Erin Helland is an entrepreneur and cultivator of community. She is an experienced commercial and residential renovation coach and board certified home inspector. She created HardHat Diplomat as a specialty consulting service to make the home improvement process more approachable.

Erin has rehabbed multiple properties, created long-term and vacation rentals, and coached property owners across the US through remodeling projects – from simple makeovers to multi-million dollar endeavors. She also supports economic revitalization programs, coordinating public-private community development block grants for storefront facade improvements. 

For seven years, she built and owned an independent coffeehouse in Richmond, Virginia. A cultural enthusiast, she lived several years abroad, has traveled to 40+ countries, and spent a decade working in international education and diplomacy.