Truck Loads of Change with Kathy Tuccaro
11/02/20 • 37 min
What do you do when your passions are in an industry that is traditionally held by people who don’t look like you? Our guest in this episode of Building Good, Kathy Tuccaro, was faced with a decision: take a leap of faith and train to be a heavy equipment operator or risk falling back into a life of uncertainty and pain. Kathy's story and the outcome of her choices will inspire you. Today, Kathy is the operator of a 797F Caterpillar 385 plus metric tonne heavy haul truck or “her baby” as she likes to call it. Embracing opportunities for living a fulfilling life, Kathy believes more women should join her in this exciting career. Kathy and Tim Coldwell, both passionate about diversity in the trades, discuss why more women should join the trades and how organizations and male peers can help create an environment that welcomes and promotes diversity in non-traditional roles.
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What do you do when your passions are in an industry that is traditionally held by people who don’t look like you? Our guest in this episode of Building Good, Kathy Tuccaro, was faced with a decision: take a leap of faith and train to be a heavy equipment operator or risk falling back into a life of uncertainty and pain. Kathy's story and the outcome of her choices will inspire you. Today, Kathy is the operator of a 797F Caterpillar 385 plus metric tonne heavy haul truck or “her baby” as she likes to call it. Embracing opportunities for living a fulfilling life, Kathy believes more women should join her in this exciting career. Kathy and Tim Coldwell, both passionate about diversity in the trades, discuss why more women should join the trades and how organizations and male peers can help create an environment that welcomes and promotes diversity in non-traditional roles.
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