The Labor Shortage Is a Lie: How Two Immigrant Founders Built a 96% Retention Company
Reda came to Kansas City from Egypt with almost no English and a fear of heights and took a roofing job anyway. Elvis, a Nigerian immigrant and former R&D chemist, walked away from a corporate career to join him. Together they built what is now Amina Design Build (formerly RK Contractors), a construction company where 81% of the workforce is immigrants, refugees, and second-chance citizens and where retention sits at 96%, an almost unheard-of number in the industry.
In this episode of the Social Venture Studio Founder Series, Reda and Elvis unpack the difference between "giving access" and…
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