Building a Business in a Male-Dominated Industry: How One Woman Is Disrupting Construction and Real Estate with Jennifer DeVito

About this episode

Jennifer DeVito discusses her journey in building a woman-owned construction and real estate company in a male-dominated industry.

Most real estate agents know nothing about the homes they sell. Jennifer DeVito built a woman-owned construction and real estate company to fix exactly that. In this episode, I sit down with Jennifer DeVito, founder of Evolution, a design-build general contracting and real estate company on Long Island. Jennifer grew up running equipment on her parents' excavation sites, became the only woman managing 400 home builds for a national developer, and turned that into a business that combines buying, renovating, and selling under one roof. We get into why she charges sellers a flat fee instead of a percentage, how she gives buyers the true cost of a home before they make an offer, and why she trains alongside her 23 employees every single day. Jennifer is proof that you do not have to build your business the way men built theirs. If you are growing something in an industry that was not designed for you, this one is worth your time. Chapters: 🏗️ 02:53 Jennifer DeVito learned the business on her parents' excavation sites 👷‍♀️ 04:27 Running 400 home builds as the only woman on site 🏠 07:05 Buying her first flip at 21 and stumbling into real estate 💡 11:55 Why your real estate agent…

People in this episode

Host: Adrienne Garland

Guest: Jennifer DeVito

Topics covered

• construction
• real estate
• women in business
• entrepreneurship
• business growth

Keywords

• real estate
• construction
• women entrepreneurs
• business model
• flat fee commission

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Evolution

Places: Long Island

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