March 8, 2025 • 34 mins
This episode of CO Pod features Misha Homara, the CEO of Tricore Panels, a second-generation family business specializing in architectural panel systems. Misha shares her inspiring journey from the beauty industry to becoming a leader in the construction world. She discusses how she transitioned into the family business after a series of car accidents, and how she found her passion for transforming the construction industry. Misha emphasizes the importance of community, diversity, and empowering women in construction. She also talks about overcoming imposter syndrome, building a strong team, and the power of networking. Whether you're interested in leadership, construction, or personal growth, this episode is packed with valuable insights and inspiration.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
All right, hello everyone, welcome to another episode of COPOD.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
I'm Caroline, your.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Host, and today I am joined by one of my
very good friends, Misha Omara.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
Hi Caroline, thanks for having me on the show. Super
excited to be here today.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Yeah, I mean it's it's kind of weird, like chatting
with you over virtual you know, we're used to hanging
out in person at events all of this, so it's
a little different for us today.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Yeah, but we like we like different, we like fun. Yeah,
we do. Awesome.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Let's just go ahead and get it started. So Misha
is the CEO of Tricore Panels. So do you want
to tell me just a little bit more about Tricore
Panels and how you guys got started and kind of,
you know, your journey of the company.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Yes, all right, get ready, because it's a little bit
of a journey. So try car Panels is actually a
second generation family business that my parents started a little
over twelve thirteen years ago, and I kind of accidentally
got into the construction space. I started off in the
beauty world. I actually went to cosmetology school and was
(01:16):
going back to school for business and then sometimes things
happen and this kind of unfortunate situation I got into
kind of a series of car accidents and that kind
of led me to starting to work with my parents.
I thought it was going to be a temporary thing
where I kind of step in and you know, take on,
you know, some roles until I figure out what's next.
(01:38):
But slowly and quickly I kind of realized at the
same time that there's a lot of opportunity not only
here to kind of help my parents with this business,
but just kind of shifting the whole construction industry I
feel as a whole. So that's kind of a little
bit about the journey. And we're a subcontractor. We specialize
in all kinds of architectural panel system We fabricate in
(02:02):
house in Santa Clara, so we having the largest CNC
machines in the Bay Area where we are able to
fabricate aluminum composite panels, HPL wood panels all in house,
and then we have a team of installers that go
all throughout the Bay Area to install these panels, mostly
on commercial projects. We work in the private sector, and
(02:24):
it's been really fun to kind of, you know, see
this takeoff and grow and kind of brought us to
connecting and it's been really awesome.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Yeah, and you know you mentioned that you know, construction
maybe wasn't your first choice, but you know, this is
where you are, and this is where you stayed, and
this is you know, the industry that you want to
make an impact on with your life. So you know
what was the thing about the construction industry that you
were like, this is where I belong.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
So I remember going to some meetings with my dad
and we're Iranian, so whet really looked like him or
I sitting in these meetings, and you know, I realized
that I kind of have an opportunity sitting at this table,
having a seat, you know, next to my dad, that
we have an opportunity to.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Kind of shift that.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
So I realized that, you know, it's kind of up
to us, as leaders in any industry honestly, to kind
of be that voice and kind of create opportunities. And
so I, you know, talk to him and we said, Okay,
we have this kind of opportunity, let's kind of take
that on and you know, encourage you know, women to
actually join our team and you know, empower them and
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help them develop and grow.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
And so it kind of.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
Started as a small idea, a small conversation that really
I think is like the fuel that like lights me
up and really kind of gets me going and empowers
me to continue to push forward. And you know, things
can't happen overnight, but I think like together, when you
collaborate and really come together, there's so many things that
(04:01):
you can do and we're so much stronger. So that's
kind of how it all started. Its realizing that, you know,
we can actually make an impact even though we're a
small company.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Yeah. No, And you know, we're kind of at a
very interesting point in time with the construction industry. You know,
we've always been this industry has you know, been seen
as a lot in the past as a very white,
male dominated industry and you know, for a lot of women,
for a lot of people of color, you know, they
don't see people that look like them in the industry. Yeah,
(04:35):
and now we're at the point where we're, you know,
we're really starting to change that and really starting to
you know, bring about awareness that hey, this isn't all
white dudes anymore, and there's not all ultimately Yeah. Yeah, yeah,
it's I mean, I think it's just super it's just
it's just a really very fun time to be part
of this industry.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Yeah, I think there's a couple of cool things happening.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
It was like tech coming in, women kind of taking
over a bit, and I mean it's just kind of starting.
But I think it's been interesting to kind of see
that all play out. I think the construction industry has
changed so much in the last decade, and it kind
of happens super quickly, and I'm excited to kind of
see where things grow and go to, especially with you know,
(05:18):
the new companies that have been started with this newer generation.
I think it's going to be really interesting to see
how things kind of take off.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Yeah, and definitely kind of seeing, you know, how some
of the roles in the industry are going to be
you know, kind of switching and changing more to you know,
technology kind of roles with our you know, our aging
workforce and that looming workforce shortage over our head. It's
going to be very interesting to see how, you know,
once these roles were all super annual, you know, you're
(05:48):
processing payroll by hand, Yeah, and now seeing those kind
of roles become automated, it's really really cool.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Yeah, awesome.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
I do want to talk a little bit about you know,
your journey and becoming a CEO. You know, that's clearly
not an easy journey to have, you know, starting from
where you started and growing to you know, being the
leader of this company and the leader of your team.
So you know, what were some of those biggest challenges
that you faced in that journey of becoming a CEO
(06:19):
and how did you overcome them?
Speaker 3 (06:22):
Yeah, so lots of lots of challenges, but also lots
of great things that come with it as well. I
would say that I think just starting off not knowing
anything in the construction industry, being young, being a woman,
and also my dad's daughter kind of had like a
few different hurdles to I think jump through. And to
(06:44):
be honest, it was really about building the trust and
respect within the team, and I think it takes time,
especially not knowing much, but I think curiosity helped a lot.
I would ask a lot of questions, I would take
a lot of notes. I mean, I remember sitting in
meetings knowing absolutely nothing, and.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Thank God for Google.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
I'm really blessed that I was born when I was,
I think, because I don't know how I would have
been able to figure all this stuff out, but I
would just write down all the acronyms of like what
they were saying in meetings, kind of google them after
and you know, just ask my dad in the car
or project managers just hey, can you like walk me
through this? And realistically getting thrown into things really quickly
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and not having any kind of like processes or anything
figured out, I was like, Okay, you're gonna just, you know,
for example, take on payroll and accounting, you know, and billing.
And I absolutely had no idea what a progress payment
is or any literally anything. And so I'm grateful for
the contractors that we worked with because I would just
(07:45):
give them a call and say, hey, like, Caroline, this
is my first time doing this. Can you walk me
through like what it looks like, what's the expectation? You know,
and just they were so awesome. And I think that
the construction industry, I realized really quickly that people are
really willing to help. So I think just being curious
and asking for help. Maybe I waited a little too
(08:06):
long sometimes to ask, but I think that's just part
of the imposter syndrome that kind of comes with life.
But really asking for the help and guidance and connecting
with people.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
I had a great mentor.
