Operations Director on High-End Sites, Female Leadership & Mental Health | Yoshimi Douglas Street

Episode #059 | Yoshimi Douglas Street

On today's ep we sit down with Yoshimi Douglas-Street, Operations Director at MACE, to talk honestly about working on high-end London construction sites & navigating careers as a woman in a male-dominated industry.

The pair also discuss how sport can shape mindsets, skills shortages, educating trauma & how we can attract the next generation into construction.

This episode is for everyone: trades, managers, directors, apprentices & anyone who believes the industry can do better.

🔵 Connect with Yoshimi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yoshimi-douglas-street-3b41b71a/

🔴 Watch on YouTube! - https://youtu.be/-bNEt6LW3IU

🟢 Listen On Spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3NILxTuohIAVcKxrHFRv4L?si=RFyw7CDfRI6hhuVHiM87jg

🟣 Listen on Apple Podcasts! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/operations-director-on-high-end-sites-female-leadership/id1778487912?i=1000741674388

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⏲TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro to Yoshimi: Co-Founder of ‘Ladies Can Golf’ - Golf Club Stigma

06:23 Communities in & learning from Sports + Yosh’s Basketball & Netball Career!

12:49 Construction Background & Roles! + Working on Battersea Power Station

20:34 Being in Construction in London + How the pair worked through Covid…

25:07 What it’s like actively Championing Women in Construction + Work/Life Balance

33:18 Personal story & how exercise and therapy made a difference + Educating Trauma

42:37 Integrating sport into Construction like the police, army do + Titles mean nothing

47:39 What it’s like working on high-end London sites & being a woman in a senior role

01:00:40 Pros vs Cons of Electric Vehicles + Company Sustainability's & Going Green

01:06:42 Are we running out of good Tradies? + Why Super Trowel is an amazing event

01:12:55 Promoting the industry to youngsters + mentoring programmes?

01:16:32 Yosh’s Japanese background & heritage (And Steve’s ffs)

01:19:13 Steve recounts his experience driving vintage tractors across the UK…

01:24:27 Yosh’s Women & Allies + Creating Change in Construction Event

01:30:02 Final Comments: Recapping the GCT Gherkin Summit Event

01:33:02 Outro!

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