Leap of Faith with Angeles Garcia

Angeles Garcia is a Project Executive at McCarthy Building
Companies. Originally from Ensenada, Mexico, Angeles has a
Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Tijuana Institute of
Technology.


Angeles started out at McCarthy over 20 years ago by answering a
newspaper ad for a Project Admin position. Since then she has
slowly worked her way up to an executive role, breaking down
barriers all along the way. In this episode, Angeles shares some
great advice on how to inspire teams to do great work, how
organizations can address unconscious bias, and how we should all
stop second guessing ourselves and just go for it.


Show Recap:


How Angeles's family's home remodel when she was in high
school inspired her to study architecture

Transitioning from being an architect in Mexico to practicing
in the US - and then realizing she wanted to do something else

Getting her foot in the door at McCarthy

It wasn't always Angeles's goal to be a Project Executive at
one of the largest construction firms, and at one point she
thought it was unachievable

On telling your supervisors what your end goals are so they
can support you

What Angeles does in her role as a Project Executive

Why Angeles feels like she has a voice and an opportunity to
influence where the construction industry is going

The biggest barriers facing women in construction

On unconscious bias, and what organizations can do to address
it

"You'll find that most often than not, you're ready. And if
you're not, you have the support to succeed. But you need to be
able to really speak up and ask for support as well."

What the best way is to inspire teams to do great work

What Angeles loves most about the construction industry - "We
start with just an idea on a piece of paper and turn that into
reality...into a building that will serve the community."

The low point of her career, and what inspired her to keep
going

McCarthy's diversity initiatives, and why diversity makes
business sense