Speaker 3 (08:18):
My dad was an amazing mentor for me, but I
also need a little bit more and I kind of
stumbled again through Google looking for other women in construction,
and I stumbled upon Naewick in Silicon Valley and met
a couple of mentors through that group, And thank God
for LinkedIn because then I kind of just messaged like
a hundred women that ran construction companies and asked them
(08:39):
if I could, you know, just have like a virtual
chat with them. And you know, as I mentioned, people
were so nice and willing to help. So I think
being able to just own that like I didn't know
certain things and just ask for the guidance and kind
of help because I realized that people have done this
and it's better to kind of lean on the support
(08:59):
and the community in the network instead of trying to
reinvent the wheel. And then honestly, I think just sharing
things probably over and over and over again with our
team in regards to like the importance of you know,
systemizing things and processing things and you know the power
of you know, good leadership and open communication and you know,
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making like a bigger impact overall, and the actions that
we take day to day has really kind of helped
us get to where we are and helped me build
the trust within the team. And it takes time, I
would say, but over you know, time and having the
right people and the team and bringing on kind of
the right kind of educational tools and resources I think
(09:42):
have really not only helped me grow and develop into
the leader I am.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
But you know, it's like a continued thing.
Speaker 3 (09:49):
It's a constant learning and constant development and connections. So
I think, yeah, long answer, but community asking for help
and kind of owning up to not knowing certain things
and leaning into the resources or super valuable and helpful
for me.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
Yeah. And you know you mentioned a little bit about
imposter syndrome, which is I, you know, what if I
could be diagnosed to, that me a prescription right now.
So I think, you know, that's something you know, as people,
we all deal with that, but you know, as women
in a very male dominant dominated we're changing that though.
In discust, it really is something that you feel all
(10:31):
the time, and you know, kind of just starting out
in my career, I feel it all the time. But
you know, do you still kind of feel that in
the position that you're in right now.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Absolutely, it comes and goes.
Speaker 3 (10:44):
But I've really learned different tools that I think have
helped me with kind of navigating it. Our mind is
super powerful, and I think it's like our greatest tool
that can also be like, you know, our harshest weapon
at times. So really kind of training my mind to
kind of let go of those because it's just thoughts
(11:05):
when you really think about it, right, it's not actually reality.
Speaker 2 (11:09):
So it's kind of I read something.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
It's like we have like a perception of the perception
that others may have. So it's like kind of a
super false reality. And so I've learned now how to
kind of navigate that through I do a lot of meditation.
So I meditate you know, in the morning and the
evening and sometimes a couple of times throughout the day
when those thoughts you know, do come up.
Speaker 2 (11:31):
And it's really it's really cool what you can do with.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Just uh, you know, learning how to focus on your
mind and that power and you can really let go
of that imposter syndrome because it's really not it's not reality, no.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
And it's just like those intrusive thoughts that you know,
I'll just be sitting in my room doing my work,
having a grandle time, and then I'm just like, oh
my gosh, this intrusive thought just came in and it's
not even based out of reality, it's even based on facts.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
Yeah, yeah, it happens.
Speaker 3 (12:03):
I mean, we have a lot of things that we're juggling,
and you know, it's sometimes hard, right, and it kind
of gets to you. And at the end of the day,
you can really have to remind yourself, like how you're
meant to do this, and right, you're totally capable of
making it happen. And it's not based on anyone else's
kind of you know, timeline or vision. It's really what
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you know your plan is and how you execute it.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
And I think that's something.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
To also keep in mind because when we do, you know,
make a quote unquote mistake, it's kind of based on
like what our expectation is of things, right, And I
think it's good to kind of be able to give
yourself a little bit of that grace and of course
hold yourself to the standard that you would like, but
you know, at the same time, give yourself that grace
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and you know it'll happen.
Speaker 1 (12:52):
Yeah, I mean, we're we're really all just humans. Like
when it comes to it, there's we're all humans, we
all make those we all have those thoughts. So it's
you know, it's really great when you can connect with
other people, connect with you know, other women through like
groups and organizations, or.
Speaker 4 (13:08):
Really just connect with people to understand that you're not
alone in those thoughts. Yeah, having that space to you know,
talk about them and normalize them, because that's really what
it is. It is normalizing these thoughts that you know,
you thought were all you and you know.
Speaker 1 (13:26):
You're the one that's struggling here, but it's like, no,
we're all struggling together.
Speaker 2 (13:31):
Yeah, it's true.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
Everyone is on their different path and really have no
idea what people are dealing with.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
So it's so important.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
I read something I was like happiness and like kindness
is like free and limitless, but yet we like don't
use it enough. Like you literally like just smiling at
someone you know down like down the street, you don't
know like what impact it has on them, or even
just showing up I was talking to someone. I like
to work out a lot, also probably helps with the
mental stuff.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
I try, and then my workout ends up being from
my room to my fridge.
Speaker 2 (14:05):
That's a lot of steps too, right, So that's okay.
Speaker 3 (14:10):
But I hadn't gone in a while, and I got
a couple of texts saying like, oh, like we just
missed like having you here, and like just reminded me
of like, you know, you showing up, you being parts
of these communities and groups like you don't realize what
an impact like you're making for other people sometimes and
what you bring to the table, and like, you know,
(14:32):
just being you and showing up is so so powerful.
So yeah, it kind of just got me thinking about
that as we started chatting.
Speaker 1 (14:40):
Yeah, and so for anyone that doesn't know me, show
was actually one of our keynote speakers at our Construction
Owner's summit back in what was that November that was
in Santa Clara. So she did an amazing keynote speech,
and I mean, I can tell you that that room
you could hear a pin drop, everyone engaged, everyone was listening,
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and you know, one of the big things that you
talked about was building a business with community at the center.
So I do want to hear a little bit more
about you know, what that means to you and what
you've done at tricor panels to really embrace that idea.
Speaker 2 (15:17):
Yeah, I would love to share more about this.
Speaker 3 (15:19):
I think this is like my favorite part of what
I do is actually getting back to the community. We
really can't do things alone. And you know, especially as
we you know, have noticed, we need that like connection
and the interactions and we all live, you know together,
we're kind of living in the same space.
Speaker 2 (15:39):
We're sharing a lot of the same things.
Speaker 3 (15:41):
And I really believe that when the community wins, like
everyone's winning, so it's not like an eye kind of thing.
And you know what I realized is again as a
small business, as you know leaders, we have an opportunity
to make changes. So a couple of years ago, I
didn't know all these things existed. So when I stumbled
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upon Naewick, I was like, wow, there's like this huge,
you know space of women in construction that I can
connect with. And then I started realizing there's even more.
So I you know, found out about why OPS, which
is the Women in Construction Operations, and then I found
out about w COE, the women construction owners and executives,
and I started realizing how we can help each other, right,
(16:24):
and you know, I know certain things that I could
share others, no certain things I can share, and really
leaning on each other, especially during COVID when everything was
just like insane and no one knew what was happening.
It was so incredibly powerful to have resources and to
be able to connect with each other.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
I remember.
Speaker 3 (16:44):
We had to have the you know, kN ninety five
masks and they were literally nowhere to be found, and
someone you know in the group had some and like
ended up distributing them to the people that were working
in essential you know projects at that time. So it
just really reminded me of like we need each other
and like to be able to you know, grow and
get past and things. Together, we're so much stronger. And
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so we realized as a company we can actually create
spaces and we host you know, opportunities once a year.
