Better Construction with Sean McStay

Send us Fan MailAfter 80 episodes full of incredible guests, and over 25,000 downloads, Better Construction with Sean McStay is complete.I started that show in 2020 because I wanted to have real conversations with people building things that mattered. Over the episodes I got to sit down with people like Tony Chapman, Mike Holmes Jr, and Dr. Joseph Lstiburek and learn about their journeys and experiences. Episodes will still be available on all major podcast platforms going forward for anyone who wants to check them out.The conversations never stopped though, they just changed. My new show, McStay on What Matters, picks up where Better Construction left off but without the industry constraint. The focus is on how senior leaders think through complex decisions, what they have learned about judgement, and what it actually looks like to lead when the answers are not obvious.I have posted a short final episode on the Better Construction feed pointing you to the new show. You can also find McStay on What Matters on YouTube and all major podcast platforms.Audio Version: https://mcstayonwhatmatters.buzzsprout.comYouTube: https://youtu.be/dBp49NqMb6sThanks to everyone who listened, shared, and showed up for those first 80 episodes. I hope to connect with you all again on the new show!Sean

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Zach Kingma from Kingma Lumber Masters. Kingma is a lumber supply shop as well as a custom furniture manufacturer in Edmonton. Zach talks about his journey in woodworking, starting his shop and his future plans.Kingma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kingma_lumber_masters/ Kingma Lumber masters : https://www.kingmalumbermasters.ca/

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Philip Strnad and Steve Wesseling from Festool Canada about the brand, their careers at Festool and some exciting upcoming tools and technologies!Festool Canada on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/festoolcanada/ Festool Canada: https://www.festoolcanada.com/Festool Canada Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSpOAF5xouPhdwu3E4YY8Rw

Send us Fan MailIn this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Whitney Johnson about her career journey, launching multiple successful businesses, and her new book Smart Growth.Whitney's Website: https://whitneyjohnson.com/disruption-advisors/Whitney on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson/

Send us Fan MailIn this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Alex Verdecchia about his journey in the recruiting world, finding the right people for a role, and how hiring has changed since COVID.Alex's Website: https://mbexec.com/Alex on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexverdecchia/

Send us Fan MailIn this episode from my leadership series I spoke with Ben Dueck about his journey in the leadership and management world, starting his company Cantera Leadership and who he looks up to as a leader!Ben's Website: https://www.canteraleadership.com/Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-dueck/

Send us Fan MailIn this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Tony Chapman about his journey in the marketing world, starting multiple award-winning agencies, his next tightrope, and some Canadian politics for good measure!Tony's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/chatter-that-matters/id1478779098Tony on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychapmanreactions/

Send us Fan MailIn this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Renée Safrata about developing competence, motivation, and collaboration among your leaders. Vivo Team’s full spectrum learning experience platform has been creating educational and entertaining virtual programs for over 10 years.Renée's Website: https://vivoteam.com/Renée team assessment: https://train.vivoteam.com/demoRenée on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneesafrata/

Send us Fan MailIn this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Adam Corneil about unbuilding buildings instead of demolition, starting multiple successful businesses, and what it was like going on Dragons Den to pitch his company. Adam's Website: https://unbuilders.com/Adam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unbuildersdeconstruction/Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-corneil-20799989/

Send us Fan MailIn this episode from my leadership series, I spoke with Adam Baker about working for Schooley Mitchell as a cost reduction consultant. Schooley Mitchell is a firm deeply knowledgeable in how to save businesses money and Adam has a great story about growing up, joining the military, and transferring his skills to his current work.Adam's Website: www.schooleymitchell.com/abakerAdam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sm-adam-baker/

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of my leadership series , I spoke with Eric Lee about his coaching company Starfish coaching, why he focuses on creatives, and the reason it's so important to work with an expert with experience!Starfish Coaching: https://starfishcoaching.net/Eric on Instgram: https://www.instagram.com/starfishcoaching/Eric on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-lee-a510084/

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of my leadership series , I spoke with Daniel Sanderson, founder and philosopher at Planksip about starting his media platform, being a modern-day philosopher, and what he hopes to achieve with his life.Planksip: https://www.planksip.org/Daniel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielplanksip/My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanmcstay/

Send us Fan MailIn this episode from my leadership podcast I spoke with Steve Cadigan, former Chief Human resources officer at LinkedIn, author, and leadership expert about his career, his new book Workquake, and how hiring and employee retention have changed forever!Steve on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cadigan/Steve on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stevecadigan?lang=enSteve's Website: https://stevecadigan.com/My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanmcstay/My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sean_better_construction/

