Thriving in Construction with Patricia Bonilla

It is not a secret that financing costs and capital requirements are high in the construction industry. Regardless of the size of the project, construction business owners must obtain the capital resources to finance the costs of construction.

However, backing up with finances is not enough. One should have cost accounting to track the cost of each project separately properly...

When you think about diversity and inclusion, what comes first to your mind? Is it the color of skin? Or men should be priority over women?

For Joanne Brooks, she sees it almost entirely in reverse. Joanne believes that the construction industry focuses first on women, and then next to racial equity, which eventually makes the color issue a lot lesser.

Seeing diversity as an asset instead of being a disadvantage is living a life in gratitude...

What would you do if an obstacle suddenly occurs in your office? Would you spend the whole day talking about the issue or would you rather spend most of your time on providing the solution?

Talking about the issue doesn’t solve any issues. You need to fix it and move on. Doing this will keep you from creating the same error.

And as Lunacon’s Bid Coordinator, Vanessa Mata believes that construction is overcoming obstacles on a daily basis...

Due to the overwhelming success of season 1, Thriving in Construction, The Podcast returns with even more close and personal encounters with my guest experts in this second season.

Each episode includes interviews with well-known industry experts and entrepreneurs. They work together and discuss their successes, disappointments, and lessons learnt from their experiences in the construction sector...

Changing careers can seem daunting when you're contemplating it. Nevertheless, if you've already worked, you probably have many transferable skills, things that you learned or have been trained in that will facilitate your ability to move into a new position with ease...

What is it like to work from an office and then suddenly to the field supervising all men – of various job roles? Kind of frightening, right? But not for Gladys Artunedo, Lunacon’s Construction Project Engineer.

She believes that change is inevitable, and everyone must face the challenge to grow. Because for her, women are capable of adapting to changes within their environment...

The decision to change your career can seem intimidating. However, if you've held a similar position before, chances are you have a lot of transferable skills, which make transitioning into a new position much easier.

If you are not inclined to think so, you should remember that many skills are transferable between positions...

Regla Jimenez is the Owner and Founder of Kitchen Pro, a design remodeling company currently based in Miami Florida. Her story is an inspiration especially for those aspiring women who may doubt joining the construction industry.

Interestingly enough, Ms. Jimenez’s career begun in the fashion industry back in Shanghai, China where she started to study interior design at that time...

Why is self-confidence important in the workplace?

Being confident in the workplace allows you to express yourself clearly and concisely. The confidence of professionals allows them to communicate with both their clients and co-workers in a way that is easy to understand.

In order to be successful, respected, and trusted in the construction industry, it is imperative that you demonstrate self-confidence, competitiveness, and ambition...

Aishwarya Pathak is a Project Engineer at Lunacon Construction Group. Having a solid seven years of experience at Design-Build firms, Aishwarya had a background in architecture for six years in India before coming to the United States. Becoming a Project Engineer in Lunacon is her first job in the U.S., where she works in the design aspect of construction.

Guest Aishwarya ‘Ash’ Pathak and I share our journey to the construction industry...