January 21, 2025 • 32 mins
In this episode, we’re talking to Shantel Moya, founder and CEO of a successful roofing company in Houston. She shares:
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- How she started with just $5,000 and a dream
- Why being a woman in a male-dominated industry is both challenging and empowering
- The importance of quality materials and avoiding cheap, unethical tactics
- Why hustle, confidence, and family come first
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Speaker 1 (00:13):
Hi, everybody, welcome to episode three of Behind Her Business. Today,
we are going to talk to Chantel Moya, who is
the CEO and founder of a local roofing company extremely successful.
She's going to tell you all the tips and tricks
on how to harness your feminine energy in a male
dominated business. Hey, everybody, welcome to the third episode of
(00:39):
Behind Her Business. We have a sweet treat for you today.
We're super excited about our guest. We are going to
be talking to Chantalmoya. She is the founder and CEO
of a very successful roofinge company here in Houston. Missus
Venezuelan beauty. How you doing, Chantale? Good? How are you?
(00:59):
Thank you for of course, I'm so happy that you
came on board. I remember when I first started about
when I first thought about doing this podcast. I called
Chantal and I said, hey, I really want you to
be a guest because I think you'd be awesome, and
She's like, let's do this. So it's very exciting.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Absolutely so.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
So you guys know how I met Chantale. She's actually
my client. We do marketing. We market for her company.
And you know when you meet women and you just
have this I don't know there's an actually vibe in connection.
I felt that when I first met Chantale and I
was like, this is you know, this is a bad bitch.
I mean, she really is. She's amazing. But I think
(01:36):
that for the people listening, you will be so influential
to women, especially in male dominated industries. You're in roofing.
To start the conversation, how did you become an entrepreneur?
Give me your story on how you became the CEO
and founder of a very successful roofing company.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
So it all started with well, I basically started with
asking for money because I had none. So I asked
my stepdad at the time. I was like, hey, I
want to do this and I want to do it right,
but I don't have funds. So he was able to
offer me five thousand dollars was honestly zero. But you
know what with those five thousand dollars, I took the
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time to make the contracts and then the next times
I had you know, all my CRM and then I
was able to, you know, slowly work on getting a
website together. So you know, with five those five thousand dollars,
I stretched them out and you know, did small repairs.
At that time to eventually, you know, be able to
have enough to fund to build, because you know, when
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you fund to build, you got to be able to
have all the labors, materials, and so you have to
front all those costs. Yes, so you know I was
doing stuff, you know, to be able to fund you know,
the first job, and then one job led to two,
and then two led to ten and then now we're
here to years later.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
So why roofing? Like what what made you want to
do roofing? What was the you know, what was the
excitement about that? And were there other things and are
there other industries that you thought about going into outside
of roofing.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
So no, I did not think about getting to roofing.
I honestly it was brought up to me as a
part time job because I needed to make more money
as a single mom, because I had no money, and
so I got the opportunity to sell some roofs. I'm like, okay,
you know, I'll do it.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
I can sell anything, I'll sell roofs.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
I mean, I you know, when when you're at when
you're a mom and you're at that state and you're like, okay,
well I got to do something, and I had my
full career throughout the day, and so I needed to
do something at night, and you know that's what I
started in and doing that. And you know, honestly, it
started because I needed money.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
So what if were you doing before roofing? Did you
was roofing the first time of being an entrepreneur or
did you did you try it before?
Speaker 2 (04:00):
So I worked with a few roofing companies before, so
you had the experience I did. I worked with gosh,
I want to say, at least four companies in the area.
I've seen things. I've heard things it's I do not
agree with. And that's when I was like, you know what,
(04:20):
I'm going to do this, and I'm going to do
this way better. I'm going to do this right, and
I'm not going to cut corners just to make a
quick buck. That's not how I do things. And you
know that's kind of how it started.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
I love that, and I love that you said that
you've been in the industry. I think for any women
that are listening to this, and for myself becoming an entrepreneur.
I was in marketing for fifteen years before I even
became an entrepreneur. So you learn the ins and outs
of the business. You learn, like you said, what you
want your company to be, how you want to treat
your employees. Maybe you weren't treated really well at those
other companies, so it gave you that knowledge at least
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to get into your own business and start off clean
with the clean slate for sure.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
And my my intention was really never to even open
up my own business. But when I'm got taken advantage of.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
And are you take an advantage?
Speaker 2 (05:10):
So whenever you have a build, you're supposed to get
paid on it, right, your commission. So when you don't
get paid, what am I to do? You know, it's
it's not right, it's not okay. I do not agree
on other companies having to damage roofs.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
I'm not going to do that because are you saying
they damage roofs on purpose? Oh?
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Absolutely? Oh absolutely. Oh I've seen that so many times
because men are just they're out there to make a
quick buck. And this is how I feed my son
and my family.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (05:45):
And if you think I'm going to damage a roof
for you for you, yes, No, that is jail time.
That's what it is. It's insurance fraud. It's insurance fraud.
And the amount of people that I see out on
the streets that commit insurance fraud is ridiculous. Sure, it's crazy.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Isn't there something about licensing that you said that anybody
can say, Hey, I'm a roofer.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Yeah, because you're not, because you don't have to be
licensed in the state of Texas, which I really hope
that they change that because that will definitely limit all
the one thousand roofers that you know are in this town.
And yeah, dude, anybody can put a ladder in the
back of the truck and call themselves a roofer.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
H Yeah, that's true. And so not many roofers are
like yourself. I mean, you bring the sexiness to roofing.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
We all know that for sure.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Tell me about your experiences going up against I mean,
let's be honest, ladies, if you're in a strong position,
and if you're in a male dominated industry, you have
to be pretty tough. I mean, let's be honest. If
you cry at anything that upsets you, it's just not
going to be for you. So, being in a male
dominated industry, what has been your experience and what would
be your advice to other women that are in industry.
(07:00):
For example, I've been in the automotive industry. I've marketed
for the industry for the past twelve years, and I
know what my challenges have been. I want to know
about your challenges and I want to know everything. I
want to know how you're treated, I want to know
how you go up against that, how you mark yourself
as competition, Like what do you do and what has
been your experience in this industry?
Speaker 2 (07:20):
So definitely the cons in this industry would I mean,
just this morning on the way here, I got to
call on the work phone and I answered, and the
guy on the phone immediately was like, can I speak
to somebody that knows roofing?
Speaker 1 (07:38):
That would be me right, But what you said.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
It's common for men to call and because I'm a
female on the phone or the receptionist exactly every single time.
So it's it's it's not necessarily that a main thing,
but it's it's having to prove yourself all the time
twenty four to seven that oh that this chick doesn't
know anything. Oh she's just a girl. Oh she's pretty,
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she doesn't know.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
She's well, that's actually used against you in your industry
of the time.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
She's just the office chick. And it's and it's just,
you know, it's the confidence in me because I know
what I'm talking about, and I know what I'm saying.
I don't it's got to a point in time where
I don't. I don't see competition anymore because I know
my value in what I bring to the table. It's
damn good.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
And tell me about the pros. What are definitely the
pros that you've seen in this business? What has given
you the edge?
Speaker 2 (08:32):
The pros is you can't put I mean, I would
say spending time with my family is a big one.