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Sean Murphy from Hollyhock Construction about his career, building better than code, and how Instagram is a great resource for learning about our industry!Hollyhock on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyhockconstruction/Hollyhock Construction: https://www.hollyhockconstruction.com/My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Mary McWilliam from the Zero Energy Buildings learning centre at BCIT about her career, her passion for construction, and how BCIT is working with industry partners to help solve the trades shortage!BCIT School of Construction on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bcitsoce/BCIT : https://commons.bcit.ca/zeroenergybuildings/My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Fereshteh Froude, president and CEO at FMI about her career, her passion for construction, and how inclusivity and diversity are key to the development of our industry!FMI on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/froude.management/?hl=enFMI: https://froudegroups.com/My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Jesse Weissburg, co-founder and CCO at Billd about contractor financing, payment terms, and more!Billd on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billd_co/ Billd: www.billd.comMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Josh Lewis, engineering manager at Nerva Energy about commercial building efficiency technologies, healthy air for your building, and more!Nerva on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nervaenergy/ Nerva Energy: https://www.nervaenergy.com/My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with John Rockwell, Technical sales and Design consultant at Zehnder America about HRV's vs ERV's, healthy air for your building, and more!Zehnder on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zehnderamerica/ Zehnder America: https://www.zehnderamerica.com/My Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Jack Aspenson, CEO and President of S3 Surface Solutions about getting into his coating system, healthy concrete, and more!S3 Surface Solutions: http://s3surfacesolutions.com/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Emily Mottram about getting into architecture, why building better matters, and launching her podcast!Mottram Architecture: https://www.mottramarch.com/Emily on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mottramarch/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Dr. Joseph Lstiburek about his career, making building science a priority, the importance of water management, and more!Building Science Corp: https://www.buildingscience.com/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Aron Jones from Big Dog Construction about his journey in construction, building on the beautiful island of Grand Manan NB, and getting more young people into the trades!Aron on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigdogconstruction.gm/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Andrew Peel about Passive House and its place in our industry. We chat budgets, risk mitigation, training, and more!Andrew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peelpassivehouse/Peel Passive House: https://www.peelpassivehouse.ca/ My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's must-listen episode of Better Construction, I talk with Emily Mottram and Travis Brungardt, about the future of trade shows in the construction industry. Speaking with an architect and a builder gives some great perspective as well as some golden ideas for anyone who markets to our industry!Emily on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mottramarch/Travis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catalystbuilt/Mottram Architecture: https://www.mottramarch.com/Catalyst Built: http://www.catalystbuilt.com/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Taylor Nomura, the founder of Taylor Reiko Design. We talk about #green #design, picking the right trades, reusing antiques, and moreTaylor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taylorreikodesign/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Andrew Legge, founder at Havelock Wool. We talk about #wool insulation, #health benefits, switching to #better construction methods and materials, and moreHavelock on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/havelock_wool/Havelock Wool: https://havelockwool.com/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Better Construction, I talk with Etienne Gubler, CEO SIGA North America about the state of trade shows in the construction industry. Are they coming back? What will they look like?Etienne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/build_tight/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Marcel Studer, principal at Econ Group. We talk about his #passivehouse, switching to #better construction and moreEcon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/econgroupltd/?hl=enEcon Group: http://www.econgroup.ca/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Mike Maierle, principal at ETRO Construction. We talk about his career, finding #mentors, and building challenging projects.ETRO on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/etro.construction/ETRO Construction: http://www.etroconstruction.com/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Bryan Reid, president of Kindred Construction. We talk #betterconstruction costs, trade and staff education, and running a multifaceted construction firm.Kindred on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kindredconstruction/Kindred Construction: http://www.kindredconstruction.com/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Etienne Gubler, CEO SIGA North America about the top 5 products and trends to watch in the construction industry for 2021Products we talked about:T-Stud: https://www.tstud.com/Mass Timber: https://www.katerra.com/ , https://www.kalesnikoff.com/ ,  https://www.structurlam.com/Havelock Wool: https://havelockwool.com/Milwaukee MX Fuel Tool line: https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Innovations/MX-FUELAir Tight Envelope options: https://www.siga.swiss/ca_en, https://www.huberwood.com/zip-systemMy Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Howard Olsen from High Output Training Systems. We talk #sales, #customer engagement, connecting with your clients, and more!High Output Training Systems: https://www.high-output.com/Howard on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardolsen/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Gerry McCaughey from Entekra. We talk #offsite construction costs, time savings, and why it's not taken off in North America yet.Entekra on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entekra/Gerry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardmccaughey/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Cristiana Crin, designer at Perpetuum Designs. We talk #interiordesign,  #communication, getting better at connecting with customers needs, and more!Perpetuum Designs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perpetuumdesigns/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Jeff Ward, Director - New Business Development & Customer Experience at Durabuilt Windows. We talk #construction,  #sales knowledge, getting better at connecting with customers, and more!Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-ward-09636439/Durabuilt Windows: https://durabuiltwindows.com/Durabuilt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/durabuiltwindows/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Bridget O'Flaherty full-time sustainability consultant, LEED AP, and REA! We talk #construction and #buildingscience knowledge, performance labeling for homes, and more!Bridget on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildingsciencegirl/Bridget's Website: https://bmoflaherty.wixsite.com/ecohomesMy Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Dave Cooper modular construction expert, and an online host. We chat about his career, being an army medic, changing the face of modular construction, and more!Dave Cooper on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davecooperlive/Dave Cooper on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjN6RQpN6sEaWQVaB0n4mDwMy Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Adam White, CEO, and owner of Intelligent Membranes and White Haus. We chat about his career, how he came up with the idea for intelligent membranes, and more!Intelligent Membranes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intelligent_membranes/Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-white-b911a876/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Braden Douglas, author, and founder of CREW Marketing partners. We chat about leadership, marketing in the high-performance side of construction, and more!CREW Marketing: https://www.crewmarketingpartners.com/CREW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crewmarketing/Braden on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bradenjdouglas/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Brent Hull from Hull Millwork and the Build Show Network about restoration, being an author and a builder, and his 3000 book collection!Hull Homes: https://hullmillwork.com/Brent on the Build Show: https://buildshownetwork.com/go/brenthullBrent on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hullmillwork_hullhomes/

