Building, Running, and Growing a Civil Engineering Firm with Kevin Franson

If you’re the entrepreneurial type of civil engineer with (big) plans to open your own “shop” some day and scale it, this episode pulls the curtain on everything you need to know for that journey.For this one, we sit down with Kevin Franson, one of the owners and the General Manager at Franson Civil Engineers — a water resources engineering firm based in Utah.Kevin gets into the real stuff that helped scale the firm to two offices and a growing team — hiring strategies, company culture, handling conflict, how to stay competitive, and a lot more to apply at your firm, now or when you start it. 😉 📈Also, he dives into the ONE thing you need to get crystal clear about before going down that route: the difference between being a great civil engineer…and being a great civil engineering business owner. 💡(Hint: you cannot be both! 😣)So, if you’ve ever thought about starting your own firm someday, this is your roadmap.No fluff. No textbook theory. Just in-the-trenches advice from someone who’s been doing it since the 90s! 💪 🥾🧠 TUNE IN TO LEARN:2 Things You Needed to Know Yesterday If You Want to Start a FirmThe 4 Quadrants of Civil Engineering Firms to Know Before Getting StartedThe Engineering vs Business Side of a Firm: Which One Are You in?Why You Should Start a Firm With the End in Mind...From the Get-GoThe BIG Problem Firms Are Facing Today in the Civil Engineering Industry2 Ways Civil Engineering Firms Can Stay Competitive TodayThe One Skill Firms Are Looking for in Job Candidates (And Yours Should Too!)The SINGLE Interview Question Structure to Filter the Competent CandidatesThe Importance of Company Culture to Building a Firm (And How to Create It)The Right Way to Recognize the Work of Employees…And It's Not MoneyHow a Company Should Manage Conflicts and Arguments🔗 RESOURCES MENTIONED:The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)Brigham Young UniversityUtah State UniversityThe University of UtahUtah Valley University📧 CONNECT WITH KEVIN:LinkedInFranson Civil EngineersFranson Civil Engineers Contact PageOpen Positions at Franson Civil Engineers🎁 CEA FREEBIES:The Civil FE Startup GuideThe Civil PE Startup Guide🖥️ OUR REVIEW COURSES:Civil FE Review CourseCivil PE Review Courses📚 OUR PRACTICE EXAMS:FE Practice ExamsFE CBT Exam SimulatorPE Practice ExamsPE CBT Exam SimulatorFE Environmental Practice ExamPE Environmental Practice Exam📱 CONNECT WITH CEA!WebsiteNewsletterFree CEA CommunityLinkedInYouTube [email protected]