Ingram's October 2022

SARINA SHANKS BRR ARCHITECTURE

KODY SIMMONS STRAUB CONSTRUCTION CO.

JACK STEADMAN C2FO

Design is not sim- ply a right-brain function for Sarina Shanks—she sup- plements her crea- tive side with a left-brain world-view that took root in her

In two years as a s u p e r i n t e n d e n t with Straub Constr uction, Kody Sim mons oversaw six projects with $6 mil lion in combined val ue, finishing each of

Let’s get the obvious question out of the way: Yes, Jack Stead- man says, his grandfather and namesake was in- deed the late gen eral manager of the

them on time or ahead of schedule, with no safety incidents. He relished the relationships he would form on each; he was on a good track. In March 2020, he had to make a choice: Leave the known comfort zone, or stretch into project management. He took the leap; he says, “and have not looked back since. … To date, I have run some of Straub’s biggest projects totaling $78 million over 10 projects in under three years.” Not one of those has lost money; his best yielded a 75 percent increase over the expected profit margin. Simmons, 28, is now on track to become senior project manager, with an expanded role mentoring incoming project managers, project-manage ment team training, college recruiting, new hire interviewing and vetting, and review of other teammember’s projects.

Kansas City Chiefs. But young Steadman is definitely updating the family brand. At 29, he’s director of relationship management for C2FO, the fintech firm that has exploded into global prominence as a business receivables-management platform. In July, he bagged his third promotion in two years and now manages a team that covers 75 percent of C2FO’s North American clients. His work has helped the firm execute $2.76 billion in transactions so far this year. On the way to that role, he says, “I developed the playbook for launching Opportunity Marketplaces, which give underserved businesses access to low-cost, convenient capital. This, and other processes I established, helped me achieve a 100 percent performance- to-target ratio as a relationship manager.”

childhood. “Growing up, I came to see how the environment in which a person lives can shape the overall human condition,” says the 25-year-old designer for BRR Architecture. “I want to contribute to creating healthy communities that will increase public health, cultural diversity, economic stability, and social welfare.” That means adhering to BRR’s goal of elevating spaces people use every day—at home, at the office, out for shopping, or entertainment. “I get to apply my skills to projects across the country, with the hopes of making an impact,” Shanks says. She also trains that passion for non-profit and industry causes, including current advocacy-committee chair for the local chapter of the National Organization for Minority Architects.

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