Friends of Build Magazine

Since 2016, Essential Craftsman has continued to build its brand largely through video content. Their videos have received tens of millions of views, inspiring hundreds of thousands of people to thin…

Gail has been in the interior design industry for over two decades and has owned and managed her own business for a good amount of those years. Today, she taps into her first-hand experience as a bus…

Listen in as Darrel looks back on his 30+ year journey in the world of cabinetry and how he came to lead Westwood Fine Cabinetry.

He discusses the continued challenges of operating the business in a p…

Listen in as David looks back on 30+ years of building custom homes and how tastes and technologies have evolved over the decades.

A lover of travel, he also talks about his architectural inspirations…

He speaks on the underrated value of having a coach as a business owner, and how the company keeps an edge over their European cabinetry competitors with Norelco’s consistent eight-to-ten-week lead t…

Edan Marshall has been in the construction industry for over 24 years, starting in the trades before completing architecture school. He has worked in several boutique firms, including the Marc Boutin…

Listen in as Reisa pulls back the curtain on her road to massive success and recognition since establishing Beyond Beige in 2003, not just in the Vancouver market, but internationally as well.

She dis…

Listen in as Maxim shares the key differentiators that set Germanhaus and LEICHT apart in the kitchen design and manufacturing space.

He breaks down Germanhaus’ incredible (and uniquely German) approa…

Duane entered the construction industry over 30 years ago working on oceanfront estates in The Hamptons on Long Island, New York. After honing his skills and being involved in all aspects of high end…

Tiffany got involved with the business in 2014, joining her brother Frank and father Arturo on the company’s leadership team. Along the way, she immersed herself in her family’s history, at one point…

Lew himself has over three decades of experience as a CEO and Board Member. He is a Clinical Professor and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Loyola Marymount University in the Fred Kiesner Center for E…

Dwayne kicks off the conversation discussing his latest partnership with Italian marble company Kreoo (known as Decormarmi in Italy). Of this collaboration, he says, “We are reimagining how to use ma…

Established in 2003, Tim builds impactful homes and businesses for his clients that are viewed as the best-built and best experience for each of our clients from design to move-in, with a slew of ind…

Alan kicks off the conversation dissecting the universal emotion, fear. To any who desire success, he asks, “When you feel fear, do you acknowledge it and do the work anyway, or does it give you the …

Jim’s family had an architectural background and, alongside Kristy, started building custom homes as speculative projects as they transitioned the family to Central Oregon, where the two eventually d…

David speaks on the growth and evolution of the appliance space over the past two decades. He explains how independent businesses continue to thrive alongside big box stores. Because margins are alwa…

The trade association is made up of approximately 300 wood product manufacturers. From start to finish, BC Wood deals with manufacturing CLT (cross-laminated timber) and mass timber products all the …

Adam reflects on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity he had to learn the ins-and-outs of business and leadership directly under the tutelage of both sales and marketing guru Chet Holmes and performanc…

From early 2016 through mid-2021, Win was the Director of Marketing at London Bay Homes. Today, he consults a variety of builders and developers, and also keeps his Realtor's license at John R. Wood …

Today Ted speaks with Trisha Isabey, Creative Director and Principal Designer at Isabey Interiors, an award winning design company based in Kelowna, BC specializing in both residential and commercial…