How Kelly Transitioned from An Apprentice to a Businessowner During the Pandemic In this episode of the She Who Dares Wins podcast, I speak with Kelly Ireland, a MasterPlumber based in Philadelphia, USA. Kelly started a business doing residential plumbing after taking her master plumber tests after losing her job as a commercial plumber during the pandemic. Kelly shares how she’s navigating the struggles of being a new business owner in the construction industry as a woman. She explains how she’s slowly overcoming fear and gaining confidence in the value she offers her clients. Listen in to learn the importance of understanding the value you offer and charging for it as a female business owner in the construction industry. Key Takeaways: Learning how to overcome your fear and gain the confidence to run your business. How to approach pricing your services as a woman working in manual labor. The factors to consider when setting your pricing to ensure you’re getting paid your value. Key Moments: [1:16] Restarting life as a business owner after losing her job as a commercial plumber. [4:24] How the pandemic affected the construction industry in her area then and now. [10:08] Kelly talks about her new business and some of the struggles she’s been experiencing. [20:11] She explains the strategy she uses to price her services as a female plumber. [27:09] How she handles the comments and different work environments. [36:00] Kelly shares her experience with sexual harassment at work and how she handled it. [47:51] She talks about a women’s project she was involved with and the lessons it taught her. Quotes: “It’s either confidence or fear. Fear is what blocks your confidence.”- Kelly [11:07] “Service is satisfying because when you do conquer something especially that you’re fearful of, adding to your level of confidence, it definitely does something.”- Kelly [13:58] “That’s why we struggle with pricing because you can’t separate yourself with work because you are the work.”- Michelle [23:34] “I do watch men suffer from the pricing thing, and I think it’s because society undervalues manual labor.”- Kelly [26:04] Relevant Links: Check us out on Instagram @shewhodareswins_ https://www.shewhodareswins.com/ For more great stories and Merch! Find Kelly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinyplumbergirl/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shewhodareswins/message