A Waukesha, Wisconsin native, Amy Berg grew up working in the construction industry for her father. She attended the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse, where she obtained a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Berg worked for J. H. Findorff, a Madison, Wisconsin contracting firm before coming to St. Louis to manage the sales and marketing efforts for S. M. Wilson & Co., a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm. In 2012, Berg was named President of the firm and left SM Wilson in 2023.