At 22, Amanda Przynski bought a foreclosed home that needed a lot of work. Then, the night before closing, someone broke in and stole the stained glass windows and other details that had made her fall in love with it. It was an early test of a determination that would shape her career.

On this episode of Twin City Tales, host Wymond Wong welcomes Amanda, owner of Panda's Punchlist, a women-owned residential construction and remodeling company in Minneapolis.

Amanda's path into the trades hasn't followed a straight line. From growing up in Minneapolis and choosing woodshop and electronics classes to spending 17 years as a police and fire dispatcher, investing in real estate, and eventually becoming a general contractor and home inspector, she has repeatedly chosen to learn by doing.

Wymond and Amanda explore what it means to be a woman in construction, the assumptions Amanda has encountered in the industry, and why she believes homeowners deserve to feel informed and respected. They also discuss Panda's Punchlist, her Do-It-HERself gatherings, mentoring other women, and what to look for when comparing remodeling estimates.

And there's more to Amanda than work. She's a broomball player and has taken on a 5,500-mile motorcycle adventure across Australia.

It's a conversation about independence, craftsmanship, entrepreneurship, and making room for more people in the skilled trades.

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