Barb Allen

Barb Allen is the relatable voice challenging gender norms & biases to improve recruitment and retention within predominantly male industries.

Topic Categories:

Business, Communication, Entrepreneur, Hometown Heroes, Leadership, Management, Overcoming Adversity, Resilience, Teamwork, Women

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Construction Industry Leader: Built her career from the ground up—starting as a carpenter and advancing through roles including Foreman, Superintendent, Project Executive, and Operations Director.
Breaking Barriers in Male-Dominated Industries: Draws from firsthand experience overcoming gender-specific challenges to help organizations recognize and eliminate barriers for women.
Recruitment, Retention & Culture: Equips leaders with practical insights to improve the recruitment, advancement, and retention of women while building more inclusive workplace cultures.

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About

Barb faced gender specific challenges during her climb … but did not allow them to deter her. She received her bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, then began her journey as a carpenter wearing her tool bags learning to physically build buildings, relationships, and a successful career as a woman in construction. She climbed ladder rungs that included Foreman, Assistant Superintendent, Superintendent, Pre-Construction Manager, Project Executive, and Operations Director. She now utilizes those experiences to educate and motivate audiences to better recognize, understand, and eliminate gender specific challenges in order to improve recruitment and retention within predominantly male industries. #OneLadder

Topics

OneLadder

OneLadder Keynotes focus on the 4 gender specific challenges that women face in industries that are predominately male. Barb utilizes lived experiences to relate these challenges to ladder rungs that are MISSING, BROKEN, STICKY, & SLIPPERY. The simple, visual, relatable examples, and actionable solutions EDUCATE and MOTIVATE audience members to better recognize, understand, overcome, and eliminate these challenges in order to build OneLadder that will provide a safe and equitable climb for ALL in our industry.

Keynote target audience: Male, Female, and Mixed Gender

Awakening Unconscious Bias

This is NOT your typical check the box unconscious biases delivery. Barb reminds audience members that Unconscious Biases are UNCONSCIOUS. Her approach of grace and growth on this topic steers away from blame and directly toward education, understanding, and an AWAKENING of these biases. This keynote will awaken unconscious biases in your audience members and provide them with the tools to EFFECTIVELY awaken them in others.

Keynote Target Audience: Male, Female, and Mixed Gender

Training Workshop: Managing vs. Leading

Understanding the difference
Recognizing where you are
Designing your future

WHO AM I NOW?

Authenticity for women in male dominated industries can be a double edged sword. Through the years we lose bits of ourselves becoming who we feel we need to become in order to succeed. Barb will take your audience for an ENTERTAINING ride throughout her own personal journey toward authenticity … while simultaneously MOTIVATING participants to begin their own journey,

Keynote Target Audience: Female

Training Workshop: Critical Thinking