JobTread Women's Summit Speakers

Dr. Anna Hunter is director of learning and development with JobTread, a leading project management software for the construction industry. With a background in construction and counseling, Anna brings a practical, people-first approach to helping contractors navigate technology, streamline operations, and strengthen project workflows.

A sought after speaker, consultant, and change management leader, Anna holds a Doctorate in Organizational Development and Transformational Leadership and is a certified Change Management Specialist. She is also the author of Adapt to Adopt: A Human Approach to Software Implementation, where she shares proven leadership strategies to overcome resistance and build a change-resilient team.

Erika Mosse has more than 20 years of experience as a journalist in construction media. She served as Editorial Director for Zonda’s Pool Group before transitioning to Director of Content for Pro Remodeler, a leading B2B media brand reaching more than 90,000 remodeling professionals. During her tenure, Mosse played a key role in shaping editorial direction, expanding the brand’s reach, and building strong industry relationships.

She is currently Research & Content Strategist at JobTread, where she develops data and educational resources to support contractors in optimizing business operations. A sought after speaker, Mosse was also a driving force behind the Women in Residential Construction Conference, where she championed the role of women leaders across all sectors of the industry. Mosse’s combination of industry knowledge, content development, and commitment to supporting small business leaders has made her a respected voice in the building, remodeling and home improvement communities.

Ashley Wainscott, Founder and CEO of Simply Home, started the business more than 14 years ago. Her vision is to transform the home renovation industry with a commitment to accountability, quality, and transparency. After earning an Entrepreneurship degree from St. Edward’s University, Ashley built Simply Home into a trusted Austin remodeling company that has since beautified more than 2,000 homes. Her leadership has earned recognition including St. Edward’s Entrepreneur of the Year, Austin Woman’s “Woman to Watch,” and the Austin Young Chamber’s Excellence in Opportunity Award. Ashley also hosts her own podcast, Ladies Who Build, celebrating women making an impact in the building and construction industry.

Kelley Turner is the Co-Owner of Staycation Fiberglass Pools and Gelcoat Guardians, a premier Texas-based pool construction and fiberglass maintenance company. Over the past four years, Kelley has been instrumental in the company’s growth, overseeing sales and marketing operations that have helped scale the business to $7.8 million in revenue and a team of 22.

Beyond her business, Kelley is deeply involved in industry leadership and advocacy. She played a key role in reopening the Southwest Chapter of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, and is also an active member of the Greater San Antonio Builders Association.

Kelley is committed to giving back through initiatives like Step Into Swim, working alongside industry partners to raise funds and awareness for water safety education for underserved children. Her companies have earned multiple industry awards and recognitions.

Mary Kathryn Reese is CEO of Kitchen Design Concepts, a luxury design+build remodeling firm she founded in 2004. Since then, the company has completed more than 1,300 projects and Mary Kathryn leads a high-performing team of designers and construction professionals. Before co-founding Kitchen Design Concepts, she spent decades in executive leadership, including partner roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte Consulting, where she built consulting practices exceeding $50 million in annual revenue and led global teams of more than 400 people. Her board service includes NARI North Texas, and she holds ownership stakes in several real estate and home services ventures.

Morgan Thomas didn't exactly plan on becoming a builder. Her construction career started when a regular at the bar where she worked while attending graduate school convinced her to take a job in commercial construction. Six months later, she was running projects. Fourteen years later, she's the Co-Founder and Director of Construction at Homestead Builders Group in Healdsburg, California.

Morgan specializes in complex whole-home remodels and has a particular talent for bringing commercial-level discipline to the beautifully messy world of residential construction.

With an undergraduate background in journalism, Morgan approaches construction with the instincts of a reporter: ask better questions, do the research, and get the facts before making a decision. She's now channeling that same curiosity into helping other construction companies improve their operations, particularly around preconstruction, project management, technology, estimating, and financial systems.

Outside of work, she's chasing fresh tracks in the mountains, boating with her husband and two daughters, and maintaining her second career as a soccer mom. She's still not sure what happened to that graduate degree.

Jillian Childs wears more hats than most marketers would attempt at once and makes it look easy. She's VP of Marketing at Turntide Technologies, a UK-based electronics start-up and owner of Craft Master Custom Pools a South Florida-based pool building business that her and her husband acquired in 2025. Earlier in her career, she ran Field Marketing at Tesla during its highest-growth years, sharpening a reputation as one of the sharpest marketers in her network: someone who pairs data-driven strategy with genuine relationship-building, and who listens closely before she acts. Nearly all of it, construction, e-mobility, industrial, has been spent building her career in industries where women are still the exception in the room, not the rule.

The timing of her Craft Master acquisition tells you everything about how she operates: the same week she closed on the business, she welcomed her first daughter into the world, and spent maternity leave building out SOPs while the baby slept. Today, Jillian brings that same relentless, build-it-yourself playbook to growing Craft Master Custom Pools in one of the country's most competitive home-services markets. Having navigated male-dominated industries for most of her career, she's now one of the go-to people in her network for women looking to grow theirs.

Candice Rania didn't exactly take the straight road to construction. Her career began in architecture, moved through interior design, and eventually landed in general contracting. This somewhat unconventional route gave her a view of a project from nearly every angle, and a healthy appreciation for how quickly a good idea can become a bad one once it meets reality.

Today, Candice is the Co-Founder and Director of Pre-Construction at Homestead Builders Group, where she focuses on the work that happens before construction begins: plan development, challenging assumptions, coordinating decisions, and identifying problems that are considerably cheaper to solve on paper than in the field.

She is a builder, systems thinker, and professional question-asker with a particular interest in the space between what was intended, what was documented, and what is actually going to happen.

Outside of work, Candice is usually exploring somewhere new with her family, preferably somewhere the architecture is showing off. She believes building a successful company should leave room for a life worth stepping away from the jobsite to enjoy.

Allison Bowring is the co-owner and CEO of RippnFinish Flooring, where she focuses on growing the business, improving systems, and creating a great experience for both clients and her team. She also has a soft spot for JobTread and loves finding ways to make the day-to-day run a little smoother.

Allison and her husband, Travis, have been married for 14 years and have two daughters, ages 10 and 8. Their busy household also includes a dog, a cat, two rabbits, lizards and fish. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outdoors, reading, being with her family, and learning about whatever happens to catch her interest.

Karalynn Cromeens is the Owner and Managing Partner of The Cromeens Law Firm with more than 20 years of experience in construction and real estate law. She is passionate about helping contractors understand their contracts, protect their businesses, and get paid. Karalynn is also the host of the Construction Legal, Made Easy podcast and author of her most recent book, Trust Your Gut.

Danielle Russell is president of Builder Funnel, a digital marketing agency that helps home builders and remodelers grow through smarter strategy and stronger marketing systems. Over the past decade, she's helped grow Builder Funnel from a small local team into a multimillion-dollar agency with more than 40 team members across North America, 96% leadership favorability rating, and three appearances on the Inc. 5000 list.

Danielle is passionate about building leaders, operationalizing culture, and creating systems that allow companies to scale without everything depending on one person. Her work lives at the intersection of people and performance: hiring the right talent, giving them the clarity and confidence to lead, and building workplaces where great people want to stay and grow.

When she's not developing leaders or designing a new framework, Danielle is probably storytelling with data, coaching a teammate, or turning Builder Funnel's next quarterly strategy into an elaborate pop culture theme.