EPISODE · Jun 5, 2026 · 1H 37M
From Fired to Builder: Nick Sosa, VP at Kiewit
from The Contractor's Playbook: Built2Win · host Chris Coghlan
Nick Sosa got fired the way most pro athletes do — not by choice. Released on the road because the Twins needed his roster spot for a pitcher, calling his mom for a ride home from the airport. That was the end of baseball.Today he's a VP at Kiewit Infrastructure, one of the largest contractors in North America. But he didn't parachute in. He started over as a rod man in the dirt, learned survey, ran a crew before he was ready, and built his way up to helping deliver Orlando's Terminal C.In this episode Nick gets honest about what most executives won't say: having the title before the mastery, why he keeps a photo of his worst job on the wall, how Kiewit's earn-it ownership culture actually works, and why he goes elk hunting every year to get sharper at work.If you've ever been fired, promoted before you were ready, or had to finish something that was eating your lunch — this one's for you.New episodes of Built 2 Win every two weeks. Follow the show so you don't miss the next one.
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Nick Sosa got fired the way most pro athletes do — not by choice. Released on the road because the Twins needed his roster spot for a pitcher, calling his mom for a ride home from the airport. That was the end of baseball.Today he's a VP at Kiewit Infrastructure, one of the largest contractors in North America. But he didn't parachute in. He started over as a rod man in the dirt, learned survey, ran a crew before he was ready, and built his way up to helping deliver Orlando's Terminal C.In this episode Nick gets honest about what most executives won't say: having the title before the mastery, why he keeps a photo of his worst job on the wall, how Kiewit's earn-it ownership culture actually works, and why he goes elk hunting every year to get sharper at work.If you've ever been fired, promoted before you were ready, or had to finish something that was eating your lunch — this one's for you.New episodes of Built 2 Win every two weeks. Follow the show so you don't miss the next one.
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From Fired to Builder: Nick Sosa, VP at Kiewit
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