Ep 06 - Adaptability & Project Management - Litany

About this episode

Emily Nau interviews Litany Zenz about her career transition from aspiring architect to construction project manager.

I talk to Litany Zenz, a Construction Project Manager at Turner Construction, and listen to her journey of finding the career that fit her best. Her initial thought was to go to school to be an architect, but after a real life experience of what that looked like, decided to shift gears and focus on construction management. Her love for people and always adapting to the project, the team, and the lessons learned aligned with what she was passionate about. Working as the design team's field exp...

People in this episode

Host: Emily Nau

Guest: Litany Zenz

Topics covered

• adaptability
• project management
• construction
• career journey
• design
• teamwork

Keywords

• construction management
• architecture
• career transition
• project adaptability
• design team

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Turner Construction

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