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Have you thought of doing the same engineering work you do at your workplace, but for yourself? 🤔 Then you’ll want to listen to this interview with Paige Brue about her own journey to start her consulting business! She dives into how her education allowed her to provide the type of services she provides, why having professional credentials is a must (and the easiest way to get them)…all the way to her best tips for aspiring firm owners. 😉 👇
Tune in to Learn:
- How a devastating flood in her hometown got her interested in Water Resources
- What led her to start her own engineering business
- How to know if starting your own engineering practice is really for you?
- 2 pieces of advice before you (cluelessly) go and start your own firm
- The number one thing you need to thrive professionally (and it's not only money)
- What the CFM credential is all about
- How her PE license and CFM credential are crucial for her independent work
- The biggest misconception about an engineer's work that we only learn after school
- What she did that made passing her PE a lot easier…and you should do too
- Is it difficult to take the PE Exam in a discipline that's not yours?
- Her experience with CA Seismic and Survey Exams (+ how difficult they are)
- Her #1 advice for women to succeed in the field…that works wonders for men too.
- Organizations for Water Resources folks and women engineers to join
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Resources Mentioned:
The Ultimate Floodplain Manager Review Course
The Ultimate CA Seismic & Survey Courses (Waitlist)
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
California Stormwater Quality Association
The 2008 Floods in Indiana
Purdue University
North Carolina State University
School of PE
Connect With Paige:
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Surf City Hydraulic Engineering
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Floodplain Manager Review Course
CA Seismic and Survey Courses (Waiting List)
FE Practice Exams
FE CBT Exam Simulator
PE Breadth Practice Exams
PE Depth Practice Exams
PE CBT Exam Simulator
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Transcript of Show You can get our transcript of the show below! 👇
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