192: Cultivate Advisors Series: The Influencer
Graham Desert, Chief Visionary Officer and Managing Partner of Roofing101, and Jaime Rowe, Business Advisor at Cultivate Advisors, join us for episode 192 of Art of Construction.  To explore the final stage in Cultivate Advisor's Entrepreneurial Journey, we talked to Graham about his new role in his rapidly growing roofing business. Thanks to his vision and leadership, Roofing101 has grown tre...
28m Sep 10, 2020
28m
191: A Breakthrough Business Model for Contractors
Danny Kerr, Director of Assessment / Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Breakthrough Academy joins us for episode 191 of Art of Construction.  Breakthrough Academy trains contractors to develop systems and teams that grow their business. At a young age, Danny managed his own trade business as a painting contractor, and after much success decided to pass along the value he’d created in his busi...
40m Sep 03, 2020
40m
190: Cultivate Advisors Series: The Systemizer
Jenna Bayer, Owner of Jenna Bayer Garden Design, and Jaime Rowe, Business Advisor at Cultivate Advisors join us for episode 190 of Art of Construction and episode 4 of our Deep Dive Series with Cultivate Advisors! So far in this series, we've gone over the first three stages of the Entrepreneurial Journey: the Hustler, the Experimenter and the Visionary. We've taken a journey through the begin...
36m Aug 20, 2020
36m
189: Adding Value to Your Customers is the Ultimate Marketing
Spencer Powell, President of Builder Funnel and Host of Builder Funnel Radio, joins us for episode 189 of Art of Construction. Spencer's family has been in the building industry for 110 years. With that background, he took an interest he developed in digital marketing and decided to help contractors leverage the power of the internet to grow their business. Spencer's company, Builder Funnel br...
30m Aug 13, 2020
30m
188: Cultivate Advisors Series: The Visionary
Jeff Toren, Owner at Kitchen Tune-Up, and Jaime Rowe, Business Advisor at Cultivate Advisors join us for episode 188 of Art of Construction and episode 3 of our Deep Dive Series with Cultivate Advisors! So far in this series, we've gone over the first two stages of the Entrepreneurial Journey: The Hustler & The Experimenter. We heard from Nicole Delmage on how she started her own architecture ...
32m Aug 06, 2020
32m
187: Cultivate Advisors Series: The Hustler & The Experimenter
Nicole Delmage, Co-Owner at Merj Architecture, and Jaime Rowe, Business Advisor at Cultivate Advisors, join us for episode 187 of Art of Construction and episode 2 of our Deep Dive Series with Cultivate Advisors! In episode 1 of this series we heard from Co-Founder Casey Clark about his journey in starting Cultivate Advisors and building it up to a renowned national advisory firm. We also met ...
30m Jul 30, 2020
30m
186: Investing in Construction's Digitized Future
Dr. Ray Levitt, Operating Partner at Blackhorn Ventures, joins us for episode 186 of Art of Construction.  Blackhorn Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in companies that are redefining industrial resource efficiency. Out of all the fields they could have chosen, Blackhorn picked construction as one of it's main focus areas. They picked construction as an industry to focus on becau...
43m Jul 23, 2020
43m
185: Cultivate Advisors Series: 5 Stages of the Entrepreneurial Journey
Casey Clark and Jaime Rowe, Co-Founder, CEO & Business Advisor at Cultivate Advisors, joins us for episode 185 of Art of Construction. There is a time to work ON your business, and a time to work IN your business. As entrepreneurs and owners in the construction industry, we are constantly torn between what we should be handling ourselves and what can be delegated to others. When something was...
43m Jul 16, 2020
43m
184: Back Office Support Teams for Successful Construction Projects
Judy Goldman, Founder and CEO of Front Range Design Center (FRDC) and Owner of Design Studio Interior Solutions joins us for episode 184 of Art of Construction.  Judy had a long career in banking before coming into the AEC industry. After her banking endeavors Judy purchased a design studio, and as she became involved in construction, quickly realized what a disaster so much of our industry is...
48m Jun 18, 2020
48m
183: Telling Your Story in the Virtual Age
Kate Bailey, Founder & President / CEO of Annabel Media and TARRA, joins us for episode 183 of Art of Construction.  It is a crazy time for everyone. In recent months, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic fallout has turned many, if not all of our lives upside down. This can be a time of great confusion and uncertainty for many. And with all the added stress it can be easy to go dark on...