I mean, the good thing about being in the construction
business is you you know, you make your schedule, you
make your time. So the fact that you're able to
be there as a parent all the time, I mean,
(08:53):
she I bring my kid with me sometimes because I'm
a mom. I got to work. And my son is
eight and we started him, I say him, But he's
been working with me and roofing since he was two.
So he's eight years old. He can tell you what
felt we use, what shingle, it is the ridge ben,
it is the decking. And and that's not me teaching
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him anything, that's him bringing him to work with me
and him just absorbing everything literally.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
Without you even knowing it. You are building. You're raising
a very strong son that's gonna know work ethic because
you have that work ethic. Yeah, that's so important for
sure for parents. I do the same thing with Elena
and my daughter. She comes to school, she was here
the whole summer. Yeah, doing social media. Yeah, you know,
I think that's important. And for you, it's more of
a family type of thing because you have Nick working
with you, which is your fiance.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
What's that like, It's great. I mean, dude, we work
so good together. I mean, wherever he lacks, I pick up.
And you know, the good thing about Nick is that
dude can sell us off to a homeless person.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
And if you both can, you both have that sales gene.
I mean you just have that natural drive.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
And you know what, and it's really, at the end
of the day, it's not having that be that salesperson.
What we are is we just build. We build relationships
with our customers. Like that's all it takes. And if
you ask us what we do for a living, it's
really we just run our mouth, we talk, we bullshit,
we just hang out. I mean, we don't see it
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as another job, or oh I gotta do this. It's like, hey,
I'm going to go stop and do an inspection real
quick and then go meet me here. And okay, it's
it's just another thing added to our day. It's it's
you know, if you love what you do, you don't
work a day in your life. Yeah, and I feel
like I haven't. I mean technically I have worked, but
you know it's working for something good.
Speaker 1 (10:46):
So has there been any situation to where you had
a bad day and you don't want to work together?
How does that work? Because I know you have good
days and bad days. Do you and Nick work directly
together all day? So what is that like?
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Honestly, we barely even see each Okay, that's good.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
See would see each other. If it was Marcus and
I were working together, we would kill each other. Yeah. No,
he's going to see people who could do that. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (11:09):
No, if I was with him twenty four to seven, No,
but you'd be surprised. On He's usually out on the
field all the time, you know, checking up on our guys,
on our builds, you know, making sure all that stuff's good.
While I'm you know, handling everything on the back end,
and you know, handling payroll, making sure people get paid.
And so no, we we have we don't really we
(11:29):
don't do the same things. So we're we're very structured.
So I handle certain things and he handles his certain things.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
That's okay. So you guys have it split based absolutely
the payables. You do the well, you both do the hiring.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
Yeah, I do all the boring shit, all literally, all
that paper stuff, all that good stuff. And then Nick
just he just does what he's good at and just
go hangs out, talks to people, talks to people, make
sure all our bill is good, and you know, look
for good potential to bring on.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
I'm a true believer. And what you just said, I
like what you said about relationships. I think that's so
important even with us in our relationship. I mean, for me,
if I'm going to spend money with somebody, I have
to trust you for sure. I think that you've been
able to establish that trust with.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
People for sure, because what salespeople think, it's at the
end of the day, it's just about trust. And if
they don't want to talk to you, what can you
do to build their trust? Okay? And people just put
so much thought into oh selling this selling this. At
the end of the day, I'm not selling you shit.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
You're helping that.
Speaker 2 (12:34):
I'm helping you, and I'm letting you know that, hey,
you have damage on your roof, and whatever you want
to do with that information you do on your own.
But you bet your butt that I'm going to try
and push you maybe put a little bit of urgency
into there. Yes, you know. And at the end of
the day, they're like, you know what, let's do this.
And it's and I roof talk everywhere.
Speaker 1 (12:56):
I know you do. So I've been out to lunch
with this woman and she tried to hire the waiter. Yeah,
so I have Yeah, girl is yeah to start doing that? Actually, no,
I love it. So tell me about I want to
know about. I really want to dig in a little
bit deeper on your personal experiences, Like what in your
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life has made you a good entrepreneur, Like, if somebody's
thinking about starting their own business, especially women out there,
what has been Are there any specific experiences in your
life that you feel has made you a better business owner?
Is there anything that maybe you were challenged with you know,
like you said, at the time you didn't have any money.
You were kind of like, hey, I have, I have
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to hustle, you know, and that could just be very
well be the answer. But I'm just curious because I've
never asked you this before.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
You know that that and everybody telling me no that
I couldn't do it. Now you can't do it. You're
you know, you're you're a female, You're And that's that's
a big one because this town is full of just
menorofs everywhere. It's flooded everywhere.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
It's crazy. Yes, so the competition is pretty fierce.
Speaker 2 (14:08):
That and you know, the just people think that I
can't do it, I'm not capable.
Speaker 1 (14:13):
Good when somebody says you can get to it and
you do it, and there's just it's almost like oh yeah,
it's almost like this revenge that they don't know that
they're getting, but they are in your mind because you're like,
I can do this.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
Yeah. And then that also leads to the confidence booth
because you're like, you know what, I freaking did it
when you say I couldn't. You know, I've had I
had you know, when I started this business, I had
reps that didn't really want to talk to me because
I was small, and you know, they didn't think I
was capable of anything, and now I have them blowing
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up my phone, of.
Speaker 1 (14:46):
Course, because you've said, well, I think consistency is key.
I think that you have. You have not changed your
daily habits to be to be where you're at now,
and you've just kept on no matter how Maybe maybe
you woke up not feeling confident that day and you
went out there and you showed confidence. I would be
lying if I told you that I did not. Part
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of my success isn't due to wanting to show people
that I can do what they thought.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
That I couldn't exactly.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
There's something in that. There's some type of strength in that,
and I think we all can. Like a fire, you're
putting fuel on the fire. I'm about to show you
and I don't stop and I don't lose. I know
that sounds really cocky, but that's how you have to say,
That's how you have to think as a business person.
You cannot be defeated. So what would you what would
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be the advice that you would give to women wanting
what would be the pep talk for you women wanting
to start their own business in a very competitive market
and a very competitive is it you know? Is it
the confidence.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
I would say, if they want to start their business,
to stop talking about and just do it. It's one
of those things where, you know, I talked about it
for a long time because I was just getting screwed
over left and right. I mean, I was doing so
much for a company, making what thirteen dollars an hour,
pretty much doing everything, and I was like, you know what,
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I'm done talking about it.
Speaker 1 (16:14):
I'm going to do it.
Speaker 2 (16:15):
I'm going to do it. And yeah, you know.
Speaker 1 (16:20):
I think you're right, because I think that the more
you think about it, the more you're going to convince
yourself why you shouldn't start a business. I can definitely
relate to that.
Speaker 2 (16:30):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
When I started my business, I had three clients, and
I mean I didn't know where it was going, but
it was overnight, I'm like, we're going to do this. Yeah,
And I think that's really admirable of you to take
that step, and hopefully other people listening to this takes that.
You know, maybe there's something keeping them. Just do it.
You really have nothing to lose, right literally, I think
even if you do lose, you're probably one of the
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only ones who have actually.
