Marjorie A PerryMarjorie Perry, a lifelong resident of New Jersey, is the President and CEO of MZM Construction & Management Company, Inc. Equally as important, she is widely recognized as an innovator, public speaker, writer, and role model for women and minorities in business. Using her extraordinary path to success and 26 years of experience as fodder for inspiration, Perry finds her mission to be one who motivates nascent entrepreneurs to develop and pursue their dreams by sharing the lessons she has learned from her own success, which often meant taking life's lemons and making lemonade. Trained as an educator with a B.A. from Kean College, Perry's path in teaching was diverted after she was caught in a series of layoffs in the Newark Public School system. In a fortuitous career move, she decided to try her luck in sales and marketing - which turned out to be an unexpected perfect fit. She went on to work for corporate giants 3M, Johnson & Johnson, and United Airlines, ultimately cultivating a burgeoning vision for life as a passionate, self-made entrepreneur. Read More Read Less