38m May 14, 2020
38m
182: Importing Windows to the US
Dominik Mryczko and Magda Cedro-Czubaj, Chief Business Development Officer and Chief of Marketing for Oknoplast, and Jakub Razniak, Owner of Craftwood Doors & Windows join us on this episode 182 of Art of Construction.  Oknoplast is a leading manufacturer of PVC windows and doors based in Poland. They have been on top of the European market for many years now, and recently made the decision to ...
25m Apr 02, 2020
25m
181: Sustainable is the New Sexy Series: Understanding Smart Home Technology
Eric Goranson, certified kitchen designer and radio show & podcast host, and Matt Daigle, CEO & Founder at Rise, join us on this episode 181 of Art of Construction. This is our fifth and final episode recorded live from the Rise booth at IBS 2020, where we did a Deep Dive Series with industry experts to uncover their vision for sustainability in the building industry. On Eric's show Around the ...
22m Mar 26, 2020
22m
180: Sustainable is the New Sexy Series: Building to Last
Douglas Asano, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Huber Engineered Woods, & Matt Daigle, CEO & Founder at Rise join us on this episode 180 of Art of Construction. This is our fourth episode recorded live from the Rise booth at IBS 2020, where we did a Deep Dive Series with industry experts to uncover their vision for sustainability in the building industry. This time we were joined by Dou...
35m Mar 19, 2020
35m
179: The Online Marketplace for Construction Bidding
Kevin Priddy, President and CEO at PlanHub, joins us on this episode 179 of Art of Construction. Kevin has been in construction for over two decades, and was originally a concrete general contractor and subcontractor. During his time running a concrete business, Kevin struggled with the tedious bidding process of construction and decided to seek out a better way. This led to the creation of Pla...
31m Mar 12, 2020
31m
178: Sustainable is the New Sexy Series: High Performance Homes for a Healthier Lifestyle
Todd Gamboa, President of Building Trust LLC, and Matt Daigle, CEO & Founder at Rise, join us on this episode 178 of Art of Construction. On this third episode in our series on sustainability recorded live from the Rise booth at IBS 2020 we spoke with Todd Gamboa. Todd has been in the building industry for more than 30 years, managing private and public homebuilding companies. As a building sci...
21m Mar 05, 2020
21m
177: Top Ways Contractors Can Build a Profitable Team
Vicki Suiter, Owner of Suiter Business Builders, joins us on this episode 177 of Art of Construction. For more than two decades, Business Consultant, Coach, Author and National Speaker Vicki Suiter has taught hundreds of contractors - both business owners and managers - how to inspire and motivate teams to produce consistent results. She recently authored a book entitled The Profit Bleed, writt...
25m Feb 27, 2020
25m
176: Sustainable is the New Sexy Series: Participating in the Future
Scott Jenkins, President & COO at MGO Systems, and Matt Daigle, CEO & Founder at Rise, join us on this episode 176 of Art of Construction. On this second episode in our series recorded live from the Rise booth at IBS 2020 we spoke with Scott Jenkins, who recently joined MGO Systems as President and COO to build on his many years working in prefab construction. MGO systems produces Magnesium Oxi...
19m Feb 20, 2020
19m
175: Building Community in Colorado's Western Slope
Robin Brown, Executive Director at the Grand Junction Economic Partnership,  joins us on this episode 175 of Art of Construction. The Grand Junction Economic Partnership (GJEP) is the official economic development agency for Colorado’s Grand Valley. Executive Director Robin Brown's job is to increase capital investment and primary job opportunities in the region. Robin joined us at a home indus...
42m Feb 13, 2020
42m
174: Real-Time Rendering & Virtual Reality Series: A Collaborative Design Experience
Ellen Bensky and Steve Nonis, CEO, CFO and Principals at Turner Fleischer Architects (http://www.turnerfleischer.com/) , as well as Senior Designer/Technologist and Digital Practice Lead Nebojsa Milutinovic and Kristian Pal join us on this episode 174 of Art of Construction.  On this third and final episode of our series on real-time rendering and virtual reality brought to you by Enscape, Devo...
42m Feb 06, 2020
42m
173: Sustainable is the New Sexy Series: When You Are for Everyone, You're for No One
Alaina Money-Garman, Founder and CEO of Garman Homes, and Matt Daigle, Founder and CEO of Rise, join us on this episode 173 of Art of Construction. This episode was recorded live from the Rise booth at IBS 2020, where we did a Deep Dive Series with industry experts to uncover their vision for sustainability in the building industry. ​Co-hosting this series with Devon is Rise Founder & CEO Matt ...