Speaker 2 (16:53):
Tried exactly And I mean and starting starting a business,
you're gonna lose regardless in the beginning because if you
if you don't lose, and if you don't have those
tough battles, you're not gonna you're not gonna knowledge yourself
and overcome those battles. So it's you know, you have
to you got to lose before you can win.
Speaker 1 (17:14):
I like that.
Speaker 2 (17:15):
So and all it takes is for you to try.
And if you don't try, you're gonna stay where you're at.
And if you want to stay at where you're at,
then you know that's between you and God.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
But and if you want to if you want to
do something, get up and just do it. Period.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
I want to talk about the confidence. I want to
talk about imposter syndrome. Do you know what imposter syndrome is? Okay,
so imposter syndrome in short, I mean I don't know
the actual like definition deep you know scientific definition, but
it is you know, when you're put in a level,
or you're put in say a women's put in a
certain position as a manager or CEO, and you second
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guess yourself as if you shouldn't be in that position,
almost like you're faking it, or people will find out
that you don't know what you're talking about. It's just
basically a lack of confidence. Did you experience when you
first started this business and you first got out there
and you first started grinding and you were going against
these men? Did you experience that? And if you did,
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how did you get past that? So?
Speaker 2 (18:17):
Yes, I did experience it, And it's just one of
those things like, dude, you got to fake it till
you make it. Yes, I mean literally fake it till
you make it. There was times where I maybe I
was clueless or you know, it's just one of those
things where do what you got to do at that point,
do it, and.
Speaker 1 (18:38):
Then you know you'll figure it out.
Speaker 2 (18:41):
You'll figure it out.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
That funny because men go into positions and they don't
even they don't. A lot of them don't care if
they I mean, and we're not manhandled by the way ladies.
We're just comparing and it is it's true for sure
in their confidence or like oh I can do this,
I'll figure it out. But us as women were constantly
second guessing ourselves into the position and maybe wondering why
they hired us or why are we doing this? Oh
my god, here I am I'm a CEO, But you know,
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am I really a CEO? Or am I saying I am?
Because I have this little business. You know, it's a
boutique business. But you've grown your business and how many years?
How many years you've been doing this?
Speaker 2 (19:13):
I'd want to say almost three years though, yeah, yeah,
it'll be three years.
Speaker 1 (19:16):
And you've seen huge growth in three years. Yeah, So
what is your plan for the next five to ten years?
You want to be the biggest roofing company or.
Speaker 2 (19:23):
No, not at all, because the most profitable. For sure,
the bigger, those bigger roofing companies, they're just gonna it's
all about quantity over there. Yes, I'm all about quality
over here. Okay, I'm not about the turn and burns.
Letus do roofs here and there. You know the people
that are on staff because I was in a big
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roofing company and I was number maybe fourteen. That's just
how it is. On Hey, you're not making this sell
this week? What happened? That's that's not how I do things.
I'm not going to sit here and force you to
make a sale, because you know, my guys are commissioned.
But if you don't want to make money. Okay, then
don't make money, honey, Like, but I'm gonna make money,
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and you know it's just.
Speaker 1 (20:07):
Yeah, well, speaking of and I love, I'm gonna segue
into what you're saying about. I do think we need
to talk about quality. And I thought it was very
interesting because I know nothing about roofing. I'm gonna be honest,
I call my husband, I'm like, find just somebody for roofing.
But now that I know you, it's a whole different ballgame.
You bring some of this feminine energy to the male
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dominated business because you say that you have the most
beautiful roofs and I'm like, how's a roof beautiful?
Speaker 2 (20:34):
Oh yeah?
Speaker 1 (20:35):
And why don't you school us a little bit because
when you told me the other day, I had no idea, Like,
this is pretty hard, so we do.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
I only will install designer quality shingles. They are a
class three shingle. You can tell a lot about a
roofing company about what kind of shingle they're installing. Okay,
so build your grade if you're gonna install builder grade.
Speaker 1 (20:57):
Oh, I know it sounds really like I know what
I'm talking about.
Speaker 2 (21:00):
It is it is because that's the lowest of the low. Yes,
And if you're going to install the lowest of the low,
what kind of business are you? I mean, you already
know what they're wanting for the lowest of the low
is cheap. But guess what, as soon as the storm happens.
Speaker 1 (21:16):
I gotta leak, I gotta leak.
Speaker 2 (21:18):
I'm not doing that, nor am I in the business
to do that. I had no callbacks during this hurricane
because you know, my stuff's the Class three. You know,
it's rated for impact. And not only that, we don't
just put your standard browns and blacks like that's boring.
Not everybody wants weatherwood.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
You know, vers bougie people out there who like nice things.
Tell me about a nice roof.
Speaker 2 (21:43):
So a sexy roof. Definitely roof for public because we
build the most beautiful roofs in Texas period.
Speaker 1 (21:49):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (21:50):
So, And it's cool because, I mean, we have so
many options. We don't have just your standard weather woods
and blacks because that's all the companies around here or push.
We have over thirty plus color options. I mean, if
you want, we have a midnight purple that just came
out last year.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
I didn't even know this was a thing. I'm just amazed. Yeah,
and we're gonna show you guys pictures of this. They
should be rolling right now so you can see.
Speaker 2 (22:14):
But go ahead. Owens Corning comes out with a new
color every year, so it's a new color that nobody
ever puts on. And the fact that we're able to
offer that, it's I mean, why not why why just
put your standard you know, colors on there. Why not
make it fun? Let's you want to color match your
drip edge? What kind of profile do you want? Do
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you want high low? You know? Do you want your
shingles to be kind of more checkerty where it's got
more colors into it. I mean, I have shingles that
have there's one that's a storm cloud that's got it's
almost like a farmhousey color. So it's got like some
grays and some blacks and some lighter grays, and it's
really really pretty.
Speaker 1 (22:54):
It's very modern, very I wonder if everybody else knew
that there are so many roofine options. See, this is
why you need a woman in roofing. This is exactly why.
Speaker 2 (23:02):
For sure. I mean not only that our shingles are
made here in Texas, they're not like you know, all
other companies that they get their stuff imported. Everything's imported.
Our stuff is made right here in Irving, Texas.
Speaker 1 (23:16):
You're sure made in Texas. Guys, that's very important, do
you know? As Texans love everything made in Texas exactly.
Speaker 2 (23:22):
And what's cool is so our shingles go straight from
the manufacturer to our distributors. So each each each roof
that we do, it's coming straight from the manufacturer. It's
not sitting in a warehouse for sitting there in months
stacked on top of each other. I mean, those things
are heavy. Do you want you want a shingle that's
going to go on your roof to be stacked on
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top of each other, I mean over one thousand pounds. No,
you don't do that.
Speaker 1 (23:49):
See and I would never know this, And this is
why you have to do your due diligence and actually
researching the company. How have you made a name for yourself?
I mean, I know you do a lot of content.
I mean that's a really big thing you as content.
You talk about your business, you're constantly out there, you're
constantly online. Outside of that, how have you made a
name for yourself?
Speaker 2 (24:07):
I would say networking? Networking because I will say one thing.
Networking can get you in places no degrees can, and
you know time networking will get you in places no
degrees can. Yes, okay here that ladies, that doesn't mean
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that doesn't mean, oh, I'm going to go to college
if anything, get into a trade, whether it's whether it's
a c whether it's roofing, whether it's you know, flooring.
