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#443 - Inside VDS: Automating Construction Engineering from the Ground Up

#442 - The Future of Construction: AI, Prefab, Design-Build & Why Contracts Change Everything

#441 - Plugged In or Gassed Up: America's Energy Debate

#440 - Big Firm vs. Small Firm: What Actually Matters for Your Career

#439 - Off the Grid in Oregon: How Living Without Power Shaped an Electrical Engineer

#438 - Almonds, Aqueducts, and Air Boards: Water West of Colorado

#437 - Your Personal Economy: Why the Headlines Don't Determine Your Success

#436 - Workforce Development, Prefab & Leadership: What's Coming to the VDS Summit

#435 - The Grid, the GPUs and the Gap

#434  - Advanced BIM, Automation, AI, and the Future of Construction

433 - AI Won't Replace You: Construction & Engineering Jobs Are Here to Stay

#432 - The Infrastructure Behind AI: Power, Data Centers & the Future of Construction

#431 - Check It Twice: How to Eliminate RFIs and Engineering Failures

#430 - Big Projects, Big Lists: The Secret to Scaling as an Engineering Firm

#429 - Coordination & Clash Detection: How to Build It Right Before You Break Ground

#428 - Design Build Done Right: Procurement, Partnerships & Pitfalls

#427 - Remote vs. On-Site: Building a Winning Culture in Construction

#426 - AI, Starlink, and the Future of Engineering

#425 -   More Than Drawings: Spending Time Adds Real Value

#424 - All in Before the Win: Hidden Effort behind Design Build

#423 - Run Your Own Race: Lessons from the Zion 100

#422 - Furnished Finders & The Office Ego Trap

#421 - Real World vs. the Classroom: Training, Processes & Life at an Engineering Firm

#420 - Face to Face: How Showing Up Sets Us Apart

#419 - Why We Choose Design-Build: Faster Timelines, Better Teams

#418 - Building the Future: Housing, Company Towns & Community Anchors

#417 - Buried or Overhead: The Pros, Cons, and Costs of Underground Utilities

#416 - Volunteer, Donate, Show Up: The Business Owner's Guide to Giving Back

#415 - Audit Your Calendar: Time Management Lessons from a Rapidly Growing Engineering Firm

#414 - Building the Future: How AI Is Reshaping Construction's Workforce

#413 - Electrical Safety & Arc Flash

#412 - Beyond the Trail: Building Teams Through Extreme Endurance

#411 - Trust the Man on the Ground: Building Teams That Make Fast Decisions

#410 - Speed to Market: Why Decision-Making Velocity Beats Everything in Mega Projects

#409 - Talent, Timing, and Taking Feedback: Lessons in Team Growth

#408 - Market Research: The Growing Electrical Industry

#407 - Market Research in Minutes: How to Actually Use AI

#406 - Make Decisions, Stay the Course, Get Better

#405 - Training Isn't Optional Building a Team That Works Without You

#404 - Tariffs, Data Centers, and the Next Big Construction Wave

#403 - How To Run Effective Meetings in 3 minutes

#402 - Communication Wins Why Clients Keep Coming Back

#401 - Beyond the Bid Proactive Strategies for Landing Major Construction Projects

#400 - Design Build Explained Faster Projects, Better Decisions

#399 - Trades Gave Me Purpose, Clarity, and a New Life! with Brad Henderson

#398 - Making Teams Better: How To Train Effectively

#397 - Pinching Pennies, Spending Dollars: The Truth About Bad Drawing Sets

#396 - The Power of Punctuality

#395 - Inside the Insane World of Data Center Construction

#394 - Leadership Lessons in Construction

#393 - The Future of Technology and Your Career Opportunities with Jeff Smith

#392 - Build a Self-Sustaining Team: How to Grow, Develop, and Train Your People

#391 - Business Owner vs Engineer: The Freedom of Flexibility with Quinton Presley

#390 - New Year New Strategy Setting Goals

#389 - Pre-Construction: Making Operations Smoother with Field Experience ft. Jake Jaenicke

