{"podcast":{"title":"Power Women of the Trades: Weekly Podcast Empowering Women In the Trades Industry","slug":"power-women-of-the-trades-weekly-podcast-empowering-women-in-the-trades-industry-6399393","podcast_index_feed_id":6399393,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/da21ee60/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/power-women-of-the-trades","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/36496568/36496568-1734472015171-6ae8f22f0956e.jpg","author":"Power Women of the Trades","episode_count":172,"summary":"Hosted by Cassie Pound and Leslie Harpole \"Power Women of the Trades\" is a powerful force, leading dynamic businesses and disrupting traditional norms. This podcast is all about breaking barriers and changing the game. Our podcast guests will feature some of today's most successful female entrepreneurs and owners in the trades- and feature other advocates of this initiative as well! Because if there’s one thing we know for sure: female-led entrepreneurship drives change on multiple levels!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T04:18:49.363757+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-women-of-the-trades-weekly-podcast-empowering-women-in-the-trades-industry-6399393"},"episode":{"title":"Scaling a Family Trades Business with Marissa Esposito Part 1","slug":"scaling-a-family-trades-business-with-marissa-esposito-part-1","published_at":"2026-06-05T16:05:04+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-women-of-the-trades-weekly-podcast-empowering-women-in-the-trades-industry-6399393/scaling-a-family-trades-business-with-marissa-esposito-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-women-of-the-trades-weekly-podcast-empowering-women-in-the-trades-industry-6399393","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/power-women-of-the-trades/episodes/Scaling-a-Family-Trades-Business-with-Marissa-Esposito-Part-1-e3kcs9j","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/da21ee60/podcast/play/121057011/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-5%2F425578117-44100-2-bf8494f7ca763.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Power Women of the Trades, hosts Cassie and Kailee sit down with Marissa Esposito, Vice President at Esposito’s Electric in New Jersey. Marissa shares the inspiring journey of her family business, which her father started in a laundry room over 40 years ago and now operates with 35 trucks on the road. The conversation explores Marissa’s transition from a background in marketing to leading HR and workforce development, where she focuses on building career pathways and leading through influence rather than just authority. Marissa offers a unique perspective on growing up in a "blue-collar" household, the evolution of technology in the trades, and the shift from authoritative to collaborative leadership. The episode highlights the vast opportunities available within the industry beyond field labor, advocating for building businesses meant to last for future generations.","meta_description":"In this episode of Power Women of the Trades, hosts Cassie and Kailee sit down with Marissa Esposito, Vice President at Esposito’s Electric in New Jersey.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1328,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/power-women-of-the-trades-weekly-podcast-empowering-women-in-the-trades-industry-6399393/episodes/scaling-a-family-trades-business-with-marissa-esposito-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/power-women-of-the-trades-weekly-podcast-empowering-women-in-the-trades-industry-6399393/scaling-a-family-trades-business-with-marissa-esposito-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}