Triumph and tenacity define Sherry Bolisay’s journey as a woman of many hats, with ventures spanning the vast world of entrepreneurship and beyond “I always felt like a rose among thorns,” remarks Sherry Bolisay. The entrepreneur describes her life in the business world as tumultuous and cutthroat, with many challenges that tested her mettle as a businesswoman throughout her career. Being in male-dominated industries was nothing new to Sherry, as she helped establish ABSHA Construction alongside her husband nearly two decades ago.
“I would go to biddings and meetings as the only woman there, and it was really tough because all the competition I had to face were men that have had years of experience in this industry.” Despite this, Sherry found solace in her ability to overcome the many difficulties she faced as she began to build the different pillars of her business for the past two decades. Setting herself apart from her contemporaries, she tried to focus her efforts on highlighting the beauty and aesthetics of construction through interior design.
“The question is, how do we involve more women in this industry?” she asks. “As a woman in this kind of business, I wanted to change a lot of things about my [industry], and I believe we can be involved in different areas of this type of work from planning to execution.” Sherry treated her career as a soldier on the battlefield, where patience served as her sword, and mental toughness as her shield.
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