to the empowering conversations from me and guests working to help you engineer your success! Use this link to drop a question or a topic that you would like to see covered on a future episode: Questions or topic suggestions. Let’s connect! Find me on my LinkedIn, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BetterYo