Sleeping on a Cot to $400K Months | Karenina Bullock | Blue Collar Connect Spotlight | American Masterminds

She was remodeling a 1932 home alone. Sleeping on a cot. No running water. Driving back and forth through a divorce — while studying for her contractor’s license. That’s where Miss K Kitchen & Bath began. In Episode 70 of the American Masterminds Podcast, we sit down with Karenina Bullock for a Blue Collar Connect Spotlight — highlighting real tradespeople building real businesses from the ground up. This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s the story of grit, feminine leadership in construction, radical transparency in pricing, and why serving people matters more than squeezing margin. Karenina shares how she went from unemployed during COVID… to signing $400,000 in contracts in a single month — without sacrificing integrity. In this episode, we discuss: • Starting a construction company during divorce and rebuilding life from scratch • Remodeling her own home while sleeping on-site to save money • Why she lets clients use her contractor discounts • Leading subcontractors through collaboration, not ego • Daily quality control and building a trustworthy team • Hiring the formerly incarcerated through The Other Side Academy • Faith, “GUS” (God, Universe, Self), and staying grounded in pressure • The golden nugget: “You always have you.” Karenina proves that blue collar leadership doesn’t have to be loud to be powerful. It can be transparent. It can be collaborative. It can be service-first. 🔨 About Miss K Kitchen & Bath High-end kitchen and bathroom remodels in Utah built on transparency, detailed scopes of work, and relationship-driven leadership. 🌐 https://misskremodels.com/ 🔵 Sponsored by Blue Logic Water Whole-home purification systems delivering clean water at every tap. 🌐 https://bluelogicwater.com/ 🔨 Powered by Blue Collar Connect A community elevating contractors, tradespeople, and service-based entrepreneurs. 🌐 https://www.bluecollarconnect.com/ If this episode resonates, subscribe to American Masterminds for grounded conversations about identity, responsibility, and service forged through adversity. #BlueCollarConnect #KareninaBullock #WomenInConstruction #ConstructionLeadership #RemodelingBusiness #BlueCollarEntrepreneur #FaithDrivenEntrepreneur #AmericanMasterminds #IdentityThroughAdversity