The construction industry is tough to navigate, and having the appropriate information is essential in this industry. Join us as we talk with industry experts who have enthusiastic viewpoints on innovation and guidance for encompassing a growth mindset. I am your host, Patricia Bonilla, President of Lunacon Construction Group, a woman-owned general contractor that only began in the garage in 2007. Our mission is to provide you the best resources that would result in turning your construction business into a money-making profitable machine that perfectly works for you!
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The Importance of Sizing up an Opportunity: The Business and Marketing Planning with Graciela Beltran-Uddin & Naeem Uddin
We’ve already heard many stories of a woman or a man who succeeds in doing construction industry business. But what about a couple? A husband-and-wife tandem? We rarely hear stories of their struggles, fears, failures, and successes.
In our 9th episode of Season 03 in Thriving in Construction, The Podcast, we are privileged enough to interview a couple who is not only successful in their endeavor but have overcome countless physical, mental, and emotional challenges aside from the fact they came from the opposite worlds.
Graciela Beltran-Uddin and Naeem Uddin, President & Vice President of Grace & Naeem Uddin, Inc., have been through a lot before achieving their ultimate goal. What is interesting was the fact that Graciela, or Grace, is a Columbian and Naeem is a Pakistani. Their odd relationship only proved that there are no challenges in life that we can’t overcome if we will only give our 100% focus.
Although both of them are civil engineers, the couple experienced difficulties, rejections, and disappointments along the way as they started building their construction business. But they started slowly by going out and doing the fieldwork by themselves, getting together and typing up reports to hand over to the homeowners and the homeowners taking them to the insurance company. There are indeed a lot of learnings and insights we can adopt from this couple.
And to quote Grace, “…So I looked into construction. And I thought being a woman at that time was a big benefit and opportunity because working in the county I had learned about women-owned businesses and how there was more opportunity or there were opportunities that were recognized for women on minorities.”
What You’ll Learn from this Episode:
- How to determine your penetration rate in the construction industry
- Why computers and automation are of utmost significance
- The importance of having a mentor. Trust me; it is of significant value
- Incorporating a work-life balance is an essential factor if you want to succeed.
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