Podcast Episodes

Over-Communicating | 5 Minute Friday

Yup, it’s another baseball analogy.  Catchers are seen as the capital–almost a quarterback–because they have the whole infield in front of them. They’ll tell the pitcher things he already knows.  Mor…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

New Tech in Construction (Feat. Tyler Williams)

Episode 151

(Scroll to see loads of links to videos of the tech mentioned in this episode.)   Tyler Williams is an innovation man. Within the first couple decades of his career, he worked as a union carpenter, e…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Autonomy | 5 Minute Friday

We could have called this episode “Leave me the heck alone!”    If you’ve ever… Well, if you’ve ever had a job, you’ve probably gotten tired of a manager breathing down your neck. Nobody wants to wor…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Doors, Because That's Interesting (feat. Mia Merrel & Benji Bolick)

Episode 150

“When one door closes, another one… Well, it doesn’t necessarily open unless you have it programmed that way.” This is the kind of portal-related wisdom that Benji Bolick and Mia Merrel bring to the …

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Team Alignment | 5 Minute Friday

JFK knew the importance of alignment and clarity. When he set a vision for how the US would beat the Soviet Union in the space race: put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Not all leaders ar…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Automated Nail Pulling (feat. Eric Law)

Episode 149

Millions of tons of lumber goes to landfills every year. Eric Law is out to change that. Eric and his team at Urban Machine have designed a machine that automates the removal of nails and screws from…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Growth | 5 Minute Friday

Today we welcome you to join us as we revisit some family drama. Tyler shares about reaching the point in the family company where he felt like he had no more room for growth. This resulted in him lo…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Design-Build Master Class (feat. Brian Skripac)

Episode 148

For several years now, the shift toward a design-build approach has been gaining momentum. Today we talk to Brian Skripac, the director of virtual design and construction at the Design-Build Institut…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Acknowledgement | 5 Minute Friday

It’s critical in any organization. And it doesn’t come naturally for everyone. All it takes is just a few words. Just take a few seconds to speak up when you see someone do something well. Whether yo…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Reusing Demolished Materials (feat. Ben Patton)

Episode 147

Today we talk to Ben Patton of TreeCycle, a Vancouver-based company focused on helping construction companies use more repurposed wood.    While working as an arborist, Ben noticed that 90% of the wo…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago