Questions:
- After today’s introduction, HOW would you introduce yourself? (All Panelists)
- Is there a word that would best describe you?
- How did you get into your chosen field? (All Panelists)
- Tell me more about yourself and how you came into the industry.
- Share a few words on a typical workday for you. (All Panelists)
- As a “Women That Builds,” share your strategies for working in what has been known as a male-dominated field. What has been the biggest eye-opener? (Kim, Rosa, Carolina, Liz, Marissa, Dorene and Noelle)
- What are some key factors to your success? (All Panelists)
- What do you wish you would have known or started doing sooner? If you could go back in time and give your 18-year-old-self one piece of advice, what would that be? (All Panelists)
- From your perspective, what is the state of the industry when it comes to women in management and in the field? What is the most significant change you have seen/experienced? (All Panelists)
- What changes do you anticipate in the industry? (Dorene and Noelle)
- How has technology impacted the industry? (Dorene and Noelle)
- How would you challenge the audience members? (All Panelists)
- How has the A/E/C industry changed in the last ten years for women, and what obstacles have you overcome (Dorene and Noelle)
- What impact do awards like the Luna Awards have on women in the A/E/C industry? I know that a few of you have either been a nominee or a recipient. (Marissa, Noelle)
- Dorene and Noelle, as leaders and business owners in the industry, why is it important to invest in programs/events that recognize women like the Luna Awards that have now gone statewide (Dorene and Noelle)
- Difficult conversations, whether it’s with your direct boss, direct employee, or clients, what advice can you give the audience when having these tense/difficult conversations? (All Panelists)
- With today’s challenges in the workforce that includes Millennials/Generation Z. What advice do you have for the smaller contractors to overcome workforce challenges? (Kim, Dorene and Noelle)
- What has been your biggest challenge, and how did you overcome it? (Kim, Liz, Carolina, Rosa, Marissa)
- Closing comments. (All Panelists)
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