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Kelly Corrigan WondersDeep Dive with Letitia Hanke on "Anything's Possible"As a 19 year old, Letitia Hanke took a job as a receptionist at the local roofing company. Within 10 years, she bought the business she has now been running (and growing) for 2 decades. If you want to remember that anything is possible, this conversation will wake you up to the possibilities. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2025-10-2852 min
Skilled AF™ Podcast | Skilled Trades & Construction CareersEp 11: Redefining Skilled Work: Solar Roofing and the Power of Purpose with Amy AtchleyAmy Atchley is the co-founder and owner of Amy’s Roofing & Solar, a solar and roofing company based in Sonoma County, California. After 16 years as a high school educator, Amy made a bold leap during the pandemic, leaving the classroom to build a purpose-driven trades business alongside her husband. Together, they’ve created not just a company, but new kinds of skilled jobs to meet the demands of the clean energy transition. Amy is part of a growing movement of leaders reshaping the trades through innovation, inclusion and equity.In this episode we cover:
2025-06-1840 min
The Jali, host Melyssa BarrettThe Jali EP 130: Awesome Women of ExcellenceTo celebrate Women’s History Month, I wanted to highlight the exceptional work of four powerfully, tenaciously brilliant women, Letitia Hanke, Jordan Gray, Tareka McClellan, and Aiko Bethea, all of whom are fierce trailblazers shaping their industry.
Aiko Bethea is a leader, builder and connector who has successfully navigated leadership roles in government, philanthropic, nonprofit and private sectors. The founder of RARE Coaching & Consulting, Aiko guides leaders and organizations, including Fortune 100 companies and global nonprofit organizations, to remove barriers to inclusion. She has been recognized by Forbes as one of the top seven anti-racism edu...
2024-03-1347 min
The Jali, host Melyssa BarrettThe Jali - Ep 103: Building InspirationLetitia Hanke shares her journey as a young entrepreneur to becoming CEO of her own roofing company, ARS Roofing, Gutters & Solar, and how combating adversity with self-love inspired her to start a non-profit organization, LIME Foundation, designed to encourage youths to explore career opportunities through vocational training, mentorship and community.
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2023-08-2341 min
Peopleverse021 - Todd Miller of Isaiah IndustriesTodd Miller of Isaiah Industries joins the Peopleverse to share his story and kick off season 2 with Tect’s architectural community director and host Evan Troxel. Here's an episode highlight: Hear Todd’s story of how the Metal Roofing Alliance was formed 25 years ago by a group of metal roofing industry competitors. What began with a plan that would sunset the organization in 5 years turned into an alliance of friends that helped transform the market share of steep slope metal roofing from 2% up to 17% and is still going strong after 25 years. About Todd Mill...
2023-04-2735 minPeopleverse021 - Todd Miller of Isaiah IndustriesTodd Miller of Isaiah Industries joins the Peopleverse to share his story and kick off season 2 with Tect’s architectural community director and host Evan Troxel. Here's an episode highlight: Hear Todd’s story of how the Metal Roofing Alliance was formed 25 years ago by a group of metal roofing industry competitors. What began with a plan that would sunset the organization in 5 years turned into an alliance of friends that helped transform the market share of steep slope metal roofing from 2% up to 17% and is still going strong after 25 years. About Todd Mill...
2023-04-2735 min
Construction DisruptionResilient Empathy in the Face of Ridicule with Letitia Hanke“There are people that need you, and you have a chance to change a life absolutely forever, just like mine was. Young people are going through so much, and all they really need is just, you know, one person to tell them that they’re capable of so much more in life.” -Letitia Hanke, President/CEO of ARS Roofing, Gutters, and Solar and Founder/President of The LIME Foundation. As a child, Letitia Hanke experienced bullying for her skin color. As an adult, she faced it again, as well as judgment for being a woman in charg...