#388 - From Bid to Build: Making It Happen

#387 - Estimating with Evidence: Markets, Budgets, and Proof

#386 - Inside Data Centers: Power, Cooling and Construction Challenges

#385 - Building Better: Core Values & Innovation In Construction

#384 AI and Automation: The Future of Engineering Firms

#383 - The Realities of EV Charging: Challenges & Insights

#382 - The Construction Boom: Data Centers, Warehouses & More

#381 - Acquisition Strategy: Growing Your Business Through Smart Mergers with Ozzie Nelson

#380 - From Automation to Onboarding: Modern Strategies for Construction Success

#379 - Engineering Demand So High Clients Reserve Slots YEARS in Advance!

#378 - Level Up Your Career: Soft Skills & Tech Mastery for Success!

#377 - Clients Remember Experiences, Not Engineering: Build a Stellar Team!

#376 - The Secret To Scaling Your Engineering Firm

#375 - THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG ENGINEERS TO BUILD THEIR CAREERS WITH JAKE MAXEY

#374 - AI Implementation: Bridge the Gap & Dominate the Market

#373 - From the Bay Bridge to the Boardroom: Eric Serna’s Blueprint for Construction Excellence

#372 - Will AI Create MILLIONS of Jobs?! Skills You NEED to Know NOW

#371 - Industrial Expertise: Why Harder Industries Attract Better Customers With William Bethurum

#370 - Boosting Your Engineering Teams' Productivity

#369 - Retaining Top Engineering Talent Through Automation

#368 - Maximizing Networking Event Effectiveness

#367 - Unlocking Your Advantage In The Bidding Process

#366 Unlocking Your Construction Career Success

#365 - Community Efforts, Training Your Team and Growing a Firm

#364 - 5 Truths About Running A Career Fair

#363 - exposing the hidden costs in construction

#362 - Design-Build Contractor's Guide to FAST Projects & BIG Profits!

#361 - Conflict Resolution For Engineering Firms

#360 - The Hidden Costs of Burnout

#359 Maximizing Your Time

#358 - The Automation System You've Been Dreaming About

#357 - Why Automation Is Your Only Way Out

#356 The Best Financial Scorecards

#355 Successful Long Term Planning

#354 Easy Steps To Fix Your Business Finances

#353 Why Kowabunga Studios Was Created

#352 - What New Contractors Need To Know

#351 Connecting Kids To Construction

#350 The Three Core Problems Engineering Firms Face

#349 The Hiring & Retention System I Use For Top Talent

#348 The Best Training Hack I've Seen

#347 The Numbers Any Construction Firm Must Know

#346 Controlling the Controllables

#345 - Attracting, Retaining and Recruiting Local Talent

#344 Shrinking The Construction Labor Gap

#343 How To Effectively Use AI In Construction

#342 Catalina Trail and Workforce Development

#341 - Construction Business Development

#340 What The BIM!?

#339 The Successful Construction Trifecta

#338 Engineering Firms Screw These 3 Things Up When They Get Busy

#337 Tariffs, Crumbs and Client Success

#336- Freedom Tower, Workforce Development, Commitment to the Trades with Josh Nieves

#335 - Recruiting, Personal Development, Client Relations

#334 - Recruiting, Hiring, & Training Top Construction Talent

#333 - Building & Exiting a $150M Electrical Contractor

#332 The Right Tools To Keep You Ahead of The Competition

#331 Economic Outlook 2025

#330 Cardinal Sin #1 For Meetings

#329 - To Use Automation-AI or Not In Your Firm?

#328 - Are Licensing Requirements Helping or Hurting the AEC Industry?