Speaker 1 (24:36):
I mean, you know, I am completely okay with that.
I think you're so right. You have plumbers that make
twice as much as you know accountants out there. I
mean literally, that you go to school, not that school's bad.
I mean we you know, I graduated, but I will
tell you that it's not necessarily a income. You know,
you're not going to generate income right away, and it's
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not for sure you're going to generate the income you want.
Most of the people that are graduating don't even go
into the career that they majored.
Speaker 2 (25:03):
It never.
Speaker 1 (25:04):
I mean it almost does it make sense. I love
that you said that though. But the networking part, I
think that's very important. What type of networking you know,
groups have been successful for you.
Speaker 2 (25:14):
So I go to like a lot of women entrepreneur
groups with a lot of women I will go to
some of the men's too, but the men's I mean,
it's it's a hit or miss in the men's side,
but definitely I do kind of cater to more of
the women aspects side, not that those other ones are bad.
Speaker 1 (25:37):
But but it's just more relatable.
Speaker 2 (25:39):
Yeah, And it's always just more having to having to
prove myself every time, and it's like, no one works
so hard every time.
Speaker 1 (25:46):
And that is tough when you're in a mail industry
once and if you are a pretty woman, and there's
nothing wrong with saying that you are right you are,
So when you walk into these offices with these men,
sometimes you know they have to you have to work
extra hard just so they can see past that it is,
you know, and I know a poor pretty girl. No,
that's not what we're saying. What we're saying is I mean,
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when you're really about your business and you're serious, you know,
sometimes it just takes that extra effort, and when you're
dealing with another woman, it just isn't that hard.
Speaker 2 (26:16):
It is. And then sometimes you know, with the guys,
it's okay, are you talking to me really for business
because I'm here for business, or are you trying to
sit here. I'm not trying to chit chat with you,
you know, because some will turn into a chit chat.
I'm not trying to do that. Yeah, you know, I'm
here for business.
Speaker 1 (26:33):
Yeah. Well, And I think that's so important to say
because when sometimes when you're talking to you know, I'll
be honest and in my you know, career field, in
my time, I mean, there have been times where it's like, look,
we're this is a little bit past business at this point. Yeah,
let's just keep it to where it is, and we
have to work extra hard at staying there, but still
having the banter Exactly. A lot of business people, if
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they're spending money with you, they want that. But there
is this level of professionalism that I I feel and
if you're attractive even you have to keep that professionalism
even more, very absolutely. And I like that. I like
that you are able to, you know, show yourself as
a woman in roofing and be proud of that. But
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also you are about your business. You're about the hustle.
Speaker 2 (27:20):
I mean, I'm just trying to I'm just trying to
make a living and make money. That's it. I love it,
you know, I'm trying to live my best life.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
Too, So you're always traveling. We know Chantelle loves to travel, y'all.
I see her pictures all the time, and I get
jealous next week where you're going.
Speaker 2 (27:36):
But you know what, that all the hustle has led
me to what I want to do, and that is
my life is traveling. I don't I don't, I don't,
you know, go out and buy crazy things. I'd rather
go experience, Go experience. You know, I can't remember the
last time I bought my son a birthday gift because
his birthday's experiences. That's just all we do, it is.
Speaker 1 (27:58):
So, where are you guys going to Disney?
Speaker 2 (28:01):
Yeah, we're going to Disney World.
Speaker 1 (28:05):
So I love the hustle, and your hustle allows you
to live the life that you want to live. What
is your definition of hustle.
Speaker 2 (28:14):
My definition of hustle is no complaining, get up and
do it. Don't cry about it. Just if something bad happens,
fix it. You know, it's funny because I like to
call myself a firefighter because that's us business owners do.
We put out fires every day bitterly. Yes, you have
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that tough skin, fight that fire. Fix it, move on,
go to the next no.
Speaker 1 (28:40):
I love that. And I think there's something about meeting
other business women that are in the same not the
same industry, but in the same category as you. I
think that's why you and I connect so well, because
we get it. We can go to lunch even though
you're my client, We'll talk and we talk real and
we talk about overhead I do we talk about overhead
mar People are like, this is boring, We're like, what
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are you talking about? This is exciting? Yes. So I
want to know and I'm asking everybody this who comes
to this podcast, because everybody has a superpower, and I
want to know what your superpower.
Speaker 2 (29:14):
Is my superpower?
Speaker 1 (29:17):
What is your superpower?
Speaker 2 (29:20):
I would say, have the ability to do one hundred
things in ones literally multitasking. I mean, man, I can multitask. Yes.
And I feel like, and it's crazy because I have ADHD.
Speaker 1 (29:32):
And did it take medication for well I haven't, since
I haven't for a long time. I should but no,
Well maybe the ADHD, like does it for you? Maybe
it actually works for you then against you.
Speaker 2 (29:42):
I feel like if I have the ADHD medicine, it
puts me kind of like a slower.
Speaker 1 (29:49):
Almost like a zombie SMO yeah, where.
Speaker 2 (29:51):
It's like I have to Okay, I got a phone this,
I gotta send this out, I gotta do this, this,
this okay, which I feel like that's how I live.
My life is at a hundre lost of the time.
Speaker 1 (30:01):
Now do you feel that when you are it's almost
it's almost twofold, right. Do you ever feel like you're
so exhausted but you're also like exhilarated at the same time,
Like you're feeling like, yeah, I'm getting shit done, but
then you're also so tired, like you almost like it's
like you almost get I can't what am I? I
can't explain the word. It's almost like you get a
high from it. Yes, it's weird. I know exactly what
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you're like. If you're not like that, are you don't
get it. But if you are, and you're used of
juggling twenty million things and you're going to complain and
bitch about it all the time, but it's part of
who you are, and when it's not there, you're like,
what's wrong? Am I not making money?
Speaker 2 (30:37):
And I'm like, okay, my phone stopped ringing, I'm not
doing what's going on? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (30:41):
No, I love that. I love that and I think that,
you know, there's so much to learn from somebody like you,
and I definitely am very happy that you came on
today because I think women needed to hear this, They
needed to hear your story, and they needed to know
that if they are, you know, in this type of industry,
or if they're going into entrepreneurship, or they're trying to
find their hustle, you know, there's so many people out
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here that are going to you know, empower you guys
that are listening, and we hope that you got some
really great nuggets and some great knowledge from this podcast.
So I just want to thank you for being here, of.
Speaker 2 (31:13):
Course, and you know, it's you know, it's also one
of those things of finding your hustle because I didn't
I didn't know roofing was my hustle. You know, before that,
I did some ac work. So it's it's one of
those things that don't let it scare you. Try it. Yes,
try try plumbing, try electrical, try roofing, because at the
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end of the day, you have.
Speaker 1 (31:35):
No idea you'll find your niche exactly. You will find
your niche ladies, exactly.
Speaker 2 (31:40):
No.
Speaker 1 (31:40):
I love that. Yeah, thank you so much. Of course,
we will definitely have you on another time as well
because we just get so much good information from you,
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Hi, everybody, welcome to episode three of Behind Her Business. Today,
we are going to talk to Chantel Moya, who is
the CEO and founder of a local roofing company extremely successful.