Actually there's one coming up in a couple next weekend.
It's my favorite event that we do. It's called Plant
and Play, where we actually open up our doors to
the community and invite anyone and everyone to come in
and learn, you know, about design and programming, and then
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they get to see our CNC machine in action and
then hands on build a planter box. And so this
is really an opportunity, Yeah, to show like, hey, like,
these are some opportunities that exist in construction and it
can be in any way, shape or form. Right, we
have sales, we have laborers, we have equipment operators, we
have estimators. So they get to talk to all of
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our team members and really get to connect and see like, Okay,
this is really cool. These are you know awesome or
actually I don't know about construction, but you know it
just it's like giving people an opportunity to see and
play and learn in spaces that don't exist. And we're
grateful that our team you know, is willing to do
this with us.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
But again, we can't do it alone.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
So this year, just from our connections and you know,
building our network together, we have twenty sponsors that have
sponsored this event, which is insane to hear. Yes, and
you know, we really encourage kids to come. So we
work with ACE. It's the Architecture Construction Engineering Mentorship program.
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We've been working with them for the last three years now,
and we actually host interns at our company every summer
and give them, you know, opportunities to again learn from
all different you know, team members get to explore and
actually go and see job sites, and it's really amazing that,
you know, as a small business, you don't think that
you can make this much of an impact. But I
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really wanted to challenge that, and the only way it
was able to do that was through the power of
the community. I mean, I met now she's one of
my great friends. I met Charla at an event, you know,
four or five years ago, and then she told me
about ACE. I had no idea what this was, right,
so she connected me to this program, and I always
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wanted to host an intern but obviously as a small business,
it was like a very hard challenge. We didn't know
how to start, we didn't really have the funding. But
ACE actually, for those of you all listening, will pay
for two weeks of internships for high school students to
be placed, you know, with different contractors. So it was
really amazing to be able to give them this opportunity,
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and we ended up actually you know, having them stay
for six weeks and covering the costs on our end
because we thought it was so awesome that we were
able to make this happen, and so really, like I
believe we were able to get to where we are
because yes, we work hard, we definitely bring amazing work
to the table. We you know, bring our projects on time,
super high quality. But I think being in the community
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and having you know, the people around us really believing
in us and supporting us and what we're doing has
really allowed us to get to where we are today.
And it's so exciting to see, you know, what the
future holds for us and all those around us in
the community. I am also I'm a part of the Chamber,
the Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce, and in that space,
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right it's all about empowering small businesses and leveling up
you know, the different opportunities that exist, and encouraging folks
to really hire within our communities and really like think
about it because when we hire you know, people within
our communities, we're giving them opportunities.
Speaker 2 (20:38):
They're going to be reinvesting into our you know, economy.
Speaker 3 (20:41):
So it's kind of a full circle and you know,
again together we can grow so much stronger and faster.
Speaker 1 (20:48):
Yeah, and you know, it's actually funny we talk about,
you know, the power of community within building these connections,
and that's actually how we met was the community event,
and I kind of just tracked you down. I said,
you know my friend Lance that I need to tell.
Speaker 2 (21:03):
We love lands.
Speaker 1 (21:05):
So it really it comes so full circle, it really does.
Speaker 2 (21:08):
It does.
Speaker 1 (21:10):
Uh yeah, I totally lost where I'm at, but let's
keep going. Yes, So, you know, how has this you know,
community centered focus really helped to strengthen you know, your
brand reputation, your brand awareness, and then you know, even
drives success beyond that.
Speaker 3 (21:29):
I think being a small business, it's not really common,
I would say, to see us see so many events
that we host and how involved we are with the community.
So I think being able to just show up and
be there and also support you know, the different organizations
and all the different contractors with you know, their events,
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I think has really allowed us to build those connections
and create that space. And I don't know, maybe it's
my hair, but I think just really being there and
showing up really makes an impact. And I think having
like honest, transparent conversations inviting folks to kind of come
and visit us, it's all really I believe like the
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power is in your networking. Your network is your net worth,
I always say, and really being able to you know,
open doors and I feel like I'm a connector, so
I you know, because we have, you know, so many
connections within the community. You know, the clients and folks
that we work with can lean on us in regards
to certain things, and really just having like conversations that
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lead to what's next because you never know. Right as
we're sitting down here talking, right we're talking about like
future events and how we can help each other and
you know, the opportunities that exist. So I think really
being able to just have those conversations and build that
relationship and trust is really how it goes.
Speaker 1 (22:55):
Yeah, and then so how have you translated you know,
this idea of community onto building your own team within
tricore panels, So you know, really building that team but
also building your own team with community at the focus
of it.
Speaker 3 (23:11):
Can you ask me that, I guess in a different way. Sorry,
I'm like, no, you're good. I'm like the team, our team,
I mean, our team is just incredible. Like for the
event that we're hosting next weekend, they've all gone above
and beyond with ensuring that you know, we're all you know,
participating in this. They've been incredible with getting all of
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our sponsorships and because we really can't do this alone
and so together you know, we're able to make things
happen in regards to you know, bringing in trainings, coming
together and actually networking developing our folks.
Speaker 2 (23:52):
We do a lot of reading.
Speaker 3 (23:54):
You know, it's kind of funny, but we do kind
of a lot of books and it's really helped us
kind of learn about out, you know, how to grow
and develop as a team. Because we work, we spend
a lot of time together, right You spend eight to
ten hours with the folks that you work with roughly
a day. So being able to have you know, transparency,
learning about each other's strengths and weaknesses, and really coming
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together on like a deeper I think level has really
empowered our team to really stay true to who they
are and bring that to the table. And I really
think that's the best way that you know, as leaders,
you can really develop your folks because each person has,
you know, unique values and unique skills and traits that
they bring, and that's really I think how you can
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build that community within. You know, everyone has certain values,
certain talents, and you know, letting them shine and kind
of really bring them themselves to their full selves to work.
I think in itself has built our own little like
Tricore family community.
Speaker 1 (24:56):
I would say, yeah, And you know, I love looking
at a team as you know, not just a bunch
of individuals, but more so as like a family unit.
You know, we're all very very different people, we all
work in very very different ways. But once we you know,
kind of find our mojo and we put that together,
the possibilities are endless. Like mean girls, the limit, it
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does not exist exactly.
Speaker 3 (25:22):
And I think too, like there's so many cool assessments
and resources that you can use. So we use Predictive
Index and Colby and so it kind of gives you
an idea of like, you know, how Misha shows up
day to day and like all of her personality traits,
and for example, like if you were on our team, Caroline,
it would we would have like a relationship guide of like,
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for example, how we would work better together, what are
some challenges. And I think that's kind of the hardest
part is sometimes having those open and honest, like conversations
about you know, what's not working and what's working. So
we do a lot of exercises like that in regards
to really building that strength and trust within the team.
Because if you're able to have that trust and you
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really feel like that family that you can really talk
about anything. What you said is so accurate. You know,
there is no limit because you're able to just kind
of push through things and at the end of the day,
you know you're on the same page and we're all
kind of working towards the same mission. And conflict is
super healthy in reality if you think about it, like
if you go to see a movie, if there's no
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kind of conflict or nothing really happening, like, it's.