2023-02-0147 min
The Start Build Grow ShowEP 212. Advocating Through Education and Inspiring Other Women | Featuring Letitia HankeLetitia is the CEO & President at ARS Roofing, Gutters and Solar. After eight years of managing a prominent roofing company, she decided to start her own company. She has now been in the industry for 26 years and employs 24 full-time, year-round employees servicing the North Bay. Letitia's accomplishments include: ➡️ 2020 Residential Roofer of the Year by Roofing Contractor Magazine. ➡️ 2021 Spirit of Education Awardee by the National Association of Remodeling Industry (NARI) ➡️ 2022 Influential Woman of the Year by North Bay Business Journal Along with running a successful roofing company, Letitia's vision is to advocate...
2022-11-1442 min
The Start Build Grow ShowEP 212. Advocating Through Education and Inspiring Other Women | Featuring Letitia HankeLetitia is the CEO & President at ARS Roofing, Gutters and Solar. After eight years of managing a prominent roofing company, she decided to start her own company. She has now been in the industry for 26 years and employs 24 full-time, year-round employees servicing the North Bay. Letitia’s accomplishments include: ➡️ 2020 Residential Roofer of the Year by Roofing Contractor Magazine. ➡️ 2021 Spirit of Education Awardee by the National Association of Remodeling Industry (NARI) ➡️ 2022 Influential Woman of the Year by North Bay Business Journal Along with running a successful roofing company, Letitia’s vision is to advocate for the disadvantaged. Over the years, she has been inspire...
2022-11-1442 minThe Start Build Grow ShowEP 212. Advocating Through Education and Inspiring Other Women | Featuring Letitia HankeLetitia is the CEO & President at ARS Roofing, Gutters and Solar. After eight years of managing a prominent roofing company, she decided to start her own company. She has now been in the industry for 26 years and employs 24 full-time, year-round employees servicing the North Bay. Letitia's accomplishments include: ➡️ 2020 Residential Roofer of the Year by Roofing Contractor Magazine. ➡️ 2021 Spirit of Education Awardee by the National Association of Remodeling Industry (NARI) ➡️ 2022 Influential Woman of the Year by North Bay Business Journal Along with running a successful roofing company, Letitia's vision is to advocate...
2022-11-1442 min
The Wealthy Contractor170. How to Develop Your Next Hire | Letitia HankeLet’s say you interview a candidate today for an open position at your home improvement or home services business. They are eager, trained and ready to put all of their energy into helping you grow your company. Sounds like a slam dunk, huh? Of course, you know that this happens very rarely. Often, contractors have a very limited pool of skilled candidates from which to hire. As a result, you end up hiring someone from another company who comes to you with bad habits they’ve learned elsewhere. As the owner of ARS Roo...
2022-10-1746 min
Kelly Corrigan WondersSit down? No Thanks, I'd Rather Stand.
As a 19 year old, Letitia Hanke took a job as a receptionist at the local roofing company. Within 10 years, she bought the business she has now been running (and growing) for 18 years. If you want to remember that anything is possible, this conversation will wake you up to the possibilities. Part 2 of the How’d You Do That? series.
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2022-06-2852 min
Issues Today RadioIssues Today 22-25(#22-25-June 13-June 19) Alex Flint discusses the merits of carbon taxes. Letitia Hanke comments on the plusses of trade schools plus Dr. Annie Arens on summer water safety.
2022-06-1328 min
Life Conversations with a TwistCelebrating my 50th Episode, while Celebrating all my Guests!Episode Details:Today I am so honored to be celebrating my 50th Episode!!! In honor of all the amazing guests I have had on the show, I thought I would Celebrate them for sharing their stories with me and all my listeners. On this episode, I talk about all the women that have been on the podcast. Listen in, write down who you want to listen too, and head back and replay them! Receive Free Delivery on First Order ($35 or more) with InstacartU...
2022-04-2120 minThe Wealthy Contractor145. Developing People with Purpose | Letitia HankeFor more FREE Wealthy Contractor resources, go to www.TheWealthyContractor.comMost people start their home improvement businesses thinking they’re going to become bonafide business owners. They dream about having a business that works without them so they can pursue their passions. But what ends up happening is most people end up getting sucked into their business and it takes over their lives. They work 12+ hour days with no freedom to do anything else because they’re chained to their businesses. Letitia Hanke is a perfect example of someone who designed her roofin...
