Building Strength: Pat Miller’s Journey from Carpentry to Leadership
Success in construction isn’t just about building structures—it’s about resilience, strategy, and knowing how to navigate challenges. Few embody this better than Pat Miller, founder and president of Blue Diamond Construction.
With over 30 years in the industry, Pat has led commercial carpentry and metal framing projects across medical offices, retail spaces, apartments, and more. But her journey wasn’t just about business—it was about survival.
In this episode, Pat shares how she turned personal hardship into professional triumph, rebuilding her life and career after devastating losses. She dives into breaking barriers as a woman in construction, the lessons from building a business in a volatile industry and how her book, Kicking Karma’s Ass, inspires resilience with humor.
Pat’s story is about perseverance, reinvention, and leading with strength. If you’re facing obstacles in your career or business, this episode is proof that you can build something incredible—even from the ground up.
Host
Pat Miller
Founder and President
Pat Miller is the founder and president of Blue Diamond Construction which specializes in commercial carpentry and metal framing.
For more than 30 years, Pat has worked with general contractors, architects, engineers and developers to design and build medical and office buildings, apartments, churches, cafes, supermarkets and other retail stores.
In 2023, Pat published her award-winning, internationally best-selling book Kicking Karma’s Ass: Unbelievable Stories of Strength, Resilience and Perseverance, Everything Told with a twist of Humor, a memoir of her personal and professional comeback after a series of devastating losses.
Valentin Noves
CEO at e-verse
A versatile leader with broad exposure to projects and procedures and an in-depth understanding of technology services and product development. He has a tremendous passion for working in teams driven to provide remarkable software development services that disrupt the status quo. He is a creative problem solver who is equally comfortable rolling up his sleeves or leading teams with a make-it-happen attitude.
Samuel Barcenas
BIM Consultant Founder of AVES
A highly motivated and experienced architect with a proven track record of success in designing and delivering innovative and sustainable buildings. He is also a BIM expert with a deep understanding of how to use technology to improve the efficiency and quality of the design and construction process.
Valentin Noves
I'm a versatile leader with broad exposure to projects and procedures and an in-depth understanding of technology services/product development. I have a tremendous passion for working in teams driven to provide remarkable software development services that disrupt the status quo. I am a creative problem solver who is equally comfortable rolling up my sleeves or leading teams with a make-it-happen attitude.