Speaker 2 (26:32):
Kind of boring. So it's needed, right.
Speaker 3 (26:35):
And kind of having those those conflicts, but able to
come to a decision together like cohesively as a team,
and you know, you don't have to necessarily all agree, right,
but you're agreeing to kind of move forward as a
team with you know, something that we're picking together.
Speaker 1 (26:51):
Yeah, and you know, problem solving and having those disagreements
is so important to you know, the whole problem solving
aspect of it as well. You know, are companies doing great,
our team's doing great, there's no issues like how do
we grow from here?
Speaker 2 (27:05):
How do we learn?
Speaker 1 (27:06):
You know, if we don't at least have some road
bumps in the way, that's normal.
Speaker 3 (27:11):
Yeah, absolutely and needed, right, so I think being able
to normalize it and encourage people to kind of speak
up and share their opinions and ideas, and yeah, it's necessary,
right for the growth and development.
Speaker 1 (27:25):
Totally necessary, totally. So this is probably one of the
hardest questions I'm going to ask you today, But don't
be worried. It's not ridiculously hard. Okay, I'm ready for it.
All right, I'm shooting.
Speaker 2 (27:38):
I'm ready.
Speaker 1 (27:39):
So what would be your best advice to someone who
is just starting out in this position, you know, kind
of wanting to grow into a leadership role. What would
be your best advice to them?
Speaker 3 (27:52):
That's a good question, and I would say is really
stay curious and show up. I think you really never
know who you're going to meet, where are you going
to meet them, And so just really showing up and
being present and connecting with folks and really staying curious.
Speaker 2 (28:10):
I think it is my best piece of advice.
Speaker 3 (28:12):
And don't be afraid because like, you have crazy ideas
and they're silly sometimes, but really, if you trust yourself
and like if you have you know, if you believe
in this, you're really able to make it happen. And
like it's really about the who's in your life that
you know, help you kind of figure out. There's a
book called Who Not How That I Love by doctor
(28:33):
Dan Sullivan, and it really kind of reminds you of
you know, people are connectors and they really want to help.
So being in the right places, meeting the right people.
Of course, you have to put in the work. It's
not going to just show up, you know. I wish
I could say here's like the secret sauce, here's the
magic pill. No, you definitely have to put in work,
(28:54):
but you know, show up, make connections, don't be afraid
to ask for help, you know, and and stay true
to yourself. I think one really important thing that last
piece is really stay true to yourself because it's we
especially as women, I think we tend to kind of
shift and try to fit ourselves into like a mold
(29:16):
that we may think is the fit, or we may
like have been told is the way to do things.
But it's so so key to stay true to yourself.
And that actually kind of leads me a little bit
to tell you about I started something called the Misha
Method because that's another one of my main missions is
to really empower, you know, folks to own their uniqueness
(29:37):
and really bring that, bring that forward in all avenues
of life, right, and stay really true to who you
are and let that shine because the world needs needs
your magic.
Speaker 1 (29:48):
Yeah, and you you actually just did a retreat a
few weeks ago.
Speaker 2 (29:52):
Yes, yes, which it was so fun.
Speaker 3 (29:56):
So I started retreats for women in the construction industry
and we had our first one in NAPA a couple
weeks ago and it was incredible.
Speaker 2 (30:05):
We had a few workshops.
Speaker 3 (30:07):
We did a workshop about getting out of your own
way in regards to being confident and staying confident in
a male dominated industry, and we actually followed that with
a building our own lipstick. So we made lipsticks that
were unique to us and we got them engraved. So yeah,
part of it was, you know, sometimes you know, that
(30:29):
imposter syndrome comes in and kind of says, we're not confident,
but I really want to empower you to put that
lipstick on and remind yourself you're badass and you can
do this and you're super capable of it. So that
was really fun. And we also had an incredible speaker.
Her name is Renee Russo. She wrote a book and
(30:50):
it's all about energy management and figuring out how to
design your life how you want and then kind of
shifting everything around you when it comes to all your relationships,
your career, you know, all the actions that you take
to really follow the path that you are creating that
you're designing with your kind of unique branding.
Speaker 2 (31:11):
So that was really cool.
Speaker 3 (31:13):
Yeah, I think oftentimes too, like we're so focused on
the goals at work, the goals and you know, our workouts,
maybe the goals with moving. You know, there's simple things
where we forget like the core of like what it
is to kind of actually take i would say, a
couple of steps back and kind of zooming out and
figuring out what is at the roote that you want
(31:34):
for your life and then how to kind of redefine
and shape that and take committed actions towards making it better.
Speaker 2 (31:41):
So that was really fun.
Speaker 1 (31:44):
Well that I definitely want to be on the next one,
so keep me updated on when that is.
Speaker 3 (31:48):
Yes, it's going to be actually the first weekend of October,
so yes, save the Day, and it's going to be
amazing awesome.
Speaker 1 (31:57):
Well, you know, if any of our viewers or any
of our listeners just want to get in contact with
you or you know, learn more about tricore Panels and
all the amazing things that you guys are doing for
the community. How can they get in contact with you?
Speaker 3 (32:10):
Yes, so I will share my linked in with you. You
can find me there. I'll share my email as well,
and those are gonna be the best two ways of
finding me. You can also find my podcast, The Misha
Method on anywhere that you subscribe to podcasts, and you
can check out our website tricore Panels dot com as well.
Speaker 1 (32:31):
Awesome, so we can go ahead and link that all
of that for y'all down here so you can access
it easily. Get to chat with Misha. Trust me, it's
a great time. It's you're gonna have a great time.
She's like a you know, you talk to you once
and you feel like you're instantly your friend. So that's
just the kind of personality that you are, oh Ca,
(32:52):
that's why we get along so well.
Speaker 2 (32:53):
I think, yes, take someone and no one. Absolutely, I'm
just out there.
Speaker 1 (32:57):
I'll talk to a rock if need be.
Speaker 2 (33:00):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (33:01):
But that's also like how you build like the best connections,
you know. I was I actually met a girl. I
was traveling for a conference in San Diego, and I
love working out at F forty five. It's like a
quick forty five minute workout and it's it's super fun.
So I was like, okay, let me just drop in,
you know, to a class there. And then I start
talking to one of the girls and then I find
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out she's a financial planner and does a ton of
work for women in tech and wanted to.
Speaker 2 (33:27):
Start doing things and women in construction.
Speaker 3 (33:30):
And so now she's actually going to be a speaker
on one of our panels at the upcoming conference. So
it's like you really never know, like who you're going
to meet and like where you're going to meet. So
just that's staying curious part right, And like but you
said just talking to people and saying hi, Like you
really never know who you're going to run into and meet.
Speaker 2 (33:48):
So yeah, I love that. Awesome.
Speaker 1 (33:51):
I know it's so cool, and you know, I think
we're getting up to our time here, but we could
just keep going on and on and on. Yeah, but
thank you guys all so much for tuning in today, Anisha,
thank you so much for being with us.
Speaker 3 (34:05):
Thank you so much for having me. I had such
a good time chatting with you. It's always blasted awesome.
Speaker 1 (34:10):
So then we will catch you all for the next
episode of co opod. Have a good one.
