Episodes
Why not pay yourself and your crew for doing the work. Jon Lefebre with Select Builders gives us his insight to why he chooses to be a bags-on contractor. He also touches on what his favorite tacos are.
Published 02/20/22
A 29 year old guy running a construction company with 100 employees on the payroll?! Marcus Gores (VP at Gores Construction) talks with us about what it takes to build a company that can last generations.
Published 01/19/22
Who would think a college dropout would be crushing the drywall game and making over 6-figures doing it...
Published 01/13/22
Ever felt down in the dirt? Kevin Martinez (Sparky ⚡️) shares his story on losing a loved one, being in a wheelchair, and overcoming his most difficult challenges.
Published 01/06/22
He never thought he would be in construction. We hop on with a real renaissance man, Mike Knoche. A carpenter, GC, podcaster, book writer and much more. Tune in to hear how Mike has navigated his career and his learnings along the way.
Published 12/29/21
From banging beams as a union ironworker, to helping the next generation melt steel, we hop on with Jason Becker from Ark Junkies Podcast to talk about his journey and building up the next generation of welders.
Published 12/20/21
Some think robots, smartphones or drones flying. Hugh Seaton joins us to set the record straight on the state of construction technology.
Published 04/29/21
On this episode we chat with Kristina Mahler about women in construction and what we can do to build a more diverse workforce.
Published 03/12/21
On this episode we chat with the guys at The Brewer Companies about their top-notch plumbing program where students are getting paid to learn. You read that right. Learn about how Arizona's top plumber is training and investing in their future workforce.
Published 03/03/21
How to build and retain a dream team in construction. We dive in with Jeff Harvey to learn about how he identifies eager talent, develops his team and things he's doing to invest in the next gen at George Brown College. We're here today with Jeff Harvey, the man behind Harvey Homes and Interiors, award winning contractor based out of Toronto. Today we're diving into some topics around identifying early talent, what it's been like being a new dad and running a construction company, and some...
Published 02/03/21
What it's been like for next gen tradesman, Ed Mack, to navigate the construction industry. From skipping college, joining the military to taking over and expanding the family business.
Published 01/27/21
What it's like to be an estimator, how the field and back office can work better together and bringing younger trades into the industry.
Published 01/21/21
How to stick to your company's vision, avoid the contractor rat race and how building jobsite morale has enabled Sean Collinsgru to craft a more profitable business, retain great employees and have a lot of fun while building.
Published 01/13/21
This is the Part 2 episode on Mental Health and Substance Abuse with Garrett Davis. We dive into overcoming substance abuse and all the success sobriety has brought him over the last couple years.
Published 12/16/20
We sit down and talk with Garrett Davis about overcoming substance abuse, changing his life for the better and how we can do better job as an industry to address mental health in construction.
Published 12/09/20
We sit down and talk with Jarod Coffman, a 19 year old trade, to talk about what it's been like working as a next gen lead carpenter and working with the older generation. And how the next generation can better work with the veteran's of the industry.
Published 12/02/20
We sit down and talk with Jordan Smith about online learning in the construction industry! Find out how Jordan and the crew from MT Copeland are working to revamp online learning to become more engaging, entertaining and effective.
Published 11/18/20
We sit down and chat with Ernie Villarino of Ernerbrand! Find out how a union carpenter turned his concept into a reality, making one of the raddest hammers on the market. www.ErnerBrand.com
Published 11/12/20
We hop on with Byron Schmidt, Red Seal Carpenter, to learn about the what most people's parents and school advisors get wrong about construction careers and what we can do about it.
Published 11/04/20
We hop on with TJ Snowdon, owner of Snowdon Construction, to learn about the importance of camaraderie in the trades, influencing the next generation and building with Cross-Laminated Timber.
Published 10/28/20
We hop on with Connor Crook, owner of Diamondback Toolbelts to talk about how his creativity and social media marketing took his company from an average tool belt company, to one with a cult-like following.
Published 10/14/20