From School Teacher to Roofing: How Colleen Arambula Built a 50+ Person Business

weVENTURE HerStory Podcast by weVENTURE Women's Business Center

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This story is about stepping into a new role, learning an entirely different industry, and building something bigger by combining strengths.

Colleen Arambula spent 15 years as a school teacher before transitioning into entrepreneurship and helping grow DC Roofing and DC Marine Construction into a 50+ person company alongside her husband.

While her husband brought expertise in roofing, Colleen brought structure, organization, and leadership, helping shape the business into a scalable operation.

Her journey was also driven by something deeply personal. After learning at a young age that she would need IVF and surrogacy to have children, she made the decision to create a life that could support that future. That decision became the catalyst for stepping into the business and helping drive its growth.

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