All right, hello everyone, welcome to another episode of COPOD.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
I'm Caroline, your.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
Host, and today I am joined by one of my
very good friends, Misha Omara.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
Hi Caroline, thanks for having me on the show. Super
excited to be here today.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Yeah, I mean it's it's kind of weird, like chatting
with you over virtual you know, we're used to hanging
out in person at events all of this, so it's
a little different for us today.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
Yeah, but we like we like different, we like fun. Yeah,
we do. Awesome.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
Let's just go ahead and get it started. So Misha
is the CEO of Tricore Panels. So do you want
to tell me just a little bit more about Tricore
Panels and how you guys got started and kind of,
you know, your journey of the company.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Yes, all right, get ready, because it's a little bit
of a journey. So try car Panels is actually a
second generation family business that my parents started a little
over twelve thirteen years ago, and I kind of accidentally
got into the construction space. I started off in the
beauty world. I actually went to cosmetology school and was
(01:16):
going back to school for business and then sometimes things
happen and this kind of unfortunate situation I got into
kind of a series of car accidents and that kind
of led me to starting to work with my parents.
I thought it was going to be a temporary thing
where I kind of step in and you know, take on,
you know, some roles until I figure out what's next.
(01:38):
But slowly and quickly I kind of realized at the
same time that there's a lot of opportunity not only
here to kind of help my parents with this business,
but just kind of shifting the whole construction industry I
feel as a whole. So that's kind of a little
bit about the journey. And we're a subcontractor. We specialize
in all kinds of architectural panel system We fabricate in
(02:02):
house in Santa Clara, so we having the largest CNC
machines in the Bay Area where we are able to
fabricate aluminum composite panels, HPL wood panels all in house,
and then we have a team of installers that go
all throughout the Bay Area to install these panels, mostly
on commercial projects. We work in the private sector, and
(02:24):
it's been really fun to kind of, you know, see
this takeoff and grow and kind of brought us to
connecting and it's been really awesome.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
Yeah, and you know you mentioned that you know, construction
maybe wasn't your first choice, but you know, this is
where you are, and this is where you stayed, and
this is you know, the industry that you want to
make an impact on with your life. So you know
what was the thing about the construction industry that you
were like, this is where I belong.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (02:54):
So I remember going to some meetings with my dad
and we're Iranian, so whet really looked like him or
I sitting in these meetings, and you know, I realized
that I kind of have an opportunity sitting at this table,
having a seat, you know, next to my dad, that
we have an opportunity to.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Kind of shift that.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
So I realized that, you know, it's kind of up
to us, as leaders in any industry honestly, to kind
of be that voice and kind of create opportunities. And
so I, you know, talk to him and we said, Okay,
we have this kind of opportunity, let's kind of take
that on and you know, encourage you know, women to
actually join our team and you know, empower them and
(03:37):
help them develop and grow.
Speaker 2 (03:38):
And so it kind of.
Speaker 3 (03:40):
Started as a small idea, a small conversation that really
I think is like the fuel that like lights me
up and really kind of gets me going and empowers
me to continue to push forward. And you know, things
can't happen overnight, but I think like together, when you
collaborate and really come together, there's so many things that
(04:01):
you can do and we're so much stronger. So that's
kind of how it all started. Its realizing that, you know,
we can actually make an impact even though we're a
small company.
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Yeah. No, And you know, we're kind of at a
very interesting point in time with the construction industry. You know,
we've always been this industry has you know, been seen
as a lot in the past as a very white,
male dominated industry and you know, for a lot of women,
for a lot of people of color, you know, they
don't see people that look like them in the industry. Yeah,
(04:35):
and now we're at the point where we're, you know,
we're really starting to change that and really starting to
you know, bring about awareness that hey, this isn't all
white dudes anymore, and there's not all ultimately Yeah. Yeah, yeah,
it's I mean, I think it's just super it's just
it's just a really very fun time to be part
of this industry.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Yeah, I think there's a couple of cool things happening.
Speaker 3 (04:57):
It was like tech coming in, women kind of taking
over a bit, and I mean it's just kind of starting.
But I think it's been interesting to kind of see
that all play out. I think the construction industry has
changed so much in the last decade, and it kind
of happens super quickly, and I'm excited to kind of
see where things grow and go to, especially with you know,
(05:18):
the new companies that have been started with this newer generation.
I think it's going to be really interesting to see
how things kind of take off.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
Yeah, and definitely kind of seeing, you know, how some
of the roles in the industry are going to be
you know, kind of switching and changing more to you know,
technology kind of roles with our you know, our aging
workforce and that looming workforce shortage over our head. It's
going to be very interesting to see how, you know,
once these roles were all super annual, you know, you're
(05:48):
processing payroll by hand, Yeah, and now seeing those kind
of roles become automated, it's really really cool.
Speaker 2 (05:56):
Yeah, awesome.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
I do want to talk a little bit about you know,
your journey and becoming a CEO. You know, that's clearly
not an easy journey to have, you know, starting from
where you started and growing to you know, being the
leader of this company and the leader of your team.
So you know, what were some of those biggest challenges
that you faced in that journey of becoming a CEO
(06:19):
and how did you overcome them?
Speaker 3 (06:22):
Yeah, so lots of lots of challenges, but also lots
of great things that come with it as well. I
would say that I think just starting off not knowing
anything in the construction industry, being young, being a woman,
and also my dad's daughter kind of had like a
few different hurdles to I think jump through. And to
(06:44):
be honest, it was really about building the trust and
respect within the team, and I think it takes time,
especially not knowing much, but I think curiosity helped a lot.
I would ask a lot of questions, I would take
a lot of notes. I mean, I remember sitting in
meetings knowing absolutely nothing, and.
Speaker 2 (07:03):
Thank God for Google.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
I'm really blessed that I was born when I was,
I think, because I don't know how I would have
been able to figure all this stuff out, but I
would just write down all the acronyms of like what
they were saying in meetings, kind of google them after
and you know, just ask my dad in the car
or project managers just hey, can you like walk me
through this? And realistically getting thrown into things really quickly
(07:25):
and not having any kind of like processes or anything
figured out, I was like, Okay, you're gonna just, you know,
for example, take on payroll and accounting, you know, and billing.
And I absolutely had no idea what a progress payment
is or any literally anything. And so I'm grateful for
the contractors that we worked with because I would just
(07:45):
give them a call and say, hey, like, Caroline, this
is my first time doing this. Can you walk me
through like what it looks like, what's the expectation? You know,
and just they were so awesome. And I think that
the construction industry, I realized really quickly that people are
really willing to help. So I think just being curious
and asking for help. Maybe I waited a little too
(08:06):
long sometimes to ask, but I think that's just part
of the imposter syndrome that kind of comes with life.
But really asking for the help and guidance and connecting
with people.
Speaker 2 (08:17):
I had a great mentor.
