Learning something new is always a challenge, especially when it involves a trade. Getting your certification and qualification as a trades-person is a journey often filled with failure and in such a process, it is important not to let the moment of failure negate the longevity of success. Our guest today is Deila Ray. Deila is a certified combo-coded vessel welder. Over the past six years, Deila has traveled the US with her husband and her three Dachshunds, fabricating and building piping systems for compressor stations, refineries, water-treatment facilities, and waste-water treatment facilities. Deila has honed her skills as a tradeswoman, getting her certifications in Gas Tungsten Arc Welding and Shielded Metal Arc Welding. She is also the recipient of the 2020 Tradeswoman of the Year Award. Aside from everything that has happened over 2020, Deila and her husband decided to become business owners themselves. Deila is the co-founder of the company she and her husband own called Alpha Duo — a pipe welding company. They do metal fabrication, coded vessel welding, metal art, woodwork, leatherwork, and more! Stay tuned for today’s episode of Hazard Girls to hear more from this amazing woman working in a real-life non-traditional role!
Sn. 1, #15 Empowering Women in Industry: Tradeswomen of the Year 2020, with Deila Ray
Emily Soloby
Emily received her BA in Women’s Studies and JD from Temple University. Early on, she worked as a legal advocate for women in domestic violence cases. After practicing law, Emily began working on the business side of things. She is the co-owner of AAA School of Trucking, a truck and heavy equipment safety training firm, which she has spent the last 10 years growing into a thriving national business through government and military contracting and corporate partnerships.
As an executive in the transportation industry, darting from client meeting to trucking range required safety boots that met her style standards, and when she couldn’t find them anywhere, she created Juno Jones Shoes. Emily trained in shoemaking in Cuernavaca, Mexico and at the Brooklyn Shoe Space, and assembled a powerhouse team of designers, consultants, and industry experts to bring Juno Jones to life. Through Juno Jones Shoes, Emily is fulfilling her dream of not only providing women with safe, stylish footwear options for their jobs but of helping to normalize and empower women in traditionally male-dominated fields.
For more information go to junojonesshoes.com.