Women in BIM

Women in BIM is a global community with a vision to support, empower and celebrate female BIM and digital construction professionals.

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February 20 · 32 min
Bold moves for lifelong learning and shaping your digital career path
In this inspiring episode of the Women in BIM Podcast, host Marie Grieve, Global Vice Chair for Women in BIM, is joined by Susan Brattberg, Co-Founder and Chief Customer Officer of Global eTraining, for a thoughtful conversation on the power of lifelong learning, bold decision making and building a values driven digital business. Susan shares her journey co-founding Global eTraining alongside her sister, reflecting on how her upbringing, family values and early exposure to education shaped her passion for learning. As Global eTraining approaches its 18th anniversary, Susan opens up about how 2020 and the COVID lockdown became a pivotal moment for both her family and the business, redefining priorities and reinforcing the importance of flexibility, empathy and resilience. The discussion explores the intentional choice to operate a fully remote workforce long before it became the norm, highlighting the cultural, personal and client focused benefits of this approach. Susan also offers practical advice for those who may feel overwhelmed by training and professional development, encouraging listeners to embrace learning with confidence, curiosity and courage As the conversation closes, Susan reflects on her proudest achievements and shares empowering words of wisdom for the Women in BIM community, urging listeners to never stop learning, to trust their instincts and to never be afraid to be bold in shaping their careers and the digital future of the industry.
Oct 17, 2025 · 45 min
BIM and digital maturity levels across Europe, are they what you would expect?
Differing digital maturity levels and the value they bring to projects across Europe is the discussion topic of the latest Women in BIM podcast. Women in BIM Global Vice Chair, Marie Grieve invited BIM specialists to give their perspective on digital maturity across Germany, Ireland, Poland and Portugal. Monika Filusch, CEO, FRESCON, Mariel Guiterrez, Principal Architect & BIM Strategist, marielgutierrez and Cláudia Antunes, Executive Director, StratBIM spoke about their views on BIM in each region, how things have changed in the past five years, particularly with the introduction of a BIM Mandate in Portugal. The key words that are mentioned repeatedly are: education, collaboration and communication. Listen to the full podcast to hear what these key areas mean for the construction sector across Europe and it might not be what you expect!
Aug 12, 2025 · 32 min
From gingerbread cities to greener futures – engaging the public through architecture
In this episode of the Women in BIM podcast, WIB Global Team Member, Henry Fenby-Taylor speaks with Melissa Woolford, Founder and Director of the Museum of Architecture, about her journey from working at Zaha Hadid Architects to creating playful, thought-provoking public exhibitions like the Gingerbread City and Nature’s Architects Trail. They explore how creative engagement can make architectural issues accessible, inspire future careers, and connect communities to the built and natural environments. The conversation also delves into skills development, career diversity in the built environment, and the need for fresh approaches to attracting and retaining talent in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.
Jun 10, 2025 · 31 min
Building creative confidence and self belief
Creative confidence is about believing in your ability to create change in the world around you and most importantly, positive change. It is the conviction that you can achieve what you set out to achieve both professionally and personally. In this latest Women in BIM podcast, host and WIB Global Vice Chair, Marie Grieve talks to Qatanna Palioca , Director of Marketing at Ideate Software – part of the GRAITEC Group – about being confident with creativity and having self belief. Qatanna is driven by creativity and strategy and specialises in transforming ideas into impactful realities. Qatanna believes that true self belief is a foundation that fuels creativity and resilience, and that a good leader recognised this in their team and encourages self-belief and self growth - principles at the very heart of Women in BIM. You’ll may also be surprised to hear where Qatanna’s career first started, and it wasn’t in the construction industry!
Apr 1, 2025 · 37 min
Energy, climate, resilience and giving back
In this latest episode of the Women in BIM podcast, Global Vice Chair Marie Grieve invited sustainability consultant and PhD Researcher Claire Brown to share her thoughts on sustainability within the property and housing sector. The pair dive into how Claire’s research at the University of Manchester has resulted in some outstanding finds when it comes to climate change, and how these have informed actions that industry has already taken and those that are needed to withstand the changes our climate is currently throwing at us! The conversation also touches upon mentoring, being resilient and why being a good listener is important.
