70: Amy Veltri


It’s graduation season, so we kick off today’s episode with 9 tips for graduates entering the workforce:

  1. Plan, prepare, practice
  2. Track your progress
  3. Think about your social media presence
  4. Failures are necessary for growth
  5. Work on understanding you
  6. Listen
  7. Do more than is expected
  8. Build relationships
  9. Don’t compare yourself with others

Welcome to Amy Veltri, founder and CEO of NGE Environmental & Engineering Solutions – the fastest growing engineering firm in Pittsburgh. Amy talks about leading a woman-owned business with her brother, being the only woman in her civil engineering class and Masters program, and learning the ropes from her father, her mentor.

Part Two of our conversation with Amy Veltri goes live on Thursday, May 26th.