Layoff made her vulnerable so she found a recession-proof career

Layoff made her vulnerable so she found a recession-proof career

Jessica Van Rooyen was laid off from a job that she had hoped to retire from and realized that her lack of transferrable skills...

Raquel McLaren, Field Marketing rep with Milwaukee Tool, helps a student try a chainsaw at Build a Dream in Kitchener, Ontario.

Switching from nursing tools to power tools

Raquel McLaren is a Field Marketing rep with Milwaukee Tool. Her job is to inform and educate skilled tradespeople about the various tools, the...

From corporate to contractor, Katie Herbert discusses taking a leap into entrepreneurship & renos

Katie Herbert says that she doesn’t have a job title. “I’m still kind of figuring out,” says the renovation expert, residential design guru, and...

Raquel from Milwaukee Tool shares how she went from nursing to tools

Raquel McLaren is a Field Marketing rep with Milwaukee Tool. Her job is to inform and educate skilled tradespeople about the various tools, the...

Tools of the Trade podcast advice for construction sites (and trades workers)

With construction being listed as an essential service during the COVID-19 outbreak, building will continue. That means work sites will still be bustling...

The Ecosystem of the Healthcare Industry

The COVID-19 breakout has caused anxiety and fear, but also has highlighted essential services that each community requires to carry on. Healthcare branches off in...

Beginning a welding career in Canada

Build a Dream encourages and inspires young women to consider career paths where women are underrepresented. Welding is most definitely among them! When parents...

A paramedic, a carpenter, and an entrepreneur walk into an expo…

Build a Dream London (November 26, 2019) promises to inspire the crowd with trailblazers from a variety of backgrounds. Regardless of the career path...

Male construction professional shares what he’s learned about gender diversity

On April 2, 2019, EllisDon Project Manager Ashley Maxwell, MEng was a featured speaker at Build a Dream Kitchener-Waterloo. We strongly believe that closing the...

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