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Enrico Bonilauri from Emu Systems about Passive house, how he became an architect, and more!Emu Systems: https://emu.systems/Emu on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emubldgscience/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Eddie and Tyler Campbell, better known as the Construction Brothers! The brothers are sixth-generation builders who love construction, architecture, engineering, technology, and trades. Eddie and Tyler own a building information modeling business called ABSI, based in Downtown Milledgeville, GA with their dad.Construction Brothers: https://www.brospodcast.com/ABSI: https://get.absi-bim.com/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Jan Pratschke, partner at Collective Carpentry, about his career, opportunities and challenges with prefabricated construction, and more!Collective Carpentry: http://www.collectivecarpentry.com/Collective Carpentry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collective_carpentry/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Axel Schreyer, president of Schreyer Construction about his career, pushing for better buildings for over 40 years, and why picking the right clients is the key to a long-lasting construction company.Schreyer Construction: https://schreyerconstruction.com/Schreyer Construction on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schreyer.construction/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Greg Hasler, owner of Hasler homes about his career, why he put his name on his business, and why incorporating better construction techniques are better for you as a builder and your clients.Hasler Homes: http://haslerhomes.ca/Hasler Homes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haslerhomesltd/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Travis Brungardt, partner at Catalyst Construction and co-host at the BS and Beer show about his career, how he got started in construction, why he got involved with BS and Beer, and an exciting event they have coming up soon with Jake Bruton and Steve Baczek!Calalyst Construction: http://www.catalystbuilt.com/BS and Beer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bs_and_beer_kc/The BS and Beer Event: https://bsandbeerkc.org/midwest-building-science-symposium/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Peter Yost, owner at Building Wright and Technical Director at Green Building advisor about his career, his 10 brothers and sisters, why more people don't build high-performance homes, and more!Building Wright: https://building-wright.com/Peter on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildingwrightpeter/Peter on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pyost/The Unbuildit Podcast: https://unbuilditpodcast.com/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Pete Kobelt, Sales Director CLT and Mass Timber at Katerra. Pete and I talk about his start in the mass timber world, Katerra's goals in the construction and specifically the mass timber space and some of the opportunities that using timber as a key component of our buildings affords us on the construction site and when living in the space.Katerra: https://www.katerra.com/Katerra on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katerra_inc/Pete on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-kobelt-781a9621/My Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com

Send us Fan MailIn this week's episode of Better Construction, I talk with Jake Bruton, owner of Arrow Building, and a well-known contributor to JLC, Fine Homebuilding, The Build Show Network, and more. Jake and I talk about why we need to build better, what he wishes he knew when he started building high-performance homes and how getting kicked out of Boy Scouts camp when he was 12 led to a career in construction.Arrow Building: https://www.aarowbuilding.com/Jake Bruton on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jake.bruton/The UnBuildit Podcast: https://unbuilditpodcast.com/The Build Show Network: https://buildshownetwork.com/go/jakebrutonMy Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0czmX0jwkbkCDmJOTR5VnAMy Website: https://betterconstructionmedia.com