How a Female Electrician Built Power in a Man’s World
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What challenges does a woman face in a male-dominated industry?
What is it like being an entrepreneur, but a woman entrepreneur in such a masculine dominated field?
I would say it's intimidating to many other women. I think it's also intimidating for men too as well to walk on a site and they're like, hey, who's running this? And then I'm like, hey, that's me. Like I own the company. Chantel Batson is a resilient, disciplined master electrician and the president of A's Electrical Contracting. Drawing from her journey of rising in a male-dominated industry and building a certified MWBE electrical contracting business, she leads with grit, purpose, and a commitment to creating opportunity while delivering impactful infrastructure work across major projects and communities. Life sometimes throws many different obstacles in your way. And as long as you have the determination or the desire to do something, you're going to do it.
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Welcome back to another episode of Living Your Legacy for Inside Success. I'm Ray Gutierrez. Joining me today is quite literally a woman of power. It's almost like talking to a supervillain. Joining me today all the way from New York is Chantelle Batson. Don't correct me. How are you, Chantelle?
Hi, I'm good. I'm good. Thank you.
Right on. So you literally just finished filming your episode for Women in Power. How do you feel?
Oh, I feel great. The interview. Thank you. It was phenomenal. I'm so thankful to just be here and sit here in this seat and be a part of it and be here in Miami.
Right on. Gosh, there's so many places we can start. I kind of feel like I got the short preview of your life. It was just over an hour. We filmed. I learned a lot about you. You were actually in a vacation within a vacation at this very moment.
How did Shantel Batson balance motherhood and entrepreneurship?
Correct. We just got off of a cruise ship yesterday. Hence the sunburn and everything else going on, the tan. It was all of us, 14 of us. And now we're going to head back to New York City.
Well, that's quite the lifestyle. You literally get off a cruise ship and you walk into our studio to film an episode of Women in Power. You've got cameras, you've got expensive microphones, you've got a dorky looking guy like me asking you questions. How do you feel? Do you feel empowered?
I definitely feel empowered. I feel like, first of all, this was nothing that I could have imagined or would have expected, actually. Not in my wildest dreams. So it just started off with filling out an application on Instagram. And who knew that it would actually be something for real? I thought it might have been like... you know some type of a scam you see something come across your page on instagram it's like apply now and then you're like okay um is this gonna are they gonna steal my identity and then no it's definitely definitely true definitely real i am here and i'm definitely thankful and feel privileged to to be a part of this and i thank you guys for choosing me you know
I really appreciate the affirmation. That's really sweet of you, especially coming from New York. Standards there are very different from the standards here in Miami. Can we start there before we do the big reveal of what you do? What is it like being an entrepreneur, but a woman entrepreneur in such a masculine dominated field? Let's not reveal what it is just yet, especially in New York.
Well, I'll tell you what is very challenging. Um, very tough. I would say it's intimidating to many other women. I think it's also intimidating for men who as well to, um, walk on the job or walk on a site and they're like, Hey, who's running this? Who's the foreman? Who's the owner? Like, and then I'm like, Hey, that's me. Like I own the company. Um, So I think it might be a little bit intimidating, too, for some males, some men, because I am the boss.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What challenges does a woman face in a male-dominated industry?
0:00–2:27
2
How did Shantel Batson balance motherhood and entrepreneurship?
2:27–8:18
3
What sacrifices are necessary to become a master electrician?
8:18–14:39
4
How does one build resilience in the face of adversity?
14:39–22:24
5
What inspired Shantel to pursue a career in electrical contracting?
22:24–23:01
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