24m Jan 30, 2020
24m
172: Driving Efficiency and Company Culture to Build More
Sean McCreanor, Co-Founder and CEO of Assignar, joins us on this episode 172 of Art of Construction. Assignar is an end-to-end operations platform for construction sub-contractors and self-perform GCs. Assignar helps grow revenue, productivity, efficiency as well as gaining visibility and eliminates paperwork. Their clients operate in road, rail, civil, commercial, mining, oil & gas, infrastruc...
44m Jan 23, 2020
44m
171: Real-Time Rendering & Virtual Reality Series: The Evolution of Design
Matt McMullen, Justin Gross and Mallory Gaylor, former Associate Principal and Associates at Abel Design Group, join us on this episode 171 of Art of Construction. Several months ago we featured the founder and managing director of Enscape, Moritz Luck on AOC episode 157 entitled How a Video Game Became Architecture’s Most Powerful New Tool. Now, after hearing the story of how this amazing new ...
58m Jan 16, 2020
58m
170: The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Custom Dream Home
Charlie and Wendi Getcher of BOA Builders join us on this episode 170 of Art of Construction. BOA Builders build new construction, renovation and design/build projects in Mesa County, CO and are local customers of Devon’s company Mountain View Window & Door. Over many years of building custom dream homes for clients all over Colorado, Charlie and Wendi have taken in many lessons learned about t...
46m Jan 09, 2020
46m
169: Real-Time Rendering and Virtual Reality Series: Storytelling is Story Selling
Enoch Chow, Director of Digital Practice at EYRC Architects, and Matt McMullen, Associate Principal at Abel Design Group, join us on this episode 169 of Art of Construction.   Enscape's company statement starts with this message: “Enscape has a passion for 3D and VR. Our mission is to realistically experience the design of any project ahead of construction. This creates higher confidence and le...
48m Jan 02, 2020
48m
168: Indoor-Outdoor Living Series: Tackling the Glass House Takes a Team
Scott Brown, Owner and COO of Franklin Window & Door, and Patrick Gruetzmacher, CEO of Summit Automation, join us on this episode 168 of Art of Construction.   We are so excited to be offering you this Deep Dive Series, Indoor-Outdoor Living brought to you by Summit Automation. In this series we will be diving deep into Big Doors! Many words are used to describe this hot trend like Moving Walls...
31m Dec 12, 2019
31m
167: An Integrated Home for Your Building’s Data
Zach Soflin, COO and Founder of Layer, and Matt McMullen, Associate Principal at Abel Design Group, join us on this episode 167 of Art of Construction.   Layer is a flexible data management app that encourages team collaboration and integrates directly with Revit. Layer makes it easy for architects, engineers, and building owners to manage project data, files, notes, and tasks from one intuitiv...
36m Dec 05, 2019
36m
166: Indoor-Outdoor Living Series: Integrity is Key
Chris Guido, Owner of Guido Materials, and Patrick Gruetzmacher, CEO of Summit Automation, join us on this episode 166 of Art of Construction.   We are so excited to be offering you this Deep Dive Series, Indoor-Outdoor Living brought to you by Summit Automation. In this series we will be diving deep into Big Doors! Many words are used to describe this hot trend like Moving Walls, Scenic Doors ...
33m Nov 21, 2019
33m
165: Building Custom Apps to Empower Your Unique Situation
Eddie Wang, Growth Hacker at App Sheet, and Mike Saltijeral, Owner of Industrial Fence Inc, join us on this episode 165 of Art of Construction.   In many recent episodes we have discussed the Big Data explosion currently happening in design and construction. When on this topic, the question usually arises of what exactly the best way is to utilize this data to help grow your business. If you as...
45m Nov 14, 2019
45m
164: Indoor-Outdoor Living Series: Big Doors & Automation Can't be an Afterthought
We are so excited to be offering you this Deep Dive Series, Indoor-Outdoor Living brought to you by Summit Automation. In this series we will be diving deep into Big Doors! Many words are used to describe this hot trend like Moving Walls, Scenic Doors and alike, but no matter which term we use it is undeniable that floor to ceiling glass is the new big thing in home construction. What does this...
