entrepreneurship

TCEP 110: From Engineer to Owner with Karen Jehanian

January 30, 2019 By EMI

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In episode 110 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I speak with Karen Jehanian, P.E. who is the President & Founder of KMJ Consulting, Inc. We talk about how she went from engineer to owner in her career and discuss the important role that entrepreneurship plays in the civil engineering industry.

Engineering Quotes:

Here are some of the questions I ask Karen:

Tell us about the journey you took in going from engineer to owner?
What is your philosophy around culture in a company?
Tell us about the importance of the client experience?
What is your opinion on creating a culture of creativity?
What is the difference between entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship?

Here are some key points discussed in this episode about going from engineer to owner:

TECC 103: How to Build Entrepreneurial Skills for Engineering Career and Business Success

March 1, 2016 By EMI

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In this episode, Chris Knutson, PE interviews an entrepreneurial educator and success coach Debbie Ruston about identifying, developing, and integrating entrepreneurial skills into one’s engineering career.

Engineering Success quotes:

TECC 93: Why Engineers Need Entrepreneurship with Bestselling Author Taylor Pearson

January 5, 2016 By EMI

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In today’s episode, Taylor Pearson, the author of the bestselling book The End of Jobs, talks about entrepreneurship and why the typical 9 to 5 jobs aren’t necessarily “stable” anymore for engineers.

Here are some key points from this episode:

#1 – The social & technological advancements of the past 100 years have brought us the end of jobs. Now the scarce resource in the economy is entrepreneurship which, while a scarce skill, is one that can create more career freedom. [Read more…] about TECC 93: Why Engineers Need Entrepreneurship with Bestselling Author Taylor Pearson