Speaker 3 (08:18):
My dad was an amazing mentor for me, but I
also need a little bit more and I kind of
stumbled again through Google looking for other women in construction,
and I stumbled upon Naewick in Silicon Valley and met
a couple of mentors through that group, And thank God
for LinkedIn because then I kind of just messaged like
a hundred women that ran construction companies and asked them
(08:39):
if I could, you know, just have like a virtual
chat with them. And you know, as I mentioned, people
were so nice and willing to help. So I think
being able to just own that like I didn't know
certain things and just ask for the guidance and kind
of help because I realized that people have done this
and it's better to kind of lean on the support
(08:59):
and the community in the network instead of trying to
reinvent the wheel. And then honestly, I think just sharing
things probably over and over and over again with our
team in regards to like the importance of you know,
systemizing things and processing things and you know the power
of you know, good leadership and open communication and you know,
(09:20):
making like a bigger impact overall, and the actions that
we take day to day has really kind of helped
us get to where we are and helped me build
the trust within the team. And it takes time, I
would say, but over you know, time and having the
right people and the team and bringing on kind of
the right kind of educational tools and resources I think
(09:42):
have really not only helped me grow and develop into
the leader I am.
Speaker 2 (09:47):
But you know, it's like a continued thing.
Speaker 3 (09:49):
It's a constant learning and constant development and connections. So
I think, yeah, long answer, but community asking for help
and kind of owning up to not knowing certain things
and leaning into the resources or super valuable and helpful
for me.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
Yeah. And you know you mentioned a little bit about
imposter syndrome, which is I, you know, what if I
could be diagnosed to, that me a prescription right now.
So I think, you know, that's something you know, as people,
we all deal with that, but you know, as women
in a very male dominant dominated we're changing that though.
In discust, it really is something that you feel all
(10:31):
the time, and you know, kind of just starting out
in my career, I feel it all the time. But
you know, do you still kind of feel that in
the position that you're in right now.
Speaker 2 (10:41):
Absolutely, it comes and goes.
Speaker 3 (10:44):
But I've really learned different tools that I think have
helped me with kind of navigating it. Our mind is
super powerful, and I think it's like our greatest tool
that can also be like, you know, our harshest weapon
at times. So really kind of training my mind to
kind of let go of those because it's just thoughts
(11:05):
when you really think about it, right, it's not actually reality.
Speaker 2 (11:09):
So it's kind of I read something.
Speaker 3 (11:11):
It's like we have like a perception of the perception
that others may have. So it's like kind of a
super false reality. And so I've learned now how to
kind of navigate that through I do a lot of meditation.
So I meditate you know, in the morning and the
evening and sometimes a couple of times throughout the day
when those thoughts you know, do come up.
Speaker 2 (11:31):
And it's really it's really cool what you can do with.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Just uh, you know, learning how to focus on your
mind and that power and you can really let go
of that imposter syndrome because it's really not it's not reality, no.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
And it's just like those intrusive thoughts that you know,
I'll just be sitting in my room doing my work,
having a grandle time, and then I'm just like, oh
my gosh, this intrusive thought just came in and it's
not even based out of reality, it's even based on facts.
Speaker 2 (12:01):
Yeah, yeah, it happens.
Speaker 3 (12:03):
I mean, we have a lot of things that we're juggling,
and you know, it's sometimes hard, right, and it kind
of gets to you. And at the end of the day,
you can really have to remind yourself, like how you're
meant to do this, and right, you're totally capable of
making it happen. And it's not based on anyone else's
kind of you know, timeline or vision. It's really what
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you know your plan is and how you execute it.
Speaker 2 (12:28):
And I think that's something.
Speaker 3 (12:30):
To also keep in mind because when we do, you know,
make a quote unquote mistake, it's kind of based on
like what our expectation is of things, right, And I
think it's good to kind of be able to give
yourself a little bit of that grace and of course
hold yourself to the standard that you would like, but
you know, at the same time, give yourself that grace
(12:50):
and you know it'll happen.
Speaker 1 (12:52):
Yeah, I mean, we're we're really all just humans. Like
when it comes to it, there's we're all humans, we
all make those we all have those thoughts. So it's
you know, it's really great when you can connect with
other people, connect with you know, other women through like
groups and organizations, or.
Speaker 4 (13:08):
Really just connect with people to understand that you're not
alone in those thoughts. Yeah, having that space to you know,
talk about them and normalize them, because that's really what
it is. It is normalizing these thoughts that you know,
you thought were all you and you know.
Speaker 1 (13:26):
You're the one that's struggling here, but it's like, no,
we're all struggling together.
Speaker 2 (13:31):
Yeah, it's true.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
Everyone is on their different path and really have no
idea what people are dealing with.
Speaker 2 (13:37):
So it's so important.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
I read something I was like happiness and like kindness
is like free and limitless, but yet we like don't
use it enough. Like you literally like just smiling at
someone you know down like down the street, you don't
know like what impact it has on them, or even
just showing up I was talking to someone. I like
to work out a lot, also probably helps with the
mental stuff.
Speaker 1 (14:00):
I try, and then my workout ends up being from
my room to my fridge.
Speaker 2 (14:05):
That's a lot of steps too, right, So that's okay.
Speaker 3 (14:10):
But I hadn't gone in a while, and I got
a couple of texts saying like, oh, like we just
missed like having you here, and like just reminded me
of like, you know, you showing up, you being parts
of these communities and groups like you don't realize what
an impact like you're making for other people sometimes and
what you bring to the table, and like, you know,
(14:32):
just being you and showing up is so so powerful.
So yeah, it kind of just got me thinking about
that as we started chatting.
Speaker 1 (14:40):
Yeah, and so for anyone that doesn't know me, show
was actually one of our keynote speakers at our Construction
Owner's summit back in what was that November that was
in Santa Clara. So she did an amazing keynote speech,
and I mean, I can tell you that that room
you could hear a pin drop, everyone engaged, everyone was listening,
(15:01):
and you know, one of the big things that you
talked about was building a business with community at the center.
So I do want to hear a little bit more
about you know, what that means to you and what
you've done at tricor panels to really embrace that idea.
Speaker 2 (15:17):
Yeah, I would love to share more about this.
Speaker 3 (15:19):
I think this is like my favorite part of what
I do is actually getting back to the community. We
really can't do things alone. And you know, especially as
we you know, have noticed, we need that like connection
and the interactions and we all live, you know together,
we're kind of living in the same space.
Speaker 2 (15:39):
We're sharing a lot of the same things.
Speaker 3 (15:41):
And I really believe that when the community wins, like
everyone's winning, so it's not like an eye kind of thing.
And you know what I realized is again as a
small business, as you know leaders, we have an opportunity
to make changes. So a couple of years ago, I
didn't know all these things existed. So when I stumbled
(16:01):
upon Naewick, I was like, wow, there's like this huge,
you know space of women in construction that I can
connect with. And then I started realizing there's even more.
So I you know, found out about why OPS, which
is the Women in Construction Operations, and then I found
out about w COE, the women construction owners and executives,
and I started realizing how we can help each other, right,
(16:24):
and you know, I know certain things that I could
share others, no certain things I can share, and really
leaning on each other, especially during COVID when everything was
just like insane and no one knew what was happening.
It was so incredibly powerful to have resources and to
be able to connect with each other.
Speaker 2 (16:41):
I remember.
Speaker 3 (16:44):
We had to have the you know, kN ninety five
masks and they were literally nowhere to be found, and
someone you know in the group had some and like
ended up distributing them to the people that were working
in essential you know projects at that time. So it
just really reminded me of like we need each other
and like to be able to you know, grow and
get past and things. Together, we're so much stronger. And
(17:07):
so we realized as a company we can actually create
spaces and we host you know, opportunities once a year.
Actually there's one coming up in a couple next weekend.
