Women in Construction

Women In Construction 2022 Virtual Celebration – March 9 at 12:00 noon

March 3, 2022 by Carol S Leave a Comment

Our celebration is **March 9, 2022 at 12:00 noon PST**. Join us!

WIC Virtual Gathering

We’re meeting online via Google Meet on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at 12:00 PST Noon. Here’s an agenda and how to join us!

How to Join us!

We’re curating who can join to help prevent trolls. To receive a calendar invite, please send an email to wicweek@windowworks.co. We’ll send you the link after you send us your details!

In your email, please include:

Subject Header: WIC Week
Name
Title
Company
Email

Agenda

We’ll be starting and ending exactly on time. We appreciate your arriving on time!

12:00 Meet and greet. Introductions. Tell us a little about yourself!

12:07 First topic (ice breaker) What’s the last great TV show or movie you watched? Of course, it doesn’t have to be about construction!

12:12 If you could learn one new professional skill, what would it be?

12:17 The zombie apocalypse is coming! Which 3 tools would you need?

12:22 Favorite new tool that you recently learned about? If you have it with you, show us!

12:30 Where do you like to spend your time, social media wise? Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or where?

12:35 Tell us about a favorite YouTube channel you’ve found (could be a great how-to channel for learning construction skills).

12:40 What motivated you to get into construction?

12:45 What would you tell another woman who wanted to get into construction?

12:50 What would you like us to add to next year’s Women In Construction meetup?

12:55 Wave bye-bye!

Women in Construction Luncheon 2020 a Success!

March 12, 2020 by Carol S Leave a Comment

Women in Construction networking 2020 — Women in Construction Networking 2020

This year, Window Works once again hosted the Women in Construction Luncheon in partnership with the San Francisco Builders’ Exchange. It was our fourth annual luncheon for Women in Construction Week, and we hope to host many more in the future! This year’s luncheon was more popular than ever!

By the way, here are some posts from our previous luncheons:

Thank You to Our Women Friends and Sponsors!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who pitched in to help! Without you, the Women in Construction luncheon could never take place. Thank you to our dear friend and ally Deanna Johnson for all that she does to help Members and Tenants here at SFBS! We wouldn’t have had nearly as much fun without Irene Nunez, who knows the business backwards and forwards. We also want to thank Interwest Distribution, 3M window film, NY Engineering and the incomparable Nilgun Wolpe, and BBI Construction. We’d also like to thank Miles Alfonso at UPS for the copper bags and all the swag, too! Also: Lina Tan at Pilot Construction. You see–it really does take a village!

All for One, One for All!

As you might be able to tell, we’re always having fun. A few of us wore matching shoes and instead of doing a high five, touched toes (sort of like the knights of the round table, but sort of not!). Other people are doing “jazz hands,” but we’re doing jazz feet!

Lunch is Served!

This year’s sandwiches were scrumptious. We also had salsa, chips, and lots of cookies. Although the luncheon isn’t really all about the food, having a good meal is never a bad thing!

The Ladies of Window Works

In case you’re wondering, here are the ladies that keep Window Works afloat! From left to right, Carol Stephen our social media manager, Asia Bautista our fearless leader and CEO, the incomparable Em Estanislao in Customer Care, the always-wonderful Maicca Diche, Business Operations Manager, and the talented and hardworking Donna Dris in Customer Care.

We Look Forward to Next Year’s Luncheon

This isn’t the last you’ve heard from the Women in Construction! Stay tuned for next year’s Women in Construction Luncheon!

Window Works Accepted to Turner School of Construction Management

February 20, 2020 by Carol S Leave a Comment

Window Works just got accepted to the Turner School of Construction Management! We’re super excited about this and how it will help not just us but how we manage our San Francisco Bay Area jobs! That means our clients will benefit from our added knowledge, too.

What Are the Details?

Turner Construction and Union Bank are kicking off the 2020 San Francisco Turner School of Construction Management training program February through April at the San Francisco International Airport. Classes include Accounting Basics for Contractors, Estimating, Field Operations, Insurance & Bonding, Management, Business Development/Marketing, Project Delivery Systems & Contract Risk Management, Safety, and Scheduling. This is a thirteen-week course, so it is very thorough.

Turner Construction Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Construction Management Course

Last year, Turner Construction celebrated 50 years of the construction management course. Established in 1969 in an effort to improve the economic viability of under-represented business enterprises and increase the number and quality of opportunities available to growing businesses, it quickly became a successful path for Turner to develop strategic business relationships in the communities where they build. They have graduated more than 30,000 people from this valuable course.

How Will the Construction Management Course Help?