39m Nov 07, 2019
39m
163: A Digital Pencil to Maximize Real Estate in Urban Places
Paul Waddell, Professor of City & Regional Planning at UC Berkley and Founder & President of UrbanSim, and Matt McMullen, Associate Principal at Abel Design Group join us on this episode 163 of Art of Construction.   In our last episode, Devon spoke to Hypar about their plan to jumpstart the AEC industry with a tool that rapidly generates alternating building options using preexisting informati...
43m Oct 31, 2019
43m
162: No Project Should Start From a Blank Sheet
Ian Keough and Anthony Hauck, CEO, Founder and President of Hypar, and Matt McMullen, Associate Principal at Abel Design Group, join us on this episode 162 of Art of Construction.   After more than 5000 years of building, there is no doubt that there exists today an enormous amount of information and expertise on building designs. In order to take the AEC industry to the next level, Hypar provi...
1hr 9m Oct 17, 2019
1hr 9m
161: The Data Collection Explosion
David Haynes, Director at Ideate Software, joins us on this episode 161 of Art of Construction.  The explosion of Big Data happening in construction right now is unprecedented, tribe. With this comes questions, though. What is all this data being collected for? How can you use data to actually grow your business and influence your decisions RIGHT NOW? At Ideate Software, David and his team work...
30m Oct 10, 2019
30m
160: Influencer Marketing for Modular Home Builders and Offsite Construction
Dave Cooper, construction expert, video entrepreneur and Managing Director of Connecticut Valley Homes, joins us on this episode 160 of Art of Construction.  Dave Cooper is a modular construction expert and video entrepreneur who believes in the art of conversation, connecting people, creating an environment of inclusivity and idea generation in order to grow the offsite construction industry. ...
35m Oct 03, 2019
35m
159: A Dedicated Approach to R&D and Office Management
Ellen Bensky and Steve Nonis, CEO, CFO and Principals at Turner Fleischer Architects, and Matt McMullen, Associate Principal at Abel Design Group, join us on this episode 159 of Art of Construction.  Research and Development is much talked about, however rarely applied in firms in the AEC industry. Understanding its benefits, but challenged by the problem of integrating this best practice into ...
1hr 16m Sep 26, 2019
1hr 16m
158: Why Subcontractors Are Key to the General Contractor’s Success
Christopher Wilocki, Director of Construction Technology at Sturgeon Electric Company, joins us on this episode 158 of Art of Construction.   As all of us in the construction industry continue to push the needle forward, it is important that we progress in lockstep with each other instead of each at our own pace. As Director of Construction Technology Christopher does just that, working with te...
39m Sep 19, 2019
39m
157: How a Video Game Became Architecture's Most Powerful New Tool
Moritz Luck, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Enscape, and Matt McMullen, Associate Principal at Abel Design Group, join us on this episode 157 of Art of Construction. In our very first Digital Built Week pre-show, episode 147 with Mac Little, Mac's parting advice to contractors and affiliates was to "think about talent outside the AEC industry" to solve our current problems and take things to...
44m Sep 12, 2019
44m
156: Accelerate Progress & Reduce Chaos with FieldChat​
We all know that running a profitable construction project requires a strong and coordinated team effort. What many people forget, though, is that it is impossible for teams to work well together without a clear and efficient line of communication. You can hold all the preliminary meetings in the world to solidify your plan, but it won’t matter when labor is on the jobsite. Problems arise, unfo...
37m Sep 05, 2019
37m
155: The Digital Revolution of Building Information Modeling
Ben Glunz, CEO at BIMsmith, and Matt McMullen, Associate Principal at Abel Design Group, join us on this episode 155 of Art of Construction. The tides of change are sweeping through the AEC industry, Art of Construction tribe. As this happens, we have two choices: to run away in fear, or take Ben Glunz advice and “run into it, block and tackle it, and embrace it wholeheartedly!” Option two soun...
46m Aug 22, 2019
46m
154: Connecting the Project Life Cycle with Autodesk
Taylor Dean, Technical Solutions Executive at Autodesk, and Matt McMullen, Associate Principal at Abel Design Group, join us on this episode 154 of Art of Construction.    What is the main point of all the new advancements in technology and construction? If you ask the people at Autodesk, it is to empower employees in all parts of the building process to do their job as effectively and efficien...
41m Aug 08, 2019
41m
153: This is the Greatest Time in History to be in Construction (Recorded Live at Digital Built Week 2019)
Construction "has always been ripe for disruption,” Steve Burrows tells us. “We’re perfectly capable of disrupting the construction industry ourselves. But we have to take back the ground. We have to take control.” He is talking to YOU, AOC tribe! Starting with the Egyptian pyramids, then going through the Roman Empire all the way to the Industrial Revolution, there have been several key moment...