#327 - Make 2025 Your Best Year By Working Differently

#326 Why Doing Good Work Is Crucial To Your Success

The #1 Thing You Need To Know About Communication

#324 What Adding Value Looks Like In Construction

#323 Construction Docs 101, Engineered Drawings & Small Thinkers

#322 Setting Your Hourly Rate, Estimating and Increasing Your Bottom Line 101

#321 - What You Need to Know About OSHA

#320 - How To Retain Your Rockstars

#319 - Inflation Reduction Act - How to Get $Billions

#318 - Bid Day: How To Win

#317 - Partnerships and Profitability in Construction

#316 - 100 Mile Race Recap

#315 - How to Use AI in Construction

#314 - $1 Trillion Construction Opportunity

#313 The Greatest Boost Youll Ever Make To Productivity

#312 RE Plus Conference Recap

#311 Customer Service In Construction

#310 What Exactly Are Professional Services

#309 - Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

#308 The #1 Thing Construction Pros Consistently Miss

Construction Angels Re-Play

#306 - True Design-Build Construction!

#304 - How to Create Effective Systems and Be Able To Exit Your Construction Company

#305 - The 5 Construction Contract & Delivery Methods You Should Know

#303 - Caring in Construction

#302 - Unlocking the Secrets to Success in Construction Industry

#301 - Still Have Holes in Your Boats?

#300 - Level Set, Documentation and Construction Proposals

299 - Team Meetings in the Construction World

298 - State of the Construction Union Meetings!

#297 - Toolbox Talks!

#296 - Running Effective Construction & Project Coordination Meetings

#295 - Pirates of the Construction Sites!

#294 - Prioritization Leads to Effectiveness

#293 - Contracts!

#292 The Ultimate Guide to Onboarding: How to Set Your New Employee Up for Success

#291 - How to Manifest Your Dream Life: Setting Goals and Finding Purpose

#290 - Recruiting 101

#289 - Build Better Foundation

#288 Building Trust and Honor in Construction

#287 Overcoming Challenges & Beating Hardships

#286 - Embracing Independence: Finding Strength in Self-Reliance

#285 - Creating A Culture Of Education In Construction

#284 - Racing Through Leadership

#283 - The #1 Thing Holding AE Firms Back

#283 - The Three Things You Need To Boost Productivity and Achieve Exceptional Results

#282 - DO Sweat The Small Stuff

#281 - Procrastination is a Thief

#280 - Response Times, Branding and Communication

279 - Balance & Down Time

278 - Do the Right Thing

277 - Bad Attitudes

#276 How To Get Yourself Back Into Your Routine

#275 Honing A Rock Solid Mindset

#274 The Rise of Design Build + Mindset

#273 - Welcome to 2024 - Who Are You Going To Become?

#272 - Merry Christmas!!

#271 Goal Setting (Repost)

#270 - Telling a Story with Jonathan Cor

#269 - Matt's on them ROCKS

#268 - Be Grateful You Are Great

#267 - Attract, Retain, Reward, Ascend - Customers and Team Members

#266 Stop Over Complicating Everything!

#265 - Matt on The Issues List

#264 - Teach & Explain

#263 - A Massive AE Industry Problem

#262 - The People Analyzer w/ Matt

#261 - Living In Our Modern World with Dillon

#260 - Right People/Right Seat w/ Matt

#259 - The Middle Path

#258 - Phaser Marketing

#257 Pick Up The Trash!

#256 - Faith Over Fear

#255 - Holes in the Boat, Part 2

254 - Brex Enterprises

#253 - BAFD Raceday

#252 - Construction Angels with Kristi Gibbs

#251 - The Power of Planning

#250 - True Design Build Episode 2

#249 - Rite of Passage Team 002

#248 - Construction Loyalty & True-Design Build Wins

#247 - Big Thinking & Big Things to Come!

#246 - Matt's in a Bucket

#245 - Personal Excellence, Becoming Great, & What Contractors Should Do Starting Out

#244 SOPs, Next Level Value, & Advice to Those Starting Out

#243 - Independence Day Throwback

#242 - The Long Game vs. The Short Game

#241 - How to Improve Your Value to Clients

#240 - Help Yourself So You Can Help Others with Sam Kaufman

#239 - Builder of People with Nate Peo

#238 - D&M Rapid Fire

#237 - Restorations Through Personal Development and Mentorship with Bob & Pat MacDonald

#236 - Re-Condition Yourself and Win the Day!

