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The B Words walks readers through thirteen key challenges that women encounter in their career paths, showing how to navigate them with confidence and ultimately manifest the bravery needed to achieve for self-defined success. Author Tricia Kagerer not only explores the hurdles we all have faced or will face in the workforce but also offers effective strategies that combat the true root causes of the inequality we must stamp out to create a brighter future.
About the author
Tricia Kagerer is the executive vice president of risk management for Jordan Foster Construction, a large construction organization that performs civil, multifamily, and general contracting across Texas. A construction industry expert and speaker on various leadership, risk management, and safety topics, and with degrees in business administration and communication-public relations, Tricia has a special passion for servant leadership and diversity in the workplace. Over the course of her more than twenty years in a historically male-dominated industry, Tricia has found herself too often in the lonely position of the sole woman in the room. It has become her mission to change that. She hopes The B Words: 13 Words Every Woman Must Navigate for Success will serve as a force for change, opening the door for the next generation of women professionals to spark a conversation, utilizing their unique voices to advocate for much-needed change, particularly in nontraditional industries like her own. Tricia Kagerer is a chartered property casualty underwriter (CPCU), a certified safety professional (CSP), a construction risk insurance specialist (CRIS), an associate in risk management (ARM), associate in claims management (AIC), a licensed Texas claims representative and commercial agent, and a past construction panel arbitrator with AAA. In her free time, Tricia enjoys skiing and spending time with her two dogs and cat. She and her husband, Marcus, have two grown-up children. They reside in Plano, Texas.
