Jennifer Todd is a 15-year veteran woman in the construction industry. She was also the youngest Black woman to acquire California’s CSLB General Engineering (A) license. Today, she is the President of LMS General Contractors.

We had her on the show to talk about her experience founding a company and how her law degree helped her navigate the early challenges involved. We also discuss what some are some common pitfalls that contractors have around laws and regulations and how more contractors can reduce their risk by doing their due diligence.

Key Moments:

• Jennifer's backstory and how she got into the construction industry (1:00)
• How Jennifer went to law school while starting a company and the benefits of having a law degree in construction (7:00)
• Some best law practices for new contractors and owners (11:00)
• The power of opportunity and the start of A Greener Tomorrow (19:300)
• Jennifer's three steps for creating more diversity in construction (23:00)
• The opportunity for electric heavy equipment in the future (30:30)

Favorite quotes:

"I’d say that opportunity is my favorite word because someone took a bet on me with absolutely no skill sets whatsoever to do the field and I was able to blossom within my career and now able to give back and do the same thing."

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About Jennifer

Website: https://lmsgc.com/

Instagram: @constructionlawgal

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifertoddlms/

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