In this interview for Bay Area Business RadioX, Ariana Makau shares her journey of building an award-winning business and industry leader in health and safety.

Nzilani is a highly specialized architectural glass preservation, design and fabrication company dedicated to making the profession more equitable by being accessible to under-served communities. What started as a small, one-woman studio has expanded to include a full-time core crew of glaziers, artists, project managers and interns. The company’s clients include private residences, churches, museums, and monumental historic buildings. Capable of completing a project “in-house” from start to finish, they also frequently collaborate with GCs, architects, masons, carpenters and metalworkers, etc.

Business RadioX features long-form interviews and in-depth conversations with local business leaders, allowing them to get the word out about the work they do to serve their market, their community, and their profession.

Maker Mom Podcas‪t‬, February 3, 2021

Ariana is a wife and mother of two. She is also the second person in the world – and the first woman – to receive a Master’s Degree in Stained Glass Conservation from the Royal College of Art in London. Ariana has over 25 years of experience with art and architectural preservation. In addition to her conservation work she gives presentations at national conferences, public talks and in the classroom.