She's going to tell you all the tips and tricks
on how to harness your feminine energy in a male
dominated business. Hey, everybody, welcome to the third episode of
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Behind Her Business. We have a sweet treat for you today.
We're super excited about our guest. We are going to
be talking to Chantalmoya. She is the founder and CEO
of a very successful roofinge company here in Houston. Missus
Venezuelan beauty. How you doing, Chantale? Good? How are you?
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Thank you for of course, I'm so happy that you
came on board. I remember when I first started about
when I first thought about doing this podcast. I called
Chantal and I said, hey, I really want you to
be a guest because I think you'd be awesome, and
She's like, let's do this. So it's very exciting.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Absolutely so.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
So you guys know how I met Chantale. She's actually
my client. We do marketing. We market for her company.
And you know when you meet women and you just
have this I don't know there's an actually vibe in connection.
I felt that when I first met Chantale and I
was like, this is you know, this is a bad bitch.
I mean, she really is. She's amazing. But I think
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that for the people listening, you will be so influential
to women, especially in male dominated industries. You're in roofing.
To start the conversation, how did you become an entrepreneur?
Give me your story on how you became the CEO
and founder of a very successful roofing company.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
So it all started with well, I basically started with
asking for money because I had none. So I asked
my stepdad at the time. I was like, hey, I
want to do this and I want to do it right,
but I don't have funds. So he was able to
offer me five thousand dollars was honestly zero. But you
know what with those five thousand dollars, I took the
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time to make the contracts and then the next times
I had you know, all my CRM and then I
was able to, you know, slowly work on getting a
website together. So you know, with five those five thousand dollars,
I stretched them out and you know, did small repairs.
At that time to eventually, you know, be able to
have enough to fund to build, because you know, when
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you fund to build, you got to be able to
have all the labors, materials, and so you have to
front all those costs. Yes, so you know I was
doing stuff, you know, to be able to fund you know,
the first job, and then one job led to two,
and then two led to ten and then now we're
here to years later.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
So why roofing? Like what what made you want to
do roofing? What was the you know, what was the
excitement about that? And were there other things and are
there other industries that you thought about going into outside
of roofing.
Speaker 2 (03:12):
So no, I did not think about getting to roofing.
I honestly it was brought up to me as a
part time job because I needed to make more money
as a single mom, because I had no money, and
so I got the opportunity to sell some roofs. I'm like, okay,
you know, I'll do it.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
I can sell anything, I'll sell roofs.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
I mean, I you know, when when you're at when
you're a mom and you're at that state and you're like, okay,
well I got to do something, and I had my
full career throughout the day, and so I needed to
do something at night, and you know that's what I
started in and doing that. And you know, honestly, it
started because I needed money.
Speaker 1 (03:52):
So what if were you doing before roofing? Did you
was roofing the first time of being an entrepreneur or
did you did you try it before?
Speaker 2 (04:00):
So I worked with a few roofing companies before, so
you had the experience I did. I worked with gosh,
I want to say, at least four companies in the area.
I've seen things. I've heard things it's I do not
agree with. And that's when I was like, you know what,
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I'm going to do this, and I'm going to do
this way better. I'm going to do this right, and
I'm not going to cut corners just to make a
quick buck. That's not how I do things. And you
know that's kind of how it started.
Speaker 1 (04:32):
I love that, and I love that you said that
you've been in the industry. I think for any women
that are listening to this, and for myself becoming an entrepreneur.
I was in marketing for fifteen years before I even
became an entrepreneur. So you learn the ins and outs
of the business. You learn, like you said, what you
want your company to be, how you want to treat
your employees. Maybe you weren't treated really well at those
other companies, so it gave you that knowledge at least
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to get into your own business and start off clean
with the clean slate for sure.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
And my my intention was really never to even open
up my own business. But when I'm got taken advantage of.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
And are you take an advantage?
Speaker 2 (05:10):
So whenever you have a build, you're supposed to get
paid on it, right, your commission. So when you don't
get paid, what am I to do? You know, it's
it's not right, it's not okay. I do not agree
on other companies having to damage roofs.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
I'm not going to do that because are you saying
they damage roofs on purpose? Oh?
Speaker 2 (05:33):
Absolutely? Oh absolutely. Oh I've seen that so many times
because men are just they're out there to make a
quick buck. And this is how I feed my son
and my family.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (05:45):
And if you think I'm going to damage a roof
for you for you, yes, No, that is jail time.
That's what it is. It's insurance fraud. It's insurance fraud.
And the amount of people that I see out on
the streets that commit insurance fraud is ridiculous. Sure, it's crazy.
Speaker 1 (06:08):
Isn't there something about licensing that you said that anybody
can say, Hey, I'm a roofer.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
Yeah, because you're not, because you don't have to be
licensed in the state of Texas, which I really hope
that they change that because that will definitely limit all
the one thousand roofers that you know are in this town.
And yeah, dude, anybody can put a ladder in the
back of the truck and call themselves a roofer.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
H Yeah, that's true. And so not many roofers are
like yourself. I mean, you bring the sexiness to roofing.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
We all know that for sure.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Tell me about your experiences going up against I mean,
let's be honest, ladies, if you're in a strong position,
and if you're in a male dominated industry, you have
to be pretty tough. I mean, let's be honest. If
you cry at anything that upsets you, it's just not
going to be for you. So, being in a male
dominated industry, what has been your experience and what would
be your advice to other women that are in industry.
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For example, I've been in the automotive industry. I've marketed
for the industry for the past twelve years, and I
know what my challenges have been. I want to know
about your challenges and I want to know everything. I
want to know how you're treated, I want to know
how you go up against that, how you mark yourself
as competition, Like what do you do and what has
been your experience in this industry?
Speaker 2 (07:20):
So definitely the cons in this industry would I mean,
just this morning on the way here, I got to
call on the work phone and I answered, and the
guy on the phone immediately was like, can I speak
to somebody that knows roofing?
Speaker 1 (07:38):
That would be me right, But what you said.
Speaker 2 (07:41):
It's common for men to call and because I'm a
female on the phone or the receptionist exactly every single time.
So it's it's it's not necessarily that a main thing,
but it's it's having to prove yourself all the time
twenty four to seven that oh that this chick doesn't
know anything. Oh she's just a girl. Oh she's pretty,
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she doesn't know.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
She's well, that's actually used against you in your industry
of the time.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
She's just the office chick. And it's and it's just,
you know, it's the confidence in me because I know
what I'm talking about, and I know what I'm saying.
I don't it's got to a point in time where
I don't. I don't see competition anymore because I know
my value in what I bring to the table. It's
damn good.
Speaker 1 (08:26):
And tell me about the pros. What are definitely the
pros that you've seen in this business? What has given
you the edge?
Speaker 2 (08:32):
The pros is you can't put I mean, I would
say spending time with my family is a big one.
I mean, the good thing about being in the construction
business is you you know, you make your schedule, you
make your time. So the fact that you're able to
be there as a parent all the time, I mean,
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she I bring my kid with me sometimes because I'm
a mom. I got to work. And my son is
eight and we started him, I say him, But he's
been working with me and roofing since he was two.