It's my favorite event that we do. It's called Plant
and Play, where we actually open up our doors to
the community and invite anyone and everyone to come in
and learn, you know, about design and programming, and then
(17:29):
they get to see our CNC machine in action and
then hands on build a planter box. And so this
is really an opportunity, Yeah, to show like, hey, like,
these are some opportunities that exist in construction and it
can be in any way, shape or form. Right, we
have sales, we have laborers, we have equipment operators, we
have estimators. So they get to talk to all of
(17:50):
our team members and really get to connect and see like, Okay,
this is really cool. These are you know awesome or
actually I don't know about construction, but you know it
just it's like giving people an opportunity to see and
play and learn in spaces that don't exist. And we're
grateful that our team you know, is willing to do
this with us.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
But again, we can't do it alone.
Speaker 3 (18:11):
So this year, just from our connections and you know,
building our network together, we have twenty sponsors that have
sponsored this event, which is insane to hear. Yes, and
you know, we really encourage kids to come. So we
work with ACE. It's the Architecture Construction Engineering Mentorship program.
(18:32):
We've been working with them for the last three years now,
and we actually host interns at our company every summer
and give them, you know, opportunities to again learn from
all different you know, team members get to explore and
actually go and see job sites, and it's really amazing that,
you know, as a small business, you don't think that
you can make this much of an impact. But I
(18:53):
really wanted to challenge that, and the only way it
was able to do that was through the power of
the community. I mean, I met now she's one of
my great friends. I met Charla at an event, you know,
four or five years ago, and then she told me
about ACE. I had no idea what this was, right,
so she connected me to this program, and I always
(19:14):
wanted to host an intern but obviously as a small business,
it was like a very hard challenge. We didn't know
how to start, we didn't really have the funding. But
ACE actually, for those of you all listening, will pay
for two weeks of internships for high school students to
be placed, you know, with different contractors. So it was
really amazing to be able to give them this opportunity,
(19:36):
and we ended up actually you know, having them stay
for six weeks and covering the costs on our end
because we thought it was so awesome that we were
able to make this happen, and so really, like I
believe we were able to get to where we are
because yes, we work hard, we definitely bring amazing work
to the table. We you know, bring our projects on time,
super high quality. But I think being in the community
(19:59):
and having you know, the people around us really believing
in us and supporting us and what we're doing has
really allowed us to get to where we are today.
And it's so exciting to see, you know, what the
future holds for us and all those around us in
the community. I am also I'm a part of the Chamber,
the Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce, and in that space,
(20:21):
right it's all about empowering small businesses and leveling up
you know, the different opportunities that exist, and encouraging folks
to really hire within our communities and really like think
about it because when we hire you know, people within
our communities, we're giving them opportunities.
Speaker 2 (20:38):
They're going to be reinvesting into our you know, economy.
Speaker 3 (20:41):
So it's kind of a full circle and you know,
again together we can grow so much stronger and faster.
Speaker 1 (20:48):
Yeah, and you know, it's actually funny we talk about,
you know, the power of community within building these connections,
and that's actually how we met was the community event,
and I kind of just tracked you down. I said,
you know my friend Lance that I need to tell.
Speaker 2 (21:03):
We love lands.
Speaker 1 (21:05):
So it really it comes so full circle, it really does.
Speaker 2 (21:08):
It does.
Speaker 1 (21:10):
Uh yeah, I totally lost where I'm at, but let's
keep going. Yes, So, you know, how has this you know,
community centered focus really helped to strengthen you know, your
brand reputation, your brand awareness, and then you know, even
drives success beyond that.
Speaker 3 (21:29):
I think being a small business, it's not really common,
I would say, to see us see so many events
that we host and how involved we are with the community.
So I think being able to just show up and
be there and also support you know, the different organizations
and all the different contractors with you know, their events,
(21:49):
I think has really allowed us to build those connections
and create that space. And I don't know, maybe it's
my hair, but I think just really being there and
showing up really makes an impact. And I think having
like honest, transparent conversations inviting folks to kind of come
and visit us, it's all really I believe like the
(22:11):
power is in your networking. Your network is your net worth,
I always say, and really being able to you know,
open doors and I feel like I'm a connector, so
I you know, because we have, you know, so many
connections within the community. You know, the clients and folks
that we work with can lean on us in regards
to certain things, and really just having like conversations that
(22:34):
lead to what's next because you never know. Right as
we're sitting down here talking, right we're talking about like
future events and how we can help each other and
you know, the opportunities that exist. So I think really
being able to just have those conversations and build that
relationship and trust is really how it goes.
Speaker 1 (22:55):
Yeah, and then so how have you translated you know,
this idea of community onto building your own team within
tricore panels, So you know, really building that team but
also building your own team with community at the focus
of it.
Speaker 3 (23:11):
Can you ask me that, I guess in a different way. Sorry,
I'm like, no, you're good. I'm like the team, our team,
I mean, our team is just incredible. Like for the
event that we're hosting next weekend, they've all gone above
and beyond with ensuring that you know, we're all you know,
participating in this. They've been incredible with getting all of
(23:35):
our sponsorships and because we really can't do this alone
and so together you know, we're able to make things
happen in regards to you know, bringing in trainings, coming
together and actually networking developing our folks.
Speaker 2 (23:52):
We do a lot of reading.
Speaker 3 (23:54):
You know, it's kind of funny, but we do kind
of a lot of books and it's really helped us
kind of learn about out, you know, how to grow
and develop as a team. Because we work, we spend
a lot of time together, right You spend eight to
ten hours with the folks that you work with roughly
a day. So being able to have you know, transparency,
learning about each other's strengths and weaknesses, and really coming
(24:16):
together on like a deeper I think level has really
empowered our team to really stay true to who they
are and bring that to the table. And I really
think that's the best way that you know, as leaders,
you can really develop your folks because each person has,
you know, unique values and unique skills and traits that
they bring, and that's really I think how you can
(24:39):
build that community within. You know, everyone has certain values,
certain talents, and you know, letting them shine and kind
of really bring them themselves to their full selves to work.
I think in itself has built our own little like
Tricore family community.
Speaker 1 (24:56):
I would say, yeah, And you know, I love looking
at a team as you know, not just a bunch
of individuals, but more so as like a family unit.
You know, we're all very very different people, we all
work in very very different ways. But once we you know,
kind of find our mojo and we put that together,
the possibilities are endless. Like mean girls, the limit, it
(25:19):
does not exist exactly.
Speaker 3 (25:22):
And I think too, like there's so many cool assessments
and resources that you can use. So we use Predictive
Index and Colby and so it kind of gives you
an idea of like, you know, how Misha shows up
day to day and like all of her personality traits,
and for example, like if you were on our team, Caroline,
it would we would have like a relationship guide of like,
(25:44):
for example, how we would work better together, what are
some challenges. And I think that's kind of the hardest
part is sometimes having those open and honest, like conversations
about you know, what's not working and what's working. So
we do a lot of exercises like that in regards
to really building that strength and trust within the team.
Because if you're able to have that trust and you
(26:06):
really feel like that family that you can really talk
about anything. What you said is so accurate. You know,
there is no limit because you're able to just kind
of push through things and at the end of the day,
you know you're on the same page and we're all
kind of working towards the same mission. And conflict is
super healthy in reality if you think about it, like
if you go to see a movie, if there's no
(26:28):
kind of conflict or nothing really happening, like, it's.
