Bred To Build - Construction Podcast

This isn't his first rodeo. He's been through it before. Jamie Verdura (Owner/General Contractor) will give you some insights into how he's thinking about a recession and which opportunities may surf…

Building a company through two downturns and crossing 30 years in business is no cake walk.

Jeff Sweenor, owner of Sweenor Builders, talks about his upbringing working in his family's chocolate busin…

When is the right time to hire, scale, and start operating like a real business? Working in the business versus working on the business is a big difference. Tune in to learn from Tom Reber (The Contr…

A career in construction is something that never crossed Jason's mind. He was obsessed with becoming a musician. An opportunity presented itself and he never looked back. Now he's found more success …

Murray Kruger (Kruger Construction) ⁠is more than just a content machine will millions of followers.

He's a father. Business owner. ⁠Car enthusiast. ⁠And a lot more. ⁠
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He's had many defining moments …

Office job not for you? You're not alone.

Kyle Stumpenhorst (RR Buildings) started off studying Computer Science, found himself unhappy clocking in at an office job, and chose to pivot his career int…

Nate Bowman and Rush Kane are hopping in their rigs to tour the United States to create modern welders. It starts with teaching the next generation the fundamentals and upskilling our nation's instru…

Cash is king in this industry. We dive in with Zaid Rahman, CEO of Flexbase, to talk about how they are creating a better system and platform for helping contractors get better access to capital, sta…

Tune in to hear why Jon Lefebre from Select Builders prefers being a bag-on contractor.

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How many times have you heard..."I don't want to train them because they're just going to leave."

There's some truth here. You don't have a workforce forever.

Marcus Gores thinks about building a const…

We hop on to talk to Lydia Crowder about dropping out of college and pursuing a career in drywall.

As a woman in construction, she's overcome the odds and shares some insights to running her business…

We hop on with Kevin Martinez, an apprentice (almost J-Man) electrician based out of San Diego.

He tried everything, college, working valet, Ashley's Furniture store, and Party City. ⁠
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Life unfortunat…

Hear from 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.

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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…

On this episode we chat with Hugh Seaton. A seasoned professional in the construction technology space.
 
Construction Technology -- Some think robots, smartphones or drones flying. Hugh Seaton joins u…

On this episode we chat with Kristina Mahler, from Steel Toe Consulting & Crew Collab, about women in construction and what we can do to build a more diverse workforce.

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On this episode, we chat with Leger Stecker and Steve Baum from The Brewer Companies on how they started Brewer Craftsman Academy -- A fast-track plumbing program where students are getting paid to l…

On this episode, we chat with Jeff Harvey on how he's went about building and retaining one hell of a dream team, how he identifies eager talent, how he develops his team and the things he's doing to…

We dive into 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 a…

On this episode, we're jumping in with Johnny Savage, an estimator based out of California, on what it's like to be an estimator, how the field and office can work better together and what he's doing…