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Stop Mentoring, Start Sponsoring: Demi Knight Clark on Women in Trades

In this forty-first episode of Conversations with MOXY, host Natasha Ozybko talks with Demi Knight Clark, the "Great Disruptor" of the construction industry and founder of She Built This City and Spark Building Group. The discussion centers on the urgent need to overhaul the traditional construction labor model and why achieveing gender parity requires a shift from passive mentorship to radical sponsorship. Demi shares her journey from executive roles at major homebuilders to founding a non-profit dedicated to providing girls with hands-on trade experience. She identifies middle school as the critical "battleground" for career identity and explains why the "spark" of building something tangible is essential for dismantling industry stigmas. Discover why the current "war for talent" means companies must modernize or go out of business, and learn how to implement "Workforce Architecture" to intentionally design inclusive teams from the bid phase forward. In this episode, we discuss: • Disrupting the Status Quo: Why the industry must stop trying to "fix the women" and start fixing the workplace systems. • The Middle School Pipeline: Reaching girls through power tool workshops before they opt out of STEM tracks. • Mentorship vs. Radical Sponsorship: Why women are over-advised but under-sponsored, and how to use social capital to award power. • Equitable Succession Planning: Why a succession plan without a woman’s name on it isn't true sponsorship. • Workforce Architecture: Intentionally designing projects to include diverse leadership and subcontractors. • Building Your Own Table: Empowering women to use their collective economic power to reshape the infrastructure landscape. Key Quote: "Stop asking for a seat at the table and start building your own. Senior leaders: be the person who opens the door and then steps aside to let the next generation lead." About Our Guest: Demi Knight Clark is a seasoned executive and the founder of She Built This City. Through Spark Building Group, she partners with corporations to create sustainable career on-ramps for women in high-tech, high-stakes trades. About Conversations with MOXY: MOXY elevates the voices of women and allies in infrastructure, uncovering systemic gaps, challenging outdated norms, and driving real progress—because women are not the exception; they are the workforce. Connect with us: • Website: https://themoxyvoice.com • LinkedIn:   / moxy-the-voice-of-women-in-infrastructure   • Instagram: @themoxyvoice #WomenInInfrastructure #WomenInTrades #ConstructionDisruption #Sponsorship #SheBuiltThisCity #WorkforceArchitecture #DemiKnightClark #ConversationsWithMOXY #shesgotmoxy