2021-12-0634 minLife Conversations with a TwistDiscrimination is Power with Letitia HankeEpisode Details:Today on the podcast, I got to speak with Letitia, a badass black woman who is a Owner of a Roofing Company. She has such an inspiring story about being a black woman owning a roofing company in an Industry that is full of men. And how her journey led her to starting the Lime Foundation. She has been through so much in her life and I just love her positivity that she brings to her life and to our Community.Receive Free Delivery on First Order ($35...
2021-12-0235 min
The Mobile Workforce Podcast28. How The LIME Foundation is Closing the Labor Gap with Letitia HankeWorkforce shortages in the construction industry cause businesses to turn down projects and miss deadlines every single day. And while the competition for experienced workers is fierce, hiring away from competitors and recycling through employees puts a Band-Aid on a bigger problem: the lack of young people choosing construction as a career. Frustrated by this disconnect, ARS Roofing CEO Letitia Hanke decided to take action. She founded The LIME Foundation – a nonprofit that introduces young people in Santa Rosa, California to the trades and connects these prospective workers to construction firms seeking to hire. In Part...
2021-05-2130 min
The Mobile Workforce Podcast27. Breaking Barriers and Paving the Way for Women in Construction with Letitia HankeThe construction industry has made positive advancements in recent decades, especially when it comes to technology, engineering and safety. But one area in which the industry continues to lag is the makeup of its workforce. In 2019, women comprised only 10 percent of the construction workforce. And while there is some silver lining – including a growing number of women managers in the field – there’s more work to be done. Fortunately, there are leaders like Letitia Hanke paving the way for women to enter the field of construction and build successful careers. In this episode of the Mobile...
2021-05-1431 min
Getting Personal With GodA Roofing CEO with Trade Internships and a Foundation for OpportunityThis week's guest has a dream of making the dreams of others come true.President and CEO of ARS Roofing, Gutters & Solar, Letitia Hanke is also the founder of The LIME Foundation in Santa Rosa, California.Letitia shares how she said "Yes" to opportunity and became the CEO of her own business in her early twenties when her hard work made her stand out and her boss asked her to take over his business when he retired.She knows how opportunity changes lives and even saves lives. Her own escape from terrible bullying brought h...
2021-04-2735 min
American Contractor PodcastE055 - Letitia Hanke - 2020 Residential Roofing Contractor of the YearEpisode 55 - Exclusive Interview With Letitia Hanke
Meet Letitia Hanke, Founder and CEO of ARS Roofing, Gutters and Solar out of Santa Rosa, CA.
Letitia is impacting our industry in amazing ways, beyond just a construction company. She has been featured on Mike Rowes Returning the Favor, as well Kelly Clarksons Show, but even more amazing, she has established The LIME Foundation, which is focused on helping the youth in her community explore the real world opportunities that trades offer.
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2020-12-2327 min
OnwrdOnwrd Ep.8 - On Workforce Development with Letitia Hanke of ARS RoofingWhen was the last time you fixed a leaky sink? Built a fence? Rewired your lighting? If you are like me, the answer is “Never!” We rely on skilled tradesmen and women to fix-it, and make our cars, homes, offices and vital infrastructure all better. But it’s becoming more difficult to find this skilled labor. Letitia Hanke, CEO of www.arsroofing.com, was struggling to find talent to service her clients until she found an innovative solution to solving her labor-shortage problem. Listen to Letitia's story of innovating in the trades and impacting the lives of tomorrow's entrepreneurs and social...
2018-08-1442 min
OnwrdOnwrd Ep.8 - On Workforce Development with Letitia Hanke of ARS RoofingWhen was the last time you fixed a leaky sink? Built a fence? Rewired your lighting? If you are like me, the answer is “Never!” We rely on skilled tradesmen and women to fix-it and make our cars, homes, offices and vital infrastructure all better. But it’s becoming more difficult to find this skilled labor. Letitia Hanke, CEO of www.arsroofing.com, was struggling to find talent to service her clients until she found an innovative solution to solving her labor-shortage problem. Listen to Letitia's story of innovating in the trades and impacting the lives of tomorrow's entrepreneurs and social...
2018-08-1442 min