March 2023 Issue
"Cheers to another 25 years"
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Congratulations team on ending March on such a great note! This month is our largest month of sales in Bognet history. We have hit $29,227,137 of sales just in March. Thank you for your hard work and dedication!
"Our story began 25 years ago on St. Patrick’s Day, when Jim Bognet and Jeff Kaiser officially opened our doors for business with a dream in hand. Fast forward to 2023, Bognet is recognized as one of the top general contractors in the DC Metro Area. We’ve enjoyed many great successes and we withstood our share of challenging times along the way!
Thank you everyone who attended the 25 th Anniversary Lunch at Fogo de Chão. We were happy to celebrate our shared success and look forward to the next 25 years. We were fortunate enough to have Jim's father, Rocco, join us on his birthday.
"Without this entire amazing team, we wouldn't be here today. I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your hard work, dedication, and commitment to making Bognet a success. I'm grateful that I've been able to work with such wonderful people over the years and that we've been able to provide for all of our families. Our clients have also played a vital role in our success. I always felt it was very
important to make our customers, our friends in order to grow the company. I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to them as well. We've been very fortunate enough to work with some incredible people over the last 25 years in pursuit of building lasting relationships and we don't take that for granted."
A CONVERSATION WITH JENNIFER BOGNET:
What does it mean to be a woman in construction?
Jennifer: I have enjoyed being a woman in the construction industry. Perhaps it even enabled me to stand out. There was no disadvantage as a woman working to build a deep network of customers and partners, to be a part of great teams that built many beautiful facilities, and to serve the community both with my business and my personal efforts.
Do you have advice for women entering the industry?
Jennifer: It is important to be well-rounded and to never stop learning. If you want to truly grow your career, it requires more than subject matter expertise to be promoted to the executive level/C suite. It is critical to develop executive management skills such as strategic thinking, decision making, emotional intelligence, and employee development.
What is the most important change that has happened?
Jennifer: The industry is working to be more inclusive when they think about filling a new position in a very tough environment to find qualified construction employees. I see more women leading companies in construction, engineering & architecture/design than ever before.
How has the industry changed its attitude
toward women during your time working in construction?
Jennifer: I believe the industry has recognized how many women are both interested and motivated to be a part of the construction industry, especially as the labor market has tightened and the industry growth rate expanded over the last 15 years. There are so many talented and accomplished women in construction and so it is not unusual to see women in both office and field positions.
Thank you Abbey and Isabell for giving us a walking tour of one of your projects. We appreciate how you represent women in the field.
"It is important to be well-rounded and to never stop learning. If you want to truly grow your career, it requires more than subject matter expertise to be promoted to the executive level/C suite.
Please see the list of available webinars from April through June. Please register for the classes with the links below. All sessions are 12pm – 1pm EST
Mindful Mondays
May 15 Guided Meditation for Mental Health
June 12 Guided Meditation for Focused Attention
Well-being Wednesdays
April 12 Stress Management
May 3 Understanding Mental Health
June 7 Men’s Health
Wellness Self Care Apps
Calm, Ginger, and My Strength, wellness self care apps, that Kaiser provides at no additional cost for members
April 13th 1-3. Please bring your company issued fire extinguisher(s) to the office to be re-certified or arrange to send it to the office/ drop it off in advance.
April 11 Josh Mason
April 12 Bobby McCormack
April 21 Tracey Gardiner
For Earth Day, April 21, we will be cleaning up a park in Vienna. Please email Aimee to sign up to volunteer!
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