#235 - Relationships and The 48 Laws of Power

#234 Hobbies, Goals and Happiness

#233 What's Old Is New Again with Robyn and Clint Pidgeon

#232 - True Design-Build with Rikki Altenburg

#231 - Setting Your Customers Up For Success with Peter Johnson

#230 Partnership Over Price with Joseph Villarreal

#229 - The Lifeblood of Any Business with Scott Peper!

#228 - It Takes Many Voices with Matt Graves

#227 - Somebody is Listening!

#226 - Succession Planning & The Poison Pill with Kyle Campbell

#225 - Creating an Experience with Patrick Robertson

#224 - What's a Seabee with Dr. Scott Arias

#223 - Saving you from Uncle Sam with Jose Ramirez

#222 - Taking Pride in Building Pools with Jesse Schulz

#221 - Print Shop Ninja Round 2

#220 - Creating a Better World Around You

#219 - Swift & Decisive Action aka Sword Fighting with a Printer

#218 Understanding the Ebbs and Flows of Projects

#217 - Educate the Masses!

#216 - Dillon on Setting Goals!

#215 - Living with Intention

#214 - The Science of People

#213 - Managing Stress & Chance Encounters

#212 - Dillon & Matt Dropping Truth Bombs

#211 What it takes to be Great

#210 - Exponential Growth, Being Your Best and One Customer at a Time

#209 - D&M BS Some More!

#208 - Committing to Personal Excellence

#207 - Getting Efficient at Being Inefficient

#206 Getting Started in the Dirt World with Dylan Mercier

#205 Who Works for Free??

#204 In-Person Always Wins!

#203 - Conferences, Travel and Talent - Solutions Edition

#202 - Build Better by Being Better

#201 Make the Trades Cool Again - Reboot

#200 - Thinking in Terms of Decades, Not Days

#199 - Short Term Rentals with Alex Jarbo

#198 Power Production 101

#197 - Electric Vehicles, Modular Construction and Team Building with Todd Drouillard

#196 - Systems Scale, Fancy Fails

#195 - Matt's Rant 2.0

#194 Slow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast

#193 - Innovation through Reinvention with Corina Burton

#192 - Pricing, Securing Work and Fighting For Every Inch

#191 - Holding People Accountable, Valuable Messaging & Instilling Value

#190 - Hard Charging and Racing for the Trades with Doug Winston!

#189 - Bring Back the Trades with Steve Turner

#188 - What's New in Construction?

#187 - Mediocrity Still Isn't Dead?

#186 - Well Done is Better Than Well Said, with Zach Burick

#185 - Interview with a Construction Entrepreneur's Wife

#184 - See a Problem, Solve a Problem with Alex Kraft

#183 - Empowering Youth & Educating Them on The Trades with Jordan Blair

#182 - Skill Acquisition and The Value Ladder

#181 - The Long Haul of Relationships

#180 - Building and Rebuilding with Coleman Jones

#179 - Restoring America with David Greene

#178 - Overcoming Injury and the Definition of Determination with Edward Mazzu, Esq.

#177 - People First Mentality with Kenny Blakeslee

#176 - Scaling Teams, Investing in Processes and Home Prices with Royal Mortier

#175 - Are DBE's Good or Bad

#174 - Talking Cool Construction Tech with Brent Slawnikowski!

#173 - America, Hiring, and Free Money

#172 - Dillon's Hot Take

#171 Bigger in Texas with Shane Harrell

#170 Lead by Experience - Lead by Action with Dale Caines

#169 - Opportunities in Customer Service with Chris Murphy

#168 Creating Family Legacy with The Abbruzzese Brothers

#167 From Sermons to Sales with Josh Sanders

#166 - Passion Creates Customers with Peter Johnson

#165 - Customer Service, Nuance & Industry Incest

#164 with Bill Reiman - Building Fortresses, Markets and Social Media

#163 - Steel, SCOTUS, & Success

#162 Holes in the Boat

#161 Customer Retention & Your Team

#160 - New Year - Hiring - Training

#159 - Face-To-Face Communication

#158 - We're Back!!