So he's eight years old. He can tell you what
felt we use, what shingle, it is the ridge ben,
it is the decking. And and that's not me teaching
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him anything, that's him bringing him to work with me
and him just absorbing everything literally.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
Without you even knowing it. You are building. You're raising
a very strong son that's gonna know work ethic because
you have that work ethic. Yeah, that's so important for
sure for parents. I do the same thing with Elena
and my daughter. She comes to school, she was here
the whole summer. Yeah, doing social media. Yeah, you know,
I think that's important. And for you, it's more of
a family type of thing because you have Nick working
with you, which is your fiance.
Speaker 2 (09:45):
What's that like, It's great. I mean, dude, we work
so good together. I mean, wherever he lacks, I pick up.
And you know, the good thing about Nick is that
dude can sell us off to a homeless person.
Speaker 1 (09:59):
And if you both can, you both have that sales gene.
I mean you just have that natural drive.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
And you know what, and it's really, at the end
of the day, it's not having that be that salesperson.
What we are is we just build. We build relationships
with our customers. Like that's all it takes. And if
you ask us what we do for a living, it's
really we just run our mouth, we talk, we bullshit,
we just hang out. I mean, we don't see it
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as another job, or oh I gotta do this. It's like, hey,
I'm going to go stop and do an inspection real
quick and then go meet me here. And okay, it's
it's just another thing added to our day. It's it's
you know, if you love what you do, you don't
work a day in your life. Yeah, and I feel
like I haven't. I mean technically I have worked, but
you know it's working for something good.
Speaker 1 (10:46):
So has there been any situation to where you had
a bad day and you don't want to work together?
How does that work? Because I know you have good
days and bad days. Do you and Nick work directly
together all day? So what is that like?
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Honestly, we barely even see each Okay, that's good.
Speaker 1 (11:00):
See would see each other. If it was Marcus and
I were working together, we would kill each other. Yeah. No,
he's going to see people who could do that. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (11:09):
No, if I was with him twenty four to seven, No,
but you'd be surprised. On He's usually out on the
field all the time, you know, checking up on our guys,
on our builds, you know, making sure all that stuff's good.
While I'm you know, handling everything on the back end,
and you know, handling payroll, making sure people get paid.
And so no, we we have we don't really we
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don't do the same things. So we're we're very structured.
So I handle certain things and he handles his certain things.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
That's okay. So you guys have it split based absolutely
the payables. You do the well, you both do the hiring.
Speaker 2 (11:41):
Yeah, I do all the boring shit, all literally, all
that paper stuff, all that good stuff. And then Nick
just he just does what he's good at and just
go hangs out, talks to people, talks to people, make
sure all our bill is good, and you know, look
for good potential to bring on.
Speaker 1 (12:02):
I'm a true believer. And what you just said, I
like what you said about relationships. I think that's so
important even with us in our relationship. I mean, for me,
if I'm going to spend money with somebody, I have
to trust you for sure. I think that you've been
able to establish that trust with.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
People for sure, because what salespeople think, it's at the
end of the day, it's just about trust. And if
they don't want to talk to you, what can you
do to build their trust? Okay? And people just put
so much thought into oh selling this selling this. At
the end of the day, I'm not selling you shit.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
You're helping that.
Speaker 2 (12:34):
I'm helping you, and I'm letting you know that, hey,
you have damage on your roof, and whatever you want
to do with that information you do on your own.
But you bet your butt that I'm going to try
and push you maybe put a little bit of urgency
into there. Yes, you know. And at the end of
the day, they're like, you know what, let's do this.
And it's and I roof talk everywhere.
Speaker 1 (12:56):
I know you do. So I've been out to lunch
with this woman and she tried to hire the waiter. Yeah,
so I have Yeah, girl is yeah to start doing that? Actually, no,
I love it. So tell me about I want to
know about. I really want to dig in a little
bit deeper on your personal experiences, Like what in your
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life has made you a good entrepreneur, Like, if somebody's
thinking about starting their own business, especially women out there,
what has been Are there any specific experiences in your
life that you feel has made you a better business owner?
Is there anything that maybe you were challenged with you know,
like you said, at the time you didn't have any money.
You were kind of like, hey, I have, I have
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to hustle, you know, and that could just be very
well be the answer. But I'm just curious because I've
never asked you this before.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
You know that that and everybody telling me no that
I couldn't do it. Now you can't do it. You're
you know, you're you're a female, You're And that's that's
a big one because this town is full of just
menorofs everywhere. It's flooded everywhere.
Speaker 1 (14:05):
It's crazy. Yes, so the competition is pretty fierce.
Speaker 2 (14:08):
That and you know, the just people think that I
can't do it, I'm not capable.
Speaker 1 (14:13):
Good when somebody says you can get to it and
you do it, and there's just it's almost like oh yeah,
it's almost like this revenge that they don't know that
they're getting, but they are in your mind because you're like,
I can do this.
Speaker 2 (14:24):
Yeah. And then that also leads to the confidence booth
because you're like, you know what, I freaking did it
when you say I couldn't. You know, I've had I
had you know, when I started this business, I had
reps that didn't really want to talk to me because
I was small, and you know, they didn't think I
was capable of anything, and now I have them blowing
(14:45):
up my phone, of.
Speaker 1 (14:46):
Course, because you've said, well, I think consistency is key.
I think that you have. You have not changed your
daily habits to be to be where you're at now,
and you've just kept on no matter how Maybe maybe
you woke up not feeling confident that day and you
went out there and you showed confidence. I would be
lying if I told you that I did not. Part
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of my success isn't due to wanting to show people
that I can do what they thought.
Speaker 2 (15:13):
That I couldn't exactly.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
There's something in that. There's some type of strength in that,
and I think we all can. Like a fire, you're
putting fuel on the fire. I'm about to show you
and I don't stop and I don't lose. I know
that sounds really cocky, but that's how you have to say,
That's how you have to think as a business person.
You cannot be defeated. So what would you what would
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be the advice that you would give to women wanting
what would be the pep talk for you women wanting
to start their own business in a very competitive market
and a very competitive is it you know? Is it
the confidence.
Speaker 2 (15:51):
I would say, if they want to start their business,
to stop talking about and just do it. It's one
of those things where, you know, I talked about it
for a long time because I was just getting screwed
over left and right. I mean, I was doing so
much for a company, making what thirteen dollars an hour,
pretty much doing everything, and I was like, you know what,
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I'm done talking about it.
Speaker 1 (16:14):
I'm going to do it.
Speaker 2 (16:15):
I'm going to do it. And yeah, you know.
Speaker 1 (16:20):
I think you're right, because I think that the more
you think about it, the more you're going to convince
yourself why you shouldn't start a business. I can definitely
relate to that.
Speaker 2 (16:30):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:30):
When I started my business, I had three clients, and
I mean I didn't know where it was going, but
it was overnight, I'm like, we're going to do this. Yeah,
And I think that's really admirable of you to take
that step, and hopefully other people listening to this takes that.
You know, maybe there's something keeping them. Just do it.
You really have nothing to lose, right literally, I think
even if you do lose, you're probably one of the
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only ones who have actually.
Speaker 2 (16:53):
Tried exactly And I mean and starting starting a business,
you're gonna lose regardless in the beginning because if you
if you don't lose, and if you don't have those
tough battles, you're not gonna you're not gonna knowledge yourself
and overcome those battles. So it's you know, you have
to you got to lose before you can win.
Speaker 1 (17:14):
I like that.