Each class provides networking opportunities between other business owners and Turner industry experts that lead the classes. The Estimating and Scheduling classes have an additional hands-on exercise that offer participants real-life work experiences. We are sure that the emphasis on estimating, safety, and risk management will intertwine to give us an even better edge. And, although we already have real-life work experiences, we may be able to mentor those who don’t. In any event, networking with those in the industry is always a positive experience.

Speaking of Networking

You might be thinking that we’re already doing a lot of networking. That’s true. In fact, in case you missed it, here’s a link to our Women in Construction Luncheon in San Francisco. We’d love to see you there! It’s Thursday, March 5th in San Francisco. You don’t have to be in the window film business in order to attend–nor do you have to be a construction worker. You can be involved in any area of construction–from accounting to risk management.

Onward!

We look forward to finishing the course work and adding even more value to our business.

Women in Construction Week Speed Mentoring & Networking Detonated

March 20, 2019 by Carol S 1 Comment

Women in Construction Week Speed Mentoring & Networking detonated! Participants such as Ms. Bridgette Peace Foresyth and Millicent Evans came from Atlanta and the UK respectively to the San Francisco Bay Area, along with many other local and regional participants.

Mentoring, Networking, and Friendship

We sped our way through Mentoring, Networking, and Friendship making as only we women can do for a fast and spontaneous hour then we got to enjoy each others company for the rest of the afternoon!

Future Plans in Atlanta and Dallas/Houston

After learning and networking, we are making plans for a teaser Lunch & Learn in Atlanta and the Dallas/Houston area in the coming summer months! So stay tuned!

Speed Networking at Women in Construction Week

Appreciation to all!

Thanks to our sponsors who made this event worthwhile and meaningful–thank you all! We couldn’t have done it without you and you have our sincere appreciation! Thank you to all our sponsors:

The San Francisco Builders Exchange
Avery Dennison
Pilot Construction and Management Inc.
Interwest
3M
AON
T&B 4syth, LLC.
Fashion Drapery Inc.
New York Engineering, Inc.
and all of our participants!

Women in Construction Week 2019: Speed Mentoring & Networking

February 21, 2019 by Carol S Leave a Comment

Be a Part of the Annual Women in Construction Week!

Women in Construction Week 2019 will be at the San Francisco Builders’ Exchange in partnership with Window Works 3M Window Film.

Click here for tickets.

Did you attend our first Women in Construction Week in 2018?

Come join us for Speed Mentoring/Networking & a special Luncheon!
Join us for BBQ and much more!
Introduce yourself & meet other successful and up & coming Women in Construction
Three Main Sponsorships Tables will be available in the Main Area
We will spend one hour going around in 10-minute sessions (six total) of Networking & Mentoring
- Network with other women who can enrich your Professional Lifestyle
- Ask your peers about tough-to-handle scenarios
- Find potential Mentors, Clients & Professional Friends
- Luncheon will be available for $15 for all participants

Join at One of Four Levels!

Sponsorship Packages AVAILABLE
- Platinum Level – $100
  1. Two weeks of Social Media Marketing in targeted posts on Linked In, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram the week of March 4th thru March 8th
  2. Marquis placement with logo & live links embedded throughout at the top
  3. Marquis Placement on all Marketing Collateral – Emails, posters, digital instruments
  4. Table for Marketing & Networking on-site at Luncheon
  5. Name introduction on-site at Luncheon
  6. Carte Blanche to use content as your own to post
  7. Two Tickets for Speed Mentoring Sessions
  8. Two Tickets for Luncheon Meals
- Gold – $75.00
  1. Two weeks of Social Media Marketing in targeted posts on Linked In, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram the week of March 4th thru March 8th
  2. Logo & live links embedded throughout Material – Emails, posters, digital instruments
  3. Table for Marketing & Networking on-site at Luncheon
  4. Name Introduction on-site at Luncheon
  5. Carte Blanche to use content as your own to post
  6. Two Tickets for Speed Mentoring Sessions
  7. Two Tickets for Luncheon Meals
- Silver – $50.00
  1. Two weeks of Social Media Marketing in targeted posts on Linked In, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram the week of March 4th thru March 8th
  2. Logo & live links embedded throughout Material – Emails, posters, digital instruments
  3. Table for Marketing & Networking on-site at Luncheon
  4. Name Introduction on-site at Luncheon
  5. Carte Blanche to use content as your own to post
  6. 1 Ticket for Speed Mentoring Session
  7. 1 Ticket for Luncheon Meal
- Speed Mentoring & Networking Luncheon – $15.00
  1. 1 Ticket for Speed Mentoring Session
  2. 1 Ticket for Luncheon Meal

Tickets available through EventBrite.