Speaker 2 (26:32):
Kind of boring. So it's needed, right.
Speaker 3 (26:35):
And kind of having those those conflicts, but able to
come to a decision together like cohesively as a team,
and you know, you don't have to necessarily all agree, right,
but you're agreeing to kind of move forward as a
team with you know, something that we're picking together.
Speaker 1 (26:51):
Yeah, and you know, problem solving and having those disagreements
is so important to you know, the whole problem solving
aspect of it as well. You know, are companies doing great,
our team's doing great, there's no issues like how do
we grow from here?
Speaker 2 (27:05):
How do we learn?
Speaker 1 (27:06):
You know, if we don't at least have some road
bumps in the way, that's normal.
Speaker 3 (27:11):
Yeah, absolutely and needed, right, so I think being able
to normalize it and encourage people to kind of speak
up and share their opinions and ideas, and yeah, it's necessary,
right for the growth and development.
Speaker 1 (27:25):
Totally necessary, totally. So this is probably one of the
hardest questions I'm going to ask you today, But don't
be worried. It's not ridiculously hard. Okay, I'm ready for it.
All right, I'm shooting.
Speaker 2 (27:38):
I'm ready.
Speaker 1 (27:39):
So what would be your best advice to someone who
is just starting out in this position, you know, kind
of wanting to grow into a leadership role. What would
be your best advice to them?
Speaker 3 (27:52):
That's a good question, and I would say is really
stay curious and show up. I think you really never
know who you're going to meet, where are you going
to meet them, And so just really showing up and
being present and connecting with folks and really staying curious.
Speaker 2 (28:10):
I think it is my best piece of advice.
Speaker 3 (28:12):
And don't be afraid because like, you have crazy ideas
and they're silly sometimes, but really, if you trust yourself
and like if you have you know, if you believe
in this, you're really able to make it happen. And
like it's really about the who's in your life that
you know, help you kind of figure out. There's a
book called Who Not How That I Love by doctor
(28:33):
Dan Sullivan, and it really kind of reminds you of
you know, people are connectors and they really want to help.
So being in the right places, meeting the right people.
Of course, you have to put in the work. It's
not going to just show up, you know. I wish
I could say here's like the secret sauce, here's the
magic pill. No, you definitely have to put in work,
(28:54):
but you know, show up, make connections, don't be afraid
to ask for help, you know, and and stay true
to yourself. I think one really important thing that last
piece is really stay true to yourself because it's we
especially as women, I think we tend to kind of
shift and try to fit ourselves into like a mold
(29:16):
that we may think is the fit, or we may
like have been told is the way to do things.
But it's so so key to stay true to yourself.
And that actually kind of leads me a little bit
to tell you about I started something called the Misha
Method because that's another one of my main missions is
to really empower, you know, folks to own their uniqueness
(29:37):
and really bring that, bring that forward in all avenues
of life, right, and stay really true to who you
are and let that shine because the world needs needs
your magic.
Speaker 1 (29:48):
Yeah, and you you actually just did a retreat a
few weeks ago.
Speaker 2 (29:52):
Yes, yes, which it was so fun.
Speaker 3 (29:56):
So I started retreats for women in the construction industry
and we had our first one in NAPA a couple
weeks ago and it was incredible.
Speaker 2 (30:05):
We had a few workshops.
Speaker 3 (30:07):
We did a workshop about getting out of your own
way in regards to being confident and staying confident in
a male dominated industry, and we actually followed that with
a building our own lipstick. So we made lipsticks that
were unique to us and we got them engraved. So yeah,
part of it was, you know, sometimes you know, that
(30:29):
imposter syndrome comes in and kind of says, we're not confident,
but I really want to empower you to put that
lipstick on and remind yourself you're badass and you can
do this and you're super capable of it. So that
was really fun. And we also had an incredible speaker.
Her name is Renee Russo. She wrote a book and
(30:50):
it's all about energy management and figuring out how to
design your life how you want and then kind of
shifting everything around you when it comes to all your relationships,
your career, you know, all the actions that you take
to really follow the path that you are creating that
you're designing with your kind of unique branding.
Speaker 2 (31:11):
So that was really cool.
Speaker 3 (31:13):
Yeah, I think oftentimes too, like we're so focused on
the goals at work, the goals and you know, our workouts,
maybe the goals with moving. You know, there's simple things
where we forget like the core of like what it
is to kind of actually take i would say, a
couple of steps back and kind of zooming out and
figuring out what is at the roote that you want
(31:34):
for your life and then how to kind of redefine
and shape that and take committed actions towards making it better.
Speaker 2 (31:41):
So that was really fun.
Speaker 1 (31:44):
Well that I definitely want to be on the next one,
so keep me updated on when that is.
Speaker 3 (31:48):
Yes, it's going to be actually the first weekend of October,
so yes, save the Day, and it's going to be
amazing awesome.
Speaker 1 (31:57):
Well, you know, if any of our viewers or any
of our listeners just want to get in contact with
you or you know, learn more about tricore Panels and
all the amazing things that you guys are doing for
the community. How can they get in contact with you?
Speaker 3 (32:10):
Yes, so I will share my linked in with you. You
can find me there. I'll share my email as well,
and those are gonna be the best two ways of
finding me. You can also find my podcast, The Misha
Method on anywhere that you subscribe to podcasts, and you
can check out our website tricore Panels dot com as well.
Speaker 1 (32:31):
Awesome, so we can go ahead and link that all
of that for y'all down here so you can access
it easily. Get to chat with Misha. Trust me, it's
a great time. It's you're gonna have a great time.
She's like a you know, you talk to you once
and you feel like you're instantly your friend. So that's
just the kind of personality that you are, oh Ca,
(32:52):
that's why we get along so well.
Speaker 2 (32:53):
I think, yes, take someone and no one. Absolutely, I'm
just out there.
Speaker 1 (32:57):
I'll talk to a rock if need be.
Speaker 2 (33:00):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (33:01):
But that's also like how you build like the best connections,
you know. I was I actually met a girl. I
was traveling for a conference in San Diego, and I
love working out at F forty five. It's like a
quick forty five minute workout and it's it's super fun.
So I was like, okay, let me just drop in,
you know, to a class there. And then I start
talking to one of the girls and then I find
(33:22):
out she's a financial planner and does a ton of
work for women in tech and wanted to.
Speaker 2 (33:27):
Start doing things and women in construction.
Speaker 3 (33:30):
And so now she's actually going to be a speaker
on one of our panels at the upcoming conference. So
it's like you really never know, like who you're going
to meet and like where you're going to meet. So
just that's staying curious part right, And like but you
said just talking to people and saying hi, Like you
really never know who you're going to run into and meet.
Speaker 2 (33:48):
So yeah, I love that. Awesome.
Speaker 1 (33:51):
I know it's so cool, and you know, I think
we're getting up to our time here, but we could
just keep going on and on and on. Yeah, but
thank you guys all so much for tuning in today, Anisha,
thank you so much for being with us.
Speaker 3 (34:05):
Thank you so much for having me. I had such
a good time chatting with you. It's always blasted awesome.
Speaker 1 (34:10):
So then we will catch you all for the next
episode of co opod. Have a good one.
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