#157 - Goals, Chief Aim & Communication

#156 Dillon Cruises the News: South Carolina, Goals, and Infrastructure Projects

#155 Dillon Cruises the News: Apprenticeship, Ports and Infrastructure Bill

#154 - Dillon & Matt Cruise The News: Military, Space Bases & E-Sports

#153 - Bringing the Trades to the Youth

#152 Return to the Blue Collar Badass

#151 Matt and Dillon Cruise the Internet

#150 - Cash Flow Your Construction Projects with Scott Peper

#149 - What's in the $1.5T Infrastructure Bill

#148 - How to Create a Construction Internship Program

#147 - Building Better Homes with Royal Mortier

#146 - Worth The Fight with Brett Leonty

#145 - Improving Mental Health in Construction with Dr. Alex Spinoso

#144 - How To Say No and When It's Okay To Walk Away

#143 How To Win More Construction Business in the Next 12 Months

#142 - How to Have Clients Drooling to Work With You

#141 - How to Address & Reconcile Problems on the Jobsite with Matt Vetter

#140 - Death of Mediocrity

#139 Pre-Con, Staffing and Data with Gareth McGlynn

#138 Owners Rep with David Carbajal

#137 - Data Management with Slater Latour of Newforma

#136 - Repost of Dealing with Stress on The Jobsite

#135 - Core Concepts Around Submittals

#134 - Capital Planning & Design Process Improvement with Scott Mason

#133 - Economics of the Enironment

#132 - How to Become Clear and Get Your Team on the Same Page in Construction

#131 Putting the Right People in the Right Seats

#130 - How to Find and Crush the Bottlenecks Within Your Construction and A/E Firm

