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Dec 13, 2020

Lisa Williams, founder and principal of Cap8 Doors and Hardware talks to host Shelton A. Russell about navigating a company as a minority businesswoman in a male-dominated industry. Williams is the owner of the full-service door distributor and installer company. Listen in as she shares how she overcomes challenges, why there’s been an uptick in her business during a pandemic, and  how she’s keeping her employees safe. Cap8 Doors & Hardware holds many diverse business certifications including DBE, MBE, WBE and Federal SBE.

This episode of the P3 Project 

[2:53] What inspired Lisa to start the company 

[4:29] Success in the industry 

[6:32] How the company was affected by COVID-19 

[8:10] The types of projects the company focuses on 

[9:53] Dealing with the challenges of working through a pandemic 

[13:45] What’s contributed to her company’s growth 

[15:07] Being a minority woman in a male-dominated industry 

[18:07] The Cap8 Doors and Hardware team 

[19:19] Her outlook on 2021 

[22:54] The question Lisa asks for the betterment of her company

[25:04] Becoming the best door company in the industry 

Resources Mentioned: 

https://www.cap8doors.com/
https://www/AmericanDBE.com