All Episodes

#465 - Arc Flash Compliance: What's Actually Required Under NFPA 70E

#464 - The New Starting Salary: Why $80K is the Baseline and What Changed

#463 - Data Centers vs. Factories: What Happens When Industry Comes to a Small Town?

#462 - Tribal Sovereignty: The Shortcut for Data Center Development?

#461 - The Construction Market is Booming — Prices, Lead Times & Why You Need to Start Now

#460 - Hiring & Interview Etiquette: What Gets You Hired (or Rejected)

#459 - AI, Data Centers, and the Future of Construction

#458 - Building the Playbook: A Founder's Retreat with Peers

#457 - Why Speed Wins in Construction

#456 - How do you show clients you actually care?

#455 - Our Growth Trajectory: Lessons from Bezos's 1997 Letter

#454 - Summer Internship Recap

#453 - Deadlines, Hiring, and Surviving the Growth Curve

#452 - Data Centers, Power, and the Race to Space

#451 - The Real Bottleneck: Why Power, Not AI, Will Decide the Next Decade

#450 - The PE Path: Is a Four-Year Commitment Worth It?

#449 - Leadership, Growth, and Grit: What the VDS Summit Is All About

#448 - Cutting the Noise: Social Media, the Economy, and Staying Focused on What You Can Control

#447 - Why Electrical is the Trade of the Decade — And What That Means for Your Career

#446 - Building Client Relationships in a Labor-Short World

#445 - Vertical Design Build Summit: Innovation, Networking & Leadership for Every Contractor

#444 - Seizing the Opportunity: From Apprentice Electrician to Engineering Entrepreneur

#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