{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The She Leads® Podcast - Wealth Building & Business Growth","title":"Building a Business in a Male-Dominated Industry: How One Woman Is Disrupting Construction and Real Estate with Jennifer DeVito","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2603,"description":"Most real estate agents know nothing about the homes they sell. Jennifer DeVito built a woman-owned construction and real estate company to fix exactly that.In this episode, I sit down with Jennifer DeVito, founder of Evolution, a design-build general contracting and real estate company on Long Island. Jennifer grew up running equipment on her parents' excavation sites, became the only woman managing 400 home builds for a national developer, and turned that into a business that combines buying, renovating, and selling under one roof.We get into why she charges sellers a flat fee instead of a percentage, how she gives buyers the true cost of a home before they make an offer, and why she trains alongside her 23 employees every single day.Jennifer is proof that you do not have to build your business the way men built theirs. If you are growing something in an industry that was not designed for you, this one is worth your time.Chapters:🏗️ 02:53 Jennifer DeVito learned the business on her parents' excavation sites👷‍♀️ 04:27 Running 400 home builds as the only woman on site🏠 07:05 Buying her first flip at 21 and stumbling into real estate💡 11:55 Why your real estate agent should also be your contractor💵 15:19 Replacing the percentage commission with a flat seller fee🤸‍♀️ 21:00 Forget work-life balance, build work-life integration instead📈 29:10 The real, unfiltered cost of growing a business self-funded🛁 39:09 Bath in a Box: transparent pricing for a renovation in 14 daysLinks:Email: info@evolutionli.com Website: evolutionli.com Instagram: @evolutiongeneralcontracting Facebook: Evolution General Contracting LinkedIn: Evolution RenovationsReach out to Jennifer DeVito if you are buying, selling, or renovating a home on Long Island and want someone who understands the true cost before you commit. She also offers Bath in a Box, six pre-designed bathroom renovations with transparent, all-in pricing.Thank you to our podcast sponsorGo From Expert to Thought Leader with the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/f7FqP7W8-EcdwM3jDjh2bR8-K_lYYQIY-w0kz2NXAOA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYmZj/MzdiNWI3NGY2OGVi/MjljYzRkMDliODAw/Y2U2Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}