Built to Rent

Ep. 4 - Jack Fabling of Central VA Containers talks what it was like growing up the youngest of seven, learning the trades at an early age, and working up the courage to start his first business. Jack shares details of what it took to have early breakthroughs in the business like purchasing his first trailer which saved him money on subcontracting, inspecting and delivering containers himself, and leveraging relationships to grow his business. 0:45 - Episode Highlight 1:29 - Introduction and Sponsors 3:23 - Upbringing in Virginia 5:01 - Early Career 12:18 - Transitioning Into Masonry Work 20:40 - Deciding to Go Into Business for Himself 22:41 - Owning a Lawn Care Business Before He Could Drive 25:38 - Born or Made an Entrepreneur? 29:45 - Being Inspired by Family to Start Company 34:45 - Starting Central VA Containers 36:35 - Operations Insights He Learned in Early Days 47:35 - Luck vs. Hard Work Show Sponsor NPSA, National Portable Storage Association - https://www.npsa.org/

Nick Dicosola shines some light on starting his career in music and entertainment, transitioning to welding, scaling his business during the COVID boom, and moving back to St. Petersburg, FL to scale his operations. 2:10 - Intro 3:15 - Family + Growing up in St. Pete 6:10 - Psychology of Entrepreneurs and Risk Takers 7:10 - Life as a Musician 8:00 - Wind Arc Records 8:35 - Camille Barbone who founded Madonna and produced Steely Dan 11:30 - Clive Davis 13:29 - P.Diddy and Hollywood Disfunction 21:49 - How He Fell Into Shipping Containers 26:10 - Moving to Canada to Build Containers 28:55 - Selling Containers During COVID 32:40 - Moving Back to St. Petersburg, FL 38:35 - Starting St. Pete 45:10 - Industry Legitimacy Show Sponsor NPSA, National Portable Storage Association - https://www.npsa.org/

Joe Verdi tells the history of A-Verdi, how the entrepreneurial spirt of the household served as his college education, and how the Verdi's roots in the home service industry helped shape their culture.