Jan 13, 2025 · 45 min
Finding your inner confidence with Vicki Reynolds
As we enter a new year, two of the Women in BIM Global Executive Team share their views on finding our inner confidence and never be afraid to be you! January is often a time when we are looking for a move in our career or taking the next step in our professional development, with both requiring confidence and good communications skills. In this episode, our Host Henry Fenby Taylor, CEO and Founder of Athenophilia has a very open conversation with Vicki Reynolds, Chief Technology Officer at Catalyst about how to be confident in self promotion without any arrogance! Former professional actor, Vicki, has brilliant advice, insight and tips on how to stay calm when presenting, believing in your abilities and most importantly always being true to yourself. So if you’re looking for guidance on presentations skills, growing your confidence and how to positively promote your professional skill set to advance your career, listen to the full podcast now!
Dec 6, 2024 · 47 min
An exploration of connectivity, problem solving and what do we really think of AI
Connectivity, problem solving and unusual career paths were just some of the fascinating topics of conversation in this Women in BIM podcast with Stephanie Fitzgerald, Software Developer at Ideate Software and Alix Tissier, IP Technical Enablement Specialist at GRAITEC Group. Our podcast host and WIB Global Vice Chair, Marie Grieve, invited Stephanie and Alix to talk about their career journeys, what led them to the construction industry and what they find most rewarding in their current roles. The conversation is fascinating, enlightening and often humorous at times, when the three discuss life in general, travel and ambitions, as well as the future of digital in construction and the impact – good, and not so good – of AI. They certainly crammed in a lot into such a short space of time!
Oct 29, 2024 · 31 min
Transformation Coach Penny Locaso talks about why we should stop chasing society’s definition of happiness and set our own happiness goals
Penny Locaso is the world’s first Happiness Hacker on a quest to teach 10 million humans by 2025 how to flourish in life. Voted one of the most influential female entrepreneurs in Australia, Penny is her own ongoing experiment. A little while back she turned her life upside down in pursuit of happiness. She left a 16 career as an executive, relocated her family from Perth back to Melbourne, left an 18 year relationship and started her own purpose-driven company, HackingHappy.co. Listen as Penny talks to Women in BIM Founder Rebecca De Cicco about life, happiness and empowerment for women all over the world. This discussion touches on not only female empowerment, but how women can perceive themselves and ways we can tackle the imposter syndrome we all sometimes feel and face in our every day lives.
Oct 16, 2024 · 29 min
Digital and diversity across the construction industry in Singapore
Siti Norman discusses digital innovation across the construction industry in Singapore and the current trends that exist in this region. Our podcast host, Founder and Global Chair of Women in BIM, Rebecca De Cicco asks Siti about the requirements and skills needed in the digital construction space, and how they can improve the way we design and build. Plus, Rebecca and Siti also look at how to attract and retain more women into our industry and what skills gaps can be filled with a more diverse landscape across all disciplines within construction.
Oct 8, 2024 · 27 min
Top Vectorworks tips from BIM specialist Laura Gouk
Women in BIM invited Laura Gouk of OMI Architects to tell us why she is championing the use of Vectorworks in her practice and how she has become the practice lead for implementing her go-to BIM software. Laura talks with WIB Global Executive Team Member, Henry Fenby-Taylor about their level of design standards at OMI and shares lessons learned on some of her major projects.
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Sep 9, 2024 · 35 min
The digital evolution of construction with Glynnis Patterson
After training as an architect, Glynnis Patterson made a monumental career shift to embrace the world of digital and how it was to transform the construction sector. In this latest podcast, host, Women in BIM Global Vice Chair, Marie Grieve talks to Glynnis in her role as Director of Ideate Software at GRAITEC Group about how technology has changed, and is indeed constantly changing, to allow us to build faster and smarter, with less cost and less waste. Glynnis’ career journey and her career wins are to be applauded, we know you will agree when you hear to how Glynnis has been instrumental in digital change and an inspiration to others in the digital construction landscape for over two decades.
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Jul 9, 2024 · 29 min
Collaboration, Engineering and BIM in Brazil
Collaboration was the buzz word between WIB Global Vice Chair Marie Grieve and her podcast guest, Stefania Correa, BIM and Agile Manager for Concremat in Brazil. An experienced engineer with a passion for digital ways of working and a specialism in infrastructure, Stefania shares her career journey to date, how her roles have taken her throughout Brazil and South America, and the current state of BIM adoption in the region. Tune in to this enlightening conversation as Marie and Stefania share wisdom, inspiration, and practical guidance to help you navigate the BIM environment in Brazil, for which Stefania admits the adoption level is good, but there is room for improvement!
