By Cayden Wemple.
Women supporting women in an industry that has historically been cornered by men is crucial for the roofing business. That’s why celebrating women like Jana Zavala is so important. Jana sat down with host of the AskARoofer podcast, Megan Ellsworth, to discuss Jana and her success in the industry.
Jana told Megan, “I've been in the roofing industry since the late '90s. From distribution, I went into manufacturing. I was in manufacturing for a very long time. I had worked for a couple of major roofing companies, GAF and Malarkey, and I was a regional manager and a national trainer. And then I decided the last thing I haven't done was contracting, so I went ahead and opened up my company and started in contracting.”
People often ask Jana how she got into the roofing industry, “A lot of people asked me how I ended up here. I don't have a brother, a dad, a boyfriend, a husband, I don't have anybody in the roofing industry. I did this all on my own. And I think it's important to foster other women getting into the roofing industry.” That’s where the “HER” part of her company comes into the equation.
“HER stands for honesty, equality and respect, and that's very important to us,” says Jana, “They are our core values as a company, and we do celebrate it and talk about it. It's important that our customers feel comfortable in coming to us and having the conversations that we need to have and addressing any issues that they have in their home. And we're all about following those three steps all the way from when the phone call comes in to the end when we're closing out a job. It's very important for everyone at the company. We really strive on equality and inclusivity, and of course the honesty and respect is very important.”
Listen to the full conversation with Jana.
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About Cayden
Cayden is a reporter for RoofersCoffeeShop, MetalCoffeeShop and AskARoofer. When he isn’t writing about roofs, he’s usually playing guitar or writing songs for his musical endeavors.
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