Our founder was a single mother and a social worker with no background in home improvement when she bought a fixer-upper and set out to renovate it with very little money. She was ripped off by general contractors, and worse, she couldn't understand what was happening in her own home. That frustration pushed her to teach herself how to do the work. Along the way, she realized there was nowhere for women to learn these skills unless they went to trade school or spent thousands of hours on YouTube. So she turned that pain into a passion project. She started The ContractHer to share free content on social media, showing and teaching women how to learn these skills on their own. It was never meant to be a business. But the response was overwhelming, and people were hungry to learn hands-on, in person and in a safe and supportive environment. What began as free content grew into the classes and community we have today.