Women Leading the Trades: How a CFO Scaled a Subcontractor from $4M to $40M Through Systems

Описание: This episode marks the first in a new AmplifAI Voices series spotlighting women who are leading, scaling, and reshaping traditionally male-dominated industries through execution, systems thinking, and operational excellence.

This series is not about representation for its own sake.
It’s about results.

In this episode, host Nadia Domenick, CEO of AmplifAI Strategies, sits down with Francesca Gaglioto, Chief Financial Officer of a high-performing subcontracting firm that scaled from approximately $4 million to $40 million in revenue in just a few years.

Francesca played a central role in building lean, system-driven operations that consistently outperform competitors with significantly larger teams and higher overhead. Rather than relying on headcount or legacy processes, she helped engineer disciplined financial leadership, automation, and operational workflows that allow the business to win bids, control costs, and scale efficiently in one of the most competitive and male-dominated sectors: construction.

In this conversation, we explore:
• Francesca’s path into construction — and how she transitioned from corporate finance into the trades
• Leading with confidence and authority in male-dominated environments
• How systems and automation enabled the company to run lean while competitors struggled with overhead
• Why efficiency, execution, and operational intelligence matter more than size
• What happens to construction and trade companies that fail to modernize
• Why she co-developed the first ERP platform designed specifically for subcontractors

Francesca’s story is a powerful example of how modern, systems-driven leadership is redefining what success looks like in the trades — and why the future of construction will be shaped by efficiency, adaptability, and execution, not just scale.

AmplifAI Voices is a podcast for operators, builders, and leaders who want to understand how work actually gets done — and how smart systems remove friction, protect margins, and enable sustainable growth.

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