SHOW NOTES:Kate StephensonKate is an experienced leader in the fields of green building, professional education, sustainability, and business management. She’s worked with established and emerging businesses and non-profits to achieve triple bottom line metrics, develop business systems, and plan for a dynamic and resilient future. She has deep experience in post-secondary education, and led the Yestermorrow Design/Build School for over thirteen years. Kate helped to develop and is a facilitator for NESEA’s BuildingEnergy Bottom Lines program. Kate is a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program, the Chair of the Montpelier Energy Advisory Committee, and serves on the Boards of the Vermont Council on Rural Development, NESEA and the Studio for High Performance Design and Construction. She is a Passive House U.S. Certified Builder and a QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisor. She holds a MS in Management from Antioch University New England and a BA in Anthropology and Environmental Science from Haverford College.Instagram katemgstephenson https://www.instagram.com/katemgstephenson/Helm Construction Solutionshttps://www.buildhelm.comInstagram: buildhelm https://www.instagram.com/buildhelm/HELM Construction Solutions is a collaborative team with over seventy years of combined construction, management, leadership and education expertise. With offices in Montpelier and Brattleboro, Vermont, we work with contractors, designers, homeowners, business owners and institutions throughout New England and beyond to advance high performance building practice. HELM is a socially responsible business dedicated to empowering teams to work together in collaborative and creative ways for a common shared outcome.