Speaker 2 (17:15):
So and all it takes is for you to try.
And if you don't try, you're gonna stay where you're at.
And if you want to stay at where you're at,
then you know that's between you and God.
Speaker 1 (17:26):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
But and if you want to if you want to
do something, get up and just do it. Period.
Speaker 1 (17:33):
I want to talk about the confidence. I want to
talk about imposter syndrome. Do you know what imposter syndrome is? Okay,
so imposter syndrome in short, I mean I don't know
the actual like definition deep you know scientific definition, but
it is you know, when you're put in a level,
or you're put in say a women's put in a
certain position as a manager or CEO, and you second
(17:54):
guess yourself as if you shouldn't be in that position,
almost like you're faking it, or people will find out
that you don't know what you're talking about. It's just
basically a lack of confidence. Did you experience when you
first started this business and you first got out there
and you first started grinding and you were going against
these men? Did you experience that? And if you did,
(18:15):
how did you get past that? So?
Speaker 2 (18:17):
Yes, I did experience it, And it's just one of
those things like, dude, you got to fake it till
you make it. Yes, I mean literally fake it till
you make it. There was times where I maybe I
was clueless or you know, it's just one of those
things where do what you got to do at that point,
do it, and.
Speaker 1 (18:38):
Then you know you'll figure it out.
Speaker 2 (18:41):
You'll figure it out.
Speaker 1 (18:42):
That funny because men go into positions and they don't
even they don't. A lot of them don't care if
they I mean, and we're not manhandled by the way ladies.
We're just comparing and it is it's true for sure
in their confidence or like oh I can do this,
I'll figure it out. But us as women were constantly
second guessing ourselves into the position and maybe wondering why
they hired us or why are we doing this? Oh
my god, here I am I'm a CEO, But you know,
(19:05):
am I really a CEO? Or am I saying I am?
Because I have this little business. You know, it's a
boutique business. But you've grown your business and how many years?
How many years you've been doing this?
Speaker 2 (19:13):
I'd want to say almost three years though, yeah, yeah,
it'll be three years.
Speaker 1 (19:16):
And you've seen huge growth in three years. Yeah, So
what is your plan for the next five to ten years?
You want to be the biggest roofing company or.
Speaker 2 (19:23):
No, not at all, because the most profitable. For sure,
the bigger, those bigger roofing companies, they're just gonna it's
all about quantity over there. Yes, I'm all about quality
over here. Okay, I'm not about the turn and burns.
Letus do roofs here and there. You know the people
that are on staff because I was in a big
(19:43):
roofing company and I was number maybe fourteen. That's just
how it is. On Hey, you're not making this sell
this week? What happened? That's that's not how I do things.
I'm not going to sit here and force you to
make a sale, because you know, my guys are commissioned.
But if you don't want to make money. Okay, then
don't make money, honey, Like, but I'm gonna make money,
(20:04):
and you know it's just.
Speaker 1 (20:07):
Yeah, well, speaking of and I love, I'm gonna segue
into what you're saying about. I do think we need
to talk about quality. And I thought it was very
interesting because I know nothing about roofing. I'm gonna be honest,
I call my husband, I'm like, find just somebody for roofing.
But now that I know you, it's a whole different ballgame.
You bring some of this feminine energy to the male
(20:28):
dominated business because you say that you have the most
beautiful roofs and I'm like, how's a roof beautiful?
Speaker 2 (20:34):
Oh yeah?
Speaker 1 (20:35):
And why don't you school us a little bit because
when you told me the other day, I had no idea, Like,
this is pretty hard, so we do.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
I only will install designer quality shingles. They are a
class three shingle. You can tell a lot about a
roofing company about what kind of shingle they're installing. Okay,
so build your grade if you're gonna install builder grade.
Speaker 1 (20:57):
Oh, I know it sounds really like I know what
I'm talking about.
Speaker 2 (21:00):
It is it is because that's the lowest of the low. Yes,
And if you're going to install the lowest of the low,
what kind of business are you? I mean, you already
know what they're wanting for the lowest of the low
is cheap. But guess what, as soon as the storm happens.
Speaker 1 (21:16):
I gotta leak, I gotta leak.
Speaker 2 (21:18):
I'm not doing that, nor am I in the business
to do that. I had no callbacks during this hurricane
because you know, my stuff's the Class three. You know,
it's rated for impact. And not only that, we don't
just put your standard browns and blacks like that's boring.
Not everybody wants weatherwood.
Speaker 1 (21:39):
You know, vers bougie people out there who like nice things.
Tell me about a nice roof.
Speaker 2 (21:43):
So a sexy roof. Definitely roof for public because we
build the most beautiful roofs in Texas period.
Speaker 1 (21:49):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (21:50):
So, And it's cool because, I mean, we have so
many options. We don't have just your standard weather woods
and blacks because that's all the companies around here or push.
We have over thirty plus color options. I mean, if
you want, we have a midnight purple that just came
out last year.
Speaker 1 (22:07):
I didn't even know this was a thing. I'm just amazed. Yeah,
and we're gonna show you guys pictures of this. They
should be rolling right now so you can see.
Speaker 2 (22:14):
But go ahead. Owens Corning comes out with a new
color every year, so it's a new color that nobody
ever puts on. And the fact that we're able to
offer that, it's I mean, why not why why just
put your standard you know, colors on there. Why not
make it fun? Let's you want to color match your
drip edge? What kind of profile do you want? Do
(22:35):
you want high low? You know? Do you want your
shingles to be kind of more checkerty where it's got
more colors into it. I mean, I have shingles that
have there's one that's a storm cloud that's got it's
almost like a farmhousey color. So it's got like some
grays and some blacks and some lighter grays, and it's
really really pretty.
Speaker 1 (22:54):
It's very modern, very I wonder if everybody else knew
that there are so many roofine options. See, this is
why you need a woman in roofing. This is exactly why.
Speaker 2 (23:02):
For sure. I mean not only that our shingles are
made here in Texas, they're not like you know, all
other companies that they get their stuff imported. Everything's imported.
Our stuff is made right here in Irving, Texas.
Speaker 1 (23:16):
You're sure made in Texas. Guys, that's very important, do
you know? As Texans love everything made in Texas exactly.
Speaker 2 (23:22):
And what's cool is so our shingles go straight from
the manufacturer to our distributors. So each each each roof
that we do, it's coming straight from the manufacturer. It's
not sitting in a warehouse for sitting there in months
stacked on top of each other. I mean, those things
are heavy. Do you want you want a shingle that's
going to go on your roof to be stacked on
(23:43):
top of each other, I mean over one thousand pounds. No,
you don't do that.
Speaker 1 (23:49):
See and I would never know this, And this is
why you have to do your due diligence and actually
researching the company. How have you made a name for yourself?
I mean, I know you do a lot of content.
I mean that's a really big thing you as content.
You talk about your business, you're constantly out there, you're
constantly online. Outside of that, how have you made a
name for yourself?
Speaker 2 (24:07):
I would say networking? Networking because I will say one thing.
Networking can get you in places no degrees can, and
you know time networking will get you in places no
degrees can. Yes, okay here that ladies, that doesn't mean
(24:27):
that doesn't mean, oh, I'm going to go to college
if anything, get into a trade, whether it's whether it's
a c whether it's roofing, whether it's you know, flooring.
