The CEO of the largest Hispanic female-owned construction company may show up to a construction site in heels and a pink blazer, but she isn't afraid to get her hands dirty.
In our Hispanic Heritage Month coverage, we see how a construction company grew to become the largest Hispanic female-owned company in Houston.Raquel Boujourne often shows up at the site of a construction project in heels and a pink dress shirt. But don't be fooled, the CEO of the largest Hispanic female-owned construction company in the Greater Houston area isn't afraid to get her hands dirty and pick up a shovel or operate machinery.
"I'm really grateful for that, because we got to see different parts of the city. And it also taught me a lot about being tough and woman power," Boujourne said. One shining moment Boujourne says she will never forget was during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The Bauer School of Business hired them to make repairs in the building where she attended lectures in college. With only three days to complete work on the first and second floors, they pulled together a team of 100 people, working around the clock and sleeping on-site to get the job done.
Three months ago, the city of Houston issued a proclamation to designate June 14 as Indi Construction Partners Day and Nov. 19 as Raquel Boujourne Day, which also falls on International Entrepreneurship Day. As she reflects during, Boujourne hopes that leading a company in a male-dominated industry will change the perceptions about Hispanic women in construction.
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