59m Jul 25, 2019
59m
152: Virtual Pre-Inspections with Local Authorities
Derek Zero, a Virtual Design & Construction Engineer at Turner Construction, joins us on this episode 152 of Art of Construction.    This episode rounds out our Digital Built Week pre-shows as the conference is currently underway in Seattle! In this conversation we discussed yet another aspect of the benefits of new construction technology: coordinating with local authorities and municipalities...
27m Jul 18, 2019
27m
151: Creating Laser-Focused Construction Teams
Scott Myatich, Integrated Design Engineer at GLY Construction, joins us on this episode 151 of Art of Construction. This episode marks our fourth in a series of six shows we are doing leading up to Digital Built Week in Seattle this month. Scott will be speaking at Digital Built Week about laser scanning for design and construction.     We’ve spent a lot of time on this show talking over all th...
29m Jul 11, 2019
29m
150: Augmenting a New Reality for Construction
Bianca Rodriguez (https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancajrh/) and Neil Gordon (https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-gordon-880a3243/) , Innovation Engineers at BNBuilders, join us on this episode 150 of Art of Construction.    This episode marks our third in a series of six shows we are doing leading up to Digital Built Week in Seattle next month. Bianca and Neil will both be speaking at Digital Built ...
38m Jun 27, 2019
38m
149: Transforming the Seattle Skyline
Philip Bergsieker (https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipbergsieker/) , a BIM and VDC professional at Hoffman Construction, joins us on this episode 149 of the Art of Construction.    This episode marks our second in a series of six shows we are doing leading up to Digital Built Week in Seattle next month. Our first one was with Mac Little, which you can listen to here (https://www.theartofconstruc...
33m Jun 20, 2019
33m
148: Creating Collaborative Building Environments
Adam Steinbach (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-steinbach-aia-leed-ap-1388a11a/) and Jim Pfeiffer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pfeifferjim/) , cofounders of Unum Collaborative, join us on this episode 148 of the Art of Construction.    Adam and Jim founded Unum Collaborative with a singular mission to represent all those in the building process, and not just themselves. As an Architecture and ...
35m Jun 06, 2019
35m
147: Data-Driven Design & Construction
Mac Little, Virtual Design Construction Manager at VIATechnik, joins us on this episode 147 of The Art of Construction.   Mac Little is the first in a series of six guests we will be hosting on Art of Construction in conjunction with BILT North America 2019 (https://www.dbeinstitute.org/event/bilt-na-2019/) . As we’ve discussed on previous episodes, BILT is an amazing conference centered on new...
27m May 23, 2019
27m
146: The Art of Managing Leads
Jeff Wraley (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffwraley/) , founder and CEO of BestQuote (https://www.bestquoteapp.com/) , joins us on this episode 146 of The Art of Construction.   Jeff had been in the general contracting world for 10 years when he saw an opportunity to leverage technology and launched BestQuote, an MVP app designed to allow contractors and homeowners to meet and exchange informat...
31m May 09, 2019
31m
145: The $10k Phone Number
Toby Jones of Jones Construction Solutions joins us on this episode 145 of The Art of Construction.  With over 30 years of experience, Toby has a great story of finding his niche in the construction world, which spans from starting in his father’s construction business, to venturing out on his own, working for large commercial builders, and then reorganizing his priorities and finding his focus...
29m May 02, 2019
29m
144: Ground Up Construct Series: The World’s Problems, Solved
Josh Munns and Josh Denton, co-founders of Ground Up Construct (https://www.groundupconstruct.com/) , join us once again on the Art of Construction. In this second episode of a three part Deep Dive Series, we discuss The World’s Problems, Solved. (Actual title: Don’t Go Chasing Unicorns) Munns and Denton join us to review the genesis of Ground Up Construct, and how it was created to upend the ...
43m Apr 25, 2019
43m
143: Quompounds?
For this episode of The Art Of Construction, we’re speaking with architect Earl Parson. His firm, Parson Architecture (http://www.parsonarchitecture.com) is based in the central Arizona mountain community of Prescott, creating distinctive, one-of-a-kind homes for clients in Arizona and nationwide. They are specialists in creating one-of-a-kind Quonset hut based structures and Quonset Houses for...
35m Apr 18, 2019
35m