Podcast Episodes

Don't be a Whiner | 5 Minute Friday

This is repost of one of our old favorites.

If you want to stand out in business, don’t be a whiner. 

It’s a natural human tendency, for sure. That’s why avoiding it will help you stand out from the cr…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Construction's Culture Problem (ft. Fouad Khalil)

Episode 213

Today we're revisiting a conversation we had with Fouad Khalil in October of 2023. 

Fouad is the founder of and Principal at Modly, a modular construction consultancy that provides the building and re…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Stay in the Pocket | 5 Minute Friday

Despite Tyler’s apathy toward football, today Eddie is encouraging us with a football analogy: stay in the pocket.

He explains that the quarterback who trusts his offensive line can examine his optio…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

An Owner Speaks

Episode 212

This is a re-release of an episode that originally aired on September 27 of 2023.


00:00 - Introduction
You listen to us, and we listen to you. Today we welcome a guest who engaged honestly and thoughtf…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Eddie's New Favorite Phrase | 5 Minute Friday

Eddie’s been reading The Comfort Crisis, and from that he brings us this insight: “Hunger is the best sauce.”

He shares about his recent trip to the NASCC and an “exquisite” meal he had there. They di…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Finding a Way: The Panama Canal

Episode 211

We start out today with some swag talk and a chat about some recent opportunities to meet listeners.

(Note: Of course historicity is a word. Dictionary.com’s definition is “historical authenticity.”)…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Do The Next Mile | 5 Minute Friday

(This is a re-air of an episode originally released last September.)

Tyler’s been doing some training lately. Eddie has been both working out and listening to ultra-runner Nick Bare’s podcast.

Nick tal…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Building a Business from the (under)Ground Up

Episode 210

00:00 - The Founding of GPRS
Today we welcome Matt Aston. Matt is the founder of GPRS. Although that is an acronym for ground-penetrating radar systems, the company does much more than that these day…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Manipulative Tactics | 5 Minute Friday

It’s not worth it. You want to sleep at night.

Manipulation sometimes comes in the form of straight-up lying, but it also sometimes comes in half-truths, intimidation.

Sometimes it even comes in the f…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago

Building the Golden Gate Bridge: A Riveting Story

Episode 209

We start out today by considering placing bets on the Sawzall next door, which of course leads us to reflect on our experience with high school bookies.

02:25 - A Full House of Specs
Tyler mentions th…

Published on 1 year, 9 months ago