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May 29, 2024 · 24 min
Small steps, big impact
After a life changing accident and a subsequent cancer diagnosis, Shona Hirons realised she needed to slow down in her career and that by taking small steps she could make a big impact, not only on her own life but on those around her. Now an international behavioural therapist, Shona shares with WIB Global Vice Chair, Marie Grieve, her life story, the bumps along the way and why prioritising our mental health is so important. For Shona, her aim is to simply make people feel everyday. This is an inspiring conversation that will make you want to get out of your chair!
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Apr 26, 2024 · 32 min
How much can you save if you have better data? Could it be enough to save a planet?
With a passion for sustainability from a very young age Lucy Lyons, CEO of Kestrix - a new and innovative construction software that maps how heat escapes from buildings – has always questioned why, as an industry, construction isn’t better a decarbonisation. In this podcast with Women in BIM Global Vice Chair, Marie Grieve, Lucy shares her long-term passion and why this is the foundation upon which she has built Kestrix. Born from a need to support the sustainable retrofit of aging housing stock to improve the way we live, particularly in an age when fuel poverty is a colossal issue, Lucy knows that huge steps must be taken to improve this for so many of us – and she is ready to take these steps! The actions of individuals are important, but we can’t take action to decarbonise construction alone, we must unite to take on the fight as a collective! And the best weapon to ready ourselves for this fight is data.
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Mar 5, 2024 · 44 min
Critical Creative Thinking with Joan Mulvihill
With an illustrious career from CEO of the Irish Internet Association to the Creativity, Digitilisation and Sustainability Lead at Siemens, with the many important board member roles she holds, you would be forgiven for expecting someone less humorous, curious and empathetic than Joan Mulvihill. She has built a career on these traits, asking the awkward questions, connecting the dots, and ensuring that no one ever forgets the individual person. In this candid chat with WiB Global team member Henry Fenby-Taylor, Joan talks about what has shaped her into the person she is today and how she has faced adversity and loss, but come out stronger on the other side, championing Critical Creative Thinking.
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Jan 25, 2024 · 44 min
Leading EDI - Don't ask, don't tell
Willow Williams leads the conversation today with Henry Fenby-Taylor, talking about their lived experience with Sybil Taunton who leads Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at RICS. We'll hear about the changing landscape of the sector, what Sybil has learned throughout her diverse career from the US military during a period of pivotal change in its acceptance of the LGBT+ community, and how she's setting an example and being a critical friend that challenges the status quo.
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Nov 13, 2023 · 38 min
The voice of education in construction: Alison Watson
During this episode of the Women in BIM Podcast, host Marie Grieve, WIB Global Leadership Team Member and Managing Director of Costello Palmer Communications, talks with an amazing woman who has transformed the way we deliver education in schools to bridge skills and knowledge gaps for the construction industry. Alison Watson OBE, is the Founder and Chief Executive of Class Of Your Own, the social enterprise which created the award-winning Design Engineer Construct (DEC) education programme. The two discuss where it all started for Alison with Class Of Your Own, and how it has helped so many young people start a career in the built environment. They discuss the challenges in being heard by those leading the education sector, and the rewards that are gained from helping young people become construction professionals.
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Oct 10, 2023 · 34 min
Schiphol Airport Digital Twin
Join Marie Grieve, Core Team Member of Women in BIM, as she talks to two data experts: Arisca Droog and Maya Tryfona of Schiphol Airport. Discover what Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands is doing to advance its data management using the latest techniques, as well as sharing their expertise with the Building smart community. We'll also learn more about Arisca and May's own personal journeys and the advice that they would give to women entering the sector.
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Sep 20, 2023 · 29 min
Working smarter, not harder
Join Rebecca de Cicco as she talks to Ann Deng, Senior Associate at McGregor Coxall - Quality Assurance Lead, whose multifaceted role requires empathy, patience and a 'can do' attitude as she champions using the right workflow, rather than the age old methods with tools like Vectorworks. Ann is an inspirational character who shows that you can work smarter not harder, get more out of your working life, and have balance with your personal life. It was our pleasure to have her on the podcast. Thank you to Vectorworks, our podcast sponsor, for supporting Women in BIM.
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Aug 16, 2023 · 36 min
Migrant Women
How can we support migrant women? Sareh Naji Regional Lead for Iran of Women in BIM talks to Shivani Gopaul about the challenges that migrant women face when travelling to new places to learn and work. We learn about the initiatives and groups set up to support migrant women as well as the importance of acknowledging and embracing intersectional aspects of migrant women's identity.

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