Brandy Bonner Aden has lived and worked in Memphis her whole life. She started with her family’s company A & B Construction Co. Inc. in 1993 as a laborer cleaning job sites. Bonner Aden worked for the company throughout high school and college summer breaks when she was not playing softball. MBJ
After graduating from Christian Brothers University in 1999, she worked for Arthur Andersen in IT support. Her father, Wayne Bonner, had encouraged her to work in a different environment to ensure she liked construction — at that time, not many women were in the industry.
In 2002, Bonner Aden came back to work with her father, first as office manager then a project manager/estimator and now as president of the company. Construction is what she always wanted to do. A & B Construction was a finalist for MBJ’s 2018 Small Business Awards.
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First job:
A & B Construction as a laborer, and delivering pizzas for Papa John’s
Education:
Bachelor’s in General Business, with an emphasis in Information Technology Management, from Christian Brothers University
Residence:
Bartlett
Business
philosophy:
Offer high-quality work at a competitive price while completing projects to meet and exceed our clients’ expectations.
Best way to keep competitive edge:
If you meet customer needs better than anyone else, you will never need to look for customers.
Guiding principle:
The best way to influence people is by setting an example.