#129 Consulting Engineering and the keys to Success with Kameron Beeks

#128 Positive outlook even in a state of HUGE Inflation

#127 - Matt and Dillon Talk Commodities Pricing in Construction

#126 Old vs New Construction

#125 The 411 on Communication

#124 Culture before Technology with Todd Weyandt

#123 Quarterly Roundup with Matt and Dillon

#122 Attitude of Gratitude with Luke Marcotte

#121 Tearing down the Silos in Construction with Doug Maiden

#120 BIM, Pre-Fab and More with James Hillegas

#119 From the Ground UP with Mary Madrigal

#118 The Modern Day Tradesman with Andrew Aranda

#117 Building Walls and Opening Doors with Nick Carrillo

#116 Building Community One Step at a Time with Tauhira Ali

#115 Wedling Lord with Zach Arnold

#114 Blue Collar Badass with Dillon Mitchell and Matt Vetter

#113 - Construction Tech Roundtable

#112 Talking Shop about BIM with Andy Zeller

#111 Communicating to the Field with Dillon Mitchell and Matt Vetter

#110 Dealing with Stress on the jobsite with Dillon Mitchell and Matt Vetter

#109 - Architecture Firm of the Future, Today with Francisco Nunez

#108 - State of Construction Tech

#107 - Goal Setting in Construction

#106 - Customers are Greater than Problems with Callye Keen

#105 - Hustle Flipping Houses with Trent Bray

#104 - Tell Your Truth

#103 - Top to Bottom Line

#102 Residential Exteriors with Jason Callaway

#101 Just a Little Extra with Ahmed Seirafi

#100 - Leadership in Esports with Cesar Duron

#99 - Why

#98 Core Values in Construction with Kevin Amaral

#97 Digital Marketing in Construction with Alex Vonderhaar

#96 - Standard of Care, Control Freaks and Working From Home

#95 - Make The Trades Cool Again with Matt Vetter

#94 Disconnected Time

#93 - Technology in Construction

#92 CCP - Diversity of Experiences

#91 CCP - Industry Update and the Most Critical Positions Your Ignoring

#90 - Specific Seats for Specific Skills

#89 Where we are heading if we don't change

#88 The Top Reason You're Stuck and Can't Keep Great People

#87 CCP - Don't Sink the Ship with Chris Doyle

#86 - 3 Simple Lessons You Can Implement Today

#85 ORs and Specialty Equipment Rooms with Eric Kella

#84 The Learning Curve and Why it's worth it

#83 The Future of Construction Post COVID

#82 - Change Order Management with Cameron Page

#81 - Must Knows About Hospital Construction with Eric Kella

#80 - 4x the Cost

#79 From Panel Builder to Board Member with Justin Tidd

#78 What Billions Taught me about Relationships

#77 Green Building with Tommy Linstroth

#76 Ethical Salesperson with Stephanie Van Dam

#75 Getting Your Finances In Order

#74 - You Story MUST Be Heard

#73 Story Selling in Times of Need

#72 Top Tips to Work From Home

#71 Leadership in BIM with David Kortekaas

#70 Attracting and Retaining Top Talent with Anne Laguzza

#69 Don't Let the Corona Virus Get You Down

#68 BD+C Tech and Innovation Report

#67 Deltek Clarity - Human Capital Management

#66 - Deltek Clarity - Project Management

#65 Deltek Clarity - Business Development

#64 Deltek Clarity - Finances

#63 - Sales and Marketing with Mike Claudio

#62 Deltek Clarity Technology Report

#61 Freedom through Real Estate with Teo Bogdan

#60 Deltek Clarity Report Part 1

#59 Messaging that gets more clients

#58 Rebuilding Your Life with Rob Trampuh

#57 Credibility and Principles

CCP #56 Goal Setting

#55 Why do you do what you do

#54 Reducing Turnover in the AEC Industry

#53 Pain Point #4 Over Budget and Low Profitability

#52 Keeping Older Engineers Up-To-Date

#51 Economy's Impact on Construction

#50 Quality of Young Engineers

#49 Meetings and Marketing

#48 Go Out Be Great with Dillon Mitchell

#47 Thanksgiving Day Gratitude

#46 Partnerships

#45 You vs You with Stefan Joens

#44 How to Avoid Nights and Weekends

#43 Cash flow, credit and liens

#42 - Owning who you are

#41 - Solutions for the skilled labor gap

#40 Ownership and Skilled Labor

#39 Rinse and Repeat

#38 Running in the Dark

#37 - Three Types of Firms, Which One Are You?

#36 - The importance of Software with Sean Costello

#35 One Day - One Task at a Time

#34 Lessons from the Third Generation with Dan Wies

#33 In the News! Mega Projects, Apartments and Net Zero Buildings.

#32 - Increasing Your Value with Bill Reiman

#31 Time Effectiveness

#30 Leading by example in Construction

#30 - Adding 12% to the bottom line in only 15 minutes a day

#29 - The Intersection of Construction Technology and Personal Relationships.

#28 Reviewing Change Orders

#27 modular construction

#26 customer service

#26 Zero to One

#25 - Feedback is a blessing

#24 - Using distributors and forming relationships

#23 - LinkedIn for Construction

#22 - Product development, marketing and new ideas

#21 - Construction Technology

#20 - Do you have your pitch down?

#19 Say What You Do

#18 - Beauty is in the details

#17 Teamwork

#16 - Personality Tests and how they can help you

#15 Productivity in the 21st Century

#14 - Money Making Activities

#13 Gaining a new perspective

#12 - New and Emerging Technologies for the AEC industry

#11 - How to succeed after attending conferences

# 10 - 5 Tricks every Electrical Engineer Should Know in Revit

#9 Core and Shell projects basics

# 8 - Lighting up your home

# 7 - Painting Tips to Keep Your Home Fresh

#6 Pavement Management with James Golden

#5 - Customer service

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