EC-Keegan

Women in roofing are estimated to make up just about .5% of the entire roofing workforce in America. This figure is stark—and it shines a light on the tremendous opportunity within the industry to recruit talented women. The past few years have introduced new initiatives aimed at encouraging women to join the roofing workforce in administrative, technical, sales, service, and manufacturing roles. Founded in 2016, the National Women in Roofing (NWiR) organization has made recruitment an [...]

Nominations are due on 4/30/21 for the WORLD Award! If you are considering nominating someone perhaps schedule a fun team-building activity or happy hour. Take time to interview one another (questions below) to gather the information needed to submit a WORLD award nomination! 1. Name, title, years in the industry 2. What was your career path? How did you get here? 3. What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them? 4. What personal [...]

When you were starting out, did you have a mentor? Was it someone you sought out or they found you? The term “mentor” was never used in my career. However, early on I did have three men in particular that took me under their wings and mentored me – all 3 of them named Jim! While I didn’t report directly to any of them, I did work closely with them. They went well above and beyond [...]