Speaker 1 (24:36):
I mean, you know, I am completely okay with that.
I think you're so right. You have plumbers that make
twice as much as you know accountants out there. I
mean literally, that you go to school, not that school's bad.
I mean we you know, I graduated, but I will
tell you that it's not necessarily a income. You know,
you're not going to generate income right away, and it's
(24:57):
not for sure you're going to generate the income you want.
Most of the people that are graduating don't even go
into the career that they majored.
Speaker 2 (25:03):
It never.
Speaker 1 (25:04):
I mean it almost does it make sense. I love
that you said that though. But the networking part, I
think that's very important. What type of networking you know,
groups have been successful for you.
Speaker 2 (25:14):
So I go to like a lot of women entrepreneur
groups with a lot of women I will go to
some of the men's too, but the men's I mean,
it's it's a hit or miss in the men's side,
but definitely I do kind of cater to more of
the women aspects side, not that those other ones are bad.
Speaker 1 (25:37):
But but it's just more relatable.
Speaker 2 (25:39):
Yeah, And it's always just more having to having to
prove myself every time, and it's like, no one works
so hard every time.
Speaker 1 (25:46):
And that is tough when you're in a mail industry
once and if you are a pretty woman, and there's
nothing wrong with saying that you are right you are,
So when you walk into these offices with these men,
sometimes you know they have to you have to work
extra hard just so they can see past that it is,
you know, and I know a poor pretty girl. No,
that's not what we're saying. What we're saying is I mean,
(26:07):
when you're really about your business and you're serious, you know,
sometimes it just takes that extra effort, and when you're
dealing with another woman, it just isn't that hard.
Speaker 2 (26:16):
It is. And then sometimes you know, with the guys,
it's okay, are you talking to me really for business
because I'm here for business, or are you trying to
sit here. I'm not trying to chit chat with you,
you know, because some will turn into a chit chat.
I'm not trying to do that. Yeah, you know, I'm
here for business.
Speaker 1 (26:33):
Yeah. Well, And I think that's so important to say
because when sometimes when you're talking to you know, I'll
be honest and in my you know, career field, in
my time, I mean, there have been times where it's like, look,
we're this is a little bit past business at this point. Yeah,
let's just keep it to where it is, and we
have to work extra hard at staying there, but still
having the banter Exactly. A lot of business people, if
(26:55):
they're spending money with you, they want that. But there
is this level of professionalism that I I feel and
if you're attractive even you have to keep that professionalism
even more, very absolutely. And I like that. I like
that you are able to, you know, show yourself as
a woman in roofing and be proud of that. But
(27:15):
also you are about your business. You're about the hustle.
Speaker 2 (27:20):
I mean, I'm just trying to I'm just trying to
make a living and make money. That's it. I love it,
you know, I'm trying to live my best life.
Speaker 1 (27:26):
Too, So you're always traveling. We know Chantelle loves to travel, y'all.
I see her pictures all the time, and I get
jealous next week where you're going.
Speaker 2 (27:36):
But you know what, that all the hustle has led
me to what I want to do, and that is
my life is traveling. I don't I don't, I don't,
you know, go out and buy crazy things. I'd rather
go experience, Go experience. You know, I can't remember the
last time I bought my son a birthday gift because
his birthday's experiences. That's just all we do, it is.
Speaker 1 (27:58):
So, where are you guys going to Disney?
Speaker 2 (28:01):
Yeah, we're going to Disney World.
Speaker 1 (28:05):
So I love the hustle, and your hustle allows you
to live the life that you want to live. What
is your definition of hustle.
Speaker 2 (28:14):
My definition of hustle is no complaining, get up and
do it. Don't cry about it. Just if something bad happens,
fix it. You know, it's funny because I like to
call myself a firefighter because that's us business owners do.
We put out fires every day bitterly. Yes, you have
(28:35):
that tough skin, fight that fire. Fix it, move on,
go to the next no.
Speaker 1 (28:40):
I love that. And I think there's something about meeting
other business women that are in the same not the
same industry, but in the same category as you. I
think that's why you and I connect so well, because
we get it. We can go to lunch even though
you're my client, We'll talk and we talk real and
we talk about overhead I do we talk about overhead
mar People are like, this is boring, We're like, what
(29:02):
are you talking about? This is exciting? Yes. So I
want to know and I'm asking everybody this who comes
to this podcast, because everybody has a superpower, and I
want to know what your superpower.
Speaker 2 (29:14):
Is my superpower?
Speaker 1 (29:17):
What is your superpower?
Speaker 2 (29:20):
I would say, have the ability to do one hundred
things in ones literally multitasking. I mean, man, I can multitask. Yes.
And I feel like, and it's crazy because I have ADHD.
Speaker 1 (29:32):
And did it take medication for well I haven't, since
I haven't for a long time. I should but no,
Well maybe the ADHD, like does it for you? Maybe
it actually works for you then against you.
Speaker 2 (29:42):
I feel like if I have the ADHD medicine, it
puts me kind of like a slower.
Speaker 1 (29:49):
Almost like a zombie SMO yeah, where.
Speaker 2 (29:51):
It's like I have to Okay, I got a phone this,
I gotta send this out, I gotta do this, this,
this okay, which I feel like that's how I live.
My life is at a hundre lost of the time.
Speaker 1 (30:01):
Now do you feel that when you are it's almost
it's almost twofold, right. Do you ever feel like you're
so exhausted but you're also like exhilarated at the same time,
Like you're feeling like, yeah, I'm getting shit done, but
then you're also so tired, like you almost like it's
like you almost get I can't what am I? I
can't explain the word. It's almost like you get a
high from it. Yes, it's weird. I know exactly what
(30:24):
you're like. If you're not like that, are you don't
get it. But if you are, and you're used of
juggling twenty million things and you're going to complain and
bitch about it all the time, but it's part of
who you are, and when it's not there, you're like,
what's wrong? Am I not making money?
Speaker 2 (30:37):
And I'm like, okay, my phone stopped ringing, I'm not
doing what's going on? Yeah?
Speaker 1 (30:41):
No, I love that. I love that and I think that,
you know, there's so much to learn from somebody like you,
and I definitely am very happy that you came on
today because I think women needed to hear this, They
needed to hear your story, and they needed to know
that if they are, you know, in this type of industry,
or if they're going into entrepreneurship, or they're trying to
find their hustle, you know, there's so many people out
(31:03):
here that are going to you know, empower you guys
that are listening, and we hope that you got some
really great nuggets and some great knowledge from this podcast.
So I just want to thank you for being here, of.
Speaker 2 (31:13):
Course, and you know, it's you know, it's also one
of those things of finding your hustle because I didn't
I didn't know roofing was my hustle. You know, before that,
I did some ac work. So it's it's one of
those things that don't let it scare you. Try it. Yes,
try try plumbing, try electrical, try roofing, because at the
(31:34):
end of the day, you have.
Speaker 1 (31:35):
No idea you'll find your niche exactly. You will find
your niche ladies, exactly.
Speaker 2 (31:40):
No.
Speaker 1 (31:40):
I love that. Yeah, thank you so much. Of course,
we will definitely have you on another time as well
because we just get so much good information from you,
for sure. But we hope that you loved this podcast.
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