Building a Sustainable Life (Gerry Hughes)

Joining us for our 2nd episode of the season is Gerry Hughes.  Gerry Hughes has been leading commercial construction within the Tri-State area of New York City for over 25 years, with expansion to the Atlanta market within the past 9 years as the Founder and CEO of South Ferry NY Llc, Melvin Construction lnc and Belter Tech Inc.Gerry took the leap of faith to embark on the American Dream as he left his homeland of Ireland at age 17 to continue his career in the construction industry. Gerry has a strong passion for identifying marketplace opportunities and strives to develop products that serve short and long-term goals specific to sustainability and ecological benefit for the construction sector.---0:00 Introduction (Thank you Fly & Form Concrete Structures)1:22 Gerry Hughes Introduction5:32 Importance of Trades7:04 Trip of a lifetime at 17 years old12:30 Going out on his own (again)21:08 Going green with Belter Tech28:47 Fly & Form Concrete Structures Sponsorship Blurb30:12 Putting together the right team41:56 Leave it better than you found it44:12 Gerry's motivating force49:32 Advice to a younger self---This season of BLRH is sponsored by Fly & Form Concrete Structures! Fly and Form is headquartered in Atlanta and does work throughout the southeast specializing in concrete structures. Visit their website at flyandform.com or call their team at (770)971-7873 to discuss your project's needs.Click here to subscribe to BLRH on your favorite platform and listen to other episodes. Share this link with your network so they don't miss out on BLRH!Thanks for listening!