#539 Living in and renovating an old home with young apprentice Brayden Churchill

Brayden shares what it’s like being a carpentry apprentice, maintaining historical looks on heritage buildings, dealing with unforeseen issues, and old vs new building practices. We also discuss facing unfamiliar tasks, the dirty trades stigma, preparing an exit plan, and trade school changes on this episode of The Construction Life Podcast. Find Brayden Churchill on Instagram @BraydenChurchill and on LinkedIn at Brayden Churchill. Also check out Covenant Construction at CovenantConstruction.ca and @CovenantConstruction. Any business, especially construction, requires us to know what’s going on at all times. But, how can we be in the high level of things and not the bits and bites, in order to be able to actually also have the time to build the business and take it forward? Because, see, whether we want it or not - we find ourselves dealing with the bits and bites - if we don’t have the right tool to operate our business. And by that I mean - if we are doing things manually instead of digitally. Now, I’m not talking about making sheets on excel or just texting instead of calling - I’m talking about whole new levels of doing things digitally - from knowing our employees clocked in at the right place and time, knowing our employees know the job they need to do, knowing what’s going on in the filed by receiving live forms or checklists - these all can be and should be done digitally! Not to mention your younger employees who work and live digitally, and expect to get that in their workplace as well. And if this sounds like fiction, it’s not - just switch to Connecteam - a platform built for managers - with a lot of different capabilities that helps you truly manage your business and gives you back time to focus on what you need, while giving your employees the work experience they expect to get in 2023 going on 2024. Connecteam has a free plan and a 14 day free trial, try them today by checking out the link in the show notes. Check out Connecteam at www.connecteam.com@connecteamapp on Instagram. www.connecteam.com/pricingand try out their free plan for companies with 10 employees or less.   Stay connected with The Construction Life Podcast by texting Manny at 416 433-5737 or emailing him at [email protected]. If you have something to contribute to the podcast, email [email protected] to schedule a time to join us in studio. Are you interested in the latest trends in building, renovation, home improvement, real estate, architecture, design, engineering, contracting, trades, and DIY? Look no further! Our construction podcast and social media content cover a wide range of topics, including project management, safety, best practices, business development, leadership, marketing, customer service, productivity, sustainability, technology, innovation, and industry news