Lisa Garney - a lawyer and certified master plumber - founded G2 Construction in 2015. As the daughter and granddaughter of master plumbers, the construction business always played a big role in her life. She drew from her legal, real estate development, and project management experience to return to her family roots in commercial plumbing and general construction. In doing so, she has revitalized a 100-year family tradition of meeting the needs of clients in a continually evolving industry.

 

Garney graduated from University of Kansas with a bachelor's degree in business, studied at the London School of Economics, and earned a law degree from the University of Missouri Kansas City. Prior to founding G2 Construction she worked as a project manager for a 400-acre mixed-use development, practiced public law, managed the construction and government relations for Kansas City's Beason Hill redevelopment, and oversaw construction operations for a 600-acre multi-use development.

 

Along with G2 Construction, Garney also runs LMG Professional Services, which specialized in regulatory compliance, public finance tools for developers, zoning, code, and construction law.

 

In 2012, Garney was honored by the Kansas City Business Journal as one of the Kansas City Areas Women Who Mean Business. That same year she was named an Influential Woman by KC Business Magazine. Garney was also featured in KC Business' April 2012 issue as the Entrepreneur of the Month.