Startup Life Show With Ande Lyons

What happens when a woman civil engineer decides to change the minority landscape in the construction industry?She builds an app that easily and instantly connects top-rated minority subcontractors and job seekers with construction contractors!Our guest, serial entrepreneur Angela Sanchez, is the CEO and Co-Founder of Merge-Tek - a social enterprise for construction stakeholders to discover, connect and track compliance for services from minority owned businesses. She is also the Founder and CEO of Artyfactos, a sustainable and ethically responsible jewelry business that offers pieces made from 100% recycled natural materials like orange peel and fruit and tree seeds.Angela has more than 18 years experience in the construction industry holding management positions for multi-million-dollar projects with/for the government. She was also Program Manager for Babson Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Program for Manizales Mas, an action research project to develop the entrepreneurial capacity in Manizales - Colombia.Born