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Beyond the Wrench: Allie Perez on Why Women are the Future of Trades

In this twentieth episode of Conversations with MOXY, host Natasha Ozybko interviews Allie Perez, founder of Texas Women in Trades and owner of George Plumbing in San Antonio, Texas. The discussion centers on the urgent need to bridge the skilled labor gap and why women are the essential solution to the industry's most pressing workforce challenges. Allie shares her journey from a marketing and communications background to taking over her family's plumbing business, providing a unique dual perspective on strategic oversight and field grit. She dismantles the stigma that portrays "blue-collar" work as a fallback plan, reframing the trades as high-tech, recession-proof, and lucrative "first-choice" careers. Discover how "Workforce Architecture" can create sustainable career paths from recruitment to retirement, and why the industry must stop talking about the shortage and start training the solutions. In this episode, we discuss: • From Marketing to Plumbing: How Allie used an entrepreneurial mindset to modernize a service-based trade business. • Challenging the Trades Stigma: Reframing trades as high-tech, problem-solving careers with immense financial freedom. • Mending the Leaky Pipeline: Why recruitment is only the first step and why culture must change to retain female technicians. • Workforce Architecture: The intentional design of career paths and recognizing the transferable skills of non-traditional candidates. • The "Bro" Culture Barrier: Moving past exclusionary language and behaviors to make job sites safe and welcoming for all. • Taking a Chance on Potential: Why potential is the greatest asset any employee has and how it builds a resilient workforce. Key Quote: "The industry’s greatest challenge is not a lack of work, but a critical shortage of skilled technicians. We need to stop talking about the shortage and start training the solutions." About Our Guest: Allie Perez is the owner of George Plumbing and the founder of Texas Women in Trades. She is a dedicated advocate for connecting women and underrepresented groups to high-earning, sustainable careers in the service and construction sectors. 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with MOXY: MOXY elevates the voices of women and allies in infrastructure uncovering systemic gaps, challenging outdated norms, and driving real progress because women are not the exception: they are the workforce.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 #TexasWomenInTrades #SkilledLaborGap #PlumbingLife #WorkforceDevelopment #BlueCollarWomen #ConversationsWithMOXY #shesgotmoxy