Helen Callier

Helen Callier, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Six Sigma Black Belt, bestselling Author of “Your Money is in the Follow-up”, and a national speaker, is President of Bradlink LLC, a go to Technical Services Firm primarily serving government agencies and Fortune 500 companies including the Houston Airport System, Lackland AFB, AECOM, and JACOBS. Helen is also the Founder and President of PermitUsNow, a one-stop permit expediting company that helps Architects, Contractors and Project Owners like HEB Grocery, United Airlines OTG – The Experience, and RADOM to save time and money plus start construction in a timely manner. With headquarters in Kingwood, Texas, Helen has led Bradlink to work on several high-profile projects such as the Houston Hobby Airport International Terminal, Houston METRO Light Rail Expansion, and DFW International Airport Terminal C High C Gates with first of its kind modular build. PermitUsNow has offices in Houston, Dallas and Austin, Texas where Helen has built this firm into a 7-figure business and is recognized for their success on Southwest Airlines largest operations and maintenance hangar located in Houston and becoming the only permit expediting firm ever to be featured in the NFL’s Official Super Bowl 51 Commemorative Book and in the history of the NFL Super Bowl for pulling permits fast helping the NFL Zone Area involving the GRB Convention Center Expansion start construction on seven restaurants ahead of schedule. Helen has led a robust business empire for 20 years has shared her stories of success with thousands of small businesses across North America. Known as a point guard in the business community, Helen serves on many organization boards and commissions including Business Advisory Board for Tri-County Regional Black Chamber of Commerce, City of Houston Mayor’s International Committee (Central America and Caribbean) and as a State of Texas Commissioner on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Commission. As proud graduate from Prairie View A&M University, a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Alumni and national Ambassador, Helen has been featured in the Huffington Post, SubContractors USA, Fox 26, HCCTV, and other media plus has toured the country in serving as a keynote speaker at small and women-owned business events. Helen also writes a monthly column on Building Permitting in SubContractors USA, a Texas region newspaper for contractors, architects and project owners. Helen is a voracious reader, loves writing, enjoys family, her beautiful cats, and friends. Snapshot of Awards, Recognition and Credentials: • Houston Business Journal Women Who Mean Business - 2021 • Tri-County Regional Black Chamber Business Advocate of the Year – 2021 • State of Texas Commissioner – TDLR (2016 - present) • Highlighted in Regions Bank in "Doing More Today" video on Small Business Success Stories – 2021 • SBA Woman Business Advocate of the Year - 2017 • Women in Transportation Rosa Parks Diversity Award – 2016 • Top 30 Women